The following constitutes Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 2”). This Amendment No. 2 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:
On December 5, 2015, the Issuer, the Reporting Persons, Philip L. Cooley and certain other parties entered into a standstill agreement (the “Agreement”). The following description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Issuer agreed to increase the size of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) by two directors and elect Sardar Biglari and Philip L. Cooley as directors within five business days of the date of the Agreement. The Issuer also agreed to include Messrs. Biglari and Cooley as nominees for election at the Issuer’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”). The Reporting Persons agreed to vote the Shares beneficially owned by them in favor of all directors nominated by the Board for election at the 2016 Annual Meeting and for the other matters to be presented at such meeting, and also agreed to customary standstill provisions until the conclusion of the 2016 Annual Meeting.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 5(a - b) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(a - b) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by the Reporting Persons is based upon 11,638,403 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of October 26, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2015.
As of the close of business on December 7, 2015, the Lion Fund II owned directly 2,313,200 Shares, constituting approximately 19.9% of the Shares outstanding. By virtue of their relationships with the Lion Fund II discussed in further detail in Item 2, each of BCC and Sardar Biglari may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by the Lion Fund II.
The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any Shares he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein that he or it does not directly own.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:
On December 5, 2015, the Reporting Persons, the Issuer and the other parties thereto entered into the Agreement defined and described in Item 4 above and attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:
| 99.1 | Standstill Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2015 |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| THE LION FUND II, L.P. |
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| By: | BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP., its General Partner |
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| | Name: | Sardar Biglari |
| | Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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| | BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP. |
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| | By: | |
| | | Name: | Sardar Biglari |
| | | Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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| | | SARDAR BIGLARI |