0001222765-19-000013.txt : 20190812 0001222765-19-000013.hdr.sgml : 20190812 20190812170638 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001222765-19-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190812 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190812 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190812 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001222765 IRS NUMBER: 134100544 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10693 FILM NUMBER: 191017368 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 41 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 42ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10010 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-584-2367 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 41 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: 42ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10010 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false false false 0001222765 XXXXXXXX 06-30-2019 06-30-2019 false WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC

41 Madison Avenue 42nd Floor New York NY 10010

13F HOLDINGS REPORT 028-10693 N Stephanie Butler 917-475-9243 Stephanie Butler New York NY 08-12-2019 0 100 2145064 INFORMATION TABLE 2 infotable.xml ABBVIE INC Equity Call 00287Y909 359 230900 SH Call SOLE 213600 0 17300 ADVANCED DISP SVCS INC DEL Equity 00790X101 60737 1903384 SH SOLE 1903384 0 0 ARCONIC INC Equity 03965L100 43366 259010 SH SOLE 239705 0 19305 AMBER RD INC Equity 02318Y108 10311 789500 SH SOLE 789500 0 0 ANDEAVOR LOGISTICS LP Equity 03350F106 24119 663879 SH SOLE 663879 0 0 ANADARKO PETE CORP Equity Put 032511957 1620 1841400 SH Put SOLE 1721900 0 119500 ANADARKO PETE CORP Equity 032511107 147903 2096132 SH SOLE 1973930 0 122202 AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC Equity 009158106 2727 12048 SH SOLE 9859 0 2189 AMERIGAS PARTNERS L P Equity 030975106 74012 2124342 SH SOLE 1995169 0 129173 AQUANTIA CORP Equity 03842Q108 8649 663770 SH SOLE 663770 0 0 RTI INTL METALS INC Corporate Bond 74973WAB3 16461 16184000 PRN SOLE 13596000 0 2588000 ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC Equity 04269X105 37944 819000 SH SOLE 758017 0 60983 AVAYA HLDGS CORP Equity Put 05351X951 238 248000 SH Put SOLE 203200 0 44800 AVAYA HLDGS CORP Equity 05351X101 3627 336783 SH SOLE 274102 0 62681 BLACKBERRY LTD Equity 09228F103 168 22500 SH SOLE 22500 0 0 BB&T CORP Equity Call 054937907 94 607300 SH Call SOLE 576900 0 30400 SOTHEBYS Equity 835898107 18818 323717 SH SOLE 299352 0 24365 BARNES & NOBLE ED INC Equity 06777U101 8192 1224440 SH SOLE 1131890 0 92550 BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P Equity 118230101 30356 739490 SH SOLE 683210 0 56280 GLOBAL BRASS & COPPR HLDGS I Equity 37953G103 44962 1028163 SH SOLE 951433 0 76730 BAYTEX ENERGY CORP Equity 07317Q105 377 244500 SH SOLE 244500 0 0 CELGENE CORP Equity 151020104 115118 1245330 SH SOLE 1155445 0 89885 CHESAPEAKE LODGING TR Equity 165240102 11558 406701 SH SOLE 406701 0 0 CNX MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP Equity 12654A101 218 15500 SH SOLE 15500 0 0 CRAY INC Equity 225223304 19177 550734 SH SOLE 509999 0 40735 CONTROL4 CORP Equity 21240D107 10550 444215 SH SOLE 444215 0 0 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP Equity 232806109 10536 473732 SH SOLE 451568 0 22164 CAESARS ENTMT CORP Equity 127686103 13380 1132000 SH SOLE 1046692 0 85308 TABLEAU SOFTWARE INC Equity 87336U105 69590 419165 SH SOLE 387658 0 31507 DEL FRISCOS RESTAURANT