-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, U4mUZNNaKo5OUDJPS2bNxjnMqEu0mvTsscdv4HIHjQ61428bKyz6eGqR4/9iIgiH mjAIvlGrg3DV7SSnZHJDfQ== 0001193125-06-215795.txt : 20061026 0001193125-06-215795.hdr.sgml : 20061026 20061026151410 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-215795 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061026 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061026 GROUP MEMBERS: NANCY GAREN GROUP MEMBERS: THE GAREN FAMILY FOUNDATION GROUP MEMBERS: THEODORE E. GUTH FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GAREN ERIC R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001024643 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 3104179700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6053 W CENTURY BLVD STREET 2: P O BOX 45028 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90045-0028 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001002037 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200] IRS NUMBER: 953133814 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-47083 FILM NUMBER: 061165637 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 NORTH CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104179700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 NORTH CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 SC 13D/A 1 dsc13da.htm SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 6 Schedule 13D Amendment No. 6
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 6)*

 

 

 

LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL, INC.


(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

522015 10 6


(CUSIP Number)

 

Mary C. Adams, Secretary

Learning Tree International, Inc.

400 North Continental Boulevard, Suite 200

El Segundo, CA 90245

310-342-2229


(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

October 25, 2006


(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨


CUSIP No. 522015 10 6

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

            Eric R. Garen

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  x

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

            Not applicable

   
  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ¨
  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            United States of America

   

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

  7.    Sole Voting Power

 

                1,586,381

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

                0

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                1,586,381

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                0

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            1,586,381

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

¨

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

            9.6%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            IN

   

 

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CUSIP No. 522015 10 6

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

            Nancy Garen

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  x

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

            Not applicable

   
  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ¨
  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            United States of America

   

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

  7.    Sole Voting Power

 

                1,586,381

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

                0

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                1,586,381

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                0

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            1,586,381

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

¨

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

            9.6%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            IN

   

 

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CUSIP No. 522015 10 6

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

            Theodore E. Guth

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  x

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

            Not applicable

   
  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ¨
  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            United States of America

   

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

  7.    Sole Voting Power

 

                1,147,065

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

                0

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                1,147,065

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                0

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

1,147,065 (Mr. Guth is the sole trustee of three trusts that collectively own such shares and as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership.)

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

¨

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

            6.95%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            IN

   

 

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CUSIP No. 522015 10 6

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

            The Garen Family Foundation, Tax ID # 95-4621093

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  x

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

            Not applicable

   
  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ¨
  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            United States of America

   

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

  7.    Sole Voting Power

 

                61,454

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

                0

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                61,454

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                0

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            61,454

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

¨

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

            0.37%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            OO

   

 

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Item 1. Security and Issuer

The class of securities to which this Schedule 13D/A relates is the common stock, $.0001 par value (the “Common Stock”), of Learning Tree International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The address of the Company’s principal executive office is 400 North Continental Boulevard, Suite 200, El Segundo, CA 90245.

Item 2. Identity and Background

This filing amends a Schedule 13D/A filed by the Reporting Persons on April 17, 2006. This statement is being filed by the following persons (the “Reporting Persons”):

 

  a. Eric R. Garen is Vice Chairman of the Company, whose principal address is 400 North Continental Boulevard, Suite 200, El Segundo, California 90245. Nancy Garen is his wife. Eric and Nancy Garen are co-trustees of the Garen Family Trust (the “Garen Family Trust”), a California living trust.

 

  b. The Garen Family Foundation (the “Foundation”), is a Section 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation, of which Eric and Nancy Garen are co-trustees. The Garens disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares owned by the Foundation.

 

  c. Theodore E. Guth is an attorney in private practice with offices at 10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, California 90024. Mr. Guth’s ownership of Common Stock derives solely from his role as trustee under three trusts established by Eric Garen and Nancy Garen for the benefit of their children: (1) the Garen Dynasty Trust, an irrevocable Delaware trust; (2) the Nicole Suzanne Garen Family Trust, an irrevocable California trust; and (3) the Steven Robert Garen Family Trust, an irrevocable California trust (collectively, the “Trusts”). Mr. Guth disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares owned by the Trusts.

 

  d. During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons has (1) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (2) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which the Reporting Person 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.

