The following constitutes Amendment No. 27 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 27”). This Amendment No. 27 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.
Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
Paragraph 3 of Item 2(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
(a) 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) 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, (ii) the executive officers of Partners LLC, and (iii) 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 1,977,023 Shares owned directly by SPHG Holdings is approximately $16,279,241, including brokerage commissions. The Shares owned directly by SPHG Holdings were acquired with funds of SPHG Holdings and an affiliated entity that initially purchased a portion of the Shares prior to being contributed to SPHG Holdings.
Mr. Quicke owns options that are exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof to purchase 4,000 Shares and 25,000 restricted Shares awarded to him in his capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Issuer.
Set forth on Schedule B annexed to Amendment No. 26 to the 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.
SPHG Holdings effects purchases of securities primarily through margin accounts maintained for it with prime brokers, which may extend margin credit to it as and when required to open or carry positions in the margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules and the prime brokers’ credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the accounts.
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 3,867,572 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of June 1, 2011 as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2011.
As of the close of business on July 6, 2011, SPHG Holdings owned directly 1,977,023 Shares, constituting approximately 51.1% of the Shares outstanding. By virtue of their relationships with SPHG Holdings, each of Steel Holdings, SPHG, Partners LLC and Warren G. Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by SPHG Holdings.
As of the close of business on July 6, 2011, John J. Quicke beneficially owned 25,000 restricted Shares and an additional 4,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of options, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.
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.
Item 5(c) is hereby amended to add the following:
(c) As further described in Item 6 below, on July 5, 2011, SPHG Holdings purchased 193,305 Shares from Grace & White, Inc. (“Grace & White”) for $10.00 per Share, subject to potential adjustment.
There were no other transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Persons or the officers and directors, who are not Reporting Persons, of the entities listed on Schedule A since the filing of Amendment No. 26 to the Schedule 13D.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:
On July 5, 2011, SPHG Holdings entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Grace & White pursuant to which SPHG Holdings purchased 193,305 Shares from Grace & White. A copy of the Stock Purchase Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:
| 99.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement by and between SPH Group Holdings LLC and Grace & White, Inc., dated July 5, 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: July 7, 2011 | SPH GROUP HOLDINGS LLC |
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| By: | Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. Manager |
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| By: | |
| | Sanford Antignas Chief Operating Officer |
| SPH GROUP LLC |
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| By: | Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. Managing Member |
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| By: | |
| | Sanford Antignas Chief Operating 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 Chief Operating 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 |
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| SANFORD ANTIGNAS as Attorney-In-Fact for John J. Quicke |