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Zanett Group ups stake in MATH

Posted in Activist Investors, MathStar Inc (OTC:MATH), Net Cash Stocks, S. Muoio & Co, Salvatore Muoio, Stocks, Zachary McAdoo, tagged , , , , , , on February 26, 2009| 2 Comments »

The Zanett Group has increased its stake in MATH to 6.58% according to its most recent Schedule 13D amendment.

We’ve been following MATH since December last year when it was trading at $0.68. We initiated the position because MATH is a net cash stock with two substantial stockholders lobbying management to liquidate. The stock is up 19% to $0.87 yesterday, giving it a market capitalization of $8.0M. We estimate MATH’s liquidation value still to be more than 80% higher at $14.4M or $1.57 per share. That value is predominantly cash and short term investments and doesn’t take into account any further value that the sale of the FPOA technology and intellectual property may yield. The two activist investors, Mr. Zachary McAdoo of The Zanett Group and Mr. Salvatore Muoio of S. Muoio & Co., have been urging MATH’s board to consider liquidation rather than a merger. MATH’s board seems to agree, twice rejecting unsolicited merger proposals, suspending the company’s operations and exploring “strategic alternatives, which could include merger, acquisition, increasing operations in another structure or liquidation.”

The Zanett Group’s most recent share purchases were undertaken between January 22 and February 19 this year at prices between $0.81 and $0.90.

[Full Disclosure: We do not have a holding in MATH. This is neither a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. All information provided believed to be reliable and presented for information purposes only.]

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New activist investor files 13D for MATH

Posted in Activist Investors, MathStar Inc (OTC:MATH), Net Cash Stocks, S. Muoio & Co, Salvatore Muoio, Stocks, tagged , , , , , , on January 5, 2009| 11 Comments »

A new investor has filed a 13D notice in relation to MathStar Inc (OTC:MATH).

When we started following MATH, it had a market capitalization of just $6.2M based on its December 16, 2008 close of $0.68. We estimated its liquidating value to be more than 120% higher at $14.4M or $1.57 per share. The value in liquidation was predominantly cash and short term investments in the amount of $14.8M. The board had largely suspended the company’s operations and was in the process of evaluating its “strategic alternatives, which could include merger, acquisition, increasing operations in another structure or liquidation.”  MATH had twice rejected unsolicited merger proposals and Salvatore Muoio of S. Muoio & Co. LLC had been urging MATH’s board to consider liquidation rather than a merger.

Mr. Zachary McAdoo on behalf of The Zanett Group – the new investor entering the fray at MATH – filed its 13D notice on December 30, 2008 and attached the following letter to the company:

December 30, 2008

Douglas Pihl
Chairman of the Board
Mathstar, Inc.
19075 NW Tanabourne, Suite 200
Hillsboro, OR 97124

Dear Mr. Pihl,

I am writing to express my opinion as a shareholder that we strongly urge the
Board to liquidate Mathstar, Inc. rather than acquire another company.

Sincerely,

Zachary McAdoo, CFA

Short, sweet and to the point. Hopefully management can hear the drum beats calling for liquidation.

MATH is up around 18% since we started following it, but it’s still trading at half its liquidating value and a little more than half its net cash backing, so we’re maintaining our position.

[Disclosure: We do not presently have a holding in MATH. This is neither a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. All information provided believed to be reliable and presented for information purposes only.]

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