SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Kid Brands, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock,
par value $0.10 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
49375T100
(CUSIP Number)
January 17, 2012
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed.
| £ | Rule 13d-1(b) | |
| S | 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 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. 49375T100 | 13G | Page 2 of 8 Pages |
COMMON STOCK
| (1) |
Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
(entities only) |
| Leap Tide Capital Management, LLC | |
| 27-4335176 | |
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
| (a) S | |
| (b) £ | |
| (3) | SEC Use Only |
| (4) | Citizenship or Place of Organization |
| Delaware |
| (5) | Sole Voting Power | |
| 1,151,298 | ||
| Number of | (6) | Shared Voting Power |
| Shares | ||
| Beneficially | 0 | |
| Owned by | (7) | Sole Dispositive Power |
| Each Reporting | ||
| Person With | 1,151,298 | |
| (8) | Shared Dispositive Power | |
| 0 |
| (9) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
| 1,151,298 | |
| (10) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |
| o | |
| (11) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) |
| 5.32% | |
| (12) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) |
| CO |
| CUSIP No. 49375T100 | 13G | Page 3 of 8 Pages |
COMMON STOCK
| (1) |
Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
(entities only) |
| Jan Loeb | |
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
| (a) S | |
| (b) £ | |
| (3) | SEC Use Only |
| (4) | Citizenship or Place of Organization |
| USA |
| (5) | Sole Voting Power | |
| 1,151,298 | ||
| Number of | (6) | Shared Voting Power |
| Shares | ||
| Beneficially | 0 | |
| Owned by | (7) | Sole Dispositive Power |
| Each Reporting | ||
| Person With | 1,151,298 | |
| (8) | Shared Dispositive Power | |
| 0 |
| (9) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
| 1,151,298 | |
| (10) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |
| o | |
| (11) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) |
| 5.32% | |
| (12) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) |
| IN |
| CUSIP No. 49375T100 | 13G | Page 4 of 8 Pages |
| Item 1(a). | Name Of Issuer: | |||
| Kid Brands, Inc. | ||||
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | |||
| One Meadowlands Plaza, 8th Floor | ||||
| East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||
| Item 2(a). | Names of Persons Filing: | |||
| (i) | Leap Tide Capital Management, LLC | |||
| (ii) | Jan Loeb | |||
| Jan Loeb is the managing member of Leap Tide Capital Management, LLC | ||||
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: | |||
| Leap Tide Capital Management, LLC | ||||
| 10451 Mill Run Circle, Suite 400 | ||||
| Owings Mills, MD 21117 | ||||
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: | |||
| Leap Tide Capital Management, LLC is a Delaware corporation. Jan Loeb is a United States citizen. | ||||
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: | |||
| Common stock, par value $0.10 per share | ||||
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: | |||
| 49375T100 | ||||
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether filing person is a: | |||
| (a) | £ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act | ||
| (b) | £ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act | ||
| (c) | £ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act | ||
| (d) | £ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act | ||
| (e) | £ | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) | ||
| (f) | £ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) | ||
| (g) | £ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G) | ||
| CUSIP No. 49375T100 | 13G | Page 5 of 8 Pages |
| (h) | £ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) | ||
| (i) | £ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) | ||
| (j) | £ | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) | ||
| If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. £ | ||||
| Item 4. | Ownership | |||
| Common Stock | ||||
| (i) | Leap Tide Capital Management, LLC | |||
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,151,298 shares | |||
| (b) | Percent of Class: 5.32% | |||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | |||
| (i) | sole power to vote or direct the vote: 1,151,298 | |||
| (ii) | shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0 | |||
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,151,298 | |||
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 | |||
| (ii) | Jan Loeb | |||
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,151,298 shares | |||
| (b) | Percent of Class: 5.32% | |||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | |||
| (i) | sole power to vote or direct the vote: 1,151,298 | |||
| (ii) | shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0 | |||
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,151,298 | |||
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 | |||
| CUSIP No. 49375T100 | 13G | Page 6 of 8 Pages |
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. | |||
| If this Schedule 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 five percent of the class of securities, check the following box. £ | ||||
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |||
| Not applicable. | ||||
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. | |||
| Not applicable. | ||||
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. | |||
| The Reporting Persons are the sole members of the group. | ||||
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. | |||
| Not applicable. | ||||
| Item 10. | Certification. | |||
| Not applicable. | ||||
| CUSIP No. 49375T100 | 13G | Page 7 of 8 Pages |
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: January 31, 2012 | LEAP TIDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
| a Delaware corporation | |||
| /s/ Jan Loeb | |||
| By: Jan Loeb | |||
| Its: Managing Member | |||
| Date: January 31, 2012 | /s/ Jan Loeb | ||
| Jan Loeb | |||
| CUSIP No. 49375T100 | 13G | Page 8 of 8 Pages |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2012 by and among Jan Loeb and Leap Tide Capital Management, LLC |
Exhibit 99.1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the shares of Common Stock of Kid Brands, Inc. dated as of January 31, 2012, is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
| Date: January 31, 2012 | LEAP TIDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
| a Delaware Corporation | |||
| /s/ Jan Loeb | |||
| By: Jan Loeb | |||
| Its: Managing Member | |||
| Date: January 31, 2012 | /s/ Jan Loeb | ||
| Jan Loeb | |||