Chief Compliance Officer

0001357550-17-000004.txt : 20170214 0001357550-17-000004.hdr.sgml : 20170214 20170214085715 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001357550-17-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170214 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: 17602818 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 false false 0001357550 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2016 12-31-2016 Weiss Asset Management LP

222 BERKELEY STREET, 16TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02116

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