In a fresh filing this evening, the activists agitating for change at NYTCo (NYSE: NYT) announced that they picked up another 500,000 shares on Wednesday. Through the various funds involved, Harbert Management, the parent company of Harbinger, now controls 15.57 million shares or nearly 11 percent of the company. Just since the investors announced their intentions to seat their own boardmembers on Jan. 25, NYTCo has announced board changes as well as newsroom layoffs. And already, since that date, shares are up over 27 percent.

• New York Times Cutting 100 Newsroom Jobs; 7.5 Percent Of Total
• NYTCo Counters Activist Shareholders With Two New Board Nominees
• Harbinger Parent Ups Stake In NYTCo To 9.96 Percent; Activists Meet With Management
• Hedge Fund Harbinger Moves Against NYTCo And Media General At Same Time; Wants Its Own Directors