-----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, EOBH5RRaniYtpESnpD+wFHGMdgscXD/FAtV3SZcD8BRpkaEVGtgwztlMaD02wvCX zUdAXWUIayBqH5TDfBDFYw== 0001116679-04-002087.txt : 20041018 0001116679-04-002087.hdr.sgml : 20041018 20041018143228 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001116679-04-002087 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20041018 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041018 GROUP MEMBERS: MICHAEL AND LEIGH ANNE BAXTER LIVING TRUST GROUP MEMBERS: MICHAEL F. BAXTER GROUP MEMBERS: PALMYRA CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PALMYRA CAPITAL ADVISORS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001278798 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD STREET 2: STE 1500 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLOCKBUSTER INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001085734 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-VIDEO TAPE RENTAL [7841] IRS NUMBER: 521655102 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-56849 FILM NUMBER: 041082927 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 ELM STREET CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75270 BUSINESS PHONE: 2148543000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 ELM STREET CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75270 SC 13G 1 bb13g.txt ------------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0145 Expires: December 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response.......10.7 ------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __)* Blockbuster Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 093679108 ------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) October 8, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |_| Rule 13d-1(b) |X| Rule 13d-1(c) |_| Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Palmyra Capital Advisors, LLC. 38-3641893 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) |_| (b) |_| - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power 3,287,800 ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- Number of 6. Shared Voting Power Shares Beneficially 0 Owned by ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power Reporting Person With 3,287,800 ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,287,800 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |_| - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 8.9% - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -2- - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Michael F. Baxter - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) |_| (b) |_| - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. Citizen - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power 3,287,800 ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- Number of 6. Shared Voting Power Shares Beneficially 0 Owned by ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power Reporting Person With 3,287,800 ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,287,800 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |_| - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 8.9% - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN, HC - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -3- - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Michael and Leigh Anne Baxter Living Trust - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) |_| (b) |_| - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power 3,287,800 ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- Number of 6. Shared Voting Power Shares Beneficially 0 Owned by ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power Reporting Person With 3,287,800 ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power 0 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,287,800 - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |_| - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 8.9% - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO, HC - -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -4- Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer Blockbuster Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 1201 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75270 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing This statement is being filed by (i) Palmyra Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser ("Adviser"), (ii) the Michael and Leigh Anne Baxter Living Trust ("Trust") and (ii) Michael F. Baxter ("Manager") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Manager controls Adviser by virtue of being the Manager under Delaware law of the Adviser and Trust controls Adviser by virtue of being the beneficial owner of more than a majority of the membership interests in Adviser. Adviser's beneficial ownership of the Common Stock is directly as a result of Adviser's discretionary authority to buy, sell, and vote shares of such Common Stock for its investment advisory clients. Manager's and Trust's beneficial ownership of Common Stock is indirect as a result of Manager's position with, and Trust's ownership interest in, Adviser. The beneficial ownership of Manager and Trust is reported solely because Rules 13d-1(a) and (b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, require any person who is "directly or indirectly" the beneficial owner of more than five percent of any equity security of a specified class to file a Schedule 13G within the specified time period. The answers in blocks 5, 7, 9 and 11 above and in responses to item 4 by Manager and Trust are given on the basis of the "indirect" beneficial ownership referred to in such Rule, based on the direct beneficial ownership of Common Stock by Adviser and the relationship of Manager and Trust to Adviser referred to above. Information with respect to each Reporting Person is given solely by the respective Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person undertakes hereby any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information concerning any other Reporting Person. (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence For each Reporting Person, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California 90025 (c) Citizenship Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company Manager is a U.S. citizen Trust is formed by U.S. citizens (d) Title of Class of Securities Class A Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number 093679108 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b) or Sections 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) |_| Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) |_| Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8). (e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j) |_| Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 3,287,800. (b) Percent of class: 8.9%. (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,287,800. (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0. (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 3,287,800. (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : 0. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following . |_| Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person IA, a registered investment adviser, Manager and Trust have the right or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from Common Stock, and to direct the receipt of proceeds from the sale of Common Stock to IA's investment advisory clients. No single investment advisory client of IA owns more than 5% of the Common Stock. -2- Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person Manager and Trust are the equivalent of parent holding companies for purposes of Schedule 13G. Adviser is the equivalent of Manager's and Trust's direct subsidiary, and Adviser acquired the security being reported on by Manager and Trust. Adviser is a registered investment adviser. See Exhibit A. 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 not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose 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: October 15, 2004 PALMYRA CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC /s/ Michael F. Baxter -------------------------------------------- By: Michael F. Baxter Its: Manager THE MICHAEL AND LEIGH ANNE BAXTER LIVING TRUST U/D/T dated January 18, 2000 /s/ Michael F. Baxter -------------------------------------------- By: Michael F. Baxter Trustee /s/ Michael F. Baxter -------------------------------------------- Michael F. Baxter -3- EXHIBIT A Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 This agreement is made pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(J) and Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") by and among the parties listed below, each referred to herein as a "Joint Filer." The Joint Filers agree that a statement of beneficial ownership as required by Sections 13(g) or 13(d) of the Act and the Rules thereunder may be filed on each of their behalf on Schedule 13G or Schedule 13D, as appropriate, and that said joint filing may thereafter be amended by further joint filings. The Joint Filers state that they each satisfy the requirements for making a joint filing under Rule 13d-1. Dated: October 15, 2004 PALMYRA CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC /s/ Michael F. Baxter -------------------------------------------- By: Michael F. Baxter Its: Manager THE MICHAEL AND LEIGH ANNE BAXTER LIVING TRUST U/D/T dated January 18, 2000 /s/ Michael F. Baxter -------------------------------------------- By: Michael F. Baxter Trustee /s/ Michael F. Baxter -------------------------------------------- Michael F. Baxter -4- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----