The following constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 1”). This Amendment No. 1 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.
Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
Paragraph 6 of Item 2(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
Set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto is the name and present principal business, occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted of (i) the executive officers and directors of HNH, (ii) the executive officers and directors of BNS, (iii) the executive officers and directors of SPL, (iv) Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. (“Steel Holdings GP”), the general partner of Steel Holdings, the managing member of SPHG and the manager of SPHG Holdings, (v) the executive officers of Partners LLC and (vi) the executive officers and directors of Steel Holdings GP. To the best of the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, except as otherwise set forth herein, none of the persons or entities listed on Schedule A beneficially owns any securities of the Issuer or is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding required to be disclosed herein.
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
The aggregate purchase price of the 3,818,690 Shares owned directly by HNH is approximately $13,626,974, including brokerage commissions. The Shares owned directly by HNH were acquired with the working capital of HNH.
The aggregate purchase price of the 540,015 Shares owned directly by BNS is approximately $2,027,540, including brokerage commissions. The Shares owned directly by BNS were acquired with the working capital of BNS.
The aggregate purchase price of the 60,000 Shares owned directly by SPL is approximately $411,192, including brokerage commissions. The Shares owned directly by SPL were acquired with the working capital of SPL.
Set forth on Schedule B annexed to the initial Schedule 13D (“Schedule B”) is the aggregate purchase price of the Shares beneficially owned, if any, by each of the executive officers and directors, who are not Reporting Persons, of the entities listed on Schedule A.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:
On October 19, 2011, HNH delivered a letter to Joseph C. Lawler, Chairman, President and CEO of the Issuer in response to the Issuer’s adoption of a tax benefit preservation plan purportedly to help preserve the value of the Issuer’s net operating losses and other deferred tax benefits (the “Plan”). The letter calls on the Issuer to promptly and fully disclose the current number of Shares that may be purchased by existing five-percent stockholders without triggering an “ownership change” under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, as well as the current “ownership change” percentage for purposes of Section 382. To the extent there currently are Shares available to be purchased, the letter requests an exemption under the Plan for the Reporting Persons to purchase up to approximately 14.9% of the outstanding Shares, subject to pro rata reduction to the extent other five-percent stockholders request a similar exemption under the Plan and the aggregate number of Shares for which exemptions have been requested exceeds the number of Shares available for purchase without triggering an “ownership change.” To the extent the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the “Board”) is unwilling to fully disclose this information and to promptly comply with the Reporting Persons’ request for an exemption, the Reporting Persons would have to assume that the Plan was adopted as an anti-takeover measure intended to insulate the current Board from the influence of all stockholders. If this were the case, the Reporting Persons would be left with no choice but to take any and all action necessary to protect their investment in the Issuer. As time is of the essence in this matter, the Reporting Persons demanded that the Board respond to this request promptly. A copy of the letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
(a) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 43,820,641 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of October 7, 2011, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2011.
As of the close of business on October 18, 2011, HNH owned directly 3,818,690 Shares, constituting approximately 8.7% of the Shares outstanding.
As of the close of business on October 18, 2011, BNS owned directly 540,015 Shares, constituting approximately 1.2% of the Shares outstanding. By virtue of their relationship with BNS discussed in further detail in Item 2, each of Steel Holdings, SPHG Holdings, SPHG, Partners LLC and Warren G. Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned directly by BNS.
As of the close of business on October 18, 2011, SPL owned directly 60,000 Shares, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding. By virtue of his relationship with SPL discussed in further detail in Item 2, Warren G. Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned directly by SPL.
Set forth on Schedule B is the aggregate number and percentage of Shares beneficially owned, if any, by each of the executive officers and directors, who are not Reporting Persons, of the entities listed on Schedule A. Unless otherwise indicated thereon, each of the persons listed on Schedule B has (i) the sole power to vote and dispose of the Shares they beneficially own, if any, and (ii) the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares that they beneficially own, if any.
This statement reports an aggregate of 4,428,705 Shares, constituting approximately 10.1% of the Shares outstanding.
Item 5(c) is hereby amended to add the following:
(c) Schedule C annexed hereto lists all transactions in the Shares since the filing of the initial Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons. All of such transactions were effected in the open market.
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:
| 99.1 | Letter from Handy & Harman Ltd. to ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc., dated October 19, 2011. |
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 19, 2011 | HANDY & HARMAN LTD. |
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| By: | /s/ James F. McCabe, Jr. |
| | James F. McCabe, Jr. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| BNS HOLDING, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Terry Gibson |
| | Terry Gibson President and Chief Executive Officer |
| STEEL PARTNERS, LTD. |
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| By: | /s/ Jack L. Howard |
| | Jack L. Howard President |
| SPH GROUP HOLDINGS LLC |
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| By: | Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. Manager |
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| By: | |
| | Sanford Antignas as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chief Executive Officer |
| SPH GROUP LLC |
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| By: | Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. Managing Member |
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| By: | |
| | Sanford Antignas as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chief Executive Officer |
| STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P. |
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| By: | Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. General Partner |
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| By: | |
| | Sanford Antignas as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chief Executive Officer |
| STEEL PARTNERS LLC |
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| By: | |
| | Sanford Antignas Chief Operating Officer |
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| SANFORD ANTIGNAS as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein |
SCHEDULE A
Executive Officers and Directors of Handy & Harman Ltd.
