Empyrean Capital Partners, LP Buys Pfizer Inc, Ladder Capital Corp, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc, Sells Dell-VMWare Tracking Stock, Laboratory Corp of America Holdings, NXP Semiconductors NV

• New Purchases: PFE, LADR, XRX, EIX, PCG, TDS, JBGS, GIS, ILPT, I,
• Added Positions: FOXA, TWX, VVI, SPY, PLYA, CURO, XRT, NIHD, GG, NGD,
• Reduced Positions: DVMT, NXPI, HRG, SFS, ENVA, ELVT, NMRK,
• Sold Out: LH, IWM, EVHC, QCOM, MDY, CUDA, PRTK, CASA, GPMT, FNKO,

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1. iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) - 1,237,000 shares, 11.02% of the total portfolio.
2. Time Warner Inc (TWX) - 1,927,000 shares, 10.7% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 17.14%
3. NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI) - 867,688 shares, 5.96% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 33.82%
4. Pfizer Inc (PFE) - 2,800,000 shares, 5.83% of the total portfolio. New Position
5. HRG Group Inc (HRG) - 5,602,112 shares, 5.42% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 19.16%

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP initiated holding in Pfizer Inc. The purchase prices were between $33.63 and $39.02, with an estimated average price of $36.23. The stock is now traded at around $35.69. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 5.83%. The holding were 2,800,000 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP initiated holding in Ladder Capital Corp. The purchase prices were between $13.46 and $15.34, with an estimated average price of $14.63. The stock is now traded at around $14.97. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 3.27%. The holding were 3,696,412 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP initiated holding in Xerox Corp. The purchase prices were between $28.78 and $34.13, with an estimated average price of $30.75. The stock is now traded at around $28.51. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.68%. The holding were 994,378 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP initiated holding in Edison International. The purchase prices were between $58.07 and $65.15, with an estimated average price of $61.59. The stock is now traded at around $61.55. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.21%. The holding were 325,000 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP initiated holding in PG&E Corp. The purchase prices were between $38.24 and $45.23, with an estimated average price of $42.43. The stock is now traded at around $42.95. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.18%. The holding were 459,527 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP initiated holding in Telephone and Data Systems Inc. The purchase prices were between $24.3 and $29.41, with an estimated average price of $27.16. The stock is now traded at around $25.94. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.97%. The holding were 588,000 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP added to a holding in Twenty-First Century Fox Inc by 105.83%. The purchase prices were between $34.56 and $38.81, with an estimated average price of $36.92. The stock is now traded at around $37.87. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 2.28%. The holding were 2,058,267 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP added to a holding in SPDR S&P 500 by 35.07%. The purchase prices were between $256.6 and $285.44, with an estimated average price of $272.01. The stock is now traded at around $271.10. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.26%. The holding were 313,631 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP added to a holding in Viad Corp by 131.58%. The purchase prices were between $51.35 and $58.8, with an estimated average price of $54.59. The stock is now traded at around $50.35. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.26%. The holding were 720,886 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP added to a holding in Playa Hotels & Resorts NV by 297.47%. The purchase prices were between $9.59 and $11.45, with an estimated average price of $10.45. The stock is now traded at around $10.92. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.25%. The holding were 2,782,295 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP added to a holding in CURO Group Holdings Corp by 49.29%. The purchase prices were between $14.02 and $17.57, with an estimated average price of $16.6. The stock is now traded at around $22.25. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.51%. The holding were 1,523,800 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP added to a holding in SPDR S&P Retail by 61.09%. The purchase prices were between $42.96 and $48.91, with an estimated average price of $45.82. The stock is now traded at around $46.20. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.35%. The holding were 356,000 shares as of 2018-03-31.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP sold out a holding in Laboratory Corp of America Holdings. The sale prices were between $161.53 and $178.11, with an estimated average price of $170.98.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP sold out a holding in iShares Russell 2000. The sale prices were between $145.44 and $159.96, with an estimated average price of $154.44.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP sold out a holding in Envision Healthcare Corp. The sale prices were between $33.78 and $43.51, with an estimated average price of $37.37.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP sold out a holding in Qualcomm Inc. The sale prices were between $53.66 and $68.67, with an estimated average price of $63.72.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP sold out a holding in SPDR MidCap Trust Series I. The sale prices were between $327.4 and $362.51, with an estimated average price of $348.

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP sold out a holding in Barracuda Networks Inc. The sale prices were between $27.42 and $27.58, with an estimated average price of $27.51.