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Value-oriented Equity Investment Ideas for Sophisticated Investors A Monthly Publication of BeyondProxy LLC Subscribe at manualofideas.com “If our efforts can further the goals of our members by giving them a discernible edge over other market participants, we have succeeded.” Copyright Warning: It is a violation of federal copyright law to reproduce all or part of this publication for any purpose without the prior written consent of BeyondProxy LLC. Email [email protected] if you wish to have multiple copies sent to you. © 2008-2011 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved. Investing In The Tradition of Graham, Buffett, Klarman Year V, Volume III March 2012 When asked how he became so successful, Buffett answered: “We read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year.” Top Ideas In This Report Ambassadors Group (NYSE: EPAX) …………………… 68 Corning (NYSE: GLW) ………………….... 84 Xerox (NYSE: XRX) …………………… 144 Also Inside Editor’s Commentary ……………….. 4 Rapuano on Ambassadors Group ….. 6 Interview with John Lambert ………. 7 Portfolios with Signal Value™ …… 12 20 Superinvestor Holdings ……….. 68 Screening Superinvestor Stocks….. 148 Favorite Value Screens ……………158 This Month’s Top Web Links …….. 167 About The Manual of Ideas Our goal is to bring you investment ideas that are compelling on the basis of value versus price. In our quest for value, we analyze the top holdings of top fund managers. We also use a proprietary methodology to identify stocks that are not widely followed by institutional investors. Our research team has extensive experience in industry and security analysis, equity valuation, and investment management. We bring a “buy side” mindset to the idea generation process, cutting across industries and market capitalization ranges in our search for compelling equity investment opportunities. THE SUPERINVESTOR ISSUE Ź Screening for bargains owned by superinvestors Ź Latest top holdings of 50+ top investors Ź 20 companies profiled by MOI research team Ź Proprietary selection of Top Three candidates for investment Ź Plus: Lisa Rapuano’s guest write-up on Ambassadors Group Ź Plus: Exclusive interview with John Lambert Ź Plus: Favorite stock screens for value investors Superinvestor companies mentioned in this issue include AbitibiBowater, Alliant Techsystems, Ambassadors Group , Ameriprise Financial, Annaly Capital, Apache, Assured Guaranty, Axis Capital, Baker Hughes , Bank of America, Best Buy, BofI Holding, Boston Scientific , BP, C&J Energy, Canadian Natural Resources , Capital One, Chevron, CIGNA, Citigroup, Cliffs Natural, CNinsure, Commercial Metals, ConocoPhillips, Corning , Covidien , Cowen, CVR Energy , Dell , Delphi Automotive, Delta Air Lines, DeVry , DIRECTV, Enstar Group, Everest Re, Flagstone Re, Flextronics, Gannett, General Motors, Genworth Financial, GeoMet, Goodyear Tire, Google , Greenlight Re, Halliburton, Hanesbrands, Hartford Financial, HCA, Health Mgmt Associates, Hewlett-Packard, HollyFrontier, Ingram Micro, JPMorgan Chase, Katy Industries, KKR & Co., Kronos Worldwide, MEMC Electronic Materials , Meritor, Navistar, Newcastle Investment, Newfield Exploration , Oracle , Owens Illinois, Patterson-UTI Energy, PDL BioPharma, PennyMac Mortgage, PHH, Popular, Quad Graphics, R.R. Donnelley, RenaissanceRe, Republic Airways, Sanofi-Aventis, Seagate Technology, SK Telecom, SLM Corp., Spectrum Brands , Staples , Symetra Financial, Take-Two Interactive Software , Targacept , Telecom Argentina, Teva Pharma, Torchmark, TOTAL, TravelCenters, TRW Automotive, United Continental, Universal Stainless, US Airways, Valassis Comms, Valeant Pharmaceuticals , Valero Energy, Validus, Virgin Media , Warner Chilcott, WellPoint, Xerium Technologies, Xerox , YPF, and more. (analyzed companies are underlined )

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Page 1: Manual of Ideas Part.1

Value-oriented Equity Investment Ideas for Sophisticated Investors

A Monthly Publication of BeyondProxy LLC Subscribe at manualofideas.com

“If our efforts can further the goals of our members by giving them a discernible edge over other market participants, we have succeeded.”

Copyright Warning: It is a violation of federal copyright law to reproduce all or part of this publication for any purpose without the prior written consent of BeyondProxy LLC. Email [email protected] if you wish to have multiple copies sent to you. © 2008-2011 by BeyondProxy LLC. All rights reserved.

Investing In The Tradition of Graham, Buffett, Klarman

Year V, Volume III

March 2012

When asked how he became so

successful, Buffett answered:

“We read hundreds and hundreds

of annual reports every year.”

Top Ideas In This Report

Ambassadors Group (NYSE: EPAX) …………………… 68

Corning (NYSE: GLW) ………………….... 84

Xerox (NYSE: XRX) …………………… 144

Also Inside

Editor’s Commentary ……………….. 4

Rapuano on Ambassadors Group ….. 6

Interview with John Lambert ………. 7

Portfolios with Signal Value™ …… 12

20 Superinvestor Holdings ……….. 68

Screening Superinvestor Stocks….. 148

Favorite Value Screens ……………158

This Month’s Top Web Links …….. 167

About The Manual of Ideas

Our goal is to bring you investment ideas that are compelling on the basis of value versus price. In our quest for value, we analyze the top holdings of top fund managers. We also use a proprietary methodology to identify stocks that are not widely followed by institutional investors.

Our research team has extensive experience in industry and securityanalysis, equity valuation, and investment management. We bring a “buy side” mindset to the idea generation process, cutting across industries and market capitalization ranges in our search for compellingequity investment opportunities.

THE SUPERINVESTOR ISSUE

Screening for bargains owned by superinvestors

Latest top holdings of 50+ top investors

20 companies profiled by MOI research team

Proprietary selection of Top Three candidates for investment

Plus: Lisa Rapuano’s guest write-up on Ambassadors Group

Plus: Exclusive interview with John Lambert

Plus: Favorite stock screens for value investors

Superinvestor companies mentioned in this issue include AbitibiBowater,

Alliant Techsystems, Ambassadors Group, Ameriprise Financial,

Annaly Capital, Apache, Assured Guaranty, Axis Capital, Baker Hughes,

Bank of America, Best Buy, BofI Holding, Boston Scientific, BP,

C&J Energy, Canadian Natural Resources, Capital One, Chevron, CIGNA,

Citigroup, Cliffs Natural, CNinsure, Commercial Metals, ConocoPhillips,

Corning, Covidien, Cowen, CVR Energy, Dell, Delphi Automotive,

Delta Air Lines, DeVry, DIRECTV, Enstar Group, Everest Re, Flagstone Re,

Flextronics, Gannett, General Motors, Genworth Financial, GeoMet,

Goodyear Tire, Google, Greenlight Re, Halliburton, Hanesbrands,

Hartford Financial, HCA, Health Mgmt Associates, Hewlett-Packard,

HollyFrontier, Ingram Micro, JPMorgan Chase, Katy Industries, KKR & Co.,

Kronos Worldwide, MEMC Electronic Materials, Meritor, Navistar,

Newcastle Investment, Newfield Exploration, Oracle, Owens Illinois,

Patterson-UTI Energy, PDL BioPharma, PennyMac Mortgage, PHH, Popular,

Quad Graphics, R.R. Donnelley, RenaissanceRe, Republic Airways,

Sanofi-Aventis, Seagate Technology, SK Telecom, SLM Corp.,

Spectrum Brands, Staples, Symetra Financial, Take-Two Interactive Software,

Targacept, Telecom Argentina, Teva Pharma, Torchmark, TOTAL,

TravelCenters, TRW Automotive, United Continental, Universal Stainless,

US Airways, Valassis Comms, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Valero Energy,

Validus, Virgin Media, Warner Chilcott, WellPoint, Xerium Technologies,

Xerox, YPF, and more.

(analyzed companies are underlined)

Visit the Members Area athttp://members.manualofideas.com

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Table of Contents

EDITORIAL COMMENTARY ..........................................................................4

GUEST WRITE-UP: LISA RAPUANO ON AMBASSADORS GROUP..........6

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JOHN LAMBERT........................................7

ONLINE ONLY: THREE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS.................................. 10

50+ PORTFOLIOS WITH SIGNAL VALUE™.............................................. 12

AKRE CAPITAL (CHUCK AKRE) ................................................................................................ 13

ALTAI CAPITAL (TOBY SYMONDS) ........................................................................................... 14

ANCIENT ART / TETON (QUINCY LEE) ...................................................................................... 15

APPALOOSA (DAVID TEPPER) ................................................................................................. 16

ATLANTIC INVESTMENT (ALEXANDER ROEPERS) ...................................................................... 17

BARES CAPITAL (BRIAN BARES).............................................................................................. 18

BAUPOST (SETH KLARMAN).................................................................................................... 19

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY (WARREN BUFFETT) ........................................................................... 20

BP CAPITAL (BOONE PICKENS)............................................................................................... 21

BRAVE WARRIOR (GLENN GREENBERG).................................................................................. 22

BREEDEN CAPITAL (RICHARD BREEDEN) ................................................................................. 23

CENTAUR VALUE (ZEKE ASHTON) ........................................................................................... 24

CENTERBRIDGE (JEFFREY ARONSON AND MARK GALLOGLY) .................................................... 25

CHILDREN’S INVESTMENT (CHRIS HOHN)................................................................................. 26

CHOU ASSOCIATES (FRANCIS CHOU) ...................................................................................... 27

EAGLE CAPITAL (BOYKIN CURRY) ........................................................................................... 28

EAGLE VALUE (MERYL WITMER) ............................................................................................. 29

EDINBURGH PARTNERS (SANDY NAIRN) .................................................................................. 30

ESL INVESTMENTS (EDDIE LAMPERT) ..................................................................................... 31

FAIRFAX (PREM WATSA) ........................................................................................................ 32

FAIRHOLME (BRUCE BERKOWITZ) ........................................................................................... 33

FORCE CAPITAL (ROBERT JAFFE) ........................................................................................... 34

GATES CAPITAL (JEFF GATES) ............................................................................................... 35

GLENVIEW (LARRY ROBBINS) ................................................................................................. 36

GOLDENTREE (STEVE TANANBAUM) ....................................................................................... 37

GREENHAVEN (ED WACHENHEIM)........................................................................................... 38

GREENLIGHT (DAVID EINHORN) .............................................................................................. 39

H PARTNERS (REHAN JAFFER) ............................................................................................... 40

HARBINGER (PHIL FALCONE) .................................................................................................. 41

HAWKSHAW (KIAN GHAZI) ...................................................................................................... 42

HOUND PARTNERS (JONATHAN AUERBACH) ............................................................................ 43

ICAHN ENTITIES (CARL ICAHN)................................................................................................ 44

INTERNATIONAL VALUE ADVISERS (CHARLES DE VAULX) .......................................................... 45

JOHO CAPITAL (ROBERT KARR) .............................................................................................. 46

LANE FIVE (LISA RAPUANO).................................................................................................... 47

LEUCADIA (IAN CUMMING AND JOE STEINBERG) ....................................................................... 48

LONE PINE (STEVE MANDEL).................................................................................................. 49

MARKEL GAYNER (TOM GAYNER) ........................................................................................... 50

MHR (MARK RACHESKY) ....................................................................................................... 51

MSD CAPITAL (GLENN FUHRMAN AND JOHN PHELAN).............................................................. 52

PABRAI FUNDS (MOHNISH PABRAI) ......................................................................................... 53

PAULSON & CO. (JOHN PAULSON) .......................................................................................... 54

PENNANT (ALAN FOURNIER)................................................................................................... 55

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PERSHING SQUARE (BILL ACKMAN) ........................................................................................ 56

SAGEVIEW (ED GILHULY AND SCOTT STUART) ......................................................................... 57

SCOUT (JAMES CRICHTON) .................................................................................................... 58

SECOND CURVE (TOM BROWN) .............................................................................................. 59

SOUTHEASTERN (MASON HAWKINS) ....................................................................................... 60

THIRD POINT (DAN LOEB)....................................................................................................... 61

TIGER GLOBAL (CHASE COLEMAN) ......................................................................................... 62

VALUEACT (JEFFREY UBBEN)................................................................................................. 63

WEITZ FUNDS (WALLY WEITZ)................................................................................................ 64

WEST COAST (LANCE HELFERT AND PAUL ORFALEA)............................................................... 65

WINTERGREEN (DAVID WINTERS) ........................................................................................... 66

WL ROSS & CO. (WILBUR ROSS) ........................................................................................... 67

PROFILING 20 SUPERINVESTOR HOLDINGS ......................................... 68

AMBASSADORS GROUP (EPAX) – LANE FIVE ...................................................................... 68

BAKER HUGHES (BHI) – GREENHAVEN ............................................................................... 72

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC (BSX) – APPALOOSA ........................................................................ 76

CANADIAN NATURAL (CNQ) – BP CAPITAL , PERSHING SQUARE , WINTERGREEN .......... 80

CORNING (GLW) – CENTURY , DODGE & COX , SEQUOIA ....................................... 84

COVIDIEN (COV) – FPA CRESCENT , HEARTLAND ............................................................. 88

CVR ENERGY (CVI) – APPALOOSA , ICAHN .................................................................... 92

DELL (DELL) – ANCIENT ART , FAIRFAX , GREENLIGHT , IVA , WEITZ ................... 96

DEVRY (DV) – ARIEL , FPA , LANE FIVE ................................................................... 100

FLIR SYSTEMS (FLIR) – WEITZ ........................................................................................ 104

GOOGLE (GOOG) – BRAVE WARRIOR , LONE PINE , PENNANT , SCOUT , TIGER .... 108

MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (WFR) – ALTAI , THIRD POINT .................................... 112

NEWFIELD EXPLORATION (NFX) – EAGLE CAPITAL , FPA , OAKMARK ............................ 116

ORACLE (ORCL) – APPALOOSA , EAGLE , GLENVIEW , MARKEL , WEITZ ....... 120

SPECTRUM BRANDS (SPB) – HARBINGER ......................................................................... 124

STAPLES (SPLS) – FORCE , IVA , OLSTEIN , PZENA ............................................ 128

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE (TTWO) – GLENVIEW , ICAHN .................................................. 132

TRIPADVISOR (TRIP) – PENNANT , SCOUT ................................................................ 136

VIRGIN MEDIA (VMED) – EDINBURGH ............................................................................ 140

XEROX (XRX) – CENTAUR , GLENVIEW , GREENLIGHT , OLSTEIN ............................. 144

SCREENING ~850 HOLDINGS OF 50+ SUPERINVESTORS.................. 148

TOP 100, BY MARKET VALUE................................................................................................ 148

TOP 100, BY THIS FY EPS YIELD (CONSENSUS ESTIMATES) ................................................... 150

TOP 100, BY NEXT FY EPS YIELD (CONSENSUS ESTIMATES) .................................................. 152

TOP 100, BY TRAILING GROSS PROFIT TO ENTERPRISE VALUE ............................................... 154

TOP 100, BY TANGIBLE BOOK VALUE TO MARKET VALUE........................................................ 156

FAVORITE SCREENS FOR VALUE INVESTORS.................................... 158

“MAGIC FORMULA,” BASED ON TRAILING OPERATING INCOME ................................................. 158

“MAGIC FORMULA,” BASED ON THIS YEAR’S EPS ESTIMATES ................................................. 159

“MAGIC FORMULA,” BASED ON NEXT YEAR’S EPS ESTIMATES ................................................ 160

CONTRARIAN: BIGGEST YTD LOSERS (DELEVERAGED & PROFITABLE) ..................................... 161

VALUE WITH CATALYST: CHEAP REPURCHASERS OF STOCK ................................................... 162

PROFITABLE DIVIDEND PAYORS WITH DECENT BALANCE SHEETS............................................ 163

DEEP VALUE: LOTS OF REVENUE, LOW ENTERPRISE VALUE ................................................... 164

DEEP VALUE: NEGLECTED GROSS PROFITEERS .................................................................... 165

ACTIVIST TARGETS: POTENTIAL SALES, LIQUIDATIONS OR RECAPS ......................................... 166

THIS MONTH’S TOP 10 WEB LINKS ....................................................... 167

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Editorial Commentary

With the February 15th institutional investor holdings SEC filing deadline behind us,

we are pleased to bring you a new Superinvestor Issue of The Manual of Ideas.

We’ve screened hundreds of superinvestor companies, analyzed twenty of them, and

found three ideas that deserve closer consideration:

Ambassadors Group (Nasdaq: EPAX, $5.50 per share; MV $97 million)

Ambassadors has a long-term record of impressive growth and returns on capital.

Recent profitability has been pressured by revenue declines and high opex. The

company has a strong balance sheet and should benefit from a recovery, assuming

enrollment eventually returns to the 40,000-50,000 level that prevailed prior to the

recession. Improving economic conditions in 2012 will not be fully reflected in

travel bookings until 2013. It is worth noting that Ambassadors was slow to bounce

back after the 2001 recession. Similar dynamics may be at work currently due to the

long lead time required to generate travel bookings. The current valuation appears to

give little credit to recovery potential over the next two to three years.

Lisa Rapuano of Lane Five, a large shareholder of Ambassadors, kindly agreed to

write up her investment thesis for the benefit of our members (see page 6).

Corning (NYSE: GLW, $13.50 per share; MV $20 billion)

Corning, which makes specialty glass for LCD displays and other products, has been

hurt by steeper-than-expected price declines in the display and solar panel markets.

Display accounts for 40% of revenue, while the 50%-owned equity affiliate Dow

Corning sells into the solar panel market. According to management, “price declines

will reset the profitability of both Display Technologies and Dow Corning to lower

levels.” Still, analysts expect Corning to earn $1.39 and $1.52 per share in 2012 and

2013, respectively, rendering the shares quite attractive, especially in light of

Corning’s very strong balance sheet.

