0001222765-21-000003.txt : 20210210 0001222765-21-000003.hdr.sgml : 20210210 20210210161030 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001222765-21-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20201231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210210 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210210 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20210210 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: 21613883 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 12-31-2020 12-31-2020 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 02-10-2021 0 106 1417921 INFORMATION TABLE 2 infotable.xml ARTIUS ACQUISITION INC Equity 04316G105 760 80004 SH SOLE 80004 0 0 THE AARONS COMPANY INC Equity 00258W108 1138 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0 ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC Equity 00401C108 65910 903369 SH SOLE 849451 0 53918 AECOM Equity 00766T100 3455 69400 SH SOLE 69400 0 0 AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HLDGS INC Equity 007800105 29273 553880 SH SOLE 520847 0 33033 ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC Equity 015351109 75189 481238 SH SOLE 438542 0 40821 AMARIN CORP PLC Equity Call 023111906 0 10000 SH Call SOLE 10000 0 0 ALTIMAR ACQUISITION CORP Equity G03707125 1688 140004 SH SOLE 140004 0 0 BIOTELEMETRY INC Equity Call 090672906 48 321300 SH Call SOLE 301800 0 19500 BIOTELEMETRY INC Equity 090672106 15747 218471 SH SOLE 205402 0 13069 BULL HORN HLDGS CORP Equity G1686P114 1707 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0 BMC STK HLDGS INC Equity 05591B109 25604 476970 SH SOLE 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