0000950157-13-000394.txt : 20131105 0000950157-13-000394.hdr.sgml : 20131105 20131105153731 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950157-13-000394 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131105 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131105 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BioFuel Energy Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001373670 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 205952523 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-82940 FILM NUMBER: 131192494 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1801 BROADWAY, SUITE 1060 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-592-8110 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1801 BROADWAY, SUITE 1060 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EDELMAN THOMAS J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000935356 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 MAIN STREET SUITE 2500 CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 SC 13D/A 1 sc13da.htm AMENDMENT NO. 5 sc13da.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)*

 
BioFuel Energy Corp.
(Name of Issuer)
 
 
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
 
09064Y109
(CUSIP Number)
 
 
Thomas J. Edelman
667 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10065
Tel.:  (212) 371-1117
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
 
Receive Notices and Communications)
 
November 5, 2013
(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.  ¨

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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 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).
 
 
 
 
 

 
SCHEDULE 13D
 
CUSIP No.  09064Y109
 
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
   THOMAS J. EDELMAN
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
(a) ¨ (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
   NOT APPLICABLE
5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURES 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
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SOLE VOTING POWER
 
         264,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
         2,500 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
         264,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
         2,500 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSONS
 
            266,500 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
            o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)1
 
            4.9% OF THE AGGREGATE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
            IN
 
 
1  As of August 7, 2013, the Issuer had 5,443,292 shares of Common Stock outstanding (exclusive of 40,481 shares held in treasury), based upon information provided in the Issuer’s most recent Form 10-Q, filed August 13, 2013.
 
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D

This Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment”), relating to shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) of BioFuel Energy Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), 1600 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202, amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 26, 2007 (the “Original 13D”), as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed with the Commission on March 23, 2011 (the “First Amendment”), Amendment No. 2, filed with the Commission on November 28, 2011 (the “Second Amendment”), Amendment No. 3, filed with the Commission on August 30, 2012 (the “Third Amendment”) and Amendment No. 4, filed with the Commission on October 16, 2013 (the “Fourth Amendment”).  All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original 13D, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment or the Fourth Amendment, as applicable.

This Amendment is being filed by Thomas J. Edelman (the “Reporting Person”).

The Reporting Person is filing this Amendment in connection with the disposition by the Reporting Person of securities of the Issuer beginning on October 16, 2013.  All of the Reporting Person’s holdings as of the date hereof and all acquisitions, dispositions and sales of the Issuer’s securities since the date of the Fourth Amendment are reported herein.  This Amendment is being filed to amend Item 5 as follows:

 
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(a)           As of August 7, 2013, the Issuer had 5,443,292 shares of Common Stock outstanding (exclusive of 40,481 shares held in treasury), based upon information provided in the Issuer’s most recent Form 10-Q, filed August 13, 2013.  As of the date of this Amendment, the Reporting Person beneficially owns 266,500 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, representing approximately 4.9% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding.

Item 5(b) is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(b)           The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote and dispose of 264,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock.  The Reporting Person shares the power to vote and dispose of 2,500 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock with his spouse.

Item 5(c) is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(c)           The transactions in the Issuer’s securities effected since (and including) October 16, 2013 by the Reporting Person are listed in Annex A attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Item 5(e) is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(e)           As of November 5, 2013, the Reporting Person ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the shares of Common Stock.
 
 
 
 
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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:  November 5, 2013    
       
 
By:
/s/ Thomas J. Edelman  
    Thomas J. Edelman  
 

 
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)
 
 
 
 
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Annex A

DATE
ACQUISITION OR
DISPOSITION/SALE
NUMBER OF SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
AVERAGE PRICE
PER SHARE
HOW TRANSACTION
WAS EFFECTED
10/16/13
Sale
  14,644
$3.42
Open-market sale
10/17/13
Sale
    2,900
$3.53
Open-market sale
10/21/13
Sale
  12,500
$3.50
Open-market sale
10/22/13
Sale
    2,346
$3.50
Open-market sale
10/29/13
Sale
    1,000
$3.50
Open-market sale
10/30/13
Sale
    2,192
$3.50
Open-market sale
11/5/13
Sale
 107,918
$3.06
Open-market sale


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