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Xerox (NYSE: XRX, $8.30 per share; MV $11 billion)

Xerox is one of the cheapest large IT services companies, trading at under 8x

estimated EPS of $1.12 in 2012. The company has been allocating capital in a

shareholder-friendly way, spending an expected ~$1 billion on repurchases this year.

Xerox also appears to have cost-cutting opportunities in the legacy ACS business,

which was acquired for $6 billion in 2010. As a result, EPS growth is likely to

outpace low to mid single digit revenue growth over the next few years. We wish

Xerox had a stronger balance sheet but acknowledge that buying back shares is most

likely a better use of capital than deleveraging the balance sheet.

VALUEx Zurich/Klosters took place from February 1-3 and was once again a huge

success. It was wonderful to see many of our members there and to meet some new

value investors from around the world. I hope you’ll consider applying to attend next

year’s event (check back at www.valuex.ch in a few months).

I take this opportunity to thank my friend and co-organizer Guy Spier for

making the event a great experience for all participants. VALUEx Zurich/Klosters

simply couldn’t exist without Guy’s charisma and hospitality.

We’ll be in Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting this May, and we

invite you to join us for drinks and conversation. Space at our private gathering is

very limited, so please email Oliver Mihaljevic today at [email protected]

if you plan on traveling to Omaha. We look forward to seeing you there!

While in town, we also look forward to attending John Schwartz and Whitney

Tilson’s star-studded Value Investing Congress, to be held on May 6-7. Visit

www.ValueInvestingCongress.com/manualofideas before March 15 to get $1,300 off

(we earn no commission but are simply passing the best deal on to you).

Sincerely,

John Mihaljevic, CFA

and The Manual of Ideas research team

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Access The Manual of Ideas Model Portfolio in the online members area at members.manualofideas.com.The portfolio consists of three sub-portfolios: a downside protection portfolio, a deep value portfolio, and a “magic formula” portfolio. To view the portfolio’s mark-to-market performance and latest activity, click on the above-referenced link or type it into your web browser.

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Guest Write-up: Lisa Rapuano on Ambassadors Group Ambassadors Group runs high-end student travel under the People to People and Discovery brand

names. This business used to be terrific, showing high teens enrollment growth, high 20%-range

revenue growth and triple digit returns on invested capital from the early 2000s through its peak in

2007. However, the fundamentals have declined precipitously since then. This decline began in 2009,

when the company saw a dramatic downturn in the number of students travelled during the financial

crisis and recession. Unlike most other travel and education related companies, however, there has

been no rebound in sales, and the number of enrolled travelers continues to contract. For 2011, the

company should end the year with travelers down ~10%,and down over 54% from the 2007 peak.

During this time, the company has increased its selling and marketing expenses related to the

travel business by about 5% and general and administrative spending related to the travel business is

down only 13% from the peak. This is obviously very poor performance when what was a triple-digit

return business is likely to earn only about 3% on equity and capital in the year we just completed.

Despite the disappointing results for the last four enrollment years, we think the business could be

revived to at least some level of its former level of performance, and at $5.50 today, it trades at a

ridiculously compelling valuation. At today’s price of ~$5.62, the company has a market capitalization

of ~$98 million. Cash at year end was ~$58.6 million, plus student deposits or $27.4 million, which we

treat as debt, puts the enterprise value at ~$70 million.

This company has historically generated outsized free cash flow due to high margins and low

capital expenditure needs. Since the students put down significant deposits ahead of their travel dates,

the company holds a large amount of “float”. Working capital can be very volatile. In most years it is a

benefit to cash but in 2011 we expect working capital to use cash because of lower student deposits

and the company’s choice to prepay a lot of future travel expenses. In 2010, however, working capital

was positive. So let’s leave working capital aside for this exercise. The company’s pre-working capital

free cash flow yield to EV is as follows:

2011: 9.9%

2010: 25.7%

2009: 66.7%

The company is trading at 5.1x the amount of cash it generated just a year ago. We rarely see these

sorts of free cash flow multiples for any type of business.

Clearly, the market is pricing the stock as if these cash flow numbers will never be repeated, but

we think that with the right strategy free cash flow can return to previous levels. We are not advocating

a particular approach at this time, but we see multiple ways that costs can be cut, money-losing

programs can be closed, program itineraries and possibly pricing can be revamped to meet customer

needs more appropriately, assets can be sold or optimized, and marketing and sales can be made more

efficient. In December we asked the Board to consider these issues and come back to us with

proposals, and we intend to continue this conversation.

The core People to People Student Ambassadors program is less awful than the aggregate business

appears to be, and we think there are opportunities to isolate that value while lowering or eliminating

losses in the non-core programs. In addition, we think there are costs that are redundant, marketing

approaches that are outdated and expensive, overcapacity of real estate that can be optimized and

possibly sellable assets that are not core to the student travel operation.

Overall we think EPAX is worth at least $10 if it is run in a low growth, asset optimized manner

that returns capital to shareholders and possibly as much as $20 if the business can be reinvigorated

and repositioned to begin growing again.

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Exclusive Interview with John Lambert We recently had the pleasure of interviewing John Lambert, an investment

manager at London-based GAM. Before joining GAM in 2007, John spent six

years as a pan-European investment analyst at Gartmore. Prior to that, he

worked as a UK equity analyst at M&G and a commodity trader at Cargill. John

holds a First Class BA (Hons) in Economics with Russian from Exeter

University and is a CFA Charterholder. He lives in London.

The Manual of Ideas: How did you get interested in investing? Describe your

path as an investor and what attracted you to your current role at GAM.

John Lambert: I first got interested in investing on a personal level during the

late 1990s when market gyrations were providing the retail investor with plenty

of opportunities to make, and lose, money. I certainly didn’t take it very

seriously to start with, but the more I learned about investing the more I felt it

was the ideal job for me, so I decided to make a slight change of direction to my

career, which was in commodities at the time. It has taken a long time to really

find a coherent investment style that I feel comfortable with, having worked for

several years just as a European sector analyst in industrial goods and services.

This was followed for a while by running a small pot of hedge fund assets

investing in that same sector, before moving to GAM. Here the brief is far

broader, helping to manage long-only UK and global funds with a distinct

contrarian and deep value approach.

Our time horizon is multi-year, which I feel much more comfortable with

than the daily pressure of the hedge fund world. It represented a huge step up,

given the relatively narrow area of expertise and experience as a sector analyst,

so the learning curve was necessarily very steep. The principal attraction of this,

at the time and still today, was the opportunity to expand my investment

horizons substantially and blend company-specific work with a much broader

understanding of how markets and economies work and interact.

MOI: When it comes to stock selection, what are the key criteria you look for in

potential investments?

Lambert: In general, we look for investments in areas that for one reason or

other are seeing particularly depressed sentiment or are simply out of favor.

Within this framework, we also like stocks with a particularly strong internal

dynamic, meaning they are to a greater-than-normal extent in control of their

own destiny. This usually leads us to recovery or turnaround situations where

the company is undertaking a number of different actions to rehabilitate itself

following a period of often dramatic underperformance. As a result they are

often perceived as low-quality businesses. Moreover, we like to see a strong

sense of change within the business, obvious examples of which would be the

divisional structure of the company, the balance sheet and senior management.

Unsurprisingly, these situations can offer considerable upside should the

company execute the turnaround successfully. In the simplest terms you could

say we look to exploit mean reversion.

MOI: How do you assess the quality and incentives of management?

Lambert: When considering management, we find humility and conservatism

to be important qualities. A strong track record of achievement in directly

comparable areas is obviously also nice to have. More often than not, we are

“In light of the underlying

cash generation potential and

asset value of [BP], we feel it

is significantly undervalued at

the current price.”

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seeing new management teams in companies where the previous incumbents

have failed operationally or strategically, and hence assessing the abilities and

direction of the new team becomes a critical task. There are no hard and fast

rules, but we would be wary of those appearing overly confident or those for

whom the share price appears to be more important than the business.

MOI: How do you generate investment ideas?

Lambert: The principal method of idea generation is through the use of very

long-term performance charts, which help to identify areas of currently

depressed sentiment and hence probable low valuations. Ideas also come

through more quantitative screening, subscription to quality newsletters like the

MOI and general reading. It is best described as eclectic, and there are no hard

criteria for qualification as a potential idea or inclusion in the portfolio.

MOI: What are your favorite hunting grounds for investments in the current

environment? Do you see value in Japan and, if so, how do you approach that

market?

Lambert: One of the attractions of our approach is that there will always be

areas that are out of favor, that offer value, and there will always be companies

that are experiencing a period of underperformance that has the potential to be

reversed. Hence we find opportunities in a wide range of industries and

geographies at any one time, since ideas are much more often than not generated

at a stock-specific level.

We do see value in Japan at the moment, and see high quality companies

that are very cheaply priced in comparison with Western equivalents. Valuations

have descended to levels comparable with or below Western markets, balance

sheets are strong and corporates are being forced to undertake restructuring and

business reorganizations more actively than ever before. Nevertheless, Western

investors remain largely apathetic to this and hence the region appears to us to

offer significant value.

We don’t approach the market differently to any other, and if anything our

investment style is even more weighted to a bottom-up approach. We still

attempt to find companies that are either significantly below their intrinsic value,

have strong turnaround potential or ideally both together.

MOI: Would you outline the summary thesis behind one or two of your best

ideas at this time?

Lambert: Two such ideas at present would be BP (London/NYSE: BP) and

Cable & Wireless Worldwide (London: CWC), both in the UK.

At BP, we feel the company has clearly had a cathartic shock following the Gulf

of Mexico incident, which has led to new management and hopefully in time a

new culture as well. This has had the benefit of allowing new management a

much freer hand in terms of the strategic direction of the group. In light of the

underlying cash generation potential and asset value of the company, we feel it

is significantly undervalued at the current price.

For Cable & Wireless Worldwide, this is a classic example of what we look for.

Essentially the company has been mismanaged for a decade, and with old

management finally cleared out, we feel a new start is in the cards. The

company’s assets appear materially undervalued at the current highly depressed

“[Cable & Wireless’] assets

appear materially

undervalued at the current

highly depressed share price,

in particular their UK

network, their subsea

network internationally, their

high-growth hosting business

and substantial tax assets, to

name just a few. We believe a

much sharper focus on cash

flow, and operational

performance, will reveal the

value of these assets in time.”

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share price, in particular their UK network, their subsea network internationally,

their high-growth hosting business and substantial tax assets, to name just a few.

We believe a much sharper focus on cash flow, and operational performance,

will reveal the value of these assets in time. In the meantime, the depressed

share price means the company could clearly be of interest to larger acquirers,

with reported expressions of interest in both individual assets and the entire

company in recent months.

MOI: In investing, good ideas are only one piece of the success equation.

Skilled portfolio management is indispensable. What are the biggest challenges

you face as a portfolio manager? How do you manage risk?

Lambert: One of the biggest challenges in our style is to manage the position

size appropriately, since this is a key means both of controlling stock-specific

risks and capturing performance from the best ideas within the portfolio.

Recovery and restructuring situations can be long, drawn out processes that

rarely develop in a straight line, so timing the entry and when to raise the

holding to a meaningful exposure become critical success factors. In this regard

we tend to start with small positions and grow them when we get greater

confidence in the trajectory of the recovery.

MOI: How has market volatility over the past few years affected your

investment process, and have you tweaked your approach in any way as a result?

Lambert: Market conditions have generally not favored our style of investing

over recent years, so it has necessarily become somewhat more pragmatic. This

essentially means we have blended our instinctive restructuring and recovery

bias with higher quality and more naturally resilient businesses. In so doing, we

have learned that value can be found right across the quality spectrum, and not

just in the most beaten-down and unloved names.

MOI: What is the single biggest mistake investors make?

Lambert: Compared to most professions, investors suffer a distinct lack of

useful information and feedback that would enable them to improve their

processes and, ultimately, results. Knowing where and how to make small

improvements across the range of skills required to deliver better returns is

difficult to do, and consequently it is often put to one side and forgotten. This

would be a mistake. A greater effort to understand one’s strengths and

weaknesses as an investor, by deconstructing and measuring your process as

thoroughly as possible, is something the thoughtful individual should constantly

be striving for. Process analytics and improvement should be a core part of any

investment process!

MOI: What books have stood out to you in recent years?

Lambert: There is a clear winner in this category. Howard Marks’ The Most

Important Thing was for me the most concise and insightful reference guide to

value investing that I have yet found. Practically every page contains a nugget of

thoughtful and indispensable advice. Moreover, what we found particularly

resonant was the idea that a quality company is not synonymous with a good

investment, and that few assets are so bad they can’t be a good investment if

bought cheaply enough.

MOI: John, thanks very much for sharing your ideas and insights.

“Knowing where and how to

make small improvements

across the range of skills

required to deliver better

returns is difficult to do, and

consequently it is often put to

one side and forgotten. This

would be a mistake.”

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Online Only: Three Exclusive Interviews The second annual VALUEx Zurich/Klosters gathering of value investors took

place in early February in Switzerland (www.valuex.ch). We had the pleasure of

learning from some of the most thoughtful investors in the business, including

Guy Spier, Bryan Lawrence, Whitney Tilson, Colin Moran, Massimo Fuggetta,

Simon Denison-Smith, and Ciccio Azzollini, to name a few. We are pleased to

share with you exclusive video interviews with the latter three fund managers.

To watch the video interviews, visit The Manual of Ideas Members Area at

http://members.manualofideas.com or click on the links below.

Watch our interview with Ciccio Azzollini, CEO of Cattolica Partecipazioni at http://youtu.be/Kp0-QIqfqWI

Watch our interview with value investment manager Massimo Fuggetta at http://youtu.be/Kc93t3N48oc

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50+ Portfolios With Signal Value™ Revealing the Top Ideas of Top Investors

“Signal value” as opposed to “noise.” We present the

holdings of some of the world’s top investors. We look for

investors who have amassed impressive track records over

long periods of time. We choose these investors carefully

to avoid the noise inherent in most 13F-HR filings.

The following analysis is based on Schedules 13F-HR

(institutional holdings report) filed with the SEC for the most

recent quarter, as well as Schedules 13G or 13D and Forms 3

or 4 filed subsequent to the end of the quarter.

MOI Signal Rank answers the question, “What are

this investor’s top ten ideas right now?” Rather than

simply presenting each investor’s largest holdings as of the

recently filed quarter end, the MOI’s proprietary

methodology ranks the companies in each investor’s

portfolio based on the investor’s current level of conviction

in each holding, as judged by the MOI.

Our proprietary methodology takes into account a

number of variables, including the size of a position in an

investor’s portfolio, the size of a position relative to the

market value of the corresponding company, the most recent

quarterly change in the number of shares owned, and the

change in the stock price of a position since the most recent

quarterly filing date.

For example, an investor might have the most

conviction in a position that is only the tenth-largest

position in such investor’s portfolio. This might be the

case if an investor invests in a small company, resulting in

a holding that is simply too small to rank highly based on

size alone. On the other hand, such a holding might

represent 19.9% of the shares outstanding of the subject

company, suggesting a high level of conviction. Our

estimate of the conviction level would rise further if the

subject company has a 20% poison-pill threshold, thereby

suggesting that the investor has bought as much of the

subject company as is practically feasible.

Bill Ackman, Pershing Square

Chuck Akre, Akre Capital

Zeke Ashton, Centaur Capital

Jonathan Auerbach, Hound Partners

Brian Bares, Bares Capital

Bruce Berkowitz, Fairholme

Richard Breeden, Breeden Capital

Tom Brown, Second Curve

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway

Francis Chou, Chou Associates

Chase Coleman, Tiger Global

James Crichton, Scout

Ian Cumming and Joe Steinberg, Leucadia

Boykin Curry, Eagle

Charles de Vaulx, Int’l Value Advisors

David Einhorn, Greenlight

Phil Falcone, Harbinger

Alan Fournier, Pennant

Glenn Fuhrman and John Phelan, MSD Capital

Jeffrey Gates, Gates Capital

Tom Gayner, Markel Gayner

Kian Ghazi, Hawkshaw

Ed Gilhuly and Scott Stuart, Sageview

Glenn Greenberg, Brave Warrior

Mason Hawkins, Southeastern

Lance Helfert and Paul Orfalea, West Coast

Chris Hohn, Children’s Investment Fund

Carl Icahn, Icahn

Robert Jaffe, Force Capital

Rehan Jaffer, H Partners

Robert Karr, Joho Capital

Seth Klarman, Baupost

Eddie Lampert, ESL Investments

Quincy Lee, Teton Capital

Dan Loeb, Third Point

Steve Mandel, Lone Pine

Sandy Nairn, Edinburgh Partners

Mohnish Pabrai, Pabrai Funds

John Paulson, Paulson & Co.

