The following constitutes Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 4”). This Amendment No. 4 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.
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 Partners LP, Focus Fund and 4x6 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) in open market purchases. The aggregate purchase price of the 1,125,000 Shares beneficially owned by Partners LP is approximately $39,006,808, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of certain call options exercisable into 100,000 Shares beneficially owned by Partners LP is approximately $550,238, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 150,000 Shares beneficially owned by Focus Fund is approximately $5,708,231, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of certain call options exercisable into 27,500 Shares beneficially owned by Focus Fund is approximately $168,839, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 600,000 Shares beneficially owned by 4x6 Fund is approximately $27,860,136, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of certain call options exercisable into 27,500 Shares beneficially owned by 4x6 Fund is approximately $168,839, excluding brokerage commissions.
The Shares held in Mr. Cibelli’s personal accounts and in the accounts of his family members were purchased in the open market with personal funds. The aggregate purchase price of the 4,800 Shares held in Mr. Cibelli’s personal accounts and in the accounts of his family members is approximately $131,489, excluding brokerage commissions.
The Shares purchased by each of Messrs. Fawaz and Hughes were purchased in the open market with personal funds. The aggregate purchase price of the 145 Shares owned directly by Mr. Fawaz is approximately $6,949, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 150 Shares directly owned by Mr. Hughes is approximately $7,248, excluding brokerage commissions.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:
On May 18, 2015, Marathon Partners delivered a letter to Philip A. Marineau, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the “Board”), and the Board, expressing its serious concerns with (i) the recently revealed details regarding CEO Jeffrey Housenbold’s 2015 compensation plan disclosed by the Issuer in an exhibit to its Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2015 and (ii) the continued failure of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”), led by Chair Nancy Schoendorf, which includes 2015 director nominee Stephen Killeen, to properly align executive compensation with the best interests of shareholders. Marathon Partners further expressed its concerns regarding the manner in which the Compensation Committee has been misleading shareholders with respect to the Issuer’s supposed efforts to reduce executive compensation in response to ongoing shareholder concerns during the past three years.
In the letter, Marathon Partners noted that Ms. Schoendorf has retained her leadership position on the Board and Compensation Committee for many years despite the fact that her venture capital firm, Mohr Davidow Ventures, exited its investment in the Issuer by 2008. Marathon Partners also calls on Ms. Schoendorf to step down as Chair of the Compensation Committee and seriously consider resigning from the Board. Marathon Partners further stated in the letter that the Board desperately needs new directors who will bring a fresh perspective to these compensation issues and work to ensure that the Issuer’s compensation packages are designed to align the interests of management with the best interests of shareholders.
The full text of the letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Since the filing of Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons and the Issuer have ceased their discussions regarding a potential mutual resolution to the proxy contest. Marathon Partners remains willing to work constructively with management and the Board of the Issuer to explore such a mutual resolution.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
Items 5(a)-(c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 37,585,094 Shares outstanding, as of May 5, 2015, 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 May 7, 2015.
| (a) | As of the close of business on May 15, 2015, Partners LP beneficially owned 1,225,000 Shares, including 100,000 Shares underlying certain call options. |
Percentage: Approximately 3.3%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 |
| 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 1,225,000 |
| 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 |
| 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,225,000 |
| (c) | Partners LP has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| (a) | As of the close of business on May 15, 2015, Focus Fund beneficially owned 177,500 Shares, including 27,500 Shares underlying certain call options. |
Percentage: Less than 1%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 |
| 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 177,500 |
| 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 |
| 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 177,500 |
| (c) | Focus Fund has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| (a) | As of the close of business on May 15, 2015, 4x6 Fund beneficially owned 627,500 Shares, including 27,500 Shares underlying certain call options. |
Percentage: Approximately 1.7%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 |
| 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 627,500 |
| 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 |
| 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 627,500 |
| (c) | 4x6 Fund has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| (a) | Cibelli Research, as the general partner of each of Focus Fund and 4x6 Fund, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 177,500 Shares owned by Focus Fund and (ii) 627,500 Shares owned by 4x6 Fund. |
Percentage: Approximately 2.1%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 |
| 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 805,000 |
| 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 |
| 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 805,000 |
| (c) | Cibelli Research has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| (a) | Marathon Partners, as the investment manager of each of Partners LP, Focus Fund and 4x6 Fund and the general partner of Partners LP, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 1,225,000 Shares owned by Partners LP; (ii) 177,500 Shares owned by Focus Fund and (iii) 627,500 Shares owned by 4x6 Fund. |
Percentage: Approximately 5.4%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 |
| 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 2,030,000 |
| 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 |
| 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,030,000 |
| (c) | Marathon Partners has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| (a) | As of the close of business on May 15, 2015, 4,800 Shares were held in Mr. Cibelli’s personal accounts and in the accounts of his family members. Mr. Cibelli, as the managing member of each of Cibelli Research and Marathon Partners, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the (i) 1,225,000 Shares owned by Partners LP; (ii) 177,500 Shares owned by Focus Fund and (iii) 627,500 Shares owned by 4x6 Fund. |
Percentage: Approximately 5.4%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 4,800 |
| 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 2,030,000 |
| 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 4,800 |
| 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,030,000 |
| (c) | Mr. Cibelli has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| (a) | As of the close of business on May 15, 2015, Mr. Fawaz directly owned 145 Shares. |
Percentage: Less than 1%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 145 |
| 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 |
| 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 145 |
| 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 |
| (c) | Mr. Fawaz has not entered into any transactions in the Shares during the past sixty days. |
| (a) | As of the close of business on May 15, 2015, Mr. Hughes directly owned 150 Shares. |
Percentage: Less than 1%
| (b) | 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 150 |
| 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 |
| 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 150 |
| 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 |
| (c) | The transaction in the Shares by Mr. Hughes during the past sixty days is set forth in Schedule A and is incorporated herein by reference. |
Each Reporting Person, as a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the Shares directly owned by the other Reporting Persons. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:
| 99.1 | Letter to the Chairman and Board of Directors of the Issuer, dated May 18, 2015. |
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: May 18, 2015
| Marathon Partners L.P |
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| By: | Marathon Partners Equity Management, LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Name: | Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| Marathon Focus Fund L.P. |
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| By: | Cibelli Research & Management, LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Name: | Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| Marathon Partners 4x6 Fund, L.P. |
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| By: | Cibelli Research & Management, LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Name: | Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| Cibelli Research & Management, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Name: | Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| Marathon Partners Equity Management, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Name: | Mario D. Cibelli |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
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| MARIO D. CIBELLI, Individually and as Attorney-in-Fact for Marwan Fawaz and Thomas D. Hughes |
SCHEDULE A
Transactions in Securities of the Issuer During the Past Sixty Days
Nature of the Transaction | Amount of Securities Purchased/(Sold) | Price ($) | Date of Purchase / Sale |
THOMAS D. HUGHES
Purchase of Common Stock | 150 | 48.3200 | 03/20/2015 |