FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Highland Credit Strategies Fund [ HCF ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 07/18/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 07/18/2008 | A(1) | 799,493 | A | $13.93 | 1,136,859(2)(3) | I(2)(3) | see footnotes (2)(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. Received in exchange for 2,279,636 shares of Prospect Street High Income Portfolio Inc. ("PHY") common stock and 1,006,209 shares of Prospect Street Income Shares Inc. ("CNN") common stock in connection with the reorganizations of PHY and CNN into the issuer. On the effective date of the reorganizations, the net asset value of PHY's common stock was $2.62, the net asset value of CNN's common stock was $5.13 and the net asset value of HCF's common stock was $13.93. |
2. The amount shown includes shares held by the Highland CDO Opportunity Fund, Ltd. ("CDO"), (ii) The Canis Major Trust ("Canis Major"), (iii) The Get Good Non-Exempt Trust No. 2("Get Good Non-Exempt"), (iv) Highland Capital Management, L.P. ("HCMLP"), (v) PCMG Trading Partners XXIII, LP ("PCMG"), (vi) Highland Equity Focus Fund, L.P. ("HEFF"), (vii) the Option Plan, (viii) the HCMLP 401(k) Plan and (ix) Highland Capital Management L.P. Retirement Plan and Trust (the "Retirement Plan and Trust"). |
3. HCMLP was the investment adviser for PHY and CNN, and is the investment adviser for the issuer. HCMLP maintains the 401(k) Plan, the Option Plan and the Retirement Plan and Trust for the benefit of its employees. Mr. Dondero is the President of HCMLP and the trustee of Canis Major, Get Good Non-Exempt, the 401(k) Plan and the Retirement Plan and Trust, as well as a participant in the 401(k) Plan and Retirement Plan and Trust. Each of CDO, HEFF and PCMG are controlled by HCMLP. Each of the Option Plan, the 401(k) Plan and Retirement Plan and Trust expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein. Each of CDO, HEFF, PCMG, Canis Major, Get Good Non-Exempt, HCMLP and Mr. Dondero expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein. |
Remarks: |
/s/James D. Dondero | 07/22/2008 | |
James D. Dondero | 07/22/2008 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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