GROUP Equity 245077102 8024 1008000 SH SOLE 1008000 0 0 DISCOVERY INC Equity 25470F302 3556 125000 SH SOLE 103781 0 21219 DXC TECHNOLOGY CO Equity Call 23355L906 224 65000 SH Call SOLE 51800 0 13200 EL PASO ELEC CO Equity 283677854 20891 319434 SH SOLE 310263 0 9171 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC Equity 286082102 25814 699372 SH SOLE 699372 0 0 HERC HLDGS INC Corporate Bond 42704L954 829 750000 PRN SOLE 750000 0 0 ELDORADO RESORTS INC Equity Call 28470R902 86 132300 SH Call SOLE 122300 0 10000 FIRST DATA CORP NEW Equity 32008D106 130602 4824610 SH SOLE 4552449 0 272161 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCI Equity Call 31620R903 43 294000 SH Call SOLE 294000 0 0 FOX CORP Equity Put 35137L955 410 431700 SH Put SOLE 410600 0 21100 FOX CORP Equity 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54142L109 3548 48150 SH SOLE 39350 0 8800 LOWES COS INC Equity 548661107 3935 39000 SH SOLE 31893 0 7107 LEGACY TEX FINL GROUP INC Equity 52471Y106 8167 200622 SH SOLE 200622 0 0 MASCO CORP Equity Put 574599956 10 22500 SH Put SOLE 18700 0 3800 MASCO CORP Equity 574599106 1766 45000 SH SOLE 37334 0 7666 MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC Equity 58471A105 23126 255504 SH SOLE 236293 0 19211 MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES Equity Put M51363953 1523 388100 SH Put SOLE 364900 0 23200 MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES LTD Equity M51363113 72811 657908 SH SOLE 614089 0 43819 NII HLDGS INC Equity 62913F508 669 395829 SH SOLE 395829 0 0 NIELSEN HLDGS PLC Equity Call G6518L908 15 20000 SH Call SOLE 16400 0 3600 NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP Equity 655844108 1750 8778 SH SOLE 7200 0 1578 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V Convertible Bond 62952QAB6 1582 1500000 PRN SOLE 1500000 0 0 OAKTREE CAP GROUP LLC Equity 674001201 36987 746617 SH SOLE 746617 0 0 SPARK THERAPEUTICS INC Equity Put 84652J953 105 16600 SH Put SOLE 15800 0 800 SPARK THERAPEUTICS INC Equity 84652J103 1700 16600 SH SOLE 15800 0 800 OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP Equity Call 674599905 390 586400 SH Call SOLE 550500 0 35900 PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES CALIF IN Equity 69404D108 23464 3878336 SH SOLE 3586255 0 292081 PCM INC Equity 69323K100 2951 84209 SH SOLE 84209 0 0 ARATANA THERAPEUTICS INC Equity 03874P101 7335 1421559 SH SOLE 1421559 0 0 PERSPECTA INC Equity 715347100 3109 132801 SH SOLE 108937 0 23864 PARATEK PHARMACEUTICALS INC Corporate Bond 699374AB0 680 1000000 PRN SOLE 1000000 0 0 PARATEK PHARMACEUTICALS INC Equity 699374302 1620 405941 SH SOLE 356231 0 49710 QEP RES INC Equity Call 74733V900 74 228800 SH Call SOLE 191200 0 37600 INVESCO QQQ TR Equity Call 46090E903 44 17500 SH Call SOLE 16300 0 1200 QUAD / GRAPHICS INC Equity Put 747301959 171 184500 SH Put SOLE 152600 0 31900 QUAD / GRAPHICS INC Equity 747301109 1736 219500 SH SOLE 181583 0 37917 LIVERAMP HLDGS INC Equity Put 53815P958 212 56600 SH Put SOLE 45500 0 11100 LIVERAMP HLDGS INC Equity 53815P108 3363 69368 SH 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INC Equity 94946T106 78878 276698 SH SOLE 256218 0 20480 WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC Equity Put 98311A955 17 37200 SH Put SOLE 30700 0 6500 WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC Equity 98311A105 4153 74515 SH SOLE 61519 0 12996 WORLDPAY INC Equity 981558109 51471 420003 SH SOLE 420003 0 0 ZAYO GROUP HLDGS INC Equity 98919V105 25830 784872 SH SOLE 784872 0 0