13D Filing: Carlson Capital and Forestar Group Inc. (FOR)

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margin regulations, stock exchange rules and credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin account are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the account. The margin accounts bear interest at a rate based upon the broker’s call rate from time to time in effect. Because other securities are held in the margin accounts, it is not possible to determine the amounts, if any, of margin used to purchase the Common Shares reported herein.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The Reporting Persons initially acquired the Common Shares to which this Amendment No. 3 relates for investment purposes in the ordinary course of business, and not with the purpose nor with the effect of changing or influencing the control or management of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons acquired the Common Shares because they believed that the Common Shares reported herein, when purchased, represented an attractive investment opportunity.
Consistent with their investment intent, the Reporting Persons have been reviewing their investment in the Company and have engaged in discussions with the Company’s management concerning the business, operations, governance, management, strategy and future plans of the Company.  Based on their review and these discussions, the Reporting Persons have determined that changes to the Company’s Board of Directors may be in the best interest of all stockholders.  As such, the Reporting Persons intend to engage in further discussions with the Company’s management, as well as with the members of the Board of Directors and other stockholders, concerning possible changes to the composition of the Board of Directors.  Among other things, the Reporting Persons may propose the nomination of one or more candidates for election to the Board of Directors in connection with the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.
Except as set forth herein, the Reporting Persons have no present plan or proposal that would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a)–(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons have not entered into any agreement with any third party to act together for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of the Common Shares reported herein. Depending on various factors, including, without limitation, the outcome of any discussions referenced above, the Issuer’s financial position and strategic direction, actions taken by the Board of Directors, price levels of the Common Shares, other investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, conditions in the securities market and general economic and industry conditions, the Reporting Persons may in the future take such actions with respect to their investment in the Company as they deem appropriate, including, without limitation, purchasing additional Common Shares or selling some or all of their Common Shares, engaging in hedging or similar transactions with respect to the Common Shares and/or otherwise changing their intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) and (b)  The Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own in the aggregate 2,894,781 Common Shares. Based upon a total of 33,616,255 Common Shares outstanding as of November 2, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2015, the Reporting Persons’ shares represent approximately 8.61% of the outstanding Common Shares.
            
Carlson Capital, Asgard II, Asgard I and Mr. Carlson have the power to vote and direct the disposition of (i) the 2,735,573 Common Shares reported herein as owned by DOF, and (ii) the 159,208 Common Shares reported herein as owned by OFF.

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