0001222765-19-000009.txt : 20190507 0001222765-19-000009.hdr.sgml : 20190507 20190506181900 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001222765-19-000009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190507 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190506 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20190507 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/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10693 FILM NUMBER: 19800710 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/A 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR/A LIVE false false false 0001222765 XXXXXXXX 03-31-2019 03-31-2019 true 1 NEW HOLDINGS 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 05-06-2019 0 146 1998830 INFORMATION TABLE 2 infotable.xml ALTABA INC Equity 021346101 18211 245697 SH SOLE 206872 0 38825 ALTRA INDL MOTION CORP Equity Put 02208R956 1 2800 SH Put SOLE 2800 0 0 ALTRA INDL MOTION CORP Equity 02208R106 72 2325 SH SOLE 2325 0 0 AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC Equity 009158106 3240 16968 SH SOLE 13885 0 3083 ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC Equity 04206A101 335 81101 SH SOLE 68732 0 12369 ARCONIC INC Equity Call 03965L900 65 125000 SH Call SOLE 100200 0 24800 RTI INTL METALS INC Corporate Bond 74973WAB3 16160 16184000 PRN SOLE 13596000 0 2588000 ARCONIC INC Equity 03965L100 3178 166307 SH SOLE 136267 0 30040 ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC Equity G0551A103 60437 1911973 SH SOLE 1899276 0 0 ASHLAND GLOBAL HLDGS INC Equity Call 044186904 0 1600 SH Call SOLE 1600 0 0 ATTUNITY LTD Equity M15332121 23397 997724 SH SOLE 991147 0 0 Avon Products Inc Corporate Bond 05409QAA6 1046 1000000 PRN SOLE 1000000 0 0 AVAYA HLDGS CORP Equity Put 05351X951 1 800 SH Put SOLE 800 0 0 AVAYA HLDGS CORP Equity 05351X101 142 38280 SH SOLE 29088 0 9192 AXALTA COATING SYS LTD Equity Put G0750C958 1 1400 SH Put SOLE 1400 0 0 AXALTA COATING SYS LTD Equity G0750C108 68 2700 SH SOLE 2700 0 0 BB&T CORP Equity Call 054937907 95 212500 SH Call SOLE 195200 0 16500 BLOOM ENERGY CORP Equity 093712107 239 18500 SH SOLE 18500 0 0 BELMOND LTD Equity G1154H107 44933 1802371 SH SOLE 1728041 0 64656 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO Equity Call 110122908 2 5200 SH Call SOLE 5200 0 0 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO Equity Put 110122958 0 400 SH Put SOLE 400 0 0 BAYTEX ENERGY CORP Equity 07317Q105 232 137500 SH SOLE 137500 0 0 PEABODY ENERGY CORP NEW Equity 704551100 255 9000 SH SOLE 9000 0 0 CAMECO CORP Equity 13321L108 244 20700 SH SOLE 20700 0 0 CELGENE CORP Equity Put 151020954 5 6900 SH Put SOLE 6900 0 0 CELGENE CORP Equity 151020104 8255 87500 SH SOLE 80476 0 6687 CHEMICAL FINL CORP Equity Call 163731902 173 517400 SH Call SOLE 480600 0 34600 CLEMENTIA PHARMACEUTICALS IN Equity 185575107 10020 383907 SH SOLE 363146 0 18878 CENTENE CORP DEL Equity Call 15135B901 671 161700 SH Call SOLE 148500 0 12600 CENTENE CORP DEL Equity Put 15135B951 377 100100 SH Put SOLE 91900 0 7800 CONDUENT INC Equity Put 206787953 0 1500 SH Put SOLE 1500 0 0 CONDUENT INC Equity 206787103 68 4900 SH SOLE 4900 0 0 CNX RESOURCES CORPORATION Equity 12653C108 102 9500 SH SOLE 9500 0 0 CNX MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP Equity 12654A101 175 11500 SH SOLE 11500 0 0 DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC Equity 24703L202 1100 18735 SH SOLE 18613 0 0 DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW Equity 256677105 2005 16809 SH SOLE 13763 0 3046 DOVER CORP Equity Call 260003908 298 98400 SH Call SOLE 80500 0 17900 DXC TECHNOLOGY CO Equity 23355L106 42 650 SH SOLE 650 0 0 Endurance International Group Corporate Bond 26854XAB5 1602 1500000 PRN SOLE 1500000 0 0 ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INC Equity 28414H103 27 846 SH SOLE 846 0 0 ELLIE MAE INC Equity 28849P100 58841 596223 SH SOLE 592261 0 0 ENTEGRIS INC Equity 