0000902614-12-000003.txt : 20120124 0000902614-12-000003.hdr.sgml : 20120124 20120124132235 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902614-12-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120124 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120124 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QEP CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017815 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420] IRS NUMBER: 132983807 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-53535 FILM NUMBER: 12541545 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW STREET 2: SUITE A CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33487 BUSINESS PHONE: 5619945550 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW STREET 2: SUITE A CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33487 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILEN MANAGEMENT CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000902614 IRS NUMBER: 521452536 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2360 WEST JOPPA ROAD STREET 2: GREENSPRING STATION SUITE 226 CITY: LUTHERVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 21093 BUSINESS PHONE: 4103397800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2360 WEST JOPPA ROAD STREET 2: GREENSPRING STATION SUITE 226 CITY: LUTHERVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 21093 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WILEN MANAGEMENT CORP/MD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930428 SC 13G/A 1 qepc13g-11.txt QEP CO., INC SC 13G/A 2011 SCHEDULE 13G/A Filing for 2011 Q.E.P. CO., INC. AMENDMENT NO.1 Cusip Number 74727K102 Page 1 of 4 Q.E.P. CO., INC. Cusip Number 74727K102 Page 2 of 4 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Wilen Investment Management Corp. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) ** 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 255,737 6. SHARED VOTING POWER NONE 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 255,737 8. SHARES DISPOSTIVE POWER NONE 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 255,737 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 LESS THAN 5% NOW 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA Q.E.P. CO., INC. Cusip Number 74727K102 Page 3 of 4 Item 1. Security and Issuer: This statement relates to the common stock of Q.E.P. Co., Inc. ("The Issuer") 1001 Broken Sound Parkway, NW Suite A, Boca Raton, FL 33487. Item 2. Identity and Background: (a) Name of Person Filing: Wilen Investment Management Corp. (b) Address of Principal Business Office: 8951 Bonita Beach Road, Suite 525-389 Bonita Springs, Florida 34135 (c) Citizenship or Place of Organization: Florida (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: 74727K102 Item 3. The Entity Filing is an Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4. Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 255,737 shares (b) Percent of class: LESS THAN 5% (c) Number of Shares as to which such entity has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 255,737 shares (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:255,737 shares. (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class of Securities: Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not Applicable Q.E.P. CO., INC. Cusip Number 74727K102 Page 4 of 4 Item 7. Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries which acquired the security being reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. Signature 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 this 24th day of January,2012. JAMES WILEN James Wilen, President Wilen Investment Management Corp.