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Last Updated on 8/5/08 @ 01:43pm

Ticker	# of Shares	Price	Value
TGT	23,992,949	$47.83	$1,147,582,751
SHLD	6,746,568	$72.46	$488,856,318
LDG	3,137,659	$71.51	$224,373,996
BKS	6,540,451	$24.76	$161,941,567
WEN	7,144,099	$4.16	$29,719,452
BGP	10,597,880	$1.60	$16,956,608
GLRE	249,905	$23.83	$5,955,237
CBY	22,646	$54.00	$1,222,884
MBI	N/A	$3.62	N/A
FRE	N/A	$1.12	N/A
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*shorted stocks appear in red

Bill Ackman runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, which he started in 2003 following the dissolution of Gotham Partners.

Ackman is a value investor with an activist bent. Activist investors agitate management for changes. He owns large positions in Target (NYSE: TGT) and Borders (NYSE: BGP). He has also been involved in activist situations at Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

Ackman proved his acumen as a short seller in 2007/2008 as short positions he held in MBIA (NYSE: MBI) and Ambac (NYSE: ABK) proved to be big winners due to the credit crunch.

In July 2008, Ackman said he was short the common stock of Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). Ackman also laid out a plan to reorganize the GSEs, which would wipe out the common shareholders.

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Nov 24, 2008 02:31PM Pershing Square To Delay Discussing Target's (TGT) Real Estate Structure Until Next Year
Nov 21, 2008 04:58PM Target (TGT) Turns Down Real Estate Structure Ideas from Pershing Square
Nov 17, 2008 05:17PM Quarterly Data Confirms Hedge Funds Exited Stocks In A Big Way
Nov 13, 2008 04:50PM Ackman's Pershing Square 13F; Shows New Stakes in Visa (V) and MasterCard (MA)
Nov 13, 2008 04:26PM Ackman's Pershing Square Shows New 2.7M Shares Stake in Visa (V)
Nov 13, 2008 03:36PM Ackman's Pershing Square Shows New 570K Shares Stake in Mastercard (MA)
Nov 11, 2008 12:36PM Bill Ackman Says GM (GM) Should Go Bankrupt
Nov 3, 2008 08:27AM EMC (EMC) volatility Elevated at 82
Oct 30, 2008 11:38AM Ackman's Hedge Fund Shows 39.9M Share Stake in EMC (EMC)
Oct 29, 2008 04:02PM Target Corporation (TGT) Responds To Real Estate Structure Ideas from Pershing Square, LLP
Oct 29, 2008 03:28PM Pershing Square's Bill Ackman Finishes His Target (TGT) Spin Off Speech
Oct 29, 2008 03:12PM Ackman Said It Would Be Difficult For Sears Holdings (SHLD) To Do This Type Of Deal
Oct 29, 2008 02:16PM Comments from Pershing Square's Bill Ackman On Target (TGT)
Oct 29, 2008 01:53PM Comments from Pershing Square's Bill Ackman On Target (TGT)
Oct 29, 2008 01:47PM Comments from Pershing Square's Bill Ackman On Target (TGT)
Oct 29, 2008 01:35PM Pershing Square's Bill Ackman Is Currently Speaking About Target (TGT)
Oct 28, 2008 02:14PM Retail Stocks Move Higher on Ackman/Target (TGT) News
Oct 28, 2008 12:43PM Target (TGT) Confirms It Is Reviewing Real Estate Structure Ideas from Pershing Square
Oct 28, 2008 08:59AM Ackman's Pershing Square To Host Public Presentation on Target (TGT) on 10/29
Oct 10, 2008 04:19PM Top 10 News Items 10/6-10/10: Dow Plunges 18% This Week; UK to Inject Capital Into Banking System; Iceland Melts-down, Seizes Largest Bank
Oct 10, 2008 01:34PM Ackman's Pershing Square Discloses 11.91% Stake in Wendy's/Arby Group (WEN)
Oct 9, 2008 09:53AM Ridiculous Short Selling Ban Is Over, Alleluia
Oct 7, 2008 09:50AM Bill Ackman Thinks The Fannie Mae (FNM)-Freddie Mac (FRE) Bailout Will Have To Be Redone
Oct 6, 2008 04:23PM Pershing Square's Ackman Is Excited About AIG
Oct 6, 2008 04:06PM Guess Ackman's First Investment In The Financial Sector In Five Years?
Oct 6, 2008 03:29PM Ackman Answers A Question On Sears Holdings (SHLD)
Oct 6, 2008 03:10PM More Color From Ackman On Wachovia (WB)
Oct 6, 2008 02:56PM Other Bidders For Wachovia (WB)?
Oct 6, 2008 02:41PM Why Bill Ackman Is Long Wachovia (WB)?
Oct 6, 2008 02:20PM Ackman Says SEC Rule On Banning Short Selling Was Extremely Bad For The Markets
Oct 6, 2008 12:35PM Ackman Discloses He Bought 180M Shares of Wachovia
Oct 6, 2008 09:40AM StreetInsider.com Reporting From Value Investing Congress Today
Sep 13, 2008 02:01PM Walgreens Tops CVS's Offer for Longs Drug Stores (LDG)
Sep 8, 2008 03:38PM Bill Ackman Cashes In On Fannie, Freddie Short (FNM, FRE)
Aug 20, 2008 01:24PM Large Longs Drug (LDG) Holder Advisory Research Questions Merger with CVS (CVS)
Aug 12, 2008 05:09PM Best Trade Ever - Ackman Scores Big on Longs Drug Stores (LDG)
Aug 5, 2008 08:51AM Ackman's Pershing Square Builds 8.8% Stake in Longs Drug Stores (LDG)
Jul 15, 2008 08:26AM Bill Ackman Said He Is Short Fannie and Freddie, Introduces Plan to Reorganize The GSEs (FNM, FRE)
Jun 10, 2008 05:37PM Borders (BGP) First-Round Bids Were Called For This Week-FT
May 29, 2008 05:52PM Take A Page Out of Seth Klarman's Book and Buy Borders (BGP)
May 22, 2008 11:24AM Borders (BGP) Announces Strategic Alternatives Process Still Ongoing
May 21, 2008 07:04AM Reports Barnes & Noble (BKS) Exploring Bid for Borders (BGP)
Apr 9, 2008 05:42PM Borders Group (BGP) Closes Pershing Square Financing Agreement
Apr 7, 2008 05:03PM Catenacci/Principled Asset Boosts Stake in Border Group (BGP) to 5.73%
Apr 7, 2008 09:28AM Borders (BGP) Finalizes Funding Deal with Pershing Square On Improved Terms
Mar 25, 2008 01:13PM Borders Group (BGP) Volatile As Company Weighs Options
Mar 20, 2008 12:33PM Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 3/20: CCOW, NRGN, DITC, MFA Higher; EPIX, CIT, BGP, TMA Lower
Mar 20, 2008 09:29AM Pre-Open Movers: Winnebago (WGO) Sinks On Poor Results, Borders (BGP) Up On Earnings/Strategic Review
Mar 20, 2008 09:13AM Borders (BGP) Gets Much Needed Funding From Ackman's Pershing Square
Mar 20, 2008 07:15AM Borders Group (BGP) Tops Q4 EPS by 2c; To Review Strategic Alternatives

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