0000950123-11-087232.txt : 20110928 0000950123-11-087232.hdr.sgml : 20110928 20110928112214 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-087232 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110928 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110928 GROUP MEMBERS: ADAM GRAY GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKWELL PARTNERS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: CHRISTOPHER SHACKELTON GROUP MEMBERS: COLISEUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: COLISEUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: COLISEUM CAPITAL, LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BENIHANA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000935226 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 650538630 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0330 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-48717 FILM NUMBER: 111111062 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8685 NW 53RD TERRACE CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33166 BUSINESS PHONE: 3055930770 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8685 NW 53RD TERRACE CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33166 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Coliseum Capital Management, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001409751 IRS NUMBER: 223918079 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-488-5555 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13D/A 1 c22805sc13dza.htm SCHEDULE 13D/A Schedule 13D/A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 12)*

Benihana Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
082047200 (Class A Common Stock)
082047101 (Common Stock)
(CUSIP Number)
Christopher Shackelton/Adam Gray
767 Third Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
September 23, 2011
(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. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 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).

 
 

 

                     
CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Coliseum Capital Management, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   2,006,950 (Class A Common Stock)
610,512 (Common Stock)
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    2,006,950 (Class A Common Stock)
610,512 (Common Stock)
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  2,006,950 (Class A Common Stock)
610,512 (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)
   
  18.5% (Class A Common Stock)
10.3% (Common Stock)
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO, IA

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CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Coliseum Capital, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   1,161,697 (Class A Common Stock)
452,432 (Common Stock)
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    1,161,697 (Class A Common Stock)
452,432 (Common Stock)
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,161,697 (Class A Common Stock)
452,432 (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)
   
  10.7% (Class A Common Stock)
7.6% (Common Stock)
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO

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CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P.
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  WC
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   1,161,697 (Class A Common Stock)
452,432 (Common Stock)
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    1,161,697 (Class A Common Stock)
452,432 (Common Stock)
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,161,697 (Class A Common Stock)
452,432 (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)
   
  10.7% (Class A Common Stock)
7.6% (Common Stock)
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  PN

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CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Blackwell Partners, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  WC
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Georgia
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   845,253 (Class A Common Stock)
158,080 (Common Stock)
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    845,253 (Class A Common Stock)
158,080 (Common Stock)
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  845,253 (Class A Common Stock)
158,080 (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)
   
  7.8% (Class A Common Stock)
2.7% (Common Stock)
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO

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CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Adam Gray
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   2,006,950 (Class A Common Stock)
610,512 (Common Stock)
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    2,006,950 (Class A Common Stock)
610,512 (Common Stock)
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  2,006,950 (Class A Common Stock)
610,512 (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)
   
  18.5% (Class A Common Stock)
10.3% (Common Stock)
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN

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CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Christopher Shackelton
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
  (a)   o 
  (b)   þ 
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  AF
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   2,006,950 (Class A Common Stock)
610,512 (Common Stock)
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    2,006,950 (Class A Common Stock)
610,512 (Common Stock)
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  2,006,950 (Class A Common Stock)
610,512 (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)
   
  18.5% (Class A Common Stock)
10.3% (Common Stock)
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN

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CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  
Explanatory Note: This Amendment No. 12 (this “Amendment”), to the Schedule 13D (the “Initial 13D”) filed by the Filers (as defined below in Item 2) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 17, 2010, as amended and supplemented by:
•   Amendment No. 1 to the Initial 13D filed on April 15, 2010;
 
•   Amendment No. 2 to the Initial 13D filed on May 26, 2010;
 
•   Amendment No. 3 to the Initial 13D filed on July 1, 2010;
 
•   Amendment No. 4 to the Initial 13D filed on July 16, 2010;
 
•   Amendment No. 5 to the Initial 13D filed on July 23, 2010;
 
•   Amendment No. 6 to the Initial 13D filed on August 2, 2010;
 
•   Amendment No. 7 to the Initial 13D filed on August 4, 2010;
 
•   Amendment No. 8 to the Initial 13D filed on August 6, 2010;
 
•   Amendment No. 9 to the Initial 13D filed on August 17, 2010;
 
•   Amendment No. 10 to the Initial 13D filed on June 20, 2011; and
 
•   Amendment No. 11 to the Initial 13D filed on June 28, 2011,
amends and supplements the items set forth herein. As used in this statement, the term “Filers” collectively refers to:
  •   Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CCM”);
 
  •   Coliseum Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CC”);
 
  •   Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“CCP”);
 
  •   Blackwell Partners, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Blackwell”):
 
  •   Adam Gray (“Gray”); and
 
  •   Christopher Shackelton (“Shackelton”).
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
Item 1 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows.
This statement relates to shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) and Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) of Benihana Inc. (the “Issuer”). The principal executive office of the Issuer is located at 8685 Northwest 53rd Terrace, Miami, FL 33166.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 is supplemented as follows:
The source and amount of funds used making the purchases of the Class A Common Stock and the Common Stock described in Item 5 of this Schedule 13D were as follows:
                 
