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0001357550-16-000013.txt : 20160212 0001357550-16-000013.hdr.sgml : 20160212 20160212143253 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001357550-16-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160212 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20160212 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Weiss Asset Management LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001357550 IRS NUMBER: 611451623 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-12911 FILM NUMBER: 161417844 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 BERKELEY STREET, 16TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-778-7780 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 BERKELEY STREET, 16TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEISS CAPITAL LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060327 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false true false 0001357550 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2015 12-31-2015 Weiss Asset Management LP

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