RPT-FACTBOX-U.S. bankruptcy filings in 2008-BankruptcyData

Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:44pm EST 

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 By Walden Siew
 NEW YORK, Feb 29 (Reuters) - The following is a total of
annual bankruptcy filings by public companies going back to
2000, and the largest public company filings in 2008, based on
BankruptcyData.com data. For more, click [ID:nN29478777]
 COMPANIES FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY
         Filings     Assets of filings
      (through February)
 2000        28            $21,887 *
 2001        35            $13,698
 2002        54            $67,707
 2003        35            $ 6,192
 2004        20            $ 7,097
 2005        19            $ 9,064
 2006        10            $ 1,978
 2007        11            $   691
 2008        16            $ 8,708
 * in ($ millions)
 LARGEST PUBLIC COMPANY BANKRUPTCY FILINGS, 2008
 COMPANY                FILING DATE            ASSETS
 Buffets Holdings         1/22/08          $952,299,000
 Charys Holding Co        2/14/08          $290,820,546
 Cornerstone Ministries   2/10/08          $178,164,987
 High Velocity Alternative2/20/08          $    647,110
 Holley Performance       2/11/08          $111,997,000
 Manchester               2/07/08          $ 93,051,951
 Propex Inc.              1/18/08          $610,300,000
 Quebecor World USA       1/21/08          $100,000,000
 Sharper Image Corp       2/19/08          $263,994,000
 SpatiaLight              2/21/08          $  7,675,969
 SIRVA Inc.               2/05/08        $1,419,200,000
 Summit Global Logistics  1/30/08          $207,293,195
 TOUSA                    1/29/08        $2,842,200,000
 U.S. Energy Systems      1/09/08          $346,930,000
 Wellman Inc              2/22/08          $993,300,000
 Wornick Co.              2/14/08          $290,171,176
 (Editing by Dan Grebler)
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