29362U104 36 1000 SH SOLE 1000 0 0 First Data Corp Corporate Bond 32008DAA4 26756 25783000 PRN SOLE 24852000 0 798000 FIRST DATA CORP NEW Equity 32008D106 88826 3381262 SH SOLE 3149245 0 217430 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV Equity Call 31620M906 490 294400 SH Call SOLE 278400 0 14500 FISERV INC Equity 337738108 64 723 SH SOLE 723 0 0 FIVE BELOW INC Equity 33829M101 968 7790 SH SOLE 6379 0 1411 FOX CORP Equity Put 35137L955 184 59800 SH Put SOLE 56500 0 3100 FOX CORP Equity 35137L105 12150 330981 SH SOLE 312983 0 16425 GOLDCORP INC NEW Equity Put 380956959 4 64500 SH Put SOLE 59900 0 4400 GOLDCORP INC NEW Equity 380956409 49790 4352296 SH SOLE 4130573 0 199918 GameStop Corp Corporate Bond 36467WAB5 15545 15383000 PRN SOLE 12467000 0 2916000 GOGO INC Convertible Bond 38046CAB5 214 220000 PRN SOLE 220000 0 0 GLOBALSTAR INC Equity 378973408 120 280000 SH SOLE 280000 0 0 HOME DEPOT INC Equity 437076102 5141 26790 SH SOLE 21931 0 4859 HFF INC Equity 40418F108 10298 215673 SH SOLE 203989 0 10615 INFRAREIT INC REIT 45685L100 38222 1822688 SH SOLE 1810583 0 0 HERC HLDGS INC Equity Put 42704L954 56 47400 SH Put SOLE 40000 0 7400 HERC HLDGS INC Equity 42704L104 3131 80316 SH SOLE 67791 0 12525 INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY Convertible Bond 458118AC0 1570 1000000 PRN SOLE 1000000 0 0 INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY Equity 458118106 78018 1592522 SH SOLE 1470038 0 116086 IMMUNE DESIGN CORP Equity 45252L103 3557 608000 SH SOLE 603940 0 0 ISHARES TR Equity Put 464287955 10 3000 SH Put SOLE 3000 0 0 Kosmos Energy Ltd Corporate Bond 500688AA4 7237 7000000 PRN SOLE 6071000 0 929000 MULTI COLOR CORP Equity Call 625383904 7 9200 SH Call SOLE 8000 0 1200 Multi-Color Corp Corporate Bond 625383AA2 14912 14196000 PRN SOLE 12064000 0 2132000 MULTI COLOR CORP Equity 625383104 9473 189886 SH SOLE 188622 0 0 LEAR CORP Equity 521865204 708 5219 SH SOLE 4198 0 1021 LSC Communications Inc Corporate Bond 50218PAA5 1008 917000 PRN SOLE 917000 0 0 L3 TECHNOLOGIES INC Equity 502413107 96065 465501 SH SOLE 439793 0 23422 LOGMEIN INC Equity Call 54142L909 1 700 SH Call SOLE 700 0 0 LOGMEIN INC Equity Put 54142L959 86 26800 SH Put SOLE 22200 0 4600 LOGMEIN INC Equity 54142L109 4247 53025 SH SOLE 43795 0 9230 LUXOFT HLDG INC Equity Put G57279954 60 596900 SH Put SOLE 548400 0 46300 LUXOFT HLDG INC Equity G57279104 67344 1147064 SH SOLE 1053606 0 89042 MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PL Equity Call 594837904 6 900 SH Call SOLE 900 0 0 MAGNA INTL INC Equity 559222401 828 17012 SH SOLE 13683 0 3329 MITEK SYS INC Equity Put 606710950 3 12000 SH Put SOLE 12000 0 0 MITEK SYS INC Equity 606710200 190 15500 SH SOLE 15500 0 0 MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES Equity Put M51363953 610 300800 SH Put SOLE 276800 0 22900 MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES LTD Equity M51363113 64944 548700 SH SOLE 504130 0 42434 MEDEQUITIES RLTY TR INC Equity 58409L306 12318 1106777 SH SOLE 1099461 0 0 NAVIGATORS GROUP INC Equity 638904102 79221 1133841 SH SOLE 1126332 0 0 NOBLE ENERGY INC Equity 655044105 99 4000 SH SOLE 4000 0 0 NATIONAL COMM CORP Equity 63546L102 25410 648037 SH SOLE 643753 0 0 NII HLDGS INC Equity 62913F508 848 432443 SH SOLE 432443 0 0 NIGHTSTAR THERAPEUTICS PLC #N/A 65413A101 12456 490993 SH SOLE 487732 0 0 Nielsen Holdings PLC Corporate Bond 65410CAA8 13063 12683000 PRN SOLE 10450000 0 2233000 NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP Equity 655844108 4136 22131 SH SOLE 18128 0 4003 NETGEAR INC Equity 64111Q104 43 1300 SH SOLE 1300 0 0 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V Convertible Bond 62952QAB6 1541 1500000 PRN SOLE 1500000 0 0 OAKTREE CAP GROUP LLC Equity 674001201 55303 1113860 SH SOLE 1106465 0 0 SPARK THERAPEUTICS INC Equity Put 84651J953 284 488800 SH Put SOLE 484400 0 1200 SPARK THERAPEUTICS INC Equity 84652J103 63048 553639 SH SOLE 537000 