BUYINS.NET: DIN, FBC, JAH, JEF, NWK, PLA Have Been Removed From Naked Short List Today

Aug 29, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- PLA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list: DineEquity Inc. (NYSE: DIN), Flagstar Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: FBC), Jarden Corp. (NYSE: JAH), Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF), Network Equipment Technologies Inc. (NYSE: NWK), Playboy Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: PLA). For a complete list of companies on the naked short list please visit our web site. To find the SqueezeTrigger Price before a short squeeze starts in any stock, go to www.buyins.net.

DineEquity Inc. (NYSE: DIN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) develops, franchises, and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and internationally under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar (Applebee's) and International House of Pancakes (IHOP) brands. It owns and operates two restaurant concepts in the casual dining and family dining niches, which include Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar or Applebee's; and International House of Pancakes or IHOP. Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants offer moderately-priced food and beverage items. The company operated 1,976 Applebee's restaurants, including 1,465 franchisees operated and 511 company-operated restaurants. Its IHOP restaurants feature full table service and offer a range of lunch, dinner, and snack items. The company operated 1,344 IHOP. DineEquity, Inc. was formerly known as IHOP Corp. and changed its name to DineEquity, Inc. in June 2008. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Glendale, California. With 17.4 million shares outstanding and 4.08 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of DIN.

Flagstar Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: FBC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as the savings and loan holding company for Flagstar Bank, FSB that provides consumer and commercial financial products and services to individuals, and small and middle market businesses in Michigan, Indiana, and Georgia. The company engages in generating deposits and originating loans. Its deposit products include demand deposits, savings and money market accounts, checking deposits, certificates of deposits, municipal deposits, and national deposits. The company's loan portfolio comprises single-family mortgage loans, home equity lines-of-credit, consumer loans, commercial real estate loans, non-real estate commercial loans, and residential mortgage loans for others. The company, through its other subsidiaries, acts as an agent for life insurance, and health and casualty insurance companies; and provides on-line paperless office solutions for mortgage originators. It also engages in holding investment loans, purchasing securities, selling and securitizing mortgage loans, maintaining and selling mortgage servicing rights, developing new loan products, establishing pricing for mortgage loans to be acquired, providing for lock-in support, and managing interest rate risk associated with these activities. As of December 31, 2007, the company operated a network of 164 banking centers. Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan. With 60.34 million shares outstanding and 7.91 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of FBC. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 113,416 shares of FBC that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.

Jarden Corp. (NYSE: JAH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) engages in the manufacture, sourcing, marketing, and distribution of consumer products in the United States and internationally. The company's product lines include outdoor solutions, consumer solutions, and branded consumables. The outdoor solutions product line comprises products for camping, backpacking, tailgating, outdoor cooking, and other outdoor activities; personal flotation devices, water sports products, and all-terrain vehicle equipment; fishing equipment; baseball, softball, football, basketball, and lacrosse products; Alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and in-line skating products; and technical outdoor apparel and equipment. The consumer solutions product line includes coffee makers, bedding, home vacuum packaging machines, heating pads, slow cookers, air cleaning products, fans and heaters, and personal and animal grooming products, as well as related consumable products. The branded consumables product line consists of arts and crafts paint brushes, children's card games, clothespins, collectible tins, firelogs and firestarters, home safety equipment, home canning jars, jar closures, kitchen matches, other craft items, plastic cutlery, playing cards and accessories, rope, cord and twine, storage and workshop accessories, toothpicks, and other accessories. The company also manufactures, markets, and distributes various plastic products, including jar closures, contact lens packaging, monofilament, plastic cutlery, refrigerator door liners, and medical disposables and rigid packaging, as well as zinc strip and fabricated zinc products. It sells its products through a range of distribution channels, including club, department store, drug, grocery, mass merchant, sporting goods, and specialty retailers, as well as direct to consumers. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rye, New York. With 76.97 million shares outstanding and 17.39 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of JAH. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 10,772 shares of JAH that were failing-to-deliver as of September 26, 2007.

Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) together with its subsidiaries, operates as an investment bank and institutional securities company in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It operates in two segments, Capital Markets and Asset Management. The Capital Markets segment comprises securities execution operations consisting of sales, trading, and research in equity, equity derivatives, convertible, high yield, and investment grade fixed income securities; and prime brokerage and investment banking service operations, which include capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other advisory transactions. It provides its clients, primarily growing and mid-sized companies, a range of financial advisory services, as well as debt, equity, and convertible capital raising services. This segment also offers expertise in direct placements, private equity, private placements, initial public offerings, and follow-on offerings of equity and equity-linked convertible securities, as well as offers a range of debt financing for growing and middle market companies and sponsors. It advises buyers and sellers on sales, divestitures, acquisitions, mergers, tender offers, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and takeover defenses. In addition, this segment provides securities lending and commodity-related trading to domestic and international investors, such as investment advisors, banks, mutual funds, insurance companies, hedge funds, and pension and profit sharing plans. The Asset Management segment offers investment management services and products to various private investment funds. Its products include private fund products consisting of long-short equity and fixed income funds. The company was founded in 1962 and is based in New York, New York. With 160.63 million shares outstanding and 27.82 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of JEF. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 63,106 shares of JEF that were failing-to-deliver as of September 26, 2007.

Network Equipment Technologies Inc. (NYSE: NWK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of voice and data telecommunications equipment for multi-service networks and associated services that are used by government organizations, enterprises, and carriers worldwide. The company's Promina family of multi-service access platforms integrate voice, data, image, and video traffic across a single network infrastructure; and provide support for various communications applications and traffic types, including asynchronous transfer mode, frame relay, Internet protocol (IP), and integrated services digital network signaling. Its NX Series comprises NX1000, which is a multi-service wide area networking switch in a compact form factor; and the NX5010 high-speed switch that provides data transfer and enables secure interconnection and extension of geographically distributed grid computing clusters and storage area networks. The company's VX Series offers enterprise customers a voice-over-IP solution that interoperates with existing private branch exchange (PBX) and IP-PBX systems, as well as offers government customers an IP-based secure voice solution. Its service offerings include installation and other professional services; hardware and software maintenance programs, parts repair, remote and onsite technical assistance, and customer training. The company serves government customers, which include various federal and international agencies and organizations, including civilian and defense agencies, and resellers to such entities; and enterprise customers in various sectors, such as financial services, manufacturing, transportation, and retail. It sells products and services through direct and indirect sales channels, including large government systems integrators. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Fremont, California. With 29.38 million shares outstanding and 2.15 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of NWK. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 10,600 shares of NWK that were failing-to-deliver as of September 19, 2007.

Playboy Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: PLA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as a multimedia entertainment and lifestyle company primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, and Israel. The company operates through three segments: Entertainment, Publishing, and Licensing. The Entertainment segment develops, produces, acquires, and distributes various adult television programs for domestic and international TV networks, pay-per-view, pay-per-month, video-on-demand, and subscription packages; owns, operates, and licenses adult television networks; Web-based entertainment experiences; wireless content distribution; and e-commerce, DVD products, and satellite radio under the Playboy, Spice, and other brand names. The Publishing segment publishes Playboy magazine, special editions, and books and calendars, as well as licenses international editions of Playboy magazine. The Licensing segment licenses consumer products carrying one or more of the company's trademarks and/or images, third-party owned and operated Playboy-branded retail stores, and location-based entertainment venues, as well as involves in certain marketing activities. Its licensed product lines include men's and women's apparel, men's underwear and women's lingerie, accessories, collectibles, cigars, watches, jewelry, fragrances, shoes, luggage, bath and body products, small leather goods, stationery, music, eyewear, barware, home fashions, and slot machines. The company also operates PlayboyGaming.com, a Playboy-branded online casino and poker site. Its branded merchandise is marketed primarily through retail outlets, including department and specialty stores, as well as through the company's and other e-commerce Web sites and catalogs. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. With 33.3 million shares outstanding and 2.32 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of PLA. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 13,649 shares of PLA that were failing-to-deliver as of September 24, 2007.

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