Name and Position | | Present Principal Occupation | | Business Address |
Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chairman | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Glen M. Kassan, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | | Managing Director and operating partner of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Robert Frankfurt, | | President of Myca Partners, Inc., an investment advisory services firm | | c/o Handy & Harman Ltd. 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222 White Plains, New York 10604 |
Jack L. Howard, Director | | President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
John H. McNamara, Jr., Director | | Managing Director and investment professional of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Mitchell I. Quain, Director | | Managing Director of One Equity Partners, a private investment firm | | c/o Handy & Harman Ltd. 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222 White Plains, NY 10604 |
Garen W. Smith, Director | | Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of New Abundance Corp., a business consulting company | | c/o Handy & Harman Ltd. 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222 White Plains, NY 10604 |
Jeffrey A. Svoboda, Senior Vice President and Director | | President and Chief Executive Officer of Handy & Harman Group Ltd., a subsidiary of Handy & Harman Ltd. | | c/o Handy & Harman Ltd. 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222 White Plains, NY 10604 |
James F. McCabe, Jr., Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President | | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and President, Shared Services of Handy & Harman Ltd. | | c/o Handy & Harman Ltd. 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222 White Plains, NY 10604 |
* Mr. Frankfurt has recused himself from all matters relating to Handy & Harman Ltd.’s investment in ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.
Executive Officers and Directors of BNS Holding, Inc.
Name and Position | | Present Principal Occupation | | Business Address |
Jack L. Howard, Chairman | | President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Larry Callahan, Director | | Vice President of Wheelhouse Securities Corp., a broker dealer | | c/o Wheelhouse Securities Corp. 8230 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 210 St. Louis, MO 63105 |
Kenneth Kong, Director | | Principal of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Terry Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer | | Managing Director of SP Corporate Services, LLC, a management and advisory services company | | c/o SP Corporate Services, LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Executive Officers and Directors of Steel Partners, Ltd.
Name and Position | | Present Principal Occupation | | Business Address |
Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Jack L. Howard, President | | President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Sanford Antignas, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary | | Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
General Partner of Steel Partners Holdings L.P., Managing Member of SPH Group LLC and Manager of SPH Group Holdings LLC
Name | | Present Principal Business | | Business Address |
Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. | | General Partner of Steel Partners Holdings L.P., Managing Member of SPH Group LLC and Manager of SPH Group Holdings LLC | | 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Executive Officers of Steel Partners LLC
Name and Position | | Present Principal Occupation | | Business Address |
Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Jack L. Howard, President | | President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Sanford Antignas, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary | | Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Executive Officers and Directors of Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
Name and Position | | Present Principal Occupation | | Business Address |
Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
Jack L. Howard, President, Secretary and Director | | President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer | | c/o Steel Partners LLC 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022 |
James F. McCabe, Jr., Chief Financial Officer | | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and President, Shared Services of Handy & Harman Ltd. | | c/o Handy & Harman Ltd. 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222 White Plains, NY 10604 |
Anthony Bergamo, Director | | Vice Chairman of MB Real Estate, a property management company | | c/o MB Real Estate 335 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10017 |
John P. McNiff, Director | | Partner of Mera Capital Management LP, a private investment partnership | | c/o Mera Capital Management LP 161 Washington Street, Suite 1560 Conshohocken, PA 19428 |
Joseph L. Mullen, Director | | Managing Partner of Li Moran International, Inc., a management consulting company | | c/o Li Moran International 611 Broadway, Suite 722 New York, NY 10012 |
General Richard I. Neal, Director | | President of Sisvel US, Inc. and Audio MPEG, Inc., licensors of intellectual property | | c/o Sisvel US, Inc. 66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 750 Alexandria, VA 22314 |
Allan R. Tessler, Director | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Financial Group, Inc., an international merchant banking firm | | c/o International Financial Group, Inc. 2500 North Moose Wilson Road Wilson, WY 83014 |
SCHEDULE C
Transactions in the Securities of the Issuer Since the Filing of the Initial Schedule 13D
Class of Security | Securities Purchased | Price ($) | Date of Purchase |
HANDY & HARMAN LTD. |
Common Stock | 50,000 | | 4.0000 | 10/14/11 |
Common Stock | 11,430 | | 3.9824 | 10/17/11 |