0 13449 ORACLE CORP Equity 68389X105 8 143 SH SOLE 143 0 0 OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC NEW Equity 68827R108 4892 257485 SH SOLE 255767 0 0 PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES CALIF IN Equity 69404D108 26199 3623677 SH SOLE 3328802 0 280741 PERSPECTA INC Equity 715347100 3067 151665 SH SOLE 122442 0 29223 Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc Corporate Bond 699374AA2 780 1000000 PRN SOLE 1000000 0 0 PARATEK PHARMACEUTICALS INC Equity 699374302 1965 366648 SH SOLE 316938 0 49710 PAPA JOHNS INTL INC Equity Put 698813952 1 33000 SH Put SOLE 27100 0 5900 QEP RES INC Equity Call 74733V900 26 95600 SH Call SOLE 79700 0 15900 QEP Resources Inc Corporate Bond 74733VAA8 16374 15886000 PRN SOLE 13293000 0 2593000 INVESCO QQQ TR Equity Put 46090E953 20 30000 SH Put SOLE 30000 0 0 QUANTENNA COMMUNICATIONS INC Equity 74766D100 26228 1078000 SH SOLE 990052 0 83769 QUAD / GRAPHICS INC Equity 747301109 291 24448 SH SOLE 24448 0 0 LIVERAMP HLDGS INC Equity Put 53815P958 20 7600 SH Put SOLE 7600 0 0 LIVERAMP HLDGS INC Equity Call 53815P908 7 2000 SH Call SOLE 2000 0 0 LIVERAMP HLDGS INC Equity 53815P108 388 7117 SH SOLE 7117 0 0 RENT A CTR INC NEW Equity Call 76009N900 156 71500 SH Call SOLE 59200 0 12300 Rent-A-Center Inc/TX Corporate Bond 76009NAH3 14169 13857000 PRN SOLE 11513000 0 2344000 RENT A CTR INC NEW Equity 76009N100 10603 508041 SH SOLE 487358 0 18044 RED HAT INC Equity Put 756577952 97 39200 SH Put SOLE 36300 0 2700 RED HAT INC Equity 756577102 110580 605253 SH SOLE 561120 0 41597 ROVI CORP Convertible Bond 779376AD4 969 1000000 PRN SOLE 1000000 0 0 RANGE RES CORP Equity 75281A109 56 5000 SH SOLE 5000 0 0 SERVICEMASTER GLOBAL HLDGS I Equity Call 81761R909 67 116900 SH Call SOLE 95700 0 21200 Scientific Games Corp Corporate Bond 80874YAU4 2069 1905000 PRN SOLE 1905000 0 0 SONOS INC Equity 83570H108 93 9000 SH SOLE 9000 0 0 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR Equity Put 78462F953 36 30000 SH Put SOLE 30000 0 0 SUNTRUST BKS INC Equity 867914103 60107 1014466 SH SOLE 932053 0 78497 SYNAPTICS INC Convertible Bond 87157DAD1 1386 1500000 PRN SOLE 1500000 0 0 SYNAPTICS INC Equity 87157D109 24 600 SH SOLE 600 0 0 TCF FINL CORP Equity 872275102 21376 1033149 SH SOLE 976051 0 52124 TENNECO INC Equity 880349105 489 22077 SH SOLE 17758 0 4319 TIER REIT INC Equity 88650V208 21321 743917 SH SOLE 683505 0 57542 TRIBUNE PUBG CO NEW Equity 89609W107 378 32034 SH SOLE 32034 0 0 TRIBUNE MEDIA CO Equity 896047503 158971 3445396 SH SOLE 3249453 0 179504 TRINITY INDS INC Equity 896522109 2329 107189 SH SOLE 86338 0 20851 TRAVELPORT WORLDWIDE LTD Equity G9019D104 54225 3447252 SH SOLE 3424309 0 0 ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC Equity 90385D107 65677 198944 SH SOLE 188219 0 9744 USG Corp Corporate Bond 903293BE7 12323 12000000 PRN SOLE 9870000 0 2130000 U S G CORP Equity 903293405 64771 1495856 SH SOLE 1414291 0 74223 VISTEON CORP Equity 92839U206 518 7692 SH SOLE 6186 0 1506 VERSUM MATLS INC Equity Put 92532W953 55 78800 SH Put SOLE 72300 0 6200 VERSUM MATLS INC Equity 92532W103 76450 1519573 SH SOLE 1437682 0 74400 WABCO HLDGS INC Equity 92927K102 34230 259649 SH SOLE 245607 0 12768 WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC Equity 94946T106 20879 77400 SH SOLE 71078 0 6019 WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC Equity 98311A105 3807 76150 SH SOLE 63154 0 12996 WORLDPAY INC Equity 981558109 36063 317740 SH SOLE 300597 0 15588 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR Equity 81369Y704 7658 102065 SH SOLE 83466 0 18599 SPDR SERIES TRUST Equity 78464A714 848 18833 SH SOLE 15422 0 3411 XEROX CORP Equity Put 984121958 50 155800 SH Put SOLE 126700 0 29100 XEROX CORP Equity 984121608 7235 226221 SH SOLE 186367 0 39854 ZAYO GROUP HLDGS INC Equity Put 98919V955 43 49300 SH Put SOLE 40700 0 8600 ZAYO GROUP HLDGS INC Equity 98919V105 1692 59527 SH SOLE 49130 0 10397