 

  e. Eric and Nancy Garen and Mr. Guth are citizens of the United States. The Foundation is a Section 501(c)(3) exempt privation foundation.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Not Applicable.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

Effective as of October 25, 2006, each of the Garen Family Trust, the Foundation, and the Trusts have terminated their five-year plans dated May 10, 2004 and amended as of May 1, 2006, for limited sales of their shares of Common Stock (the “Plans”).

 

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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a) According to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2006, the Company had an aggregate of 16,495,808 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 28, 2006.

(b) The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Eric and Nancy Garen is 2,235,040 shares constituting 13.55% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, of which (1) 876,268 shares are owned by the Garen Family Trust, of which Eric and Nancy Garen are co-trustees and as to which each has sole voting and dispositive power; (2) 61,454 shares are owned by the Foundation, of which Eric and Nancy Garen are co-trustees and as to which each has sole voting and dispositive power and each disclaims beneficial ownership; (3) 414,520 shares owned by each of the Eric R. Garen 2005 Annuity Trust and the Nancy Garen 2005 Annuity Trust, and (4) 234,139 shares owned by each of the Eric R. Garen 2006 Annuity Trust and the Nancy Garen 2006 Annuity Trust. The shares listed for Eric and Nancy Garen do not include an aggregate of 1,147,065 shares of Common Stock owned by the Trusts for the benefit of the Garens’ children and as to which they lack voting and dispositive power and disclaim beneficial ownership.

(c) The shares of Common Stock listed for Mr. Guth include (1) 496,033 shares held by the Nicole Suzanne Garen Family Trust, of which Mr. Guth is the sole trustee and as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership; (2) 496,033 shares held by the Steven Robert Garen Family Trust, of which Mr. Guth is the sole trustee and as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership; and (3) 154,999 shares held by the Dynasty Trust, of which Mr. Guth is the sole individual trustee and sole trust protector and as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership.

(d) Beneficial ownership of the Reporting Persons is summarized below:

 

Capacity

   Eric Garen    Nancy Garen    Theodore E. Guth

As trustee of the Garen Family Trust, a living trust

   876,268    876,268    0

As trustee of the Eric R. Garen 2005 Annuity Trust

   414,520    0    0

As trustee of the Eric R. Garen 2006 annuity Trust

   234,139    0    0

As trustee of the Nancy Garen 2005 Annuity Trust

   0    414,520    0

As trustee of the Nancy Garen 2006 Annuity Trust

   0    234,139    0

As trustee of the Garen Family Foundation

   61,454    61,454    0

As trustee of the Nicole Suzanne Garen Family Trust

   0    0    496,033

As trustee of the Steven Robert Garen Family Trust

   0    0    496,033

As trustee of the Garen Dynasty Trust

   0    0    154,999

Total

   1,586,381    1,586,381    1,147,065

(e) The voting and dispositive power of the Garens and Mr. Guth is summarized below:

 

     Eric Garen    Nancy Garen    Theodore E. Guth

Sole Voting and Dispositive Power

   1,586,381    1,586,381    1,147,065

Shared Voting and Dispositive Power

   0    0    0

 

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(f) Pursuant to the Plans, from August 16, 2006 through August 25, 2006, an aggregate of 30,000 shares were sold by the following:

 

Selling Entity

   Number of Shares Sold

The Garen Dynasty Trust

   3,000

The Nicole Suzanne Garen Family Trust

   10,500

The Steven Robert Garen Family Trust

   10,500

The Garen Family Foundation

   6,000

Total

   30,000

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

No change from prior filings, except that the Plans are no longer in effect.

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

None.

 

Page 8 of 9


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.

 

Date: October 25, 2006

/s/ Eric R. Garen

 

 

Signature

Eric R. Garen

 

Name/Title

/s/ Nancy Garen

 

Signature

Nancy Garen

 

Name/Title

/s/ Theodore E. Guth

 

Signature

Theodore E. Guth

 

Name/Title

The Garen Family Foundation

 

By:  

/s/ Eric R. Garen

  Signature
 

Eric R. Garen, Trustee

  Name/Title

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person), evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement: provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact

constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

http://www.sec.gov/smbus/forms/13d.htm

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