The following constitutes Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 3”). This Amendment No. 3 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth.
Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
Item 2 is hereby amended to add the following:
Robert H. Daniels, Gerald Hellerman and William J. Roberts, director nominees of WILLC, ceased to be Reporting Persons since the filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D. Accordingly, Messrs. Daniels, Hellerman and Roberts are no longer members of the Section 13(d) group. In addition, as of the close of business on March 26, 2010, Western Investment Activism Partners LLC (“WIAP”) did not own any Shares of the Issuer. Accordingly, WIAP is no longer a member of the Section 13(d) group and will cease to be a Reporting Person immediately after the filing of this statement. The remaining Reporting Persons will continue filing as a group statements on Schedule 13D with respect to their beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer, to the extent required by applicable law.
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 618,169 Shares beneficially owned by WILLC is approximately $7,757,111. The Shares beneficially owned by WILLC consist of 1,000 Shares that were acquired with WILLC’s working capital, 197,754 Shares that were acquired with WIHP’s working capital, 195,407 Shares that were acquired with WITRP’s working capital and 224,008 Shares that were acquired with WITRL’s working capital. The purchase price of the Share owned by Mr. Lipson is approximately $13.00. Mr. Lipson acquired the Share with his personal funds.
The aggregate purchase price of the 66,393 Shares beneficially owned by BPM is approximately $789,425. The Shares beneficially owned by BPM consist of 49,116 Shares that were acquired with BPIP’s working capital and 17,277 Shares that were acquired with BPP’s working capital.
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 10,356,667 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of December 29, 2009, as reported in the Issuer’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2010.
As of the close of business on March 26, 2010, WIHP, WITRP and WITRL beneficially owned 197,754, 195,407 and 224,008 Shares, respectively, representing approximately 1.9%, 1.9%, and 2.2%, respectively, of the Shares outstanding. As of the close of business on March 26, 2010, WIAP no longer owned any Shares of the Issuer.
As the general partner of each of WIHP and WITRP and the investment manager of WITRL, WILLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 617,169 Shares owned in the aggregate by WIHP, WITRP and WITRL, constituting approximately 6.0% of the Shares outstanding, in addition to the 1,000 Shares it holds directly.
As the managing member of WILLC, Mr. Lipson may be deemed to beneficially own the 618,169 Shares beneficially owned by WILLC, in addition to the Share he owns directly, constituting approximately 6.0% of the Shares outstanding.
As of the close of business on March 26, 2010, BPIP and BPP beneficially owned 49,116 and 17,277 Shares, respectively, constituting less than 1% and less than 1%, respectively, of the Shares outstanding.
As the managing member of each of BPIP and BPP, BPM may be deemed to beneficially own the 66,393 Shares owned in the aggregate by BPIP and BPP, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.
As managing members of BPM, Messrs. Franzblau and Ferguson may each be deemed to beneficially own the 66,393 Shares beneficially owned by BPM, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.
Item 5(c) is hereby amended to add the following:
(c) Schedule A annexed hereto lists all transactions in securities of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days. All of such transactions were effected in the open market.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:
On March 29, 2010, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing Agreement in which the Reporting Persons agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D, with respect to securities of the Issuer, to the extent required by applicable law. A copy of this agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 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 hereby amended to add the following exhibit:
| 99.1 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated March 29, 2010, by and among Western Investment LLC, Western Investment Hedged Partners L.P., Western Investment Total Return Partners L.P., Western Investment Total Return Fund Ltd., Arthur D. Lipson, Benchmark Plus Institutional Partners, L.L.C., Benchmark Plus Partners, L.L.C., Benchmark Plus Management, L.L.C., Robert Ferguson and Scott Franzblau. |
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: March 29, 2010 | WESTERN INVESTMENT LLC |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Arthur D. Lipson |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| WESTERN INVESTMENT HEDGED PARTNERS L.P. |
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| By: | Western Investment LLC |
| | General Partner |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Arthur D. Lipson |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| WESTERN INVESTMENT ACTIVISM PARTNERS LLC |
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| By: | Western Investment LLC |
| | Managing Member |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Arthur D. Lipson |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| WESTERN INVESTMENT TOTAL RETURN PARTNERS L.P. |
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| By: | Western Investment LLC |
| | General Partner |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Arthur D. Lipson |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| WESTERN INVESTMENT TOTAL RETURN FUND LTD. |
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| By: | Western Investment LLC |
| | Investment Manager |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Arthur D. Lipson |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| BENCHMARK PLUS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.L.C. |
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| By: | Benchmark Plus Management, L.L.C. |
| | Managing Member |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Robert Ferguson |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Scott Franzblau |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| BENCHMARK PLUS PARTNERS, L.L.C. |
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| By: | Benchmark Plus Management, L.L.C. |
| | Managing Member |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Robert Ferguson |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Scott Franzblau |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
| BENCHMARK PLUS MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Robert Ferguson |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
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| By: | |
| | Name: | Scott Franzblau |
| | Title: | Managing Member |
SCHEDULE A
Transactions in the Shares in the Past 60 Days
Shares of Common Stock Sold | Price Per Share ($) | Date of Sale |
WESTERN INVESTMENT HEDGED PARTNERS L.P.
32,100 | | 14.5936 | 3/24/2010 |
10,700 | | 14.5536 | 3/25/2010 |
4,900 | | 14.4938 | 3/26/2010 |
WESTERN INVESTMENT TOTAL RETURN FUND LTD.
36,400 | | 14.5936 | 3/24/2010 |
12,200 | | 14.5536 | 3/25/2010 |
5,500 | | 14.4938 | 3/26/2010 |
WESTERN INVESTMENT TOTAL RETURN PARTNERS L.P.
31,700 | | 14.5936 | 3/24/2010 |
10,600 | | 14.5536 | 3/25/2010 |
4,800 | | 14.4938 | 3/26/2010 |
BENCHMARK PLUS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.L.C.
8,000 | | 14.5924 | 3/24/2010 |
2,700 | | 14.5499 | 3/25/2010 |
1,200 | | 14.4855 | 3/26/2010 |
BENCHMARK PLUS PARTNERS, L.L.C.
2,800 | | 14.5900 | 3/24/2010 |
900 | | 14.5425 | 3/25/2010 |
523 | | 14.4747 | 3/26/2010 |