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Corvex Capital Decreases Position in Fidelity National Financial (FNF)

Published on August 4, 2016 at 9:16 am by Insider Monkey Staff in Hedge Funds, News

Keith Meister‘s Corvex Capital has taken steps to reduce its exposure to FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Whereas Corvex held 19.1 million shares of the company at the end of March, as reported in its 13F filing for the first quarter, its stake has since been reduced to 13.2 million shares, equivalent to 4.8% of the company’s outstanding stock.

The largest U.S. title insurer, FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) ended Wednesday’s trading session at $36.71 per share, up by 7.68% for the year. The stock is currently traded at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18, in-line with most of its peers. Fidelity National Financial also holds a 55% stake in Black Knight Financial Services Inc (NYSE:BKFS), a provider of cloud-based software for mortgage lenders, which trades at 30-times earnings estimates. When factoring in this aspect, Fidelity National Financial becomes significantly undervalued compared to its main competitor First American Financial Corp (NYSE:FAF), according to Jeremy Campbell, an analyst at Barclays.

At the end of July, Fidelity National reported second quarter results that topped analysts’ estimates. Revenue came in at $2.40 billion, with earnings of $0.74 per share when adjusted for one-time costs, above the expectations of $0.65 in earnings per share and $2.04 billion in revenue.

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Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) had attracted the attention (and investment dollars) of a score of top hedge funds as of March 31. Harris Associates, run by Natixis Global Asset Management, reported opening a stake in the stock during the first quarter, having acquired a little over 16 million shares during that time. Daniel S. Och‘s OZ Management held 4.52 million FNF shares at the end of March, down by 28% from the end of the previous quarter. Overall, 44 of the funds in our database reported holding a stake in the company as of the end of March, up from 40 three months earlier.

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You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here.

Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
CORVEX MANAGEMENT 13,195,195 0 13,195,195 0 13,195,195 4.8%
KEITH MEISTER 13,195,195 0 13,195,195 0 13,195,195 4.8%

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Page 1 of 6 – SEC Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
§ 240.13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 5)1
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
FNF Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
31620R303
(CUSIP Number)
KEITH MEISTER
PATRICK DOOLEY
CORVEX MANAGEMENT LP
667 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10065
(212) 474-6700
STEVE WOLOSKY, ESQ.
OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 2, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.
Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
_______________
1              The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

Page 2 of 6 – SEC Filing

1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
CORVEX MANAGEMENT LP
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) o
  (b) x
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
13,195,195
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
-0-
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
13,195,195
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
13,195,195
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
4.8%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
PN; IA

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Page 3 of 6 – SEC Filing

1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
KEITH MEISTER
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) o
  (b) x
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
13,195,195
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
-0-
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
13,195,195
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
13,195,195
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
4.8%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN; HC

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Page 4 of 6 – SEC Filing

The following constitutes Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (the “Amendment No. 5”).  This Amendment No. 5 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(a)           The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 274,043,227 Shares outstanding as of April 30, 2016, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2016.
As of the close of business on August 2, 2016, Corvex may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 13,195,195 Shares, constituting approximately 4.8% of the Shares outstanding.  By virtue of his position as control person of the general partner of Corvex, Mr. Meister may be deemed the beneficial owner of such Shares.
Item 5(c) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(c)           The transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5(e) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(e)           As of August 2, 2016, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Shares of the Issuer.

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Page 5 of 6 – SEC Filing

SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date:  August 2, 2016
CORVEX MANAGEMENT LP
   
 
By:
/s/ Keith Meister
   
Keith Meister
   
Managing Partner
   
 
/s/ Keith Meister
 
KEITH MEISTER

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Page 6 of 6 – SEC Filing

SCHEDULE A
Transactions by the Reporting Persons in the Shares During the Past Sixty Days
The following table sets forth all transactions with respect to the Shares by or on behalf of the Reporting Persons effected in the past sixty days. All such transactions were either open market or broker dealer-principal trades and the table includes commissions paid in per share prices.
Nature of the Transaction
Amount of Securities
Purchased/(Sold)
Price Per Share
Date of
Purchase/Sale
Sale of Common Stock
(30,700)
        35.52
06/07/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(40,200)
        35.47
06/08/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(89,736)
        35.73
06/09/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(25,000)
        35.68
06/10/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(124,270)
        35.57
06/23/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(27,824)
        36.84
07/05/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(88,600)
        36.85
07/06/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(45,900)
        36.64
07/07/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(84,600)
        36.83
07/08/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(46,200)
        36.99
07/11/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(69,500)
        37.17
07/12/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(49,395)
        37.14
07/13/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(159,000)
        37.33
07/14/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(28,659)
        37.36
07/15/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(1,742)
        37.23
07/18/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(20,512)
        38.34
07/26/2016
Sale of Common Stock
(5,000,000)
        36.58
08/02/2016

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