Boone Pickens, BP Capital

Mark Rachesky, MHR

Lisa Rapuano, Lane Five

Larry Robbins, Glenview

Alexander Roepers, Atlantic Investment

Wilbur Ross, WL Ross

Toby Symonds, Altai Capital

David Tepper, Appaloosa

Steve Tananbaum, GoldenTree

Jeffrey Ubben, ValueAct

Ed Wachenheim, Deephaven

Prem Watsa, Fairfax

Wally Weitz, Weitz Funds

David Winters, Wintergreen

Meryl Witmer, Eagle Value

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Akre Capital (Chuck Akre) Chuck Akre has been in the investment business since 1968. While sometimes viewed as a small cap growth manager, Akre follows a value strategy that focuses on returns on equity, management quality and cash flow-oriented valuation analysis.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Akre Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Ross Stores / ROST 11,878 51.95 9% 1,501 >100% <1% 12% 18x 16x 8.2x

2 Markel / MKL 3,925 407.96 -2% 135 2% 1% 8% 26x 25x 1.6x

3 Dollar Tree / DLTR 10,335 86.83 4% 734 2% <1% 10% 22x 18x 8.1x

4 American Tower / AMT 24,875 63.29 5% 1,387 1% <1% 13% 77x 41x n/m

5 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 192 2% <1% 12% 18x 15x >9.9x

6 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 0 >100% <1% 4% 17x 15x 2.0x

7 Enstar Group / ESGR 1,403 97.01 -1% 492 5% 3% 7% 9x 8x 1.3x

8 Primo Water / PRMW 69 2.91 -4% 477 >100% 2% 0% n/m 11x 1.4x

9 CarMax / KMX 6,777 29.91 -2% 806 0% <1% 4% 17x 16x 2.6x

10 O’Reilly Automotive / ORLY 10,709 83.45 4% 550 2% <1% 7% 19x 16x 5.1x

Top Holdings of Akre Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 American Tower / AMT 24,875 63.29 5% 1,387 1% <1% 13% 77x 41x n/m

2 Ross Stores / ROST 11,878 51.95 9% 1,501 >100% <1% 12% 18x 16x 8.2x

3 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 192 2% <1% 12% 18x 15x >9.9x

4 Dollar Tree / DLTR 10,335 86.83 4% 734 2% <1% 10% 22x 18x 8.1x

5 Markel / MKL 3,925 407.96 -2% 135 2% 1% 8% 26x 25x 1.6x

6 Enstar Group / ESGR 1,403 97.01 -1% 492 5% 3% 7% 9x 8x 1.3x

7 O’Reilly Automotive / ORLY 10,709 83.45 4% 550 2% <1% 7% 19x 16x 5.1x

8 Lamar Advertising / LAMR 2,956 31.80 16% 1,282 -11% 1% 6% >99x >99x n/m

9 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 0 >100% <1% 4% 17x 15x 2.0x

10 CarMax / KMX 6,777 29.91 -2% 806 0% <1% 4% 17x 16x 2.6x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Exxon Mobil / XOM Middleburg Financial / MBRG

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $654 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 83%

Median market value $9.3 billion

Average market value $46 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 18x

Median P/E (next FY) 15x

Median P / tangible book 2.7x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Services56%

Financial40%

Technology2%

Other2%

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Altai Capital (Toby Symonds) Altai Capital was founded in 2009 by Rishi Bajaj, formerly of Greenwich-based Silver Point Capital, Toby Symonds, formerly of Stamford-based SAC Capital, and Steve Tesoriere, formerly of New York-based Anchorage Capital. The firm manages a highly concentrated portfolio of high-conviction, value-oriented equity investment ideas.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Altai Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 McMoRan Exploration / MMR 2,189 13.57 -7% 3,566 51% 2% 17% n/m n/m 1.3x

2 MEMC Electronic / WFR 1,242 5.39 37% 6,138 50% 3% 12% 18x 19x .7x

3 Energy XXI / EXXI 2,877 37.60 18% 1,134 10% 1% 15% 10x 8x 2.4x

4 Dynegy / DYN 203 1.65 -40% 6,313 40% 5% 4% n/m n/m .1x

5 ReachLocal / RLOC 250 8.51 38% 1,075 63% 4% 3% n/m n/m 7.7x

6 IntraLinks / IL 354 6.52 4% 1,666 -20% 3% 4% 15x 14x n/m

7 Leap Wireless / LEAP 715 9.09 -2% 1,180 -34% 2% 4% n/m n/m n/m

8 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 2,420 -29% 4% 40% 84x 64x n/m

Top Holdings of Altai Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 2,420 -29% 4% 40% 84x 64x n/m

2 McMoRan Exploration / MMR 2,189 13.57 -7% 3,566 51% 2% 17% n/m n/m 1.3x

3 Energy XXI / EXXI 2,877 37.60 18% 1,134 10% 1% 15% 10x 8x 2.4x

4 MEMC Electronic / WFR 1,242 5.39 37% 6,138 50% 3% 12% 18x 19x .7x

5 IntraLinks / IL 354 6.52 4% 1,666 -20% 3% 4% 15x 14x n/m

6 Leap Wireless / LEAP 715 9.09 -2% 1,180 -34% 2% 4% n/m n/m n/m

7 Dynegy / DYN 203 1.65 -40% 6,313 40% 5% 4% n/m n/m .1x

8 ReachLocal / RLOC 250 8.51 38% 1,075 63% 4% 3% n/m n/m 7.7x

9 iSoftStone / ISS 561 10.10 15% 418 -90% <1% 1% 18x 13x 2.8x

10 RealD / RLD 648 11.90 50% 68 -90% <1% 0% 25x 28x 3.7x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

None Blue Coat Systems / BCSI

Eastman Kodak / EK

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $284 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 100%

Median market value $715 million

Average market value $1.2 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 18x

Median P/E (next FY) 19x

Median P / tangible book 2.6x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Services49%

Energy33%

Technology16%

Other2%

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Ancient Art / Teton (Quincy Lee) Quincy Lee is an Austin, Texas-based value investor who is said to have compounded capital in his Teton investment partnership at an annual rate well in excess of 20%, net of fees.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Teton Capital / Ancient Art

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Penn National Gaming / PENN 3,244 41.47 9% 342 new <1% 7% 19x 15x 8.4x

2 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 50 new <1% 11% 12x 10x 5.4x

3 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 40 23% <1% 11% 14x 12x 4.0x

4 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 406 7% <1% 9% n/a n/a n/m

5 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 641 new <1% 5% 8x 9x >9.9x

6 Charter Comms / CHTR 6,306 58.59 3% 79 new <1% 2% n/m >99x n/m

7 BofI Holding / BOFI 190 16.66 3% 569 0% 5% 4% 8x 8x 1.1x

8 Teekay Corp. / TK 1,809 26.33 -1% 334 49% <1% 4% n/m n/m 1.8x

9 Level 3 Comms / LVLT 4,392 21.15 24% 295 new <1% 3% n/m n/m n/m

10 Credit Acceptance / CACC 2,379 92.67 13% 130 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 4.4x

Top Holdings of Teton Capital / Ancient Art – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 50 new <1% 11% 12x 10x 5.4x

2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 40 23% <1% 11% 14x 12x 4.0x

3 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 645 -22% <1% 9% 11x 10x 6.1x

4 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 406 7% <1% 9% n/a n/a n/m

5 Penn National Gaming / PENN 3,244 41.47 9% 342 new <1% 7% 19x 15x 8.4x

6 Credit Acceptance / CACC 2,379 92.67 13% 130 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 4.4x

7 CBS / CBS 19,597 29.90 10% 384 -20% <1% 5% 16x 13x n/m

8 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 641 new <1% 5% 8x 9x >9.9x

9 Liberty Global / LBTYA 13,172 48.55 18% 214 0% <1% 5% n/m 32x n/m

10 BofI Holding / BOFI 190 16.66 3% 569 0% 5% 4% 8x 8x 1.1x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Apple / AAPL

Bank of America / BAC

Charter Comms / CHTR

Chemtura / CHMT

Dell / DELL

Level 3 Comms / LVLT

Penn National Gaming / PENN

Aon / AON

Bancorp / TBBK

Clear Channel / CCO

NXP Semiconductors / NXPI

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $213 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 74%

Median market value $4.4 billion

Average market value $46 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 14x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 1.8x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Technology37%

Services28%

Financial15%

Other19%

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Appaloosa (David Tepper) Tepper heads Appaloosa Management, which he founded in 1993 after leaving Goldman Sachs, where he had been the head trader on Goldman’s high-yield desk. Tepper’s specialty is in distressed investments and special situations.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Appaloosa

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 182 >100% <1% 10% 12x 10x 5.4x

2 Boston Scientific / BSX 8,785 5.93 11% 7,798 new <1% 5% 14x 12x n/m

3 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,219 new <1% 4% 12x 11x >9.9x

4 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 11,119 0% <1% 11% n/a n/a .3x

5 Dean Foods / DF 1,964 10.69 -5% 6,179 -22% 3% 8% 15x 12x n/m

6 Calumet Specialty / CLMT 1,147 22.26 10% 1,289 -3% 3% 3% 19x 11x 2.5x

7 Goodyear Tire / GT 3,392 13.88 -2% 6,057 -45% 2% 10% 7x 6x >9.9x

8 Hartford Financial / HIG 8,806 19.90 22% 1,275 -5% <1% 3% 6x 5x .4x

8 Hartford Financial / HIG 8,806 19.90 22% 1,275 -5% <1% 3% 6x 5x .4x

10 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 229 new <1% 1% 8x 7x 9.0x

Top Holdings of Appaloosa – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 CVR Energy / CVI 2,346 27.10 45% 5,005 -21% 6% 16% 7x 8x 2.3x

2 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 11,119 0% <1% 11% n/a n/a .3x

3 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 182 >100% <1% 10% 12x 10x 5.4x

4 Goodyear Tire / GT 3,392 13.88 -2% 6,057 -45% 2% 10% 7x 6x >9.9x

5 Dean Foods / DF 1,964 10.69 -5% 6,179 -22% 3% 8% 15x 12x n/m

6 Boston Scientific / BSX 8,785 5.93 11% 7,798 new <1% 5% 14x 12x n/m

7 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,219 new <1% 4% 12x 11x >9.9x

8 Calumet Specialty / CLMT 1,147 22.26 10% 1,289 -3% 3% 3% 19x 11x 2.5x

9 US Airways / LCC 1,435 8.85 75% 3,238 -65% 2% 3% 4x 4x n/m

10 Mueller Water / MWA 468 2.99 23% 9,442 -11% 6% 3% n/m 43x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Boston Scientific / BSXDelphi Automotive / DLPHOracle / ORCL

AMR Corp. (AMR)Applied Materials / AMATBP / BPCitigroup / CDana Holding / DANDelta Air Lines / DALE*Trade Financial / ETFCGoogle / GOOGHollyFrontier / HFCKB Home / KBHKLA-Tencor / KLACLam Research / LRCX

Micron Technology / MUMosaic Company / MOSNavistar / NAVOwens Corning / OCPulte Homes / PHMRyland Group / RYLSuperMedia / SPMDTemple-Inland / TINTeradyne / TERTesoro / TSOWestern Refining / WNR

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $864 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 74%

Median market value $6.1 billion

Average market value $35 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 11x

Median P/E (next FY) 10x

Median P / tangible book 2.3x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Energy22%

Financial17%

Technology17%

Other44%

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Atlantic Investment (Alexander Roepers) Alexander Roepers founded Atlantic in 1988. In an interview with hedgefundnews.com Roepers described himself as “family-oriented, persistent, disciplined, optimistic and trying hard to not take himself (or life’s travail) too seriously.”

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Atlantic Investment Management

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Joy Global / JOY 8,970 83.75 12% 2,230 new 2% 15% 11x 10x 7.9x

2 Energizer Holdings / ENR 5,021 76.13 -2% 2,248 23% 3% 14% 12x 11x n/m

3 Flowserve / FLS 6,409 115.35 16% 1,614 33% 3% 15% 15x 13x 5.6x

4 Kennametal / KMT 3,508 43.98 20% 3,300 new 4% 12% 11x 10x 3.7x

5 Owens Illinois / OI 3,992 24.28 25% 8,240 3% 5% 17% 9x 8x n/m

6 Harman International / HAR 3,499 49.85 31% 590 new <1% 2% 17x 13x 2.7x

7 Rockwood Holdings / ROC 4,155 54.02 37% 600 new <1% 3% 14x 13x n/m

8 Crown Holdings / CCK 5,669 37.50 12% 748 4% <1% 2% 12x 11x n/m

9 Crane Co. / CR 2,831 48.68 4% 369 30% <1% 1% 13x 11x >9.9x

10 TRW Automotive / TRW 5,120 41.38 27% 300 71% <1% 1% 6x 7x 9.2x

Top Holdings of Atlantic Investment Management – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Owens Illinois / OI 3,992 24.28 25% 8,240 3% 5% 17% 9x 8x n/m

2 Joy Global / JOY 8,970 83.75 12% 2,230 new 2% 15% 11x 10x 7.9x

3 Flowserve / FLS 6,409 115.35 16% 1,614 33% 3% 15% 15x 13x 5.6x

4 Energizer Holdings / ENR 5,021 76.13 -2% 2,248 23% 3% 14% 12x 11x n/m

5 Ashland / ASH 5,019 64.10 12% 2,535 -16% 3% 13% 11x 9x n/m

6 Kennametal / KMT 3,508 43.98 20% 3,300 new 4% 12% 11x 10x 3.7x

7 Rockwood Holdings / ROC 4,155 54.02 37% 600 new <1% 3% 14x 13x n/m

8 Harman International / HAR 3,499 49.85 31% 590 new <1% 2% 17x 13x 2.7x

9 Crown Holdings / CCK 5,669 37.50 12% 748 4% <1% 2% 12x 11x n/m

10 Solutia / SOA 3,419 27.97 62% 760 1% <1% 2% 13x 11x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Harman International / HAR

Joy Global / JOY

Kennametal / KMT

Rockwood Holdings / ROC

Curtiss-Wright Corp. / CW

Jarden Corp. / JAH

McKesson / MCK

Nalco Holding / NLC

Newell Rubbermaid / NWL

Stanley Black Decker / SWK

Timken / TKR

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $1.2 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 96%

Median maret value $5.0 billion

Average market value $6.5 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 12x

Median P/E (next FY) 11x

Median P / tangible book 5.6x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Capital Goods43%

Basic Materials38%

Technology14%

Other5%

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Bares Capital (Brian Bares) Brian Bares started his investment firm, Bares Capital Management, in 2000, focusing initially on micro-cap public companies. The firm launched a small-cap institutional strategy in 2001 and now manages assets in two value-oriented strategies. Bares Capital Management is quite unique in the institutional asset management world, as it has adhered to a disciplined business strategy, limiting the growth of assets under management to benefit investment performance. Bares is author of The Small-Cap Advantage: How Top Endowments and Foundations Turn Small Stocks into Big Returns.

*

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Bares Capital Management

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 INTL FCStone / INTL 427 22.51 -4% 2,783 1% 15% 15% 9x n/a 1.8x

2 Utah Medical / UTMD 109 29.95 11% 413 1% 11% 3% 15x 13x n/m

3 Female Health / FHCO 147 5.25 16% 4,140 3% 15% 5% n/a n/a 8.6x

4 Dolan Media / DM 324 10.58 24% 3,013 15% 10% 8% 26x 18x n/m

5 Tandy Leather / TLF 52 5.10 5% 1,647 0% 16% 2% n/a n/a 1.6x

6 Winmark / WINA 305 61.28 7% 849 0% 17% 12% n/a n/a >9.9x

7 Interactive Intell. / ININ 520 27.53 20% 2,240 1% 12% 15% 32x 25x 5.6x

8 American Public Ed. / APEI 725 40.65 -6% 413 12% 2% 4% 20x 17x 6.0x

9 Colfax / CFX 2,843 33.57 18% 482 15% <1% 4% 21x 16x >9.9x

10 Hallmark Financial / HALL 132 6.84 -2% 1,907 0% 10% 3% n/m >99x .9x

Top Holdings of Bares Capital Management – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 INTL FCStone / INTL 427 22.51 -4% 2,783 1% 15% 15% 9x n/a 1.8x

2 Interactive Intell. / ININ 520 27.53 20% 2,240 1% 12% 15% 32x 25x 5.6x

3 Winmark / WINA 305 61.28 7% 849 0% 17% 12% n/a n/a >9.9x

4 Dolan Media / DM 324 10.58 24% 3,013 15% 10% 8% 26x 18x n/m

5 Female Health / FHCO 147 5.25 16% 4,140 3% 15% 5% n/a n/a 8.6x

6 American Public Ed. / APEI 725 40.65 -6% 413 12% 2% 4% 20x 17x 6.0x

7 Stratasys / SSYS 766 36.15 19% 460 16% 2% 4% 30x 26x 5.8x

8 Colfax / CFX 2,843 33.57 18% 482 15% <1% 4% 21x 16x >9.9x

9 Stamps.com / STMP 455 30.29 16% 457 -42% 3% 3% 23x 18x 4.9x

10 Hallmark Financial / HALL 132 6.84 -2% 1,907 0% 10% 3% n/m >99x .9x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Kinder Morgan Mgmt / KMR

Travelzoo / TZOO

American Dental / ADPI

BIDZ.com / BIDZ

Level 3 Comms / LVLT

OneBeacon Insurance / OB

Winthrop Realty / FUR

Portfolio Metrics**

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $418 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 73%

Median market value $964 million

Average market value $18 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 18x

Median P/E (next FY) 15x

Median P / tangible book 2.3x

*Email [email protected] to request a free copy of Brian’s book.

**Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Financial32%

Technology24%

Services22%

Other23%

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Baupost (Seth Klarman) Seth Klarman, founder and president of The Baupost Group, is the author of Margin of Safety and one of the most widely respected value-oriented investors. Since inception in February 1983, The Baupost Group has delivered a compounded annual return of approximately 20%.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Baupost

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Targacept / TRGT 203 6.07 9% 6,000 new 18% 1% n/m n/m 1.1x

2 AVEO Pharma / AVEO 590 13.65 -21% 5,085 2% 12% 2% 20x n/m 2.4x

3 Theravance / THRX 1,407 16.53 -25% 14,226 0% 17% 7% n/m n/m n/m

4 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 25,700 1% 1% 14% 14x 11x >9.9x

5 Syneron Medical / ELOS 368 10.56 -5% 4,000 0% 11% 1% 30x 19x 2.0x

6 ViaSat / VSAT 1,937 45.22 -2% 10,500 0% 25% 14% 52x 48x 2.6x

7 Enzon Pharma / ENZN 359 7.43 11% 9,001 0% 19% 2% n/a n/a 1.8x

8 Alliance One / AOI 266 3.04 12% 8,787 0% 10% 1% 8x n/a .9x

9 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 12,000 0% <1% 11% 11x 10x 6.1x

10 Idenix Pharma / IDIX 1,153 10.92 47% 5,665 >100% 5% 2% n/m n/m n/m

Top Holdings of Baupost – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 BP / BP 147,159 46.35 8% 12,000 -13% <1% 16% 7x 7x 1.9x

2 Hewlett-Packard / HPQ 56,721 28.70 11% 18,750 -10% <1% 16% 7x 6x n/m

3 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 25,700 1% 1% 14% 14x 11x >9.9x

4 ViaSat / VSAT 1,937 45.22 -2% 10,500 0% 25% 14% 52x 48x 2.6x

5 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 12,000 0% <1% 11% 11x 10x 6.1x

6 Theravance / THRX 1,407 16.53 -25% 14,226 0% 17% 7% n/m n/m n/m

7 Allied Nevada Gold / ANV 3,044 34.07 13% 4,013 15% 4% 4% 92x 20x 5.6x

8 Genworth Financial / GNW 4,288 8.74 33% 10,000 0% 2% 3% 7x 5x .3x

9 AVEO Pharma / AVEO 590 13.65 -21% 5,085 2% 12% 2% 20x n/m 2.4x

10 Enzon Pharma / ENZN 359 7.43 11% 9,001 0% 19% 2% n/a n/a 1.8x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Targacept / TRGT BreitBurn Energy / BBEP

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*, **

Portfolio size $3.4 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 88%

Median market value $1.2 billion

Average market value $24 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 11x

Median P/E (next FY) 11x

Median P / tangible book 1.9x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

**A predominant portion of assets managed by Seth Klarman may be invested

in non-equity securities and is therefore not shown in the chart or tables.

Technology40%

Health Care18%

Energy16%

Other26%

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Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett) Warren Buffett has built an unparalleled investment track record over several decades, becoming widely regarded as the best investor of all time. Buffett has embraced a long term-oriented investment approach with an emphasis on investing in companies with durable competitive advantage, high returns on capital employed, and shareholder-friendly management.Berkshire has hired Todd Combs and Ted Weschler to help Buffett manage the portfolio and succeed him eventually.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Berkshire Hathaway

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 IBM / IBM 226,790 192.42 5% 63,906 11% 5% 18% 13x 12x n/m

2 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 383,704 6% 7% 17% 9x 8x 1.8x

3 Procter & Gamble / PG 175,951 63.88 -4% 76,766 0% 3% 7% 16x 15x n/m

4 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 200,000 0% 9% 20% 17x 15x >9.9x

5 Washington Post / WPO 3,003 389.02 3% 1,728 0% 22% 1% 18x 23x 5.0x

6 American Express / AXP 60,176 51.81 10% 151,611 0% 13% 11% 12x 11x 3.2x

7 Moody’s / MCO 8,534 38.44 14% 28,415 0% 13% 2% 15x 13x n/m

8 USG / USG 1,473 13.99 38% 17,072 0% 16% 0% n/m n/m 9.4x

9 DIRECTV / DTV 32,111 45.51 6% 20,348 >100% 3% 1% 13x 10x n/m

10 ConocoPhillips / COP 95,929 72.25 -1% 29,101 0% 2% 3% 9x 8x 1.6x

Top Holdings of Berkshire Hathaway – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 200,000 0% 9% 20% 17x 15x >9.9x

2 IBM / IBM 226,790 192.42 5% 63,906 11% 5% 18% 13x 12x n/m

3 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 383,704 6% 7% 17% 9x 8x 1.8x

4 American Express / AXP 60,176 51.81 10% 151,611 0% 13% 11% 12x 11x 3.2x

5 Procter & Gamble / PG 175,951 63.88 -4% 76,766 0% 3% 7% 16x 15x n/m

6 Kraft Foods / KFT 68,161 38.58 3% 87,035 -3% 5% 5% 17x 15x n/m

7 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 39,037 0% 1% 4% 14x 13x 4.5x

8 ConocoPhillips / COP 95,929 72.25 -1% 29,101 0% 2% 3% 9x 8x 1.6x

9 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 69,039 0% 4% 3% 11x 10x 2.8x

10 Johnson & Johnson / JNJ 176,413 64.60 -1% 29,018 -23% 1% 3% 13x 12x 6.5x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

DaVita / DVA

Liberty Media / LMCA

Exxon Mobil / XOM

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*, **

Portfolio size $69 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 90%

Median market value $56 billion

Average market value $83 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 13x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 2.9x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

**A large portion of Berkshire’s asset value may be attributed to holdings that

are not publicly traded and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.

Financial33%

Consumer Non-Cyclical

32%

Technology18%

Other17%

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BP Capital (Boone Pickens) Pickens, born in 1928, was a prominent corporate raider during the 1980s. He founded energy fund BP Capital in 1997.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of BP Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 McMoRan Exploration / MMR 2,189 13.57 -7% 1,096 0% <1% 10% n/m n/m 1.3x

2 Chesapeake Energy / CHK 14,590 22.13 -1% 570 0% <1% 9% 8x 11x 1.1x

3 BP / BP 147,159 46.35 8% 402 0% <1% 13% 7x 7x 1.9x

4 Transocean / RIG 16,462 50.21 31% 163 new <1% 6% 34x 17x 1.3x

5 Weatherford / WFT 13,610 17.79 22% 515 0% <1% 6% 21x 12x 2.8x

6 Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV 35,035 82.66 22% 179 0% <1% 10% 14x 12x 4.7x

7 Golar LNG / GLNG 3,527 43.95 -1% 49 new <1% 1% 46x 22x 6.0x

8 SandRidge Energy / SD 3,107 7.46 -9% 1,181 0% <1% 6% n/m >99x 1.8x

9 Dawson Geophysical / DWSN 293 36.94 -7% 245 0% 3% 6% 18x 12x 1.5x

10 Exxon Mobil / XOM 401,671 83.80 -1% 94 0% <1% 5% 10x 9x 2.6x

Top Holdings of BP Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 BP / BP 147,159 46.35 8% 402 0% <1% 13% 7x 7x 1.9x

2 McMoRan Exploration / MMR 2,189 13.57 -7% 1,096 0% <1% 10% n/m n/m 1.3x

3 Nat.-Oilwell Varco / NOV 35,035 82.66 22% 179 0% <1% 10% 14x 12x 4.7x

4 Chesapeake Energy / CHK 14,590 22.13 -1% 570 0% <1% 9% 8x 11x 1.1x

5 Weatherford / WFT 13,610 17.79 22% 515 0% <1% 6% 21x 12x 2.8x

6 Dawson Geophysical / DWSN 293 36.94 -7% 245 0% 3% 6% 18x 12x 1.5x

7 Devon Energy / DVN 26,112 64.65 4% 140 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 1.7x

8 SandRidge Energy / SD 3,107 7.46 -9% 1,181 0% <1% 6% n/m >99x 1.8x

9 Transocean / RIG 16,462 50.21 31% 163 new <1% 6% 34x 17x 1.3x

10 Exxon Mobil / XOM 401,671 83.80 -1% 94 0% <1% 5% 10x 9x 2.6x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Golar LNG / GLNG

Transocean / RIG

EOG Resources / EOG

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*, **

Portfolio size $148 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 77%

Median market value $28 billion

Average market value $56 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 14x

Median P/E (next FY) 11x

Median P / tangible book 1.9x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

**A large portion of assets managed by Boone Pickens may be invested

outside of BP Capital and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.

Energy99%

Transportation1%

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Brave Warrior (Glenn Greenberg) Brave Warrior, formerly called Chieftain Capital Management, was founded in 1984 by Glenn Greenberg and John Shapiro. The firm runs a concentrated portfolio focused on companies with high returns on capital and sustainable competitive advantage. Brave Warrior’s long-term performance record is believed to feature mid teens annualized investment returns.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Brave Warrior

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 299 3% <1% 14% 14x 12x 4.0x

2 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 4,360 13% 1% 16% n/a n/a n/m

3 Comcast / CMCSA 73,362 27.18 15% 4,923 4% <1% 10% 18x 15x n/m

4 VistaPrint / VPRT 1,448 39.23 28% 2,086 new 6% 6% 22x 19x >9.9x

5 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 2,959 3% <1% 7% 11x 10x 2.8x

6 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,028 new <1% 2% 12x 11x >9.9x

7 Adobe Systems / ADBE 15,905 32.21 14% 1,422 new <1% 4% 13x 12x >9.9x

8 Primerica / PRI 1,601 24.68 6% 1,684 23% 3% 3% 9x 9x 1.2x

9 Visa / V 92,635 113.90 12% 274 7% <1% 2% 19x 16x >9.9x

10 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 2,157 -10% <1% 8% 16x 14x 4.1x

Top Holdings of Brave Warrior – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 4,360 13% 1% 16% n/a n/a n/m

2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 299 3% <1% 14% 14x 12x 4.0x

3 Fiserv / FISV 9,047 64.23 9% 2,375 -7% 2% 12% 13x 11x n/m

4 Comcast / CMCSA 73,362 27.18 15% 4,923 4% <1% 10% 18x 15x n/m

5 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 2,157 -10% <1% 8% 16x 14x 4.1x

6 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 2,959 3% <1% 7% 11x 10x 2.8x

7 VistaPrint / VPRT 1,448 39.23 28% 2,086 new 6% 6% 22x 19x >9.9x

8 Aon / AON 15,699 48.56 4% 1,508 -41% <1% 6% 14x 12x n/m

9 Lab Corp. of America / LH 8,922 90.03 5% 784 -6% <1% 5% 14x 13x n/m

10 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 164 -40% <1% 5% 18x 15x >9.9x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Adobe Systems / ADBE

Globe Specialty / GSM

Oracle / ORCL

VistaPrint / VPRT

Wells Fargo / WFC

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $1.3 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 88%

Median market value $16 billion

Average market value $53 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 14x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 2.6x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Technology31%

Financial23%

Health Care21%

Other25%

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Breeden Capital (Richard Breeden) Richard C. Breeden, born in 1949, is a former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Breeden founded Breeden Capital Management in 2006. The fund applies a concentrated, activist investment approach.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Breeden Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Zale / ZLC 93 2.90 -24% 5,935 0% 18% 2% n/m n/m 1.3x

2 Stanley Black Decker / SWK 12,681 75.08 11% 807 16% <1% 9% 13x 11x n/m

3 Flowserve / FLS 6,409 115.35 16% 1,026 6% 2% 17% 15x 13x 5.6x

4 Helmerich & Payne / HP 6,365 59.27 2% 1,562 0% 1% 13% 12x 10x 1.8x

5 American Science / ASEI 687 77.02 13% 388 >100% 4% 4% 26x 24x 2.6x

6 Ashland / ASH 5,019 64.10 12% 354 new <1% 3% 11x 9x n/m

7 Alliant Techsystems / ATK 1,924 58.27 2% 397 0% 1% 3% 7x 8x n/m

8 Iron Mountain / IRM 5,656 30.47 -1% 1,633 -13% <1% 7% 25x 23x n/m

9 H&R Block / HRB 4,921 16.80 3% 7,166 -8% 2% 17% 11x 10x >9.9x

10 Airgas / ARG 6,008 78.68 1% 733 -27% <1% 8% 19x 17x >9.9x

Top Holdings of Breeden Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 H&R Block / HRB 4,921 16.80 3% 7,166 -8% 2% 17% 11x 10x >9.9x

2 Flowserve / FLS 6,409 115.35 16% 1,026 6% 2% 17% 15x 13x 5.6x

3 Helmerich & Payne / HP 6,365 59.27 2% 1,562 0% 1% 13% 12x 10x 1.8x

4 Stanley Black Decker / SWK 12,681 75.08 11% 807 16% <1% 9% 13x 11x n/m

5 Airgas / ARG 6,008 78.68 1% 733 -27% <1% 8% 19x 17x >9.9x

6 Steris / STE 1,807 31.35 5% 1,771 -65% 3% 8% 14x 14x 4.0x

7 Iron Mountain / IRM 5,656 30.47 -1% 1,633 -13% <1% 7% 25x 23x n/m

8 Dun & Bradstreet / DNB 3,829 78.77 5% 594 -40% 1% 7% 12x 11x n/m

9 American Science / ASEI 687 77.02 13% 388 >100% 4% 4% 26x 24x 2.6x

10 Alliant Techsystems / ATK 1,924 58.27 2% 397 0% 1% 3% 7x 8x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Ashland / ASH Aon / AON

EMCOR Group / EME

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $694 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 94%

Median market value $5.0 billion

Average market value $5.2 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 14x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 3.3x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Services27%

Capital Goods20%

Energy13%

Other39%

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Centaur Value (Zeke Ashton) Zeke Ashton is founder and managing partner of Centaur Capital, a Dallas-based investment firm. Centaur Capital serves asadvisor to the Centaur family of private partnerships using a value-oriented long/short equity strategy. Centaur is also the sub-advisor to the Tilson Dividend Fund, a mutual fund utilizing an income-oriented value investing strategy.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Centaur Value Fund1, 2

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Millipore / MIL 504 8.06 15% 550 >100% <1% 6% n/a n/a .9x

2 Ancestry.com / ACOM 1,364 30.96 35% 235 42% <1% 9% 25x 20x n/m

3 Coinstar / CSTR 1,745 56.40 24% 120 0% <1% 9% 14x 12x 6.8x

4 Medtronic / MDT 41,929 39.73 4% 90 >100% <1% 4% 12x 11x >9.9x

5 Diamond Offshore / DO 8,725 62.76 14% 60 50% <1% 5% 15x 12x 2.0x

6 IDT Corp. / IDT 199 8.74 -7% 150 88% <1% 2% 58x 11x 3.8x

7 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 7 21% <1% 4% 12x 10x 5.4x

8 Aspen Insurance / AHL 2,002 28.33 7% 125 0% <1% 4% 10x 9x .6x

9 Activision Blizzard / ATVI 14,103 12.33 0% 420 -14% <1% 7% 13x 11x 5.1x

10 Xerox / XRX 10,986 7.92 -1% 450 -18% <1% 4% 7x 6x >9.9x1

Excludes holdings of Tilson Dividend Fund, which is also managed by Zeke Ashton. 2

Includes shares underlying LEAPs and other option positions.

Top Holdings of Centaur Value Fund – By Dollar Value1, 2

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 460 -8% <1% 10% 8x 9x >9.9x

2 Ancestry.com / ACOM 1,364 30.96 35% 235 42% <1% 9% 25x 20x n/m

3 Coinstar / CSTR 1,745 56.40 24% 120 0% <1% 9% 14x 12x 6.8x

4 Activision Blizzard / ATVI 14,103 12.33 0% 420 -14% <1% 7% 13x 11x 5.1x

5 Millipore / MIL 504 8.06 15% 550 >100% <1% 6% n/a n/a .9x

6 Cisco Systems / CSCO 106,953 19.90 10% 215 -54% <1% 5% 11x 10x 3.5x

7 Interactive Brokers / IBKR 711 15.61 4% 248 -10% <1% 5% 12x 10x 1.2x

8 Diamond Offshore / DO 8,725 62.76 14% 60 50% <1% 5% 15x 12x 2.0x

9 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 7 21% <1% 4% 12x 10x 5.4x

10 Medtronic / MDT 41,929 39.73 4% 90 >100% <1% 4% 12x 11x >9.9x1

Excludes holdings of Tilson Dividend Fund, which is also managed by Zeke Ashton. 2

Includes shares underlying LEAPs and other option positions.

