UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G*
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2
(Amendment No. 2 )*
Digital Generation, Inc. (formerly DG FastChannel, Inc.)
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.001
(Title of Class of Securities)
25400B108 (formerly 23326R109)
(CUSIP Number)
June 7, 2012
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the 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 on 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).
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G*
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2
(Amendment No. 2)*
Digital Generation, Inc. (formerly DG FastChannel, Inc.)
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.001
(Title of Class of Securities)
25400B108 (formerly 23326R109)
(CUSIP Number)
June 7, 2012
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
x | Rule 13d-1(b) | only for Kinderhook Partners, LLC (formerly Kinderhook Capital Management, LLC) |
¨ | 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 on 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).
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Cusip No. 25400B108 | 13G | Page 3 of 11 Pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Kinderhook, LP (formerly Kinderhook Partners, LP)
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. |
SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5.
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SOLE VOTING POWER 0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER 958,716
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 958,716
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 958,716
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.48%
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12.
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) PN
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Cusip No. 25400B108 | 13G | Page 4 of 11 Pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Kinderhook GP, LLC
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. |
SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER 958,716
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8.
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 958,716
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 958,716
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.48%
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12.
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO
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Cusip No. 25400B108 | 13G | Page 5 of 11 Pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Tushar Shah
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. |
SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER 958,716
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8.
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 958,716
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 958,716
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.48%
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12.
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN, HC
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Cusip No. 25400B108 | 13G | Page 6 of 11 Pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Stephen J. Clearman
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. |
SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER 958,716
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8.
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 958,716
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9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 958,716
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.48%
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12.
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN, HC
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Cusip No. 25400B108 | 13G | Page 7 of 11 Pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Kinderhook Partners, LLC (formerly Kinderhook Capital Management, LLC)
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2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. |
SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5. |
SOLE VOTING POWER 0
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6. |
SHARED VOTING POWER 958,716
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7. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8.
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 958,716
|
9. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 958,716
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10. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨ |
11. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.48%
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12.
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IA
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Cusip No. 25400B108 | 13G | Page 8 of 11 Pages |
Item1 (a). | Name of Issuer: Digital Generation, Inc. (the “Issuer”) formerly DG FastChannel, Inc. |
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
750 West John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700
Irving, Texas 75039
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: Kinderhook, LP (formerly Kinderhook Partners, LP) |
Kinderhook | GP, LLC |
Tushar | Shah |
Stephen | J. Clearman |
Kinderhook Partners, LLC (formerly Kinderhook Capital
Management, LLC)
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
(for all reporting persons)
2 Executive Drive, Suite 585
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: Delaware – Kinderhook, LP |
Delaware – Kinderhook GP, LLC
United States of America – Tushar Shah
United States of America – Stephen J. Clearman
Delaware – Kinderhook Partners, LLC
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $0.001 |
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: 25400B108 (formerly 23326R109) |
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 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) | x | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); with respect to Kinderhook Partners, LLC only | |
(f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
(g) | ¨ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 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); |
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(i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); | |
(j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | |
(k) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: _________________
Item 4. | Ownership: |
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
(b) | Percent of Class: |
(c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
(i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: |
(ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: |
(iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: |
(iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: |
Ownership as of June 18, 2012 is incorporated herein by reference from items (5) – (9) and (11) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G.
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 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following S.
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: |
Kinderhook Partners, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to Kinderhook, LP (the “Partnership”) and is responsible for making investment decisions on the Partnership’s behalf. Kinderhook GP, LLC (the “General Partner”) serves as the general partner to the Partnership. Messrs. Tushar Shah and Stephen Clearman serve as the General Partner’s and Investment Adviser’s co-managing members and as a result, Mr. Clearman and Mr. Shah may be deemed to control such entities. Accordingly, Mr. Clearman and Mr. Shah may be deemed to have a beneficial interest in the shares of Common Stock by virtue of their indirect control of the Partnership’s, General Partner’s, and Investment Adviser’s power to vote and/or dispose of the shares of Common Stock. Mr. Clearman and Mr. Shah disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock except to the extent of their pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
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Cusip No. 25400B108 | 13G | Page 10 of 11 Pages |
Kinderhook, LP specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.
Kinderhook GP, LLC specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.
Kinderhook Partners, LLC specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person: |
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. | Certifications: |
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 its knowledge and belief, I certify (the undersigned certifies) that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
June 19, 2012 | |
(Date) | |
/s/ Tushar Shah | |
(Signature) | |
Tushar Shah | |
Name and Title | |
June 19, 2012 | |
(Date) | |
/s/ Stephen J. Clearman | |
(Signature) |
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Cusip No. 25400B108 | 13G | Page 11 of 11 Pages |
Stephen J. Clearman | |
Name and Title | |
June 19, 2012 | |
(Date) | |
/s/ Tushar Shah | |
(Signature) | |
Tushar Shah – Managing Member of Kinderhook GP, LLC | |
Name and Title | |
June 19, 2012 | |
(Date) | |
/s/ Tushar Shah | |
(Signature) | |
Tushar Shah – Managing Member of Kinderhook, LP’s General Partner | |
Name and Title |
Item 10. | Certifications: |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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 its knowledge and belief, I certify (the undersigned certifies) that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
June 19, 2012 | |
(Date) | |
/s/ Tushar Shah | |
(Signature) | |
Tushar Shah, Managing Member of Kinderhook Partners, LLC | |
Name and Title |
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Exhibit 1
Agreement
Pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(k)
The undersigned agree that this statement on Schedule 13G dated June 19, 2012 relating to the Common Stock, par value $0.001 of Digital Generation, Inc. shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other entities or persons, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
Dated: June 19, 2012 |
KINDERHOOK, LP By: KINDERHOOK GP, LLC | |
By: | /s/ Tushar Shah | |
Name: | Tushar Shah | |
Title: | Managing Member of Kinderhook GP, LLC |
KINDERHOOK GP, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Tushar Shah | |
Name: | Tushar Shah | |
Title: | Managing Member |
KINDERHOOK PARTNERS, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Tushar Shah | |
Name: | Tushar Shah | |
Title: | Managing Member | |
By: | /s/ Tushar Shah | |
Name: | Tushar Shah | |
By: | /s/ Stephen J. Clearman | |
Name: | Stephen J. Clearman |