* Represents Shares underlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof.
The following constitutes Amendment No. 23 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 23”). This Amendment No. 23 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 aggregate purchase price of the 6,402,029 Shares owned directly by Steel Partners II is approximately $4,505,649, including brokerage commissions. The Shares owned directly by Steel Partners II were acquired with partnership funds. The aggregate purchase price of the 57,292 Shares owned directly by Steel Holdings is approximately $136,230, including brokerage commissions. The Shares owned directly by Steel Holdings were acquired with the working capital of a predecessor entity of Steel Holdings.
Mr. Henderson owns options that are exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof to purchase 132,250 Shares, which were issued to him in his capacity as a director of the Issuer.
Mr. Quicke owns options that are exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof to purchase 50,000 Shares, which were issued 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. 22 to the Schedule 13D (“Schedule B”) is the aggregate purchase price of the Shares beneficially owned, if any, by each of the directors of Steel Holdings GP.
Steel Partners II and Steel Holdings effect purchases of securities primarily through margin accounts maintained for them with prime brokers, which may extend margin credit to them 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 22,718,306 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of March 2, 2010 as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2010.
As of the close of business on March 15, 2010, Steel Partners II owned directly 6,402,029 Shares, constituting approximately 28.2% of the Shares outstanding. By virtue of their relationships with Steel Partners II discussed in further detail in Item 2, each of Steel Holdings, Partners LLC and Warren G. Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by Steel Partners II.
As of the close of business on March 15, 2010, Steel Holdings owned directly 57,292 Shares, which, together with the Shares owned directly by Steel Partners II that Steel Holdings may also be deemed to beneficially own, constitute approximately 28.4% of the Shares outstanding. By virtue of their relationships with Steel Holdings discussed in further detail in Item 2, each of Partners LLC and Warren G. Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned directly by Steel Holdings, which, together with the Shares owned directly by Steel Partners II that they may also be deemed to beneficially own, constitute approximately 28.4% of the Shares outstanding.
As of the close of business on March 15, 2010, James R. Henderson beneficially owned 132,250 Shares issuable upon the exercise of options, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.
As of the close of business on March 15, 2010, John J. Quicke beneficially owned 50,000 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 directors of Steel Holdings GP. 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) Schedule C annexed hereto lists all transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Persons since the filing of Amendment No. 22 to the Schedule 13D. All of such transactions were effected in the open market pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Purchase Trading Plan adopted by Steel Partners II.
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 15, 2010, Steel Partners II terminated that certain Purchase Trading Plan Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated November 23, 2009, by and between Steel Partners II and Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker-dealer. The Agreement established a trading plan to effect purchases of Shares of the Issuer in compliance with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, but not limited to, Rule 10b5-1.
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 16, 2010 | STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P. |
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| By: | Steel Partners II GP LLC General Partner |
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| By: | |
| | Sanford Antignas Chief Operating Officer |
| STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P. |
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| By: | Steel Partners Holdings GP LLC 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 James R. Henderson |
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| SANFORD ANTIGNAS as Attorney-In-Fact for John J. Quicke |
SCHEDULE C
Transactions in the Shares Since the Filing of Amendment No. 22 to the Schedule 13D
Class of Security | Securities Purchased | Price ($) | Date of Purchase |
STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
Common Stock | 12,500 | 0.6000 | 03/10/10 |