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 2. | Identity and Background |
Item 2 is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(a) This statement is filed by Glacier Peak U.S. Value Fund, L.P., a Washington limited partnership (the “Fund”), Glacier Peak Capital LLC, a Washington limited liability company (“GPC”), John C. Rudolf, the President of GPC and a nominee for election to the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the “Board”), and Anthony Bergamo, James E. Boone, and Charles M. Gillman, each a nominee for election to the Board. Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” Each of the Reporting Persons is party to that certain Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement, as further described in Item 6. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are hereby filing a joint Schedule 13D.
(b) The business address of the Fund, GPC and Mr. Rudolf is 500 108th Ave. NE, Ste 905, Bellevue, WA 98004. The business address of Mr. Bergamo is 335 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10017. The business address of Mr. Boone is 965 Springdale Road NE Atlanta, GA 30306. The business address of Mr. Gillman is 1223 Wilshire Boulevard, Unit 648, Santa Monica, CA 90403.
(c) The principal business of the Fund is investing in securities. The principal business of GPC is acting as the registered investment advisor to the Fund and other clients. GPC is the general partner of the Fund. The principal occupation of Mr. Rudolf is serving as President of GPC. The principal occupation of Mr. Bergamo is serving as Vice Chairman of MB Real Estate, a property development and management company based in New York City and Chicago, and Chief Executive Officer of Niagara Falls Redevelopment, LLC, a real estate development company. The principal occupation of Mr. Boone is serving as an independent executive management consultant. The principal occupation of Mr. Gillman is serving as Executive Managing Director of the IDWR Multi-Family Office, a multi-family investment firm.
(d) No Reporting Person has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) No Reporting Person has, during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) The Fund and GPC are each incorporated in the State of Washington. Each of Messrs. Rudolf, Bergamo, Boone and Gillman (collectively, the “Nominees”) is a citizen of the United States.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
Item 4 is amended to add the following:
On December 1, 2014, the Fund delivered a letter to the Issuer nominating the Nominees, as set forth therein, for election to the Board at the Issuer’s 2015 annual meeting of shareholders (including any other meeting of shareholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the “Annual Meeting”). The Reporting Persons intend to engage in discussions with management, the Board and shareholders of the Issuer regarding the nomination of directors at the Annual Meeting and the composition of the Issuer’s Board generally.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 6 is amended to add the following:
On December 1, 2014, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, (i) they agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D, and any amendments thereto, with respect to the securities of the Issuer, (ii) they agreed to solicit proxies or written consents for the election of the Nominees to the Board at the Annual Meeting (the “Solicitation”), and (iii) GPC agreed to pay directly all pre-approved expenses incurred in connection with the Solicitation. A copy of the Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to letter agreements, the Fund has agreed to indemnify each of Messrs. Bergamo, Boone and Gillman against any and all claims of any nature arising from the Solicitation and any related transactions. A form of the indemnification letter agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Other than as described herein, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships among the Reporting Persons, or between the Reporting Persons and any other person, with respect to the securities of the Issuer.
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Item 7 is amended to add the following:
| 99.1 | Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement |
| 99.2 | Form of Indemnification Agreement |
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: December 1, 2014
| GLACIER PEAK U.S. VALUE FUND, L.P. |
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| By: | Glacier Peak Capital LLC, its general partner |
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| By: | /s/ John C. Rudolf |
| | Name: | John C. Rudolf |
| | Title: | President |
| GLACIER PEAK CAPITAL LLC |
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| By: | /s/ John C. Rudolf |
| | Name: | John C. Rudolf |
| | Title: | President |
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| /s/ John C. Rudolf |
| JOHN C. RUDOLF, Individually and as Attorney-in-Fact for Anthony Bergamo, James E. Boone, and Charles M. Gillman |