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• Baring it all

  - 2009-06-08

  As ArkansasBusiness.com was the first to report, Barington Capital Group of New York sold virtually all of its stock in Dillard's Inc. between Dec. 31 and March 31. That's what its Form 13F filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission show. We tried to get someone...

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• Dillard's, Barington reach agreement on board

  - 2008-04-07

  James Mitarotonda, the hedge fund investor who has criticized Dillard's Inc. since last summer, told Arkansas Business last week that he was pleased with the agreement his firm reached with the department store chain. Dillard's said it had reached an agreement with Barington Capital Group and ally Clinton Group...

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• Dillard's Reaches Settlement Agreement with Barington and Clinton.

  - 2008-04-02

  M2 PRESSWIRE-2 April 2008-Dillard's, Inc: Dillard's Reaches Settlement Agreement with Barington and ClintonC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01042008 Little Rock, Ark. -- Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Barington Capital Group, L.P. and Clinton...

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• Dillard's Reaches Settlement Agreement with Barington and Clinton

  - 2008-04-01

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Barington Capital Group, L.P. and Clinton Group, Inc., in conjunction with Southeastern Asset Management, that will avoid a proxy contest at the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for May 17, 2008....

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• Barington asks Dillard's for records, minutes

  - 2008-03-31

  In a new letter disclosed last week, Barington Capital Group requested copies of Dillard's Inc.'s books and records so it can talk to Dillard's shareholders about use of corporate assets, compensation and perquisites for executives and other matters. The move is the latest by the investor firm, which, along...

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• Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Guess?, RAIT Financial Trust, Varian Semiconductor, Aluminum Corporation of China and Dillard's

  - 2008-03-25

  CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) as the Bull of the Day and RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Varian Semiconductor (Nasdaq: VSEA), Aluminum Corporation of China, Ltd. (NYSE: ACH) and Dillard's, Inc....

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• Schulman sheds Texas site, mulls entire sale.(News)

  - 2008-03-24

  Byline: Frank Esposito A. Schulman Inc. has sold off a major compounding site in Texas - and officials just might be putting a "For Sale'' sign on the entire Fairlawn, Ohio-based company. The 160,000-square-foot plant in Orange, Texas, has been...

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• Barington Capital seeks Dillard's shareholder list

  - 2008-03-10

  Barington Capital Group LP of New York and another firm representing a group of Dillard's Inc. shareholders have asked the Little Rock-based retailer to provide them with a list of Dillard's shareholders, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The move suggests that Barington and its...

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• The player: activist investor takes issue with Dillard's; signs indicate upcoming proxy battle

  - 2008-03-03

  AT FIRST, JAMES, MITAROTONDA ASKED nicely for Dillard s Inc. to change its management In a June 28 letter, Mitarotonda asked Dillard's CEO William Dillard for a meeting to discuss several ways to improve the company, including better merchandising and unlocking the value of Dillard's real estate portfolio. ...

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• Schulman skirmishes not over.(Opinion)

  - 2008-02-04

  Byline: Frank Esposito After flying under the radar for several years, compounder A. Schulman Inc. has been noticed quite a bit lately. That's not necessarily a good thing for the Fairlawn, Ohio-based firm. Schulman has faced shareholder revolts for three consecutive years...

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