13G Filing: Weiss Asset Management and Electrum Special Acquisition Corp (ELEC)

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1.                NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION       

                 NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                          

                          

                 WEISS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP                                  

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2.                CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   

                (A) [ ]  

                (B) [ ]   

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3.                SEC USE ONLY                                                 

                          

                          

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4.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                         

                          

                 DELAWARE

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                              5.     SOLE VOTING POWER                        

                          

                                     0                                        

  NUMBER OF                  ————————————————–

   SHARES                     6.     SHARED VOTING POWER                      

BENEFICIALLY              

OWNED BY                          2,076,897               

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 REPORTING                    7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                  

  PERSON                  

   WITH:                             0                                       

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                              8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                

                          

                                     2,076,897

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9.                AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                          

                 2,076,897

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10.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES        

                 CERTAIN SHARES*                                          [ ]

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11.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)           

                          

                 8.31%     

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12.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                  

                          

                 IA – Investment Adviser