0001222765-20-000003.txt : 20200211 0001222765-20-000003.hdr.sgml : 20200211 20200211124127 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001222765-20-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20191231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200211 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200211 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: 20595500 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 12-31-2019 12-31-2019 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 02-11-2020 0 66 1433908 INFORMATION TABLE 2 infotable.xml ADVANCED DISP SVCS INC DEL Equity 00790X101 98553 2998279 SH SOLE 2851770 0 146509 ALLERGAN PLC Equity G0177J108 107058 560015 SH SOLE 516632 0 43383 TD AMERITRADE HLDG CORP Equity 87236Y108 42271 850525 SH SOLE 850525 0 0 ARQULE INC Equity 04269E107 7725 387000 SH SOLE 387000 0 0 AVAYA HLDGS CORP Equity 05351X101 259 49200 SH SOLE 40455 0 8745 ANIXTER INTL INC Equity 035290105 73042 793070 SH SOLE 754060 0 39010 AXALTA COATING SYS LTD Equity G0750C108 2261 74388 SH SOLE 59770 0 14618 AIRCASTLE LTD Equity G0129K104 24498 765317 SH SOLE 765317 0 0 BLACKBERRY LTD Equity 09228F103 128 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO Equity 110122157 60 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0 AUDENTES THERAPEUTICS INC Equity 05070R104 34397 574815 SH SOLE 528989 0 45826 BAYTEX ENERGY CORP Equity 07317Q105 725 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0 CINCINNATI BELL INC NEW Equity Call 171871902 9 10800 SH Call SOLE 10800 0 0 CINCINNATI BELL INC NEW Equity 171871502 2695 257361 SH SOLE 257361 0 0 CONTINENTAL BLDG PRODS INC Equity 211171103 17447 478916 SH SOLE 478916 0 0 CAMECO CORP Equity 13321L108 294 33000 SH SOLE 33000 0 0 CISION LTD Equity G1992S109 11605 1163947 SH SOLE 1163947 0 0 CARE COM INC Equity 141633107 8071 536996 SH SOLE 536996 0 0 CAESARS ENTMT CORP Equity 127686103 30884 2270858 SH SOLE 2270858 0 0 DISCOVERY INC Equity 25470F302 1435 47078 SH SOLE 38055 0 9023 DIPLOMAT PHARMACY INC Equity 25456K101 2818 704490 SH SOLE 704490 0 0 FITBIT INC Equity 33812L102 4929 750303 SH SOLE 750303 0 0 GLOBALSTAR INC Equity 378973408 103 198160 SH SOLE 198160 0 0 HD SUPPLY HLDGS INC Equity 40416M105 1609 40000 SH SOLE 32210 0 7790 HP INC Equity 40434L105 1747 85000 SH SOLE 68198 0 16802 HERC HLDGS INC Equity 42704L104 844 17254 SH SOLE 14031 0 3223 IBERIABANK CORP Equity 450828108 3752 50134 SH SOLE 50134 0 0 INSTRUCTURE INC Equity 45781U103 13759 285400 SH SOLE 285400 0 0 INTERXION HOLDING N.V Equity N47279109 19510 232787 SH SOLE 232787 0 0 INNOPHOS HOLDINGS INC Equity 45774N108 9058 283247 SH SOLE 283247 0 0 JAZZ INVESTMENTS I LTD Corporate Bond 472145AB7 1553 1500000 PRN SOLE 1500000 0 0 KEMET CORP Equity 488360207 9359 346000 SH SOLE 346000 0 0 LOGMEIN INC Equity 54142L109 31648 369120 SH SOLE 350855 0 18265 LOWES COS INC Equity Put 548661957 1 17200 SH Put SOLE 13900 0 3300 LIBERTY PPTY TR Equity 531172104 42747 711863 SH SOLE 711863 0 0 MEDICINES CO Corporate Bond 584688AG0 1755 1000000 PRN SOLE 1000000 0 0 MEDICINES CO Equity 584688105 81733 962241 SH SOLE 885690 0 76551 MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES LTD Equity M51363113 76043 648944 SH SOLE 603037 0 45907 NII HLDGS INC Equity 62913F508 239 110000 SH SOLE 110000 0 0 NORTONLIFELOCK INC Equity Put 668771958 1 25000 SH Put SOLE 20400 0 4600 NORTONLIFELOCK INC Equity 668771108 2591 101520 SH SOLE 81622 0 19898 NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC NEV Equity Call 665531909 71 173000 SH Call SOLE 157000 0 16000 NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC Corporate Bond 67020YAK6 1006 1000000 PRN SOLE 1000000 0 0 PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES CALIF IN Equity 69404D108 24255 4718964 SH SOLE 4340923 0 378041 PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC Equity 70338P100 29004 1084065 SH SOLE 1030597 0 53468 PARATEK PHARMACEUTICALS INC Equity 699374302 1687 418681 SH SOLE 368971 0 49710 QEP RES INC Equity Call 74733V900 27 41000 SH Call SOLE 41000 0 0 FRONT YD RESIDENTIAL CORP Equity Put 35904G957 5 100000 SH Put SOLE 80300 0 19700 ROVI CORP Convertible Bond 779376AD4 991 1000000 PRN SOLE 1000000 0 0 THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATI Equity Call 808513905 2 64300 SH Call SOLE 64300 0 0 SYNAPTICS INC Convertible Bond 87157DAD1 1664 1500000 PRN SOLE 1500000 0 0 TECH DATA CORP Equity 878237106 30501 212404 SH SOLE 212404 0 0 TALLGRASS ENERGY LP Equity 874696107 11132 503255 SH SOLE 503255 0 0 SYNTHORX INC Equity 87167A103 2544 36400 SH SOLE 36400 0 0 TIFFANY & CO NEW Equity Put 886547958 2 10000 SH Put SOLE 8000 0 2000 TIFFANY & CO NEW Equity 886547108 61274 458465 SH SOLE 422210 0 36255 TIVO CORP Equity 88870P106 1532 180709 SH SOLE 180709 0 0 TELARIA INC Equity 879181105 134 15204 SH SOLE 15204 0 0 STARS GROUP INC Equity Call 85570W900 114 24000 SH Call SOLE 20400 0 3600 STARS GROUP INC Equity 85570W100 9324 357392 SH SOLE 357392 0 0 WABCO HLDGS INC Equity 92927K102 76403 563858 SH SOLE 536249 0 27609 WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC Equity 94946T106 248056 751206 SH SOLE 714267 0 36939 LYON WILLIAM HOMES Equity 552074700 7042 352472 SH SOLE 352472 0 0 WRIGHT MED GROUP N V Equity N96617118 23396 767585 SH SOLE 729726 0 37859 XEROX HOLDINGS CORP Equity Call 98421M906 12 124700 SH Call SOLE 100600 0 24100 ZAYO GROUP HLDGS INC Equity 98919V105 134514 3882073 SH SOLE 3583229 0 298844