SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 13D/A

(Rule 13d-101)

(Amendment No. 3)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

RULE 13d-2(a)

Stanley Furniture Company, Inc.

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(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.02 Per Share

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(Title of Class of Securities)

854305208

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(CUSIP Number)

 

 

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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized

to Receive Notices and Communications)

September 23, 2015

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(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 Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f), or 13d-1(g), check the following box       [   ]

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Reference is hereby made to the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 22, 2014, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on December 30, 2014 and that certain Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on February 13, 2015 (collectively the “Schedule 13D”), filed by the Reporting Persons with respect to the shares of Common Stock, $0.02 par value (“Common Stock”), issued by Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. (the “Issuer”).

The following items of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended to furnish the additional information set forth herein.  All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by replacing it in its entirety with the following:

All purchases of the Common Stock of the Issuer have been made by or on behalf of the Funds using the investment capital of the Funds.  The aggregate purchase price of the 960,607 shares of Common Stock acquired was approximately $2,552,281.32 (excluding brokerage commissions and transaction costs).

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5(a) – (b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by replacing it in its entirety with the following:

The reported shares are beneficially owned by the Funds, with Hale Fund I owning 548,296 shares of Common Stock, Hale Fund II owning 53,669 shares of Common Stock, and TALANTA Fund owning 358,642 shares of Common Stock.

Hale Adviser, as the investment manager of the Hale Funds, Hale GP, as the general partner of the Hale Funds, and Mr. Hale, as the sole manager of Hale Adviser and Hale GP, may be deemed to have the power to direct the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Hale Funds, and consequently Hale Adviser, Hale GP and Mr. Hale may be deemed to possess indirect beneficial ownership of such shares.  Hale Adviser, Hale GP and Mr. Hale disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares for all other purposes.

TALANTA GP, as general partner of the TALANTA Fund, and Mr. Putnam, as managing member of TALANTA GP, may be deemed to have the power to direct the voting and disposition of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the TALANTA Fund, and consequently TALANTA GP and Mr. Putnam may be deemed to possess indirect beneficial ownership of such shares.  TALANTA GP and Mr. Putnam disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares for all other purposes.

Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended with the addition of the following:

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each 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.

 

	Date:  September 23, 2015
	HALE PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
	By:          /s/ Steven A. Hale II Name:     Steven A. Hale II Title:        Manager
	HALE PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC   By:          /s/ Steven A. Hale II  Name:     Steven A. Hale II Title:        Manager   HALE PARTNERSHIP FUND, LP
	By:          Hale Partnership Capital Advisors, LLC,                its General Partner                  By:          /s/ Steven A. Hale II                Name:     Steven A. Hale II                Title:        Manager
	MGEN II – HALE FUND, LP
	By:          Hale Partnership Capital Advisors, LLC,                its General Partner                  By:          /s/ Steven A. Hale II                Name:     Steven A. Hale II                Title:        Manager
	/s/ Steven A. Hale II STEVEN A. HALE II

	TALANTA INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC
	By:          /s/ Justyn R. Putnam Name:     Justyn R. Putnam Title:        Managing Member
	TALANTA FUND, LP
	By:          TALANTA Investment Group, LLC,                its General Partner                  By:          /s/ Justyn R. Putnam                  Name:     Justyn R. Putnam                Title:        Managing Member
	/s/ Justyn R. Putnam JUSTYN R. PUTNAM