ALSK Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc

² The percentages reported in this Schedule 13D/A12 are based upon the 53,532,252 outstanding shares of common stock as described in the Form 10Q filed by Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc., on August 8, 2019.

³ Ms. Singer has sole voting power with respect to all the shares held by TAR Holdings LLC.

⁴ Ms. Singer has sole dispositive power with respect to all shares held by TAR Holdings LLC.

SCHEDULE 13D/A12

This constitutes Amendment No. 12 (the “Amendment No. 12”) to the statement on Schedule 13D filed on behalf of Karen Singer, dated and filed December 15, 2017 (as amended, the “Statement”), relating to the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock” or “Shares”), of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (the “Company” or the “Issuer”). Unless specifically amended or modified hereby, the disclosure set forth in the Statement shall remain unchanged.

Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Ms. Singer is the managing member of TAR Holdings LLC (“TAR Holdings”), which was created pursuant to that certain Operating Agreement, dated October 28, 2013. All of the securities held by TAR Holdings were purchased by funds generated and held by TAR Holdings. The aggregate amount of funds used for the purchase of the securities reported herein was approximately $7,233,473.00.

Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended to add the following:

The purpose of this Amendment No. 12 is to report that on September 12, 2019, TAR Holdings sent a letter to the Board of Directors of the Issuer, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.7 and incorporated herein by reference.

Except in connection with the matters described in this Item 4 and as contemplated herein, Ms. Singer and TAR Holdings do not currently have any specific plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions or events specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Ms. Singer reserves the right to change plans and take any and all actions that Ms. Singer may deem appropriate to maximize the value of her investment, including, among other things, purchasing or otherwise acquiring additional securities of the Issuer, selling or otherwise disposing of any securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by her, in each case in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, seeking representation on the Issuer’s board of directors or formulating other plans or proposals regarding the Issuer or its securities to the extent deemed advisable by Ms. Singer in light of her general investment policies, market conditions, subsequent developments affecting the Issuer and the general business and future prospects of the Issuer. Ms. Singer may take any other action with respect to the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s debt or equity securities in any manner permitted by applicable law.

Item 5 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

The aggregate percentage of shares of Common Stock reported owned is based upon 53,532,252 shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10Q filed on August 8, 2019.

A. TAR Holdings LLC

(a)     As of the date hereof, TAR Holdings beneficially owns 3,748,338 shares of Common Stock, which shares are held directly by TAR Holdings.

Percentage: Approximately 7.0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 3,748,338⁵

2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0

3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,748,338⁶

4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

(c)    The following table details the transactions effected by TAR Holdings since the filing of Amendment No. 11 to the Statement:

B. Ms. Singer

(a)     As of the date hereof, Ms. Singer, as the managing member of TAR Holdings, beneficially owns 3,748,338 shares of Common Stock held by TAR Holdings.

Percentage: Approximately 7.0%

(b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 3,748,338

2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0

3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,748,338

4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

(c)    The following table details the transactions effected by Ms. Singer since the filing of Amendment No. 11 to the Statement:

(d)    No Person other than Ms. Singer has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of distributions or dividends from, or the proceeds from the transfer of, the reported securities.

(e)     Not Applicable.

⁵ See FN 2.

⁶ See FN 3.

Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: September 12, 2019