The
following constitutes Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed by the
undersigned (“Amendment No. 3”). This Amendment No. 3 shall be deemed
to amend and restate in their entirety Items 2, 3 and 5, add to Item 6 the
existence of a new joint filing agreement among the Reporting Persons and add
additional exhibits to Item 7 of the Schedule 13D. On January 1,
2009, WebFinancial Corporation merged with and into WebFinancial L.P., with
WebFinancial L.P. as the surviving entity. The primary purpose of
amending the Schedule 13D is to add WebFinancial L.P. as a Reporting Person in
the place of WebFinancial Corporation and to make other changes resulting from
the acquisition by WebFinancial L.P. of all the limited partnership interests of
Steel Partners II, L.P. effective on January 1, 2009.
Item
2.
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Identity and
Background
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(a) This
statement is filed by WebFinancial L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“WebFinancial”), Steel Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“Steel Partners II”), Steel Partners II Master Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands
exempted limited partnership (“Steel Master”), Steel Partners LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Partners LLC”) and Warren G.
Lichtenstein. Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting
Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”
Steel
Master is the owner of approximately 99% of the limited partnership interests in
WebFinancial. WebFinancial is the sole limited partner of Steel
Partners II. Partners LLC is the manager of WebFinancial, Steel
Partners II and Steel Master. The general partner of Steel Partners
II has delegated to Partners LLC the exclusive power to vote and dispose of the
securities held by Steel Partners II. Warren G. Lichtenstein is the
manager of Partners LLC. By virtue of these relationships, each of
Steel Master, Partners LLC and Mr. Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially
own the Shares owned by WebFinanical.
Set forth
on Schedule A annexed hereto is the name and present principal occupation or
employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or
other organization in which such employment is conducted of the executive
officers of Partners LLC, as of the date hereof.
(b) The
principal business address of each of WebFinancial, Steel Partners II, Partners
LLC and Warren G. Lichtenstein is 590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, New
York 10022. The principal business address of Steel Master is c/o
Morgan Stanley Fund Services (Cayman) Ltd., Cricket Square, 2nd Floor, Boundary
Hall, Hutchins Drive, P.O. Box 2681, Grand Cayman KY1-1111, Cayman
Islands.
(c) The
principal business of WebFinancial, Steel Partners II, Steel Master and Warren
G. Lichtenstein is engaging in a variety of operating businesses. The
principal business of Partners LLC is serving as the manager of WebFinancial,
Steel Partners II and Steel Master.
(d) Neither
the Reporting Persons nor any person listed in Schedule A annexed hereto has,
during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) Neither
the Reporting Persons nor any person listed in Schedule A annexed hereto 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) Warren
G. Lichtenstein and the persons listed on Schedule A are citizens of the United
States of America.
Item
3.
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Source and Amount of
Funds or Other
Consideration
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WebFinancial
could be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 4,697,950 Pledged Shares securing
the Senior Notes. The Pledged Shares serve as collateral for the
Senior Notes as discussed in further detail in Item 4 and therefore there is no
purchase price for WebFinancial to report herein.
Item
5.
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Interest in Securities
of the
Issuer
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(a) The
aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is
based upon 17,419,019 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares
outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 14, 2007.
As of the
close of business on January 2, 2009, WebFinancial may be deemed to indirectly
beneficially own up to 4,697,950 Pledged Shares, constituting approximately
27.0% of the Shares outstanding. WebFinancial could be deemed to
indirectly beneficially own the Pledged Shares for the reasons discussed in
further detail in Item 4. Upon any disposition of the Pledged Shares,
each of the holders of the Senior Notes, including WebFinancial, would be
entitled to receive its pro-rata portion of the proceeds of such disposition up
to the amount required to satisfy the disputed amount due under the Senior
Notes. By virtue of their relationships with WebFinancial discussed
in Item 2, each of Steel Partners II, Steel Master, Partners LLC and Warren
Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially own the 4,697,950 Pledged Shares that
may be deemed to be beneficially owned by WebFinancial.
(b) Each
of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have the sole power to vote and
dispose of the Shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by
WebFinancial.
(c) There
have been no transactions in securities of the Issuer during the past 60 days by
the Reporting Persons.
(d) No
person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive,
or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale
of, the Shares.
The
filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission that the
Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, the
beneficial owners of any securities covered by this Schedule 13D.
Item
6.
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Contracts,
Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities
of the
Issuer
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Pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons have
entered into an agreement with respect to the joint filing of this statement,
and any amendment or amendments thereto.
Item
7.
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Material to be Filed
as
Exhibits
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99.1
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Joint
Filing Agreement by and among WebFinancial L.P., Steel Partners II, L.P.,
Steel Partners II Master Fund L.P., Steel Partners LLC and Warren G.
Lichtenstein, dated January 5,
2009.
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99.2
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2009
Powers of Attorney.
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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: January
5, 2009
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WEBFINANCIAL
L.P.
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By:
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Steel
Partners II GP LLC
General
Partner
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By:
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/s/
Sanford Antignas
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Sanford
Antignas
as
Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein,
Managing
Member
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STEEL
PARTNERS II, L.P.
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By:
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Steel
Partners II GP LLC
General
Partner
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By:
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/s/
Sanford Antignas
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Sanford
Antignas
as
Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein,
Managing
Member
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STEEL
PARTNERS II MASTER FUND L.P.
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By:
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Steel
Partners II GP LLC
General
Partner
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By:
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/s/
Sanford Antignas
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Sanford
Antignas
as
Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein,
Managing
Member
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STEEL
PARTNERS LLC
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By:
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/s/
Sanford Antignas
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Sanford
Antignas
as
Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein,
Manager
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/s/
Sanford Antignas
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SANFORD
ANTIGNAS
as
Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G.
Lichtenstein
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SCHEDULE
A
Executive
Officers of Steel Partners
LLC
Name and Position
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Present Principal
Occupation
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Business Address
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Warren
G. Lichtenstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Partners LLC, a global management
firm
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c/o
Steel Partners LLC
590
Madison Avenue, 32
nd
Floor
New
York, NY 10022
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Jack
L. Howard, President
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President
of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual
Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer
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c/o
Steel Partners LLC
590
Madison Avenue, 32
nd
Floor
New
York, NY 10022
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Sanford
Antignas, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and
Secretary
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Managing
Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Steel Partners LLC, a
global management firm
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c/o
Steel Partners LLC
590
Madison Avenue, 32
nd
Floor
New
York, NY 10022
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Michael
Falk,
Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant
Secretary
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Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of
Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
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c/o
Steel Partners LLC
590
Madison Avenue, 32
nd
Floor
New
York, NY 10022
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