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Griffon Corp. (NYSE: GFF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) together with its subsidiaries, operates as a manufacturing company in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Poland. It has four segments: Garage Doors, Installation Services, Specialty Plastic Films, and Electronic Information and Communication Systems. The Garage Doors segment designs, manufactures, and sells garage doors for use in the residential housing and commercial building markets. This segment also sells related products, such as garage door openers manufactured by third parties; and markets commercial sectional doors. The Installation Services segment sells, installs, and services garage doors, garage door openers, manufactured fireplaces, floor coverings, and cabinetry, as well as related building products, such as closet systems, window coverings, and bath enclosures for the new residential housing market. The Specialty Plastic Films segment develops, produces, and sells plastic films and film laminates used as moisture barriers for disposable infant diapers, adult incontinence products, and feminine hygiene products; and as protective barriers in surgical and industrial gowns and drapes, equipment covers, flexible packaging, and house wrap. The Electronic Information and Communication Systems designs, manufactures, sells, and provides logistical support for aircraft communication systems, radar, air traffic management, information and command and control systems, identification friend equipment, integrated homeland security systems, and application specific integrated circuits for defense, aerospace, civil, industrial, and commercial applications. It supplies airborne maritime surveillance radar and aircraft intercommunication management systems. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Jericho, New York. With 30.19 million shares outstanding and 6.59 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of GFF. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 159,652 shares of GFF that were failing-to-deliver as of May 19, 2004.
Greenhill & Co. Inc. (NYSE: GHL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent investment banking firm in North America and Europe. It provides financial advisory services, such as advice on strategic matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, divestitures, defensive tactics, special committee assignments, and other corporate events. The company also offers advice on valuation, strategy, industry dynamics, structuring alternatives, timing and pricing of transactions, and financing alternatives. In addition, Greenhill & Co manages merchant banking funds and similar vehicles, and commits capital to those funds and vehicles. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, New York, with additional offices in London, the United Kingdom; Frankfurt, Germany; Toronto, Canada; and Dallas, Texas. With 26.66 million shares outstanding and 7.81 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of GHL. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 574,771 shares of GHL that were failing-to-deliver as of May 11, 2004.
KBW Inc. (NYSE: KBW | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and its subsidiaries operate in the financial services industry in the United States and Europe. The company provides various investment banking services, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory services, equity and fixed income securities offerings, capital raising services, structured finance, and mutual thrift and insurance company conversions. It also engages in equity and fixed income sales and trading, primarily for institutional customers investing in the small and mid cap segments, and a range of fixed income securities. In addition, the company provides research services, including fundamental analysis that identifies investment opportunities and assists investors to make investment decisions, as well as offers asset management, including investment management and other advisory services to institutional clients, private high net worth clients, and various investment vehicles. It serves banking companies, thrift institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, mortgage banks, asset management companies, mortgage real estate investment trusts, consumer and specialty finance firms, financial processing companies, and securities exchanges. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Hartford, Houston, Richmond, San Francisco, and London. With 33.24 million shares outstanding and 5.15 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of KBW. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 533,909 shares of KBW that were failing-to-deliver as of March 26, 2008.
Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ: BHIP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) together with its subsidiaries, operates as an international direct selling and e-commerce company. It offers Skindulgence, a skin care system that include nonsurgical facelift, as well as a spa collection for hands, feet, and all-over body; intimacy enhancing cream for women; Premium Noni Juice, a reconstituted morinda citrifolia fruit juice; LexLips, a lip enhancing gloss; La Vie, a dietary supplement; 180deg Life System CarbBlocker, a weight management product; Triotein, a lactose-free whey protein powder that provides amino acid substrates; Cluster Concentrate, a product for increased cell hydration; and TriFusion Plus, a beverage with a blend of exotic fruits and berries. The company sells personal care and wellness products under the NHT Global brand primarily to independent distributor networks. It operates in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, China, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Italy, and Slovenia. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. With 10.34 million shares outstanding and 735,300 shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of BHIP. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 289,542 shares of BHIP that were failing-to-deliver as of October 2, 2007.
BankUnited Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BKUNA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as the holding company for BankUnited, FSB that provides consumer and commercial banking products and services to consumers and businesses located primarily in Florida. It offers various deposit products, including personal and commercial transaction accounts, money market accounts, other savings accounts, and time deposits. The company's lending activities comprise one-to-four-family residential mortgage loans, including residential mortgages and specialty consumer mortgages; consumer loans consisting of home equity loans, lines of credit, and automobile, boat, and cash collateral loans; commercial real estate loans and multi-family loans; real estate construction loans; land loans; secured and unsecured commercial business loans; and investments and mortgage-backed securities. It also offers investment, retirement planning, insurance, and financial planning services. In addition, the company offers automated teller machines, telebanking, and Internet banking services. As of November 12, 2007, it operated 86 branches, 2 loan production offices, and 7 offices outside of Florida. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. With 35.66 million shares outstanding and 9.12 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of BKUNA. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 2,202,201 shares of BKUNA that were failing-to-deliver as of November 1, 2007.
BancTrust Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ: BTFG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) through its subsidiaries, provides various banking and related services in southern Alabama and northwest Florida. Its deposit products include checking accounts, commercial accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits, such as daily money market accounts and certificates of deposit. The company's loan portfolio comprises commercial, commercial real estate, individual and commercial construction, and consumer loans. It also offers cash management services comprising lock-box, sweep accounts, and remote deposits. In addition, BancTrust Financial Group provides drive-in banking and night deposit facilities, automated teller machines, Internet banking, debit and credit card services, and telephone banking. As of December 31, 2007, it operated 44 bank offices in the southern two-thirds of Alabama; and 10 bank offices in northwest Florida. The company was founded in 1985. It was formerly known as Mobile National Corporation and changed its name to South Alabama Bancorporation, Inc. in 1993. Further, the company changed its name to BancTrust Financial Group, Inc. in 2002. BancTrust Financial Group is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. With 17.55 million shares outstanding and 1.34 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of BTFG. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 135,849 shares of BTFG that were failing-to-deliver as of June 18, 2008.
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