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. |
Item 2 is hereby amended to add the following:
The Reporting Persons have formed a group (the “Group”) with (i) HG Vora Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company; (ii) HG Vora Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and (iii) Parag Vora for the purpose of working together to enhance stockholder value at the Issuer. The foregoing persons are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “HG Parties.”
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
The Shares purchased by each of Atlas Fund III and PW Master Fund were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business).
The aggregate purchase price of the 1,857,207 Shares directly owned by Atlas Fund III is approximately $10,679,312, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 25,000 Shares directly owned by PW Master Fund is approximately $116,333, excluding brokerage commissions. The Shares purchased by Mr. Walsh were purchased with personal funds. The aggregate purchase price of the 69,950 Shares directly owned by Mr. Walsh is approximately $319,532, excluding brokerage commissions.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:
On October 20, 2014, the Reporting Persons formed the Group with the HG Parties for the purpose of working together to enhance stockholder value at the Issuer.
The Group may engage in discussions with the Issuer’s stockholders, management, Board or third parties with respect to strategies to maximize stockholder value or means to improve the Issuer’s governance.
In addition to the foregoing, the Group may pursue other alternatives to maximize the value of their investment in the Issuer. Such alternatives could include, without limitation, the purchase of additional Shares in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, and the sale of all or a portion of the Shares now owned or hereafter acquired by them in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The Group may also transfer Shares to another member of the Group or one or more third parties.
The Reporting Persons reserve the right to revise their plans or intentions at any time and to take any and all actions that they may deem appropriate to maximize the value of their investment in the Issuer in light of their general investment policies, market conditions, subsequent developments affecting the Issuer and the general business and future prospects of the Issuer.
Except as set forth above, the Reporting Persons currently have no plan or proposals with respect to any of the actions described in subsections (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
Items 5(a) - 5(c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
(a) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 24,303,408 Shares outstanding as of July 25, 2014, 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 July 31, 2014.
As of the close of business on the date hereof, Atlas Fund III beneficially owned directly 1,857,207 Shares, PW Master Fund beneficially owned directly 25,000 Shares and Mr. Walsh beneficially owned directly 69,950 Shares, constituting approximately 7.6%, less than 1%, and less than 1%, respectively, of the Shares outstanding.
Atlas Fund GP, as the general partner of Atlas Fund III, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,857,207 Shares directly beneficially owned by Atlas Fund III, constituting approximately 7.6% of the Shares outstanding.
PW Master Fund GP, as the general partner of PW Master Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the 25,000 Shares directly beneficially owned by PW Master Fund, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.
PW Capital Management, as the investment manager with respect to each of Atlas Fund III and PW Master Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,882,207 Shares directly beneficially owned in the aggregate by Atlas Fund III and PW Master Fund, constituting approximately 7.7% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. Walsh, as the Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of each of Atlas Fund GP and PW Master Fund GP and the Managing Member of PW Capital Management, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,882,207 Shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by Atlas Fund GP, PW Master Fund GP and PW Capital Management, which, together with the Shares he directly beneficially owns, constitutes an aggregate of 1,952,157 Shares or approximately 8.0% of the Shares outstanding.
The Reporting Persons and the HG Parties collectively own an aggregate of 5,827,157 Shares, representing approximately 24% of the Shares outstanding. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares owned by the HG Parties.
(b) Each of Atlas Fund III, Atlas Fund GP, PW Capital Management and Mr. Walsh have shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and to dispose or direct the disposition of, the Shares beneficially owned directly by Atlas Fund III.
Each of PW Master Fund, PW Master Fund GP, PW Capital Management and Mr. Walsh have shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and to dispose or direct the disposition of, the Shares beneficially owned directly by PW Master Fund. Mr. Walsh has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of, and to dispose or direct the disposition of, the Shares beneficially owned directly by him.
(c) The transactions in securities of the Issuer effected by the Reporting Persons since the filing of the initial Schedule 13D are set forth on Schedule A attached hereto. All of such transactions were effected in the open market except as otherwise set forth therein.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:
On October 20, 2014, the Reporting Persons entered into a Group Agreement pursuant to which they formed the Group with the HG Parties for the purpose of working together to enhance stockholder value at the Issuer. The Group Agreement is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:
| 99.1 | Group Agreement, by and among PW Partners Atlas Fund III LP, PW Partners Master Fund LP, PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC, PW Partners, LLC, PW Partners Capital Management LLC, Patrick Walsh, HG Vora Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., HG Vora Capital Management, LLC, and Parag Vora, dated October 20, 2014. |
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.
| PW PARTNERS ATLAS FUND III LP |
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| By: | PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Patrick Walsh |
| | Name: | Patrick Walsh |
| | Title: | Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer |
| PW PARTNERS MASTER FUND LP |
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| By: | PW Partners, LLC General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Patrick Walsh |
| | Name: | Patrick Walsh |
| | Title: | Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer |
| PW PARTNERS ATLAS FUNDS, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Patrick Walsh |
| | Name: | Patrick Walsh |
| | Title: | Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer |
| PW PARTNERS, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Patrick Walsh |
| | Name: | Patrick Walsh |
| | Title: | Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer |
| PW PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Patrick Walsh |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
SCHEDULE A
TRANSACTIONS IN THE SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER SINCE THE FILING OF THE INITIAL SCHEDULE 13D
Class of Security | Amount of Securities Purchased | Price ($) | Date of Purchase |
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PW PARTNERS ATLAS FUND III LP |
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Common Stock | 10,000 | 5.7600 | 10/08/2014 |
Common Stock | 23,492 | 5.8328 | 10/08/2014 |
Common Stock | 19,054 | 5.6977 | 10/09/2014 |
Common Stock | 25,901 | 5.7182 | 10/09/2014 |
Common Stock | 44,115 | 5.7235 | 10/10/2014 |
Common Stock | 31,680 | 5.6980 | 10/13/2014 |
Common Stock | 33,562 | 5.5631 | 10/13/2014 |
Common Stock | 19,158 | 5.5150 | 10/15/2014 |
Common Stock | 13,700 | 5.7682 | 10/16/2014 |
Common Stock | 5,000 | 5.9940 | 10/17/2014 |
Common Stock | 5,000 | 5.8199 | 10/17/2014 |
Common Stock | 4,126 | 5.9495 | 10/20/2014 |
Common Stock | 16,254 | 5.9079 | 10/20/2014 |
Common Stock | 22,000 | 5.9132 | 10/20/2014 |
Common Stock | 19,850 | 5.9306 | 10/20/2014 |
Common Stock | 1,700 | 5.9781 | 10/20/2014 |