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Genie Energy / GNE (spun off from IDT)

Medtronic / MDTMillipore / MIL

Alleghany / YBig Lots / BIGBiglari Holdings / BHGap / GPS

Himax Tech / HIMXP.F. Chang’s / PFCBTransatlantic Petro / TATWestern Digital / WDC

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $80 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 64%

Median market value $1.7 billion

Average market value $25 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 14x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 1.8x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Technology63%

Financial18%

Health Care12%

Other7%

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Centerbridge (Jeffrey Aronson and Mark Gallogly) Centerbridge, founded in 2006, engages in private and public equity as well as distressed debt investing. Prior to founding Centerbridge, Jeffrey Aronson headed distressed debt investing at Angelo, Gordon & Co., while Mark Gallogly ran a telecom and media buyout fund at Blackstone Group. For additional background, see http://bit.ly/pSlbTF and http://bit.ly/qpJ26Z

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Centerbridge Partners

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 12,116 new 4% 28% 8x 7x 9.0x

2 Visteon Corp. / VC 2,650 51.44 3% 2,107 >100% 4% 8% 13x 12x 2.6x

3 Starwood Hotels / HOT 10,874 55.67 16% 1,550 >100% <1% 7% 24x 21x >9.9x

4 BankUnited / BKU 2,221 22.83 4% 10,768 0% 11% 19% 13x 14x 1.5x

5 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 9,397 0% 5% 30% 30x 18x 1.0x

6 Quad Graphics / QUAD 695 14.83 3% 2,229 0% 5% 3% 6x 7x 2.2x

7 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 1,242 6% <1% 2% 7x 7x n/m

8 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 3,956 0% 4% 2% n/m n/m .4x

9 Penn National Gaming / PENN 3,244 41.47 9% 45 0% <1% 0% 19x 15x 8.4x

Top Holdings of Centerbridge Partners – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 9,397 0% 5% 30% 30x 18x 1.0x

2 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 12,116 new 4% 28% 8x 7x 9.0x

3 BankUnited / BKU 2,221 22.83 4% 10,768 0% 11% 19% 13x 14x 1.5x

4 Visteon Corp. / VC 2,650 51.44 3% 2,107 >100% 4% 8% 13x 12x 2.6x

5 Starwood Hotels / HOT 10,874 55.67 16% 1,550 >100% <1% 7% 24x 21x >9.9x

6 Quad Graphics / QUAD 695 14.83 3% 2,229 0% 5% 3% 6x 7x 2.2x

7 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 1,242 6% <1% 2% 7x 7x n/m

8 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 3,956 0% 4% 2% n/m n/m .4x

9 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 1,508 -41% <1% 1% n/a n/a .3x

10 Walter Investment / WAC 599 21.50 5% 162 -91% <1% 0% n/m 10x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Delphi Automotive / DLPH None

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $1.3 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 100%

Median market value $3.2 billion

Average market value $9.6 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 13x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 1.9x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Financial55%Consumer

Cyclical33%

Services12%

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Children’s Investment (Chris Hohn) Chris Hohn is the founder of London-based The Children’s Investment Fund Management. TCI runs a concentrated portfolio that has historically been heavily weighted in industrials. Hohn has acquired a reputation as an aggressive shareholder activist, most notably forcing the resignation of the CEO of Deutsche Boerse after he refused to abandon a proposed takeover of the London Stock Exchange. Hohn also agitated for a sale of ABN Amro, ultimately pushing it into the hands of RBS.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Children’s Investment Fund

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 1,301 0% <1% 1% n/a n/a .3x

2 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 51,557 -4% 2% 47% 14x 11x >9.9x

3 Viacom / VIA 29,330 54.25 2% 4,283 -25% <1% 11% n/a n/a n/m

4 Walt Disney / DIS 74,293 41.45 11% 16,797 -12% <1% 33% 14x 12x >9.9x

5 WellPoint / WLP 22,322 64.17 -3% 673 -48% <1% 2% 8x 8x >9.9x

6 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,641 -39% <1% 2% 12x 11x >9.9x

7 Union Pacific / UNP 53,590 111.63 5% 926 -74% <1% 5% 14x 12x 2.9x

Top Holdings of Children’s Investment Fund – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 51,557 -4% 2% 47% 14x 11x >9.9x

2 Walt Disney / DIS 74,293 41.45 11% 16,797 -12% <1% 33% 14x 12x >9.9x

3 Viacom / VIA 29,330 54.25 2% 4,283 -25% <1% 11% n/a n/a n/m

4 Union Pacific / UNP 53,590 111.63 5% 926 -74% <1% 5% 14x 12x 2.9x

5 Oracle / ORCL 143,211 28.50 11% 1,641 -39% <1% 2% 12x 11x >9.9x

6 WellPoint / WLP 22,322 64.17 -3% 673 -48% <1% 2% 8x 8x >9.9x

7 Royal Bank Scotland / RBS 26,145 8.77 38% 1,301 0% <1% 1% n/a n/a .3x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

None Kansas City Southern / KSU

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $2.1 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 100%

Median market value $39 billion

Average market value $51 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 14x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 2.9x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Services90%

Transportation5%

Financial3%

Other2%

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Chou Associates (Francis Chou) Francis Chou arrived in Canada from India in 1976. Over the years, he worked for Bell Canada, Gardiner Watson, and Fairfax Financial. The roots of Chou Associates date back to 1986. Today, Chou manages several investment funds and has been repeatedly ranked one of the top investment managers in Canada. He follows a deep value-oriented investment style.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Chou Associates

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Watson Pharma / WPI 7,374 57.99 -4% 635 0% <1% 8% 12x 10x n/m

2 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 0 0% <1% 8% 17x 15x 2.0x

3 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 8,950 40% <1% 17% 11x 7x .6x

4 JPMorgan Chase / JPM 142,909 37.61 13% 1,279 0% <1% 11% 8x 7x 1.2x

5 Overstock.com / OSTK 162 6.96 -11% 2,310 0% 10% 4% n/m n/m >9.9x

6 Primus Telecom / PTGI 181 13.24 5% 451 new 3% 1% n/a n/a n/m

7 RadioShack / RSH 759 7.60 -22% 1,294 29% 1% 2% 8x 10x 1.0x

8 Sanofi-Aventis / SNY 100,338 37.23 2% 410 0% <1% 3% 8x 6x n/m

9 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 998 0% <1% 7% 9x 8x 1.8x

10 Qiao Xing Mobile / QXM 71 1.25 28% 1,584 >100% 3% 0% n/a n/a .2x

Top Holdings of Chou Associates – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 8,950 40% <1% 17% 11x 7x .6x

2 JPMorgan Chase / JPM 142,909 37.61 13% 1,279 0% <1% 11% 8x 7x 1.2x

3 AbitibiBowater / ABH 1,545 15.28 5% 2,659 -1% 3% 9% 10x 6x .5x

4 Watson Pharma / WPI 7,374 57.99 -4% 635 0% <1% 8% 12x 10x n/m

5 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 0 0% <1% 8% 17x 15x 2.0x

6 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 998 0% <1% 7% 9x 8x 1.8x

7 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 584 21% <1% 6% n/m n/m 1.6x

8 Goldman Sachs / GS 56,183 114.12 26% 165 0% <1% 4% 10x 9x .9x

9 Overstock.com / OSTK 162 6.96 -11% 2,310 0% 10% 4% n/m n/m >9.9x

10 Sanofi-Aventis / SNY 100,338 37.23 2% 410 0% <1% 3% 8x 6x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Primus Telecom / PTGI CryptoLogic / CRYP

Gannett / GCI

MannKind / MNKD

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*, **

Portfolio size $437 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 78%

Median market value $7.1 billion

Average market value $38 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 10x

Median P/E (next FY) 8x

Median P / tangible book 1.3x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

**A large portion of assets managed by Francis Chou may be invested in

Canadian and other securities, which are not shown in the chart or tables.

Financial53%

Services24%

Health Care13%

Other10%

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Eagle Capital (Boykin Curry) Ravenel Boykin Curry IV manages New York-based Eagle Capital Management, which started as a family investment partnership and has grown to more than $5 billion in assets invested in equities. Curry has a long term-oriented investment approach and looks for out-of-favor companies that trade at a significant discount to intrinsic value.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Eagle Capital Management

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 8,035 4% <1% 5% 17x 15x >9.9x

2 Aon / AON 15,699 48.56 4% 11,258 6% 3% 5% 14x 12x n/m

3 Ecolab / ECL 18,384 61.20 6% 7,966 9% 3% 5% 24x 20x >9.9x

4 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 9,589 4% <1% 6% 14x 13x 4.5x

5 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 20,596 4% <1% 6% 11x 10x 6.1x

6 Praxair / PX 32,122 107.16 0% 4,197 3% 1% 4% 18x 16x >9.9x

7 UnitedHealth / UNH 55,718 53.32 5% 8,018 5% <1% 4% 11x 10x 2.0x

8 3M / MMM 61,072 87.14 7% 4,881 7% <1% 4% 14x 13x 8.9x

9 W.R. Berkley / WRB 4,980 36.21 5% 10,733 4% 8% 4% 14x 13x 1.3x

10 Alleghany / Y 2,621 306.00 7% 7 >100% <1% 0% 33x 27x 1.0x

Top Holdings of Eagle Capital Management – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 20,596 4% <1% 6% 11x 10x 6.1x

2 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 9,589 4% <1% 6% 14x 13x 4.5x

3 Aon / AON 15,699 48.56 4% 11,258 6% 3% 5% 14x 12x n/m

4 Coca-Cola / KO 154,308 67.94 -3% 8,035 4% <1% 5% 17x 15x >9.9x

5 Ecolab / ECL 18,384 61.20 6% 7,966 9% 3% 5% 24x 20x >9.9x

6 Comcast / CMCSA 73,362 27.18 15% 17,933 -19% <1% 5% 18x 15x n/m

7 Praxair / PX 32,122 107.16 0% 4,197 3% 1% 4% 18x 16x >9.9x

8 UnitedHealth / UNH 55,718 53.32 5% 8,018 5% <1% 4% 11x 10x 2.0x

9 3M / MMM 61,072 87.14 7% 4,881 7% <1% 4% 14x 13x 8.9x

10 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 21,095 -11% <1% 4% 14x 11x >9.9x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Charles Schwab / SCHW

Oracle / ORCL

American Public Ed. / APEI

CNA Financial / CNA

Exxon Mobil / XOM

Intel / INTC

Molex / MOLX

Nalco Holding / NLC

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $10 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 49%

Median market value $26 billion

Average market value $67 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 14x

Median P/E (next FY) 13x

Median P / tangible book 2.5x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Financial24%

Services23%

Consumer Non-Cyclical

20%

Other33%

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Eagle Value (Meryl Witmer) Meryl Witmer manages New York City-based Eagle Value Partners with her husband Chuck and participates in the annual Barron’s Roundtable. She is a value-oriented equity investor and runs a concentrated portfolio.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Eagle Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Calpine / CPN 7,840 16.07 -2% 367 0% <1% 9% >99x 89x 1.8x

2 Macquarie Infrastr. / MIC 1,331 28.73 3% 373 0% <1% 16% 10x 14x n/m

3 Packaging Corp. / PKG 2,888 29.04 15% 223 0% <1% 10% 15x 13x 3.2x

4 Rockwood Holdings / ROC 4,155 54.02 37% 194 3% <1% 16% 14x 13x n/m

5 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 58 new <1% 3% 8x 7x 9.0x

6 Globe Specialty / GSM 1,063 14.16 6% 375 1% <1% 8% 16x 12x 2.4x

7 Innophos / IPHS 1,053 48.69 0% 117 0% <1% 8% 13x 12x 3.6x

8 Rock-Tenn / RKT 4,803 68.04 18% 48 0% <1% 5% 13x 9x 6.2x

9 Spansion / CODE 779 13.07 58% 164 0% <1% 3% 14x 9x 4.4x

10 Black Diamond / BDE 177 8.15 9% 64 0% <1% 1% 51x 82x 2.2x

Top Holdings of Eagle Value – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Macquarie Infrastr. / MIC 1,331 28.73 3% 373 0% <1% 16% 10x 14x n/m

2 Rockwood Holdings / ROC 4,155 54.02 37% 194 3% <1% 16% 14x 13x n/m

3 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 221 -23% <1% 15% 84x 64x n/m

4 Packaging Corp. / PKG 2,888 29.04 15% 223 0% <1% 10% 15x 13x 3.2x

5 Calpine / CPN 7,840 16.07 -2% 367 0% <1% 9% >99x 89x 1.8x

6 Innophos / IPHS 1,053 48.69 0% 117 0% <1% 8% 13x 12x 3.6x

7 Globe Specialty / GSM 1,063 14.16 6% 375 1% <1% 8% 16x 12x 2.4x

8 Rock-Tenn / RKT 4,803 68.04 18% 48 0% <1% 5% 13x 9x 6.2x

9 Spansion / CODE 779 13.07 58% 164 0% <1% 3% 14x 9x 4.4x

10 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 58 new <1% 3% 8x 7x 9.0x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Delphi Automotive / DLPH AbitibiBowater / ABH

Capital One / COF

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $67 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 92%

Median market value $1.5 billion

Average market value $3.8 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 14x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 3.2x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Basic Materials53%

Services20%

Transportation17%

Other10%

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Edinburgh Partners (Sandy Nairn) Sandy Nairn follows a value-oriented investment style. He developed his approach during a ten-year “apprenticeship” under famed investor Sir John Templeton.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Edinburgh Partners

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Applied Materials / AMAT 16,761 12.95 21% 16,498 4% 1% 9% 17x 11x 2.3x

2 General Dynamics / GD 25,035 70.30 6% 1,393 -16% <1% 4% 10x 9x n/m

3 Cisco Systems / CSCO 106,953 19.90 10% 17,626 -12% <1% 14% 11x 10x 3.5x

4 Zimmer Holdings / ZMH 10,901 60.84 14% 3,249 -12% 2% 8% 12x 11x 5.2x

5 D.R. Horton / DHI 4,541 14.33 14% 19,577 -13% 6% 12% 29x 18x 1.7x

6 Illinois Tool Works / ITW 26,919 55.71 19% 5,421 -3% 1% 12% 13x 12x >9.9x

7 Petroleo Brasileiro / PBR 186,029 29.57 19% 11,176 -5% <1% 14% 9x 8x 1.5x

8 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 9,853 -9% <1% 12% 11x 10x 6.1x

9 Intel / INTC 135,931 26.70 10% 8,111 -40% <1% 9% 11x 10x 4.5x

10 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 19 new <1% 0% 14x 13x 4.5x

Top Holdings of Edinburgh Partners – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Cisco Systems / CSCO 106,953 19.90 10% 17,626 -12% <1% 14% 11x 10x 3.5x

2 Petroleo Brasileiro / PBR 186,029 29.57 19% 11,176 -5% <1% 14% 9x 8x 1.5x

3 Illinois Tool Works / ITW 26,919 55.71 19% 5,421 -3% 1% 12% 13x 12x >9.9x

4 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 9,853 -9% <1% 12% 11x 10x 6.1x

5 D.R. Horton / DHI 4,541 14.33 14% 19,577 -13% 6% 12% 29x 18x 1.7x

6 Intel / INTC 135,931 26.70 10% 8,111 -40% <1% 9% 11x 10x 4.5x

7 Applied Materials / AMAT 16,761 12.95 21% 16,498 4% 1% 9% 17x 11x 2.3x

8 Zimmer Holdings / ZMH 10,901 60.84 14% 3,249 -12% 2% 8% 12x 11x 5.2x

9 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 14,469 -10% <1% 5% 11x 7x .6x

10 General Dynamics / GD 25,035 70.30 6% 1,393 -16% <1% 4% 10x 9x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Virgin Media / VMED

Wal-Mart / WMT

SK Telecom / SKM

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $2.4 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 99%

Median market value $26 billion

Average market value $77 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 11x

Median P/E (next FY) 10x

Median P / tangible book 2.9x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Technology45%

Capital Goods28%

Energy14%

Other14%

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ESL Investments (Eddie Lampert) Eddie Lampert, founder and managing member of ESL Investments, is a value investor who started out working under Bob Rubin at the arbitrage desk of Goldman Sachs. When he left Goldman to start ESL in 1988, he received the support of Texas investor Richard Rainwater. Lampert compounded ESL’s capital at rates of more than 25% per annum for many years. His largest investment was the much-publicized taking control of Kmart during Kmart’s bankruptcy process in 2002. Lampert engineered the merger of Kmart and Sears in 2004. He is currently chairman and chief capital allocator of the combined firm, Sears Holdings (SHLD). He also still manages his investment partnership, which holds a concentrated investment portfolio.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of ESL Investments

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 2,695 41% 3% 0% n/m n/m .4x

2 AutoNation / AN 4,767 36.11 -2% 54,410 -12% 41% 29% 16x 15x 7.5x

3 Capital One / COF 22,193 48.28 14% 5,094 -14% 1% 4% 8x 7x 1.4x

4 Big Lots / BIG 2,887 44.00 17% 1,653 -12% 3% 1% 15x 13x 3.9x

5 Gap / GPS 10,543 21.59 16% 31,172 -14% 6% 10% 14x 12x 4.2x

6 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 5,135 -11% 3% 3% 30x 18x 1.0x

7 Genworth Financial / GNW 4,288 8.74 33% 9,412 -13% 2% 1% 7x 5x .3x

8 AutoZone / AZO 13,937 354.10 9% 2,969 -67% 8% 15% 15x 13x n/m

9 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 48,031 0% 45% 34% n/m n/m 1.6x

Top Holdings of ESL Investments – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 48,031 0% 45% 34% n/m n/m 1.6x

2 AutoNation / AN 4,767 36.11 -2% 54,410 -12% 41% 29% 16x 15x 7.5x

3 AutoZone / AZO 13,937 354.10 9% 2,969 -67% 8% 15% 15x 13x n/m

4 Gap / GPS 10,543 21.59 16% 31,172 -14% 6% 10% 14x 12x 4.2x

5 Capital One / COF 22,193 48.28 14% 5,094 -14% 1% 4% 8x 7x 1.4x

6 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 5,135 -11% 3% 3% 30x 18x 1.0x

7 Seagate Technology / STX 11,754 26.20 60% 6,977 -28% 2% 3% 4x 3x 4.9x

8 Genworth Financial / GNW 4,288 8.74 33% 9,412 -13% 2% 1% 7x 5x .3x

9 Big Lots / BIG 2,887 44.00 17% 1,653 -12% 3% 1% 15x 13x 3.9x

10 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 2,695 41% 3% 0% n/m n/m .4x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

None Cisco Systems / CSCO

Wells Fargo / WFC

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $6.8 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 100%

Median market value $9.4 billion

Average market value $29 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 12x

Median P/E (next FY) 11x

Median P / tangible book 1.8x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Services89%

Financial8%

Technology3%

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Fairfax (Prem Watsa) Prem Watsa is the founder, chairman and CEO of Fairfax (Toronto: FFH), a Canadian property/casualty insurance and reinsurance firm. While managing Fairfax’s investment portfolio over the past couple of decades, Watsa has built a reputation as an astute value investor. Some have called him “Warren Buffett of Canada.”

