Cutlery, Handtools, And General Hardware - Latest Activist Disclosures

This table shows recent activist investor (Schedule 13D) filings made in this industry. Any investor or hedge fund that makes an investment with the intention of influencing management is considered an activist investor and must file a 13D.

Date Form Target Company Investor Shares Ownership
(Percent)
Ownership Change
(Percent)
2015-12-28 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 339,500 5.44 5.74
2015-12-03 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 566,703 -13.85
2015-12-02 13D/A CIX / CompX International Inc. Contran Corp 764,004 31.70
2015-10-16 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 657,778 -11.88
2015-09-16 13D/A LCUT / Lifetime Brands, Inc. Mill Road Capital II, L.P. 1,374,681 9.80 13.19
2015-09-14 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Barington Capital Group, L.p. 505,464 8.09 14.37
2015-08-11 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 321,066 5.14 3.62
2015-08-05 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Barington Capital Group, L.p. 441,952 7.08
2015-07-13 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 309,841 4.96 16.98
2015-06-02 13D/A LCUT / Lifetime Brands, Inc. Mill Road Capital II, L.P. 1,214,449 8.80 23.70
2015-05-12 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 746,424
2015-04-13 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Barington Capital Group, L.p.
2015-03-27 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Barington Capital Group, L.p.
2015-03-23 13D/A LCUT / Lifetime Brands, Inc. Mill Road Capital II, L.P. 981,736 7.20
2015-03-23 13D ACU / Acme United Corporation Olschan Brian S 212,626 6.10
2015-03-23 13D ACU / Acme United Corporation Johnsen Walter C 594,270 16.60
2015-03-09 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Barington Capital Group, L.p.
2015-03-05 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 264,858 4.26
2015-02-23 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Barington Capital Group, L.p.
2015-02-11 13D EML / The Eastern Company Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 250,857 4.03
2015-02-06 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company Barington Capital Group, L.p.
2015-01-22 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 975,574
2015-01-16 13D EML / The Eastern Company Minerva Advisors LLC 371,774 6.00
2014-12-05 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 1,085,590
2014-10-24 13D/A SSD / Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. Simpson Barclay 6,361,567 13.00
2014-10-03 13D/A LCUT / Lifetime Brands, Inc. Mill Road Capital II, L.P. 822,291 6.00
2014-09-30 13D EML / The Eastern Company Barington Capital Group, L.p. 285,582 4.59
2014-09-12 13D/A CIX / CompX International Inc. Contran Corp 0 0.00
2014-04-25 13D/A EML / The Eastern Company JAM Capital Partners Management, LLC 0 0.00
2014-03-17 13D EML / The Eastern Company JAM Capital Partners Management, LLC 319,857 5.10
2014-02-14 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 1,277,934
2014-02-06 13D/A CIX / CompX International Inc. Compx International Inc 764,004 31.90
2014-02-03 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 1,175,529
2014-01-14 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 1,084,474
2014-01-13 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 1,057,623
2014-01-10 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 1,057,623
2014-01-02 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 1,015,376
2013-12-31 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 1,002,845
2013-12-16 13D LCUT / Lifetime Brands, Inc. Mill Road Capital II, L.P. 639,439 5.00
2013-12-11 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 907,168
2013-12-02 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 797,171
2013-11-22 13D SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 673,740
2013-10-28 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 426,531
2013-10-21 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 448,743
2013-10-15 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 547,184
2013-10-08 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 632,668
2013-09-27 13D/A CIX / CompX International Inc. Nl Industries Inc 764,004 31.90
2013-09-26 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors, LLP 726,356
2013-05-29 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors 838,882
2013-04-15 13D/A SVVC / Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. Bulldog Investors 827,565