UPDATE: Icahn Reports New Stakes In Vector Group, El Paso - Filing
August 15 2011 - 6:51PM
Dow Jones News
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reported a new stake in Vector
Group Ltd. (VGR), which makes Liggett and other cigarettes and owns
the prominent New York-area real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman
Realty LLC.
Icahn also reported a passive 7.6% stake in the energy company
El Paso Corp. (EP) and appeared to exit positions in a number of
pharmaceutical and energy companies, as well as toy maker Mattel
Corp. (MAT).
Icahn also appeared to sell one of his largest holdings, drug
maker Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB). As recently as June 22, Icahn
reported owning 8.2 million Biogen shares valued at nearly $750
million.
El Paso shares rose 2.9% in after-hours trading. Shares of
Mattel fell 0.6%, Biogen fell 0.5% and Vector was unchanged.
Icahn disclosed the holdings in a regulatory filings late Monday
that showed his U.S. stock positions as of June 30.
However, Icahn had omitted some information on its holdings in
the filing, an action some investment managers are permitted to
take by the Securities and Exchange Commission when they're
building or eliminating a position. Such "confidential treatment"
prevents others from piggy-backing on their investment ideas.
Confidential treatment usually applies to positions being added
by managers.
Icahn funds owned about 14 million shares of Vector Group,
making it the largest shareholder in the Miami-based company.
The filings indicated Icahn-controlled funds sold their prior
stakes in a number of companies, including: biotech company Amgen
Inc. (AMGN); biopharmaceutical company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Inc. (REGN); and Cyberonics Inc. (CYBX), which makes implantable
devices to treat epilepsy.
Icahn also no longer reported stakes in power company NRG Energy
Inc. (NRG), oil and natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp.
(CHK) and natural gas company Southern Union Co. (SUG).
-By Paul Ziobro, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2194;
paul.ziobro@dowjones.com
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