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Fairfax

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Intel / INTC 135,931 26.70 10% 11,500 new <1% 14% 11x 10x 4.5x

2 Johnson & Johnson / JNJ 176,413 64.60 -1% 5,947 15% <1% 18% 13x 12x 6.5x

3 Overstock.com / OSTK 162 6.96 -11% 3,389 0% 15% 1% n/m n/m >9.9x

4 Research In Motion / RIMM 8,087 15.44 6% 12,798 8% 2% 9% n/a n/a 1.1x

5 AbitibiBowater / ABH 1,545 15.28 5% 17,504 0% 17% 12% 10x 6x .5x

6 Level 3 Comms / LVLT 4,392 21.15 24% 12,931 0% 6% 13% n/m n/m n/m

7 Frontier Comms / FTR 4,020 4.04 -22% 18,620 0% 2% 3% 17x 16x n/m

8 Baldwin & Lyons / BWINB 338 22.72 4% 970 0% 7% 1% 15x 18x 1.1x

9 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 4,448 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 2.8x

10 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 4,512 0% <1% 6% 9x 8x 1.8x

Top Holdings of Fairfax – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Johnson & Johnson / JNJ 176,413 64.60 -1% 5,947 15% <1% 18% 13x 12x 6.5x

2 Intel / INTC 135,931 26.70 10% 11,500 new <1% 14% 11x 10x 4.5x

3 Level 3 Comms / LVLT 4,392 21.15 24% 12,931 0% 6% 13% n/m n/m n/m

4 AbitibiBowater / ABH 1,545 15.28 5% 17,504 0% 17% 12% 10x 6x .5x

5 Research In Motion / RIMM 8,087 15.44 6% 12,798 8% 2% 9% n/a n/a 1.1x

6 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 9,152 -60% <1% 7% 8x 9x >9.9x

7 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 4,512 0% <1% 6% 9x 8x 1.8x

8 U.S. Bancorp / USB 55,363 29.01 7% 4,448 0% <1% 6% 11x 10x 2.8x

9 USG / USG 1,473 13.99 38% 6,794 0% 6% 4% n/m n/m 9.4x

10 Frontier Comms / FTR 4,020 4.04 -22% 18,620 0% 2% 3% 17x 16x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Intel / INTC None

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*, **

Portfolio size $2.2 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 93%

Median market value $4.2 billion

Average market value $38 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 12x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 1.8x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

**A large portion of Fairfax’s asset value may be attributed to holdings that are

not publicly traded and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.

Technology31%

Services19%

Health Care18%

Other33%

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Fairholme (Bruce Berkowitz) Bruce Berkowitz, manager of The Fairholme Fund, was one of the most successful value-oriented investors of the decadefrom 2000-2010. Berkowitz is a contrarian who favors companies with strong free cash flow generation as well as companies that are deeply undervalued based on assets. Fairholme runs concentrated, highly volatile equity portfolios.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Fairholme

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 112,753 1% 1% 12% 11x 7x .6x

2 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 850 87% <1% 0% 9x 8x 1.8x

3 MBIA / MBI 2,303 11.92 3% 46,531 -4% 24% 7% n/m 13x 1.0x

4 St. Joe / JOE 1,489 16.14 10% 26,185 -1% 28% 5% n/m n/m 1.7x

5 AIG / AIG 50,633 26.66 15% 116,574 -7% 6% 39% 35x 11x .6x

6 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 6 -35% <1% 9% 17x 15x 2.0x

7 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 18,617 -4% 9% 10% 30x 18x 1.0x

8 Leucadia National / LUK 7,137 29.18 28% 18,279 -1% 7% 7% n/a n/a 1.2x

9 Assured Guaranty / AGO 3,189 17.50 33% 52 0% <1% 0% 6x 6x .7x

Top Holdings of Fairholme – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 AIG / AIG 50,633 26.66 15% 116,574 -7% 6% 39% 35x 11x .6x

2 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 112,753 1% 1% 12% 11x 7x .6x

3 CIT Group / CIT 8,357 41.65 19% 18,617 -4% 9% 10% 30x 18x 1.0x

4 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 16,108 -1% 15% 10% n/m n/m 1.6x

5 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980 3% 6 -35% <1% 9% 17x 15x 2.0x

6 MBIA / MBI 2,303 11.92 3% 46,531 -4% 24% 7% n/m 13x 1.0x

7 Leucadia National / LUK 7,137 29.18 28% 18,279 -1% 7% 7% n/a n/a 1.2x

8 St. Joe / JOE 1,489 16.14 10% 26,185 -1% 28% 5% n/m n/m 1.7x

9 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 2,110 -92% <1% 1% 8x 7x .7x

10 Wells Fargo / WFC 159,577 30.26 10% 850 87% <1% 0% 9x 8x 1.8x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Goldman Sachs / GS

JPMorgan Chase / JPM

AT&T / T

Banco Santander / STD

Brookfield Asset / BAM

Royal Dutch Shell / RDS.A

Telefonica / TEF

Verizon / VZ

Vodafone / VOD

Winthrop Realty / FUR

Regions Financial / RF

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $7.9 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 99%

Median market value $56 billion

Average market value $72 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 10x

Median P/E (next FY) 9x

Median P / tangible book 1.2x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Financial78%

Services15%

Conglomerates7%

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Force Capital (Robert Jaffe) Robert Jaffe founded Force Capital Management in 2002 after eight years at Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Force Capital Management

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 CSX Corp. / CSX 23,152 22.05 5% 685 new <1% 4% 12x 10x 2.7x

2 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 3,591 49% 4% 7% n/m n/m .4x

3 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 1,308 74% 1% 16% n/m n/m 1.6x

4 State Auto Financial / STFC 499 12.38 -9% 164 >100% <1% 1% n/m 21x .8x

5 Williams-Sonoma / WSM 3,790 36.84 -4% 188 new <1% 2% 17x 15x 3.0x

6 Alexander & Baldwin / ALEX 1,966 47.14 15% 379 25% <1% 5% 46x 25x 1.7x

7 Staples / SPLS 10,324 14.76 6% 377 new <1% 1% 11x 10x 4.0x

8 Lowe’s / LOW 33,932 27.09 7% 461 new <1% 3% 17x 15x 2.0x

9 Can. Pacific Railway / CP 12,742 74.63 10% 156 new <1% 3% n/a n/a 2.8x

10 Ashford Hospitality / AHT 628 9.23 15% 304 >100% <1% 1% n/a n/a .6x

Top Holdings of Force Capital Management – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Sears Holdings / SHLD 5,084 47.57 50% 1,308 74% 1% 16% n/m n/m 1.6x

2 First Indust. Realty / FR 1,019 11.76 15% 3,023 -5% 3% 9% n/m n/m 1.0x

3 iStar Financial / SFI 659 6.96 32% 3,591 49% 4% 7% n/m n/m .4x

4 Copart / CPRT 3,025 46.47 -3% 514 -46% <1% 6% 18x 16x 8.7x

5 Charter Comms / CHTR 6,306 58.59 3% 388 -14% <1% 6% n/m >99x n/m

6 Bank of America / BAC 81,797 8.07 45% 2,267 -10% <1% 5% 11x 7x .6x

7 Alexander & Baldwin / ALEX 1,966 47.14 15% 379 25% <1% 5% 46x 25x 1.7x

8 Eagle Materials / EXP 1,456 32.40 26% 538 6% 1% 5% 53x 26x 4.7x

9 SL Green Realty / SLG 6,674 74.83 12% 215 -9% <1% 4% >99x 95x 1.2x

10 CSX Corp. / CSX 23,152 22.05 5% 685 new <1% 4% 12x 10x 2.7x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

C.H. Robinson / CHRW

Can. Pacific Railway / CP

CSX Corp. / CSX

Gaylord Entertain. / GET

General Growth / GGP

Hartford Financial / HIG

J.B. Hunt / JBHT

Liz Claiborne / LIZ

Lowe’s / LOW

News Corp. / NWSA

SodaStream / SODA

Staples / SPLS

Walt Disney / DIS

Williams-Sonoma / WSM

Asbury Automotive / ABG

AutoNation / AN

Barnes & Noble / BKS

Equinix / EQIX

Huntington Ingalls / HII

Iron Mountain / IRM

J.C. Penney / JCP

Lamar Advertising / LAMR

Shutterfly / SFLY

TransDigm / TDG

WABCO Holdings / WBC

Winthrop Realty / FUR

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $384 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 66%

Median maret value $2.0 billion

Average market value $9.3 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 17x

Median P/E (next FY) 16x

Median P / tangible book 1.8x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Services68%

Transportation14%

Financial8%

Other10%

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Gates Capital (Jeff Gates) Jeff Gates has 25+ years of experience identifying undervalued securities. He started the ECF Value Fund in 1996 after spending 10+ years in high yield bond research and sales, including as a director at Schroder & Co.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Gates Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Nortek / NTK 453 30.07 15% 1,880 new 12% 6% n/a n/a n/m

2 Ashland / ASH 5,019 64.10 12% 935 6% 1% 6% 11x 9x n/m

3 Quanex Building / NX 653 17.77 18% 3,261 2% 9% 6% 32x 20x 2.3x

4 Zimmer Holdings / ZMH 10,901 60.84 14% 748 89% <1% 5% 12x 11x 5.2x

5 Darling / DAR 1,859 15.88 19% 3,582 >100% 3% 6% 10x 11x >9.9x

6 GeoMet / GMET 28 0.71 -24% 2,242 8% 6% 0% 14x 4x .6x

7 Richardson Electron. / RELL 210 12.39 1% 1,118 50% 7% 1% 33x 26x 1.0x

8 Xylem / XYL 4,996 27.07 5% 882 new <1% 3% 14x 14x n/m

9 Vishay Precision / VPG 209 15.63 -2% 1,212 0% 9% 2% 19x 14x 1.2x

10 ITT Corp. / ITT 2,096 22.60 17% 898 new <1% 2% 14x 13x n/m

Top Holdings of Gates Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Solutia / SOA 3,419 27.97 62% 4,348 -13% 4% 13% 13x 11x n/m

2 W.R. Grace / GRA 4,048 54.83 19% 1,267 -23% 2% 8% 13x 12x >9.9x

3 DaVita / DVA 7,851 83.97 11% 761 -27% <1% 7% 17x 14x n/m

4 Ashland / ASH 5,019 64.10 12% 935 6% 1% 6% 11x 9x n/m

5 Quanex Building / NX 653 17.77 18% 3,261 2% 9% 6% 32x 20x 2.3x

6 Darling / DAR 1,859 15.88 19% 3,582 >100% 3% 6% 10x 11x >9.9x

7 Blount International / BLT 818 16.77 15% 3,378 -1% 7% 6% 13x 11x n/m

8 Nortek / NTK 453 30.07 15% 1,880 new 12% 6% n/a n/a n/m

9 Snap-on / SNA 3,548 60.98 20% 890 -18% 2% 6% 13x 11x 6.5x

10 Zimmer Holdings / ZMH 10,901 60.84 14% 748 89% <1% 5% 12x 11x 5.2x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

E.W. Scripps / SSP

ITT Corp. / ITT

Nortek / NTK

Xylem / XYL

C.R. Bard / BCR

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $924 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 70%

Median market value $1.9 billion

Average market value $3.0 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 14x

Median P/E (next FY) 13x

Median P / tangible book 1.9x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Basic Materials33%

Capital Goods27%

Services13%

Other28%

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Glenview (Larry Robbins) Larry Robbins founded Glenview after working for buyout specialist Leon Cooperman’s Omega Advisors. Robbins’ hedge fund utilizes various value-oriented investment strategies in order to generate absolute returns.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Glenview Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 8,561 >100% <1% 5% 8x 7x .7x

2 Crown Castle / CCI 14,029 49.31 10% 7,232 12% 3% 6% 62x 43x n/m

3 Thermo Fisher / TMO 21,002 55.52 23% 4,649 8% 1% 4% 12x 11x n/m

4 Take-Two / TTWO 1,415 15.80 17% 5,619 >100% 6% 1% n/m 6x 5.1x

5 Quest Diagnostics / DGX 9,078 57.54 -1% 1,046 new <1% 1% 13x 11x n/m

6 HCA / HCA 12,149 27.83 26% 8,770 12% 2% 4% 8x 7x n/m

7 Openwave Systems / OPWV 181 2.10 33% 2,568 >100% 3% 0% n/m n/m 5.0x

8 Lab Corp. of America / LH 8,922 90.03 5% 1,082 41% 1% 2% 14x 13x n/m

9 Sprint Nextel / S 6,860 2.29 -2% 11,049 24% <1% 0% n/m n/m n/m

10 Xerox / XRX 10,986 7.92 -1% 25,382 7% 2% 3% 7x 6x >9.9x

Top Holdings of Glenview Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Life Technologies / LIFE 8,830 49.55 27% 13,781 -3% 8% 12% 12x 11x 1.9x

2 McKesson / MCK 20,018 81.34 4% 4,613 -22% 2% 6% 13x 11x >9.9x

3 Crown Castle / CCI 14,029 49.31 10% 7,232 12% 3% 6% 62x 43x n/m

4 Citigroup / C 96,263 32.93 25% 8,561 >100% <1% 5% 8x 7x .7x

5 Thermo Fisher / TMO 21,002 55.52 23% 4,649 8% 1% 4% 12x 11x n/m

6 Flextronics / FLEX 4,785 6.97 23% 36,934 -11% 5% 4% 8x 7x 2.3x

7 HCA / HCA 12,149 27.83 26% 8,770 12% 2% 4% 8x 7x n/m

8 Tyco International / TYC 22,703 49.25 5% 4,475 -24% <1% 4% 14x 12x >9.9x

9 BMC Software / BMC 6,446 39.25 20% 5,409 -4% 3% 4% 12x 11x n/m

10 Fidelity National / FIS 8,580 28.65 8% 7,325 -8% 2% 4% 13x 11x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Oracle / ORCL

Quest Diagnostics / DGX

Agilent Technologies / A

Coca-Cola Enterprise / CCE

Comcast / CMCSA

Corning / GLW

DaVita / DVA

Goldman Sachs / GS

Morgan Stanley / MS

Pfizer / PFE

Pharma Product / PPDI

Wyndham / WYN

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $5.9 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 52%

Median market value $12 billion

Average market value $22 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 12x

Median P/E (next FY) 11x

Median P / tangible book 2.3x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Health Care30%

Services22%

Technology19%

Other29%

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GoldenTree (Steve Tananbaum) Steve Tananbaum founded GoldenTree Asset Management in 2000. Prior to starting GoldenTree, Tananbaum spent more than ten years at MacKay Shields, including as lead portfolio manager of the firm’s hedge fund area. Prior to MacKay Shields, Tananbaum worked on high yield and M&A transactions in the corporate finance department of Kidder, Peabody.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of GoldenTree Asset Management

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 CBS / CBS 19,597 29.90 10% 469 new <1% 12% 16x 13x n/m

2 Tenet Healthcare / THC 2,819 5.72 12% 12,257 -9% 2% 61% 13x 12x >9.9x

3 American Capital / ACAS 2,996 8.69 29% 1,530 -17% <1% 11% 11x 10x .7x

4 Charter Comms / CHTR 6,306 58.59 3% 66 -85% <1% 3% n/m >99x n/m

5 Gannett / GCI 3,481 14.61 9% 993 -81% <1% 13% 7x 7x n/m

Top Holdings of GoldenTree Asset Management – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Tenet Healthcare / THC 2,819 5.72 12% 12,257 -9% 2% 61% 13x 12x >9.9x

2 Gannett / GCI 3,481 14.61 9% 993 -81% <1% 13% 7x 7x n/m

3 CBS / CBS 19,597 29.90 10% 469 new <1% 12% 16x 13x n/m

4 American Capital / ACAS 2,996 8.69 29% 1,530 -17% <1% 11% 11x 10x .7x

5 Charter Comms / CHTR 6,306 58.59 3% 66 -85% <1% 3% n/m >99x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

CBS / CBS Ashland / ASH

Booz Allen Hamilton / BAH

Cedar Fair / FUN

CIT Group / CIT

CONSOL Energy / CNX

Halliburton / HAL

KKR & Co. / KKR

Penn National Gaming / PENN

Popular / BPOP

Rowan Companies / RDC

Solutia / SOA

Tenneco / TEN

TRW Automotive / TRW

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $116 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 100%

Median maret value $4.1 billion

Average market value $6.9 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 11x

Median P/E (next FY) 10x

Median P / tangible book 2.3x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Health Care61%

Services28%

Financial11%

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Greenhaven (Ed Wachenheim) Ed Wachenheim manages a $3+ billion value hedge fund with a long term-oriented, concentrated investment approach.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Greenhaven Associates

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Devon Energy / DVN 26,112 64.65 4% 4,728 17% 1% 9% 11x 10x 1.7x

2 Lowe’s / LOW 33,932 27.09 7% 12,118 9% <1% 10% 17x 15x 2.0x

3 Air Products & Chem / APD 19,039 90.40 6% 3,459 1% 2% 10% 15x 13x 4.0x

4 FedEx / FDX 29,961 95.27 14% 4,424 1% 1% 13% 15x 13x 2.2x

5 Baker Hughes / BHI 20,785 47.62 -2% 4,517 >100% 1% 7% 10x 8x 2.3x

6 Agilent Technologies / A 15,340 44.14 26% 3,261 >100% <1% 4% 14x 13x 6.6x

7 UPS / UPS 74,005 76.69 5% 3,924 9% <1% 9% 16x 14x >9.9x

8 Rockwell Collins / COL 8,774 59.03 7% 2,355 5% 2% 4% 13x 12x >9.9x

9 RHJ International / RHJIF 392 4.66 -13% 1,877 4% 2% 0% n/a n/a n/m

10 Home Depot / HD 69,879 45.33 8% 2,094 34% <1% 3% 19x 16x 4.2x

Top Holdings of Greenhaven Associates – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 FedEx / FDX 29,961 95.27 14% 4,424 1% 1% 13% 15x 13x 2.2x

