13F-HR 1 barington13fhr-q3_2007.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2007 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: _________ This Amendment [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Barington Capital Group, L.P. Address: 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 17th Floor New York, New York 10019 Form 13F File Number: 028-12298 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: JAMES A. MITAROTONDA Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phone: 212-974-5700 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda New York, New York November 13, 2007 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type: [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: None Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: None* Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 20 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $362,746 (in thousands) *Mr. James A. Mitarotonda is the Managing Member of Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Offshore Advisors, LLC, and Barington Offshore Advisors II, LLC, which have investment discretion over certain investment portfolios that own the securities reported herein.

Title Of Value SH/Prn SH/ PUT/ Investment Other Voting Authority Name Of Issuer Class CUSIP x$1,000 Amt Prn CALL Discretion Managers Sole Shared None AnnTaylor Stores Corp Common 036115103 7,737 244,300 SH DEFINED 244,300 Barnes & Noble Inc Common 067774109 559 15,867 SH DEFINED 15,867 ConocoPhillips Common 20825C104 851 9,700 SH DEFINED 9,700 Consolidated Tomoka LD Co. Common 210226106 27,026 402,110 SH DEFINED 402,110 Convergys Corp Common 212485106 34,072 1,962,663 SH DEFINED 1,962,663 Convergys Corp Common 212485106 8 50,000 SH Put DEFINED 50,000 Dillards Inc Cl A 254067101 29 144,000 SH Call DEFINED 144,000 Dillards Inc Cl A 254067101 58,322 2,671,655 SH DEFINED 2,671,655 Fisher Communication Inc Common 337756209 8,212 164,677 SH DEFINED 164,677 Griffon Corp Common 398433102 23,928 1,584,651 SH DEFINED 1,584,651 Kraft Foods Inc Cl A 50075N104 568 16,467 SH DEFINED 16,467 Lancaster Colony Corp Common 513847103 60,233 1,578,020 SH DEFINED 1,578,020 Macys Inc Common 55616P104 523 16,180 SH DEFINED 16,180 Motorola, Inc Common 620076109 725 39,100 SH DEFINED 39,100 Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack Common 713278109 68,032 4,849,019 SH DEFINED 4,849,019 Plum Creek Timber Co Inc Common 729251108 11,190 250,000 SH DEFINED 250,000 Schulman A Inc Common 808194104 46,710 2,367,454 SH DEFINED 2,367,454 Syms Corp Common 871551107 13,070 870,744 SH DEFINED 870,744 Target Corp Common 87612E106 591 9,300 SH DEFINED 9,300 Warnaco Group, Inc Common 934390402 360 9,224 SH DEFINED 9,224 362,746