Purchaser   Source of Funds     Amount  
Blackwell
   Working Capital   $ 612,274  
CCP
   Working Capital   $ 1,141,841  

 

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CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 is amended and supplemented as follows:
On September 28, 2010, Adam L. Gray was elected by a vote of the holders of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock to serve as a Class A Stock director in the class whose term will expire at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 is amended and supplemented as follows:
Class A Common Stock
The information relating to the beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock by each of the Filers set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the cover pages hereto is incorporated herein by reference. The percentages set forth in Row 13 for all cover pages filed herewith are calculated based upon 10,871,778 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of September 15, 2011, as reported in the Issuer’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the Commission on September 15, 2011 (the “Issuer’s S-4”).
The Filers effected the following transactions in the Class A Common Stock in open market transactions on the dates indicated, and such transactions are the only transactions in the Class A Common Stock by the Filers in the sixty days preceding the filing of this Amendment:
                         
                    Weighted Average  
Name   Purchase or Sale   Date   Number of Shares     Price Per Share  
CCP
   Purchase   8/30/2011     2,000       7.51  
CCP
   Purchase   9/1/2011     16,560       8.26  
CCP
   Purchase   9/2/2011     5,422       8.13  
CCP
   Purchase   9/6/2011     12,853       8.25  
CCP
   Purchase   9/7/2011     494       8.25  
CCP
   Purchase   9/8/2011     13,569       8.14  
CCP
   Purchase   9/9/2011     15,244       8.30  
CCP
   Purchase   9/20/2011     7,686       8.28  
CCP
   Purchase   9/21/2011     3,070       8.26  
CCP
   Purchase   9/22/2011     10,197       8.28  
CCP
   Purchase   9/23/2011     15,107       8.30  
CCP
   Purchase   9/26/2011     1,203       8.29  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/1/2011     10,382       8.26  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/2/2011     3,578       8.13  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/6/2011     4,284       8.25  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/7/2011     309       8.25  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/8/2011     8,491       8.14  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/9/2011     9,456       8.30  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/20/2011     4,683       8.28  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/21/2011     1,877       8.26  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/23/2011     9,203       8.30  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/26/2011     733       8.29  

 

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CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  
Common Stock
The information relating to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock by each of the Filers set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the cover pages hereto is incorporated herein by reference. The percentages set forth in Row 13 for all cover pages filed herewith are calculated based upon 5,954,604 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 15, 2011, as reported in the Issuer’s S-4.
The Filers effected the following transactions in Common Stock in open market transactions on the dates indicated, and such transactions are the only transactions in the Common Stock by the Filers in the sixty days preceding the filing of this Amendment:
                         
                    Weighted Average  
Name   Purchase or Sale   Date   Number of Shares     Price Per Share  
CCP
   Purchase   8/30/2011     519       7.60  
CCP
   Purchase   9/1/2011     7,166       8.23  
CCP
   Purchase   9/8/2011     12,486       8.23  
CCP
   Purchase   9/9/2011     2,037       8.24  
CCP
   Purchase   9/20/2011     7,402       8.24  
CCP
   Purchase   9/21/2011     1,552       8.30  
CCP
   Purchase   9/22/2011     411       8.28  
CCP
   Purchase   9/23/2011     2,722       8.30  
CCP
   Purchase   9/26/2011     926       8.23  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/1/2011     4492       8.23  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/8/2011     7814       8.23  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/9/2011     1263       8.24  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/20/2011     4509       8.24  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/21/2011     948       8.30  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/23/2011     1658       8.30  
Blackwell
   Purchase   9/26/2011     564       8.23  
The information in Item 6 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangement, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
CCM is an investment adviser whose clients, including CCP and Blackwell, have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock. CC is the general partner of CCP. Gray and Shackelton are the managers of CC and CCM.

 

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CUSIP No.
  
 082047200 (Class A Common Stock) 
 082047101 (Common Stock) 
  
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: September 27, 2011
                     
COLISEUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC   BLACKWELL PARTNERS, LLC
 
                    
 
          By:   Coliseum Capital Management, LLC,
Attorney-in-fact		    
 
                    
By:
  /s/ Christopher Shackelton       By:   /s/ Adam Gray    
 
  Christopher Shackelton, Manager           Adam Gray, Manager    
 
                    
COLISEUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.   CHRISTOPHER SHACKELTON
 
                    
By:
  Coliseum Capital, LLC, General Partner                
 
                    
By:   /s/ Adam Gray       /s/ Christopher Shackelton    
                 
    Adam Gray, Manager       Christopher Shackelton    
 
                    
COLISEUM CAPITAL, LLC   ADAM GRAY
 
                    
By:   /s/ Adam Gray       /s/ Adam Gray    
                 
    Adam Gray, Manager       Adam Gray    

 

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