2 Lowe’s / LOW 33,932 27.09 7% 12,118 9% <1% 10% 17x 15x 2.0x

3 3M / MMM 61,072 87.14 7% 3,616 -3% <1% 10% 14x 13x 8.9x

4 Air Products & Chem / APD 19,039 90.40 6% 3,459 1% 2% 10% 15x 13x 4.0x

5 Devon Energy / DVN 26,112 64.65 4% 4,728 17% 1% 9% 11x 10x 1.7x

6 UPS / UPS 74,005 76.69 5% 3,924 9% <1% 9% 16x 14x >9.9x

7 Baker Hughes / BHI 20,785 47.62 -2% 4,517 >100% 1% 7% 10x 8x 2.3x

8 Equitable Resources / EQT 7,324 49.01 -11% 3,159 -2% 2% 5% 21x 16x 2.1x

9 Agilent Technologies / A 15,340 44.14 26% 3,261 >100% <1% 4% 14x 13x 6.6x

10 Rockwell Collins / COL 8,774 59.03 7% 2,355 5% 2% 4% 13x 12x >9.9x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Am. Independence / AMIC

Lennox International / LII

Mohawk Industries / MHK

None

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $3.2 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 82%

Median market value $16 billion

Average market value $30 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 15x

Median P/E (next FY) 13x

Median P / tangible book 3.3x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Transportation24%

Energy17%

Services14%

Other46%

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Greenlight (David Einhorn) David Einhorn is the founder of Greenlight Capital, a value-oriented, research-driven investment firm with a market-beating long-term track record. Since inception in May 1996, Greenlight has reported a compounded annual return, net of fees and expenses, of approximately 20%. David is author of Fooling Some of the People All of the Time.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Greenlight

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Einstein Noah / BAGL 236 14.05 -11% 10,733 0% 64% 3% 18x 16x >9.9x

2 BioFuel Energy / BIOF 77 0.63 -7% 27,169 0% 22% 0% n/a n/a .9x

3 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 19,009 29% 1% 9% 7x 7x n/m

4 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 1,464 11% <1% 13% 12x 10x 5.4x

5 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 14,100 new <1% 4% 8x 9x >9.9x

6 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 15,171 0% <1% 8% 11x 10x 6.1x

7 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 8,195 new 2% 4% 8x 7x 9.0x

8 Seagate Technology / STX 11,754 26.20 60% 14,449 0% 3% 7% 4x 3x 4.9x

9 Xerox / XRX 10,986 7.92 -1% 16,952 new 1% 2% 7x 6x >9.9x

10 Liberty Media / LMCA 10,589 85.15 9% 980 new <1% 1% 33x 51x 2.6x

Top Holdings of Greenlight – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 1,464 11% <1% 13% 12x 10x 5.4x

2 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 19,009 29% 1% 9% 7x 7x n/m

3 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 15,171 0% <1% 8% 11x 10x 6.1x

4 Seagate Technology / STX 11,754 26.20 60% 14,449 0% 3% 7% 4x 3x 4.9x

5 CareFusion / CFN 5,716 25.43 0% 12,153 -5% 5% 5% 14x 13x 4.5x

6 Ensco / ESV 12,869 55.80 19% 5,052 9% 2% 5% 18x 10x 1.7x

7 Marvell Technology / MRVL 9,365 16.05 16% 17,374 4% 3% 5% 13x 14x 3.3x

8 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 14,100 new <1% 4% 8x 9x >9.9x

9 Delphi Automotive / DLPH 9,861 30.04 39% 8,195 new 2% 4% 8x 7x 9.0x

10 NCR / NCR 3,332 21.14 28% 9,611 -3% 6% 4% 9x 8x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

CA / CA

Dell / DELL

Delphi Automotive / DLPH

DST Systems / DST

Liberty Media / LMCA

OmniVision / OVTI

Research In Motion / RIMM

Tessera Technologies / TSRA

Xerox / XRX

Yahoo! / YHOO

Becton Dickinson / BDX

CVS Caremark / CVS

Employers Holdings / EIG

Ingram Micro / IM

LyondellBasell / LYB

Marathon Oil / MRO

SemGroup / SEMG

Synaptics / SYNA

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $5.6 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 64%

Median market value $6.3 billion

Average market value $26 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 13x

Median P/E (next FY) 11x

Median P / tangible book 2.4x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Technology46%

Services16%

Consumer Cyclical

13%

Other25%

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H Partners (Rehan Jaffer) Rehan Jaffer honed his investment approach at Dan Loeb’s activist hedge fund Third Point. He joined River Run Partners in 2004 and started H Partners shortly thereafter. Loeb was quoted in the book Hedge Hunters as saying the following about Jaffer: “He is super-hungry. He’s got a good nose. He’s very intelligent. So he’s got a great combination of having a high IQ, really strong financial analytics, a great nose for value, and great trader sense.”

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of H Partners

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Sealy Corp. / ZZ 153 1.52 -12% 14,616 0% 14% 3% 76x 19x n/m

2 Boyd Gaming / BYD 786 9.10 22% 3,400 2% 4% 4% >99x 34x 1.8x

3 Cumulus Media / CMLS 536 3.79 13% 677 0% <1% 0% 8x 7x n/m

4 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 13,310 0% 24% 84% 84x 64x n/m

5 W.R. Grace / GRA 4,048 54.83 19% 1,110 0% 2% 8% 13x 12x >9.9x

Top Holdings of H Partners – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Six Flags / SIX 2,591 47.08 14% 13,310 0% 24% 84% 84x 64x n/m

2 W.R. Grace / GRA 4,048 54.83 19% 1,110 0% 2% 8% 13x 12x >9.9x

3 Boyd Gaming / BYD 786 9.10 22% 3,400 2% 4% 4% >99x 34x 1.8x

4 Sealy Corp. / ZZ 153 1.52 -12% 14,616 0% 14% 3% 76x 19x n/m

5 Cumulus Media / CMLS 536 3.79 13% 677 0% <1% 0% 8x 7x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

None Leap Wireless / LEAP

Pulte Homes / PHM

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $743 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 100%

Median market value $786 million

Average market value $1.7 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 40x

Median P/E (next FY) 18x

Median P / tangible book 1.8x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Services89%

Basic Materials8%

Consumer Cyclical

3%

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Harbinger (Phil Falcone) Phil Falcone founded Harbinger Capital Partners in 2001 in order to capitalize on distressed investment opportunities. The firm has since expanded into special situation investments and other value-oriented investment strategies.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Harbinger Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 N.A. Energy Partners / NOA 193 5.34 -17% 7,032 2% 19% 2% n/a n/a 1.7x

2 Spectrum Brands / SPB 1,497 28.91 6% 28,066 0% 54% 50% 12x 10x n/m

3 Crosstex Energy / XTXI 626 13.26 5% 7,000 0% 15% 6% n/m n/m n/m

4 Cliffs Natural / CLF 10,519 73.55 18% 450 0% <1% 2% 6x 7x 2.4x

5 Harbinger Group / HRG 680 4.88 22% 117,425 0% 84% 35% n/a n/a n/m

6 EXCO Resources / XCO 1,514 7.05 -33% 3,500 30% 2% 2% 11x 15x 1.0x

7 Calpine / CPN 7,840 16.07 -2% 676 0% <1% 1% >99x 89x 1.8x

8 Presidential Life / PLFE 337 11.38 14% 546 0% 2% 0% n/a n/a .4x

9 General Moly / GMO 331 3.64 18% 1,398 0% 2% 0% n/m n/m 2.3x

10 Owens Corning / OC 4,092 33.85 18% 475 0% <1% 1% 16x 12x 2.7x

Top Holdings of Harbinger Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Spectrum Brands / SPB 1,497 28.91 6% 28,066 0% 54% 50% 12x 10x n/m

2 Harbinger Group / HRG 680 4.88 22% 117,425 0% 84% 35% n/a n/a n/m

3 Crosstex Energy / XTXI 626 13.26 5% 7,000 0% 15% 6% n/m n/m n/m

4 N.A. Energy Partners / NOA 193 5.34 -17% 7,032 2% 19% 2% n/a n/a 1.7x

5 Cliffs Natural / CLF 10,519 73.55 18% 450 0% <1% 2% 6x 7x 2.4x

6 EXCO Resources / XCO 1,514 7.05 -33% 3,500 30% 2% 2% 11x 15x 1.0x

7 Owens Corning / OC 4,092 33.85 18% 475 0% <1% 1% 16x 12x 2.7x

8 Calpine / CPN 7,840 16.07 -2% 676 0% <1% 1% >99x 89x 1.8x

9 Presidential Life / PLFE 337 11.38 14% 546 0% 2% 0% n/a n/a .4x

10 General Moly / GMO 331 3.64 18% 1,398 0% 2% 0% n/m n/m 2.3x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

None CVR Energy / CVI

Forest Oil Corp. / FST

Huntsman / HUN

Lone Pine Resources / LPR

Research In Motion / RIMM

WD-40 Company / WDFC

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*, **

Portfolio size $1.6 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 99%

Median market value $1.5 billion

Average market value $2.8 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 12x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 1.7x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

**A material portion of assets managed by Phil Falcone may be invested in

private, non-equity or non-U.S. securities, which are not shown here.

Technology54%

Financial38%

Energy4%

Other4%

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Hawkshaw (Kian Ghazi) Kian Ghazi co-founded long/short investment partnership Hawkshaw in 2002. Ghazi looks for investments in which there is a disconnect between near-term market expectations and longer-term intrinsic value. He relies on in-depth primary research to form investment theses on individual companies.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Hawkshaw Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Blyth / BTH 521 63.40 12% 279 68% 3% 20% n/a n/a 2.9x

2 Sycamore Networks / SCMR 570 19.84 11% 320 new 1% 7% n/m n/m 1.3x

3 Talbots / TLB 222 3.15 18% 2,977 9% 4% 11% n/m n/m >9.9x

4 Westport Innovations / WPRT 2,140 44.06 33% 69 new <1% 3% n/a n/a >9.9x

5 Abercrombie & Fitch / ANF 3,874 45.07 -8% 200 0% <1% 10% 19x 13x 2.0x

6 Frozen Food Express / FFEX 21 1.20 -7% 1,872 0% 11% 3% n/a n/a .4x

7 AnnTaylor Stores / ANN 1,239 23.65 -5% 206 0% <1% 5% 14x 12x 2.8x

8 Electronic Arts / EA 5,773 17.42 -15% 203 -31% <1% 4% 20x 15x >9.9x

9 XO Group / XOXO 251 8.77 5% 887 0% 3% 9% 58x 32x 2.3x

10 Ingram Micro / IM 2,971 19.37 6% 661 0% <1% 14% 10x 8x .9x

Top Holdings of Hawkshaw Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Blyth / BTH 521 63.40 12% 279 68% 3% 20% n/a n/a 2.9x

2 Ingram Micro / IM 2,971 19.37 6% 661 0% <1% 14% 10x 8x .9x

3 Talbots / TLB 222 3.15 18% 2,977 9% 4% 11% n/m n/m >9.9x

4 Abercrombie & Fitch / ANF 3,874 45.07 -8% 200 0% <1% 10% 19x 13x 2.0x

5 XO Group / XOXO 251 8.77 5% 887 0% 3% 9% 58x 32x 2.3x

6 Sycamore Networks / SCMR 570 19.84 11% 320 new 1% 7% n/m n/m 1.3x

7 Aviat Networks / AVNW 144 2.35 28% 2,182 0% 4% 6% >99x 12x .9x

8 Symantec / SYMC 12,970 17.78 14% 288 -50% <1% 6% 11x 10x n/m

9 AnnTaylor Stores / ANN 1,239 23.65 -5% 206 0% <1% 5% 14x 12x 2.8x

10 Electronic Arts / EA 5,773 17.42 -15% 203 -31% <1% 4% 20x 15x >9.9x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Sycamore Networks / SCMR CIBER / CBR

Dell / DELL

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $89 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 92%

Median maret value $570 million

Average market value $4.2 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 17x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 2.1x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Technology39%

Services35%

Consumer Non-Cyclical

20%

Other6%

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Hound Partners (Jonathan Auerbach) Jonathan Auerbach is a “Tiger seed,” having received an early-stage investment from Julian Robertson.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Hound Partners

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 85 68% <1% 7% 14x 12x 4.0x

2 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 1,988 7% <1% 13% n/a n/a n/m

3 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 1,380 new <1% 5% 7x 7x n/m

4 Sherwin-Williams / SHW 10,207 98.37 10% 457 98% <1% 6% 17x 15x >9.9x

5 Kronos Worldwide / KRO 2,719 23.46 30% 1,619 63% 1% 5% 9x 8x 3.1x

6 Groupon / GRPN 13,413 21.03 2% 451 new <1% 1% 70x 27x >9.9x

7 Williams Companies / WMB 17,128 29.06 8% 961 new <1% 4% 19x 20x 2.2x

8 Level 3 Comms / LVLT 4,392 21.15 24% 2,106 30% 1% 6% n/m n/m n/m

9 Molycorp / MCP 2,238 26.68 11% 330 new <1% 1% 18x 10x 2.6x

10 Ascent Media / ASCMA 699 47.11 -7% 688 3% 5% 5% n/m n/m n/m

Top Holdings of Hound Partners – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Valeant Pharma / VRX 14,310 47.91 3% 1,988 7% <1% 13% n/a n/a n/m

2 W.R. Grace / GRA 4,048 54.83 19% 1,686 -2% 2% 13% 13x 12x >9.9x

3 Carter’s / CRI 2,504 42.73 7% 1,399 -11% 2% 8% 22x 18x 9.0x

4 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 85 68% <1% 7% 14x 12x 4.0x

5 Ensco / ESV 12,869 55.80 19% 913 -28% <1% 7% 18x 10x 1.7x

6 Sherwin-Williams / SHW 10,207 98.37 10% 457 98% <1% 6% 17x 15x >9.9x

7 Level 3 Comms / LVLT 4,392 21.15 24% 2,106 30% 1% 6% n/m n/m n/m

8 TransDigm / TDG 5,886 116.19 21% 329 -15% <1% 5% 19x 17x n/m

9 Kronos Worldwide / KRO 2,719 23.46 30% 1,619 63% 1% 5% 9x 8x 3.1x

10 General Motors / GM 39,896 25.50 26% 1,380 new <1% 5% 7x 7x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Angie’s List / ANGI

General Motors / GM

Groupon / GRPN

Molycorp / MCP

Williams Companies / WMB

Compass Minerals / CMP

Liberty Interactive / LINTA

Microsoft / MSFT

Theravance / THRX

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $719 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 77%

Median maret value $5.1 billion

Average market value $28 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 17x

Median P/E (next FY) 12x

Median P / tangible book 3.1x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Services25%

Basic Materials19%Health Care

18%

Other37%

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Icahn Entities (Carl Icahn) Carl Icahn is an activist investor with a long track record of success agitating for change at underperforming companies. Carl publishes an activist investing blog entitled The Icahn Report at www.icahnreport.com.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Icahn Entities

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Navistar / NAV 3,164 45.79 21% 7,251 >100% 10% 3% 8x 7x n/m

2 Dynegy / DYN 203 1.65 -40% 18,042 0% 15% 0% n/m n/m .1x

3 El Paso Corp. / EP 20,961 27.18 2% 72,279 10% 9% 16% 26x 22x 4.8x

4 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 38,292 0% 12% 15% 16x 14x 4.1x

5 Federal-Mogul / FDML 1,709 17.28 17% 76,385 1% 77% 11% 9x 8x n/m

6 American Railcar / ARII 605 28.32 18% 11,849 0% 55% 3% >99x 20x 2.0x

7 Mentor Graphics / MENT 1,586 14.49 7% 16,120 0% 15% 2% 14x 12x 5.8x

8 Hain Celestial / HAIN 1,773 39.98 9% 7,131 0% 16% 2% 23x 20x n/m

9 Icahn Enterprises / IEP 3,870 39.02 9% 79,238 0% 80% 25% n/a n/a 2.5x

10 WebMD Health / WBMD 1,543 27.09 -28% 5,692 >100% 10% 1% 22x 59x 3.5x

Top Holdings of Icahn Entities – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Icahn Enterprises / IEP 3,870 39.02 9% 79,238 0% 80% 25% n/a n/a 2.5x

2 El Paso Corp. / EP 20,961 27.18 2% 72,279 10% 9% 16% 26x 22x 4.8x

3 Motorola Solutions / MSI 15,430 47.40 2% 38,292 0% 12% 15% 16x 14x 4.1x

4 Federal-Mogul / FDML 1,709 17.28 17% 76,385 1% 77% 11% 9x 8x n/m

5 Motorola Mobility / MMI 11,815 39.45 2% 30,193 -10% 10% 10% 64x 34x 3.2x

6 Forest Labs / FRX 8,375 31.54 4% 26,362 1% 10% 7% 9x 27x 3.0x

7 American Railcar / ARII 605 28.32 18% 11,849 0% 55% 3% >99x 20x 2.0x

8 Navistar / NAV 3,164 45.79 21% 7,251 >100% 10% 3% 8x 7x n/m

9 Hain Celestial / HAIN 1,773 39.98 9% 7,131 0% 16% 2% 23x 20x n/m

10 Amylin Pharma / AMLN 2,512 17.17 51% 14,382 0% 10% 2% n/m n/m n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

CVR Energy / CVI Clorox / CLX

Vector Group / VGR

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*, **

Portfolio size $12 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 91%

Median market value $1.8 billion

Average market value $4.4 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 16x

Median P/E (next FY) 14x

Median P / tangible book 3.1x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

**A large portion of assets controlled by Carl Icahn may be attributed to entities

other than Icahn Capital LP and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.

