0001193125-15-069934.txt : 20150227 0001193125-15-069934.hdr.sgml : 20150227 20150227163146 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-069934 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150227 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150227 GROUP MEMBERS: CHAI TRUST COMPANY, LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SIGNATURE GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000038984 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-ELECTRICAL APPARATUS & EQUIPMENT, WIRING SUPPLIES [5063] IRS NUMBER: 463783818 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-18269 FILM NUMBER: 15659337 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15301 VENTURA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: SHERMAN OAKS STATE: CA ZIP: 91403 BUSINESS PHONE: (805) 435-1255 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15301 VENTURA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: SHERMAN OAKS STATE: CA ZIP: 91403 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SIGNATURE GROUP HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100615 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FREMONT GENERAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Zell Credit Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001469407 IRS NUMBER: 264591005 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 312-466-3301 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 SC 13D/A 1 d880275dsc13da.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. 2)*

 

 

SIGNATURE GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

82670C100

(CUSIP Number)

Jonathan D Wasserman, Esq.

Equity Group Investments

2 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 600

Chicago, Illinois 60606

312-466-3505

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

February 27, 2015

(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 ss. 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 ss. 240.13d-7(b) 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 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).

POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 82670C100 13D Page 2 of 6 Pages

 

  1.

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

ZELL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND, L.P.

  2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

(a) x (b) ¨

  3.

SEC Use Only

 

  4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

WC

  5.

Check If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

  7.

Sole Voting Power

 

0

  8.

Shared Voting Power

 

1,862,208

  9.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

10. 

Shared Dispositive Power

 

1,862,208

11. 

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

1,862,208

12.

Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

(See Instructions) ¨

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

6.9%(1)

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

(1) Calculated based on 27,095,665 shares of Common Stock outstanding based on (i) 17,343,892 shares of Common Stock outstanding on January 28, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Prospectus Supplement filed on January 28, 2015 and an (ii) additional 9,751,773 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer in the rights offering as described in the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2015.


CUSIP No. 82670C100 13D Page 3 of 6 Pages

 

  1. 

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

CHAI TRUST COMPANY, LLC

  2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

(a) x (b) ¨

  3.

SEC Use Only

 

  4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

AF

  5.

Check If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Illinois

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

  7.

Sole Voting Power

 

0

  8.

Shared Voting Power

 

1,862,208

  9.

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

10. 

Shared Dispositive Power

 

1,862,208

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

1,862,208

12.

Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

(See Instructions) ¨

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

6.9%(1)

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

OO, HC

 

1) Calculated based on 27,095,665 shares of Common Stock outstanding based on (i) 17,343,892 shares of Common Stock outstanding on January 28, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Prospectus Supplement filed on January 28, 2015 and an (ii) additional 9,751,773 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer in the rights offering as described in the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2015.


CUSIP No. 82670C100 13D Page 4 of 6 Pages

EXPLANATORY NOTE: This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 1”) relates to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) of Signature Group Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), which has its principal executive office at 15301 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400, Sherman Oaks, California 91403. This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements, as set forth below, the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Issuer on September 10, 2012, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed on October 21, 2014 (collectively, the “Schedule 13D”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. The Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented by adding the information contained herein, and only those items amended are reported herein.

ITEM 3. Source and Amend of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

In connection with the Issuer’s pro rata rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) to holders of Common Stock commenced on January 28, 2015, Master Fund irrevocably exercised its basic subscription privilege to maintain its pro rata ownership through the purchase of up to 670,014 shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”) for $5.64 per share, representing the Master Fund’s aggregate pro rata portion of the shares issued in the Rights Offering to holders of Common Stock. On February 20, 2015, the subscription period for holders of Common Stock ended and on February 25, 2015 the Issuer announced that the Rights Offering was fully subscribed through the exercise of basic subscription and oversubscription privileges. As a result of the Rights Offering being fully subscribed, the number of Additional Shares subscribed for by Master Fund became fixed at 670,014. The closing of the Rights Offering and the issuance of the shares of Common Stock to subscribing holders were contingent upon the consummation of the Issuer’s pending acquisition of the global recycling and specification alloys business of Aleris Corporation, which occurred on February 27, 2015. The aggregate purchase price for the Additional Shares was $3,778,878.96 and the source of the funds to acquire the Additional Shares was working capital.

ITEM 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following as the third paragraph thereof:

The Reporting Persons’ purpose in acquiring the Additional Shares was to participate in the Rights Offering to holders of Common Stock and maintain its pro rata ownership of the Common Stock of the Issuer with respect to current holders of Common Stock.

ITEM 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(a) and (b) To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there are 27,095,665 shares of Common Stock outstanding based on (i) 17,343,892 shares of Common Stock outstanding on January 28, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Prospectus Supplement filed on January 28, 2015 and an (ii) additional 9,751,773 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer in the rights offering as described in the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2015.

Based on the foregoing, as of February 27, 2015, the 1,862,208 shares of Common Stock as to which Master Fund shares voting and dispositive power with General Partner represent approximately 6.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

(c) Except as described in Item 3, no transactions in the Common Stock were effected by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days.

(d) No persons other than the Reporting Persons has the right to receive or to direct the power to receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.


CUSIP No. 82670C100 13D Page 5 of 6 Pages

(e) Not applicable.

ITEM 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

1. Amended and Restated Joint Filing Agreement dated February 27, 2015


CUSIP No. 82670C100    13D    Page 6 of 6 Pages

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATED: February 27, 2015

 

ZELL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND, L.P.
  By: Chai Trust Company, LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ PHILIP G. TINKLER
Name: Philip G. Tinkler
Title: Chief Financial Officer
CHAI TRUST COMPANY, LLC
By:   /s/ PHILIP G. TINKLER
Name: Philip G. Tinkler
Title: Chief Financial Officer
EX-1 2 d880275dex1.htm EX-1 EX-1
CUSIP No. 82670C100    13D   

EXHIBIT 1

AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned agree that the statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Signature Group Holdings, Inc., dated as of October 21, 2014, is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13G) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of them pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

DATED: February 27, 2015

 

ZELL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND, L.P.
  By: Chai Trust Company, LLC, its general partner
By:   /S/ PHILIP G. TINKLER
Name:   Philip G. Tinkler
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
 

 

 

CHAI TRUST COMPANY, LLC
By:   /s/ PHILIP G. TINKLER
Name:   Philip G. Tinkler
Title:   Chief Financial Officer