Financial29%

Consumer Cyclical

18%

Capital Goods17%

Other35%

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International Value Advisers (Charles de Vaulx) IVA was formed in 2007 and recently managed $16 billion. CIO Charles de Vaulx was previously portfolio manager of the First Eagle Global, Overseas, U.S. Value, Gold and Variable Funds. At First Eagle, de Vaulx was mentored by, and ultimately succeeded, Jean-Marie Eveillard. de Vaulx is a value investor in the tradition of Graham and Dodd.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of International Value Advisers

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 TOTAL / TOT 127,111 53.65 5% 5,721 17% <1% 6% 8x 8x 1.7x

2 Devon Energy / DVN 26,112 64.65 4% 4,743 9% 1% 6% 11x 10x 1.7x

3 Net1 UEPS / UEPS 456 10.13 32% 12,380 0% 28% 3% 7x 9x >9.9x

4 Staples / SPLS 10,324 14.76 6% 12,586 14% 2% 4% 11x 10x 4.0x

5 Valassis Comms / VCI 1,037 23.17 20% 3,370 39% 8% 2% 9x 8x n/m

6 Nortel Inversora / NTL 35 23.90 3% 115 3% 8% 0% 6x 6x .0x

7 Seacor Holdings / CKH 2,106 96.98 9% 788 new 4% 2% 25x 16x 1.2x

8 Washington Post / WPO 3,003 389.02 3% 530 0% 7% 4% 18x 23x 5.0x

9 IAMGOLD / IAG 6,148 16.32 3% 2,588 27% <1% 1% 13x 12x 2.0x

10 Cimarex Energy / XEC 5,739 66.93 8% 856 35% <1% 1% 11x 12x 2.5x

Top Holdings of International Value Advisers – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 News Corp. / NWSA 47,979 19.18 8% 16,633 -1% <1% 7% 14x 11x >9.9x

2 TOTAL / TOT 127,111 53.65 5% 5,721 17% <1% 6% 8x 8x 1.7x

3 Devon Energy / DVN 26,112 64.65 4% 4,743 9% 1% 6% 11x 10x 1.7x

4 Microsoft / MSFT 255,877 30.50 17% 8,769 -16% <1% 6% 11x 10x 6.1x

5 Hewlett-Packard / HPQ 56,721 28.70 11% 9,186 -4% <1% 5% 7x 6x n/m

6 Dell / DELL 31,888 17.75 21% 13,571 -16% <1% 5% 8x 9x >9.9x

7 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 547 -15% <1% 4% 18x 15x >9.9x

8 Washington Post / WPO 3,003 389.02 3% 530 0% 7% 4% 18x 23x 5.0x

9 Staples / SPLS 10,324 14.76 6% 12,586 14% 2% 4% 11x 10x 4.0x

10 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980.00 3% 2 0% <1% 4% 17x 15x 2.0x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Seacor Holdings / CKH Iron Mountain / IRM

Vodafone / VOD

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $4.8 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 52%

Median market value $13 billion

Average market value $39 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 13x

Median P/E (next FY) 11x

Median P / tangible book 2.3x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Technology34%

Services31%

Energy15%

Other20%

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Joho Capital (Robert Karr) Robert Karr is a “Tiger Cub,” having previously worked under Julian Robertson of Tiger Management. Karr runs a concentrated investment fund, with the top three holdings occasionally comprising more than 50% of the equity portfolio.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Joho Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 SINA Corp. / SINA 4,480 68.56 32% 687 >100% 1% 10% 73x 49x 3.9x

2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 130 0% <1% 16% 14x 12x 4.0x

3 Yahoo! / YHOO 20,018 16.14 0% 3,490 0% <1% 11% 20x 17x 2.4x

4 Katy Industries / KT 7,930 16.30 10% 3,389 0% <1% 11% 5x 5x .9x

5 Veeco Instruments / VECO 1,098 28.36 36% 777 new 2% 4% 22x 14x 1.6x

6 TAL Education / XRS 876 11.32 14% 2,104 16% 3% 5% 37x 29x 5.7x

7 Changyou.com / CYOU 1,330 25.39 10% 252 new <1% 1% 5x 5x 3.4x

8 Hexcel / HXL 2,645 26.61 10% 821 0% <1% 4% 19x 17x 3.6x

9 Home Inns & Hotels / HMIN 1,390 30.69 19% 494 0% 1% 3% 24x 20x 4.0x

10 21Vianet Group / VNET 630 11.10 21% 364 new <1% 1% 4x 4x n/m

Top Holdings of Joho Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 New Oriental Edu. / EDU 4,180 26.85 12% 4,311 -25% 3% 24% 30x 23x 7.5x

2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 130 0% <1% 16% 14x 12x 4.0x

3 Yahoo! / YHOO 20,018 16.14 0% 3,490 0% <1% 11% 20x 17x 2.4x

4 Katy Industries / KT 7,930 16.30 10% 3,389 0% <1% 11% 5x 5x .9x

5 SINA Corp. / SINA 4,480 68.56 32% 687 >100% 1% 10% 73x 49x 3.9x

6 Estee Lauder / EL 22,060 56.90 1% 792 -16% <1% 9% 25x 22x >9.9x

7 TAL Education / XRS 876 11.32 14% 2,104 16% 3% 5% 37x 29x 5.7x

8 Veeco Instruments / VECO 1,098 28.36 36% 777 new 2% 4% 22x 14x 1.6x

9 Hexcel / HXL 2,645 26.61 10% 821 0% <1% 4% 19x 17x 3.6x

10 Home Inns & Hotels / HMIN 1,390 30.69 19% 494 0% 1% 3% 24x 20x 4.0x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

21Vianet Group / VNET

Changyou.com / CYOU

Veeco Instruments / VECO

7 Days Group / SVN

Renren / RENN

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $492 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 98%

Median maret value $3.4 billion

Average market value $22 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 21x

Median P/E (next FY) 17x

Median P / tangible book 3.7x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Technology48%

Services43%

Consumer Non-Cyclical

9%

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Lane Five (Lisa Rapuano) Yale-educated Lisa Rapuano spent ten years at Legg Mason Capital Management and two years as co-CIO at Matador Capital Management prior to founding Lane Five in 2006.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Lane Five Capital

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Ambassadors Group / EPAX 86 4.90 9% 1,189 >100% 7% 6% 54x 27x 1.3x

2 Williams Controls / WMCO 81 11.07 0% 667 0% 9% 7% 13x 10x 4.6x

3 Healthsouth / HLS 1,796 18.85 7% 279 0% <1% 5% 15x 13x n/m

4 Quiksilver / ZQK 753 4.55 26% 1,125 0% <1% 5% 22x 13x 3.7x

5 Learning Tree / LTRE 78 5.74 -16% 726 0% 5% 4% 64x 15x 2.1x

6 Monotype Imaging / TYPE 545 15.13 -3% 293 0% <1% 4% 17x 15x n/m

7 Markel / MKL 3,925 407.96 -2% 10 0% <1% 4% 26x 25x 1.6x

8 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 12 0% <1% 5% 18x 15x >9.9x

9 Corinthian Colleges / COCO 424 5.00 130% 2,020 6% 2% 10% 17x 11x 2.2x

10 Skechers / SKX 698 13.98 15% 338 0% <1% 5% n/m 29x .8x

Top Holdings of Lane Five Capital – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Corinthian Colleges / COCO 424 5.00 130% 2,020 6% 2% 10% 17x 11x 2.2x

2 Williams Controls / WMCO 81 11.07 0% 667 0% 9% 7% 13x 10x 4.6x

3 Ambassadors Group / EPAX 86 4.90 9% 1,189 >100% 7% 6% 54x 27x 1.3x

4 Healthsouth / HLS 1,796 18.85 7% 279 0% <1% 5% 15x 13x n/m

5 Quiksilver / ZQK 753 4.55 26% 1,125 0% <1% 5% 22x 13x 3.7x

6 MasterCard / MA 50,284 396.14 6% 12 0% <1% 5% 18x 15x >9.9x

7 Skechers / SKX 698 13.98 15% 338 0% <1% 5% n/m 29x .8x

8 Monotype Imaging / TYPE 545 15.13 -3% 293 0% <1% 4% 17x 15x n/m

9 Learning Tree / LTRE 78 5.74 -16% 726 0% 5% 4% 64x 15x 2.1x

10 Markel / MKL 3,925 407.96 -2% 10 0% <1% 4% 26x 25x 1.6x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

None None

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $104 million

Top 10 as % of portfolio 54%

Median maret value $1.4 billion

Average market value $5.3 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 17x

Median P/E (next FY) 15x

Median P / tangible book 2.1x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Services55%

Consumer Cyclical

17%

Financial16%

Other13%

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Leucadia (Ian Cumming and Joe Steinberg) Chairman Cumming and President Steinberg describe their approach in a 2008 letter: “We tend to be buyers of assets and companies that are troubled or out of favor and as a result are selling substantially below the values, which we believe, arethere. From time to time, we sell parts of these operations when prices available in the market reach what we believe to be advantageous levels. While we are not perfect in executing this strategy, we are proud of our long-term track record. We are not income statement driven and do not run your company with an undue emphasis on either quarterly or annual earnings. We believe we are conservative in our accounting practices and policies and that our balance sheet is conservatively stated.”

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Leucadia

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 INTL FCStone / INTL 427 22.51 -4% 1,618 0% 9% 3% 9x n/a 1.8x

2 Jefferies / JEF 3,236 15.71 14% 58,006 3% 28% 63% 13x 10x 1.1x

3 Cowen / COWN 320 2.77 7% 994 0% <1% 0% n/m 7x .6x

4 Mueller Industries / MLI 1,797 47.02 22% 10,423 0% 27% 34% 19x n/a 2.1x

Top Holdings of Leucadia – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Jefferies / JEF 3,236 15.71 14% 58,006 3% 28% 63% 13x 10x 1.1x

2 Mueller Industries / MLI 1,797 47.02 22% 10,423 0% 27% 34% 19x n/a 2.1x

3 INTL FCStone / INTL 427 22.51 -4% 1,618 0% 9% 3% 9x n/a 1.8x

4 Cowen / COWN 320 2.77 7% 994 0% <1% 0% n/m 7x .6x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

None Global Power Equip. / GLPW

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*, **

Portfolio size $1.4 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 100%

Median market value $427 million

Average market value $1.2 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 16x

Median P/E (next FY) 10x

Median P / tangible book 1.8x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

**A large portion of Leucadia’s asset value may be attributed to holdings that

are not publicly traded and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.

Financial66%

Basic Materials34%

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Lone Pine (Steve Mandel) Mandel founded long/short firm Lone Pine in 1997. He previously worked for Tiger Management, Goldman Sachs and Mars.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Lone Pine

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 priceline.com / PCLN 27,134 545.04 17% 1,467 >100% 3% 5% 24x 18x >9.9x

2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 1,347 44% <1% 5% 14x 12x 4.0x

3 Polo Ralph Lauren / RL 15,938 172.60 25% 4,680 11% 5% 5% 25x 21x 7.4x

4 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 2,151 4% <1% 7% 12x 10x 5.4x

5 VanceInfo / VIT 591 13.29 47% 7,863 0% 18% 1% 17x 14x 2.4x

6 Visa / V 92,635 113.90 12% 4,797 >100% <1% 4% 19x 16x >9.9x

7 Fossil / FOSL 6,290 100.49 27% 3,625 83% 6% 2% 22x 18x 6.4x

8 New Oriental Edu. / EDU 4,180 26.85 12% 9,957 48% 6% 2% 30x 23x 7.5x

9 Williams-Sonoma / WSM 3,790 36.84 -4% 6,235 7% 6% 2% 17x 15x 3.0x

10 Accretive Health / AH 2,403 24.47 6% 9,058 16% 9% 1% 57x 35x >9.9x

Top Holdings of Lone Pine – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Apple / AAPL 460,050 493.42 22% 2,151 4% <1% 7% 12x 10x 5.4x

2 Google / GOOG 197,003 605.91 -6% 1,347 44% <1% 5% 14x 12x 4.0x

3 Polo Ralph Lauren / RL 15,938 172.60 25% 4,680 11% 5% 5% 25x 21x 7.4x

4 priceline.com / PCLN 27,134 545.04 17% 1,467 >100% 3% 5% 24x 18x >9.9x

5 Express Scripts / ESRX 24,408 50.17 12% 13,779 -5% 3% 5% 17x 14x n/m

6 Dollar General / DG 14,680 42.89 4% 15,341 -3% 4% 4% 18x 16x n/m

7 Visa / V 92,635 113.90 12% 4,797 >100% <1% 4% 19x 16x >9.9x

8 Crown Castle / CCI 14,029 49.31 10% 10,584 -13% 4% 3% 62x 43x n/m

9 Las Vegas Sands / LVS 42,367 51.59 21% 9,697 32% 1% 3% 20x 17x 5.7x

10 NetApp / NTAP 14,231 39.69 9% 12,199 4% 3% 3% 17x 14x 5.4x

New Positions Sold Out Positions

Baidu.com / BIDU

eBay / EBAY

El Paso Corp. / EP

FMC Technologies / FTI

Green Mtn Coffee / GMCR

Kinder Morgan / KMI

Liberty Media / LMCA

Lululemon Athletica / LULU

Medco Health / MHS

Michael Kors / KORS

V.F. Corp. / VFC

W.R. Grace / GRA

Willis Group / WSH

Bed Bath & Beyond / BBBY

Citigroup / C

Coca-Cola / KO

Dollar Tree / DLTR

Estee Lauder / EL

Flavors & Fragrances / IFF

Goodrich Corp. / GR

Grifols / GRFS

Liberty Starz / LSTZA

NII Holdings / NIHD

Royal Caribbean / RCL

Schlumberger / SLB

U.S. Bancorp / USB

United Technologies / UTX

Yum! Brands / YUM

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*

Portfolio size $15 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 45%

Median market value $11 billion

Average market value $32 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 18x

Median P/E (next FY) 16x

Median P / tangible book 4.8x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

Technology38%

Services30%

Consumer Cyclical

14%

Other19%

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Markel Gayner (Tom Gayner) Tom Gayner has been President of Markel Gayner Asset Management since 1990 and EVP and CIO of Markel, a Richmond, Virginia-based international property and casualty insurance holding company, since 2004. Tom has been a disciplined steward of capital on behalf of Markel shareholders, and his long-term investment record is one of the best in the business.

MOI Signal Rank™ – Top Current Ideas of Markel Gayner

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 Fairfax Financial / FRFHF 8,590 421.00 -2% 279 0% 1% 6% 10x 20x 1.1x

2 Brookfield Asset / BAM 36,475 30.98 13% 3,102 0% <1% 5% n/a n/a 4.3x

3 Union Bankshares / UBSH 368 14.09 6% 3,505 0% 13% 3% 14x 13x 1.1x

4 Investors Title / ITIC 93 44.00 23% 229 0% 11% 1% n/a n/a .9x

5 Exxon Mobil / XOM 401,671 83.80 -1% 811 7% <1% 4% 10x 9x 2.6x

6 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 1,086 1% <1% 4% 14x 13x 4.5x

7 Paychex / PAYX 11,347 31.31 4% 146 >100% <1% 0% 21x 19x >9.9x

8 Louisiana-Pacific / LPX 1,098 8.06 0% 107 88% <1% 0% n/m n/m 1.1x

9 Expeditors Int’l / EXPD 9,124 43.03 5% 48 >100% <1% 0% 24x 21x 4.7x

10 Nicholas Financial / NICK 160 13.35 4% 154 84% 1% 0% n/a n/a 1.2x1

Markel acquired UBSH shares in connection with a merger of a Markel subsidiary with First Market Bank, a private company in which Markel was a shareholder.

Top Holdings of Markel Gayner – By Dollar Value

Market Price Shares Owned Holdings P/E (Est.) Price/

Value Recent from Recent from as % of This Next Tang.

Company / Ticker ($mn) ($) Dec. 30 (‘000) Sep. 30 Co. Fund* FY FY Book

1 CarMax / KMX 6,777 29.91 -2% 5,191 0% 2% 8% 17x 16x 2.6x

2 Fairfax Financial / FRFHF 8,590 421.00 -2% 279 0% 1% 6% 10x 20x 1.1x

3 Diageo / DEO 58,691 93.40 7% 1,247 0% <1% 6% 16x 14x n/m

4 Berkshire Hathaway / BRK.A 194,903 117,980.00 3% 1 -52% <1% 6% 17x 15x 2.0x

5 Brookfield Asset / BAM 36,475 30.98 13% 3,102 0% <1% 5% n/a n/a 4.3x

6 Exxon Mobil / XOM 401,671 83.80 -1% 811 7% <1% 4% 10x 9x 2.6x

7 Wal-Mart / WMT 211,989 61.90 4% 1,086 1% <1% 4% 14x 13x 4.5x

8 Walt Disney / DIS 74,293 41.45 11% 1,538 0% <1% 3% 14x 12x >9.9x

9 UPS / UPS 74,005 76.69 5% 741 0% <1% 3% 16x 14x >9.9x

10 Marriott / MAR 11,971 35.72 22% 1,407 0% <1% 3% 26x 23x n/m

New Positions Sold Out Positions

DreamWorks / DWA

Loews Corp. / L

Marriott Vacations / VAC

McCormick / MKC

Mosaic Company / MOS

SEI Investments / SEIC

Vodafone / VOD

Campbell Soup / CPB

EnCana / ECA

Portfolio Metrics*

Sector Weightings*, **

Portfolio size $1.9 billion

Top 10 as % of portfolio 49%

Median market value $19 billion

Average market value $49 billion

Median P/E (this FY) 16x

Median P/E (next FY) 14x

Median P / tangible book 2.8x

*Based on equity holdings disclosed in 13F-HR filings with the SEC. Excludes

portfolio cash, leverage, certain non-U.S. holdings, and non-equity securities.

**A large portion of Markel Corp.’s asset value may be attributed to holdings

that are not publicly traded and are therefore not shown in the chart or tables.

Services35%

Financial26%

Consumer Non-Cyclical

10%

Other30%