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0000950134-07-002258.txt : 20070207 0000950134-07-002258.hdr.sgml : 20070207 20070207135801 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-07-002258 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070207 GROUP MEMBERS: HOWARD GOLDEN GROUP MEMBERS: KEVIN WYMAN GROUP MEMBERS: SOUTHPAW ASSET MANAGEMENT LP GROUP MEMBERS: SOUTHPAW HOLDINGS LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: THREE FIVE SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000032272 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, NEC [3679] IRS NUMBER: 860654102 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-08525 FILM NUMBER: 07587343 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 N DESERT DR CITY: TEMPE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85281-1230 BUSINESS PHONE: 6024960035 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 N DESERT DRIVE CITY: TEMPE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85281-1230 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ELECTRONIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900507 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Southpaw Credit Opportunity Master Fund, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001385743 IRS NUMBER: 980461235 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR GREENWICH OFFICE PARK STREET 2: FIRST FLOOR CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06831 BUSINESS PHONE: 203.862.6200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR GREENWICH OFFICE PARK STREET 2: FIRST FLOOR CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06831 SC 13G 1 d43373sc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G sc13g


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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

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

Three-Five Systems, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

88554L108

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2006

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

þ Rule 13d-1(b)

o Rule 13d-1(c)

o 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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.		88554L108


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
	Southpaw Credit Opportunity Master Fund LP

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	Cayman Islands

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			1,944,165

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			1,944,165

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	1,944,165

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):

	8.9%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	PN

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		88554L108


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
	Southpaw Asset Management LP

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	Delaware

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			1,944,165

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			1,944,165

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	1,944,165

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):

	8.9%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	PN

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		88554L108


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
	Southpaw Holdings LLC

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	Delaware

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			1,944,165

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			1,944,165

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	1,944,165

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):

	8.9%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	OO

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		88554L108


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
	Kevin Wyman

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	United States

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			1,944,165

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			1,944,165

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	1,944,165

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):

	8.9%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	IN

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**SEE ITEM 4(b).


CUSIP No.		88554L108


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
	Howard Golden

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	United States

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			1,944,165

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			1,944,165

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			0

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	1,944,165

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):

	8.9%**

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	IN

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**SEE ITEM 4(b).

SCHEDULE 13G

This Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G”) relates to shares of common stock, $0.01 par value (“Common Stock”), of Three-Five Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and is being filed on behalf of (i) Southpaw Credit Opportunity Master Fund LP (“Fund ”), a Cayman Islands limited partnership, as the holder of the shares of Common Stock, (ii) Southpaw Asset Management LP (“Southpaw Management”), a Delaware limited partnership, as the investment manager to Fund, (iii) Southpaw Holdings LLC (“Southpaw Holdings”), a Delaware limited liability company, as the general partner of Southpaw Management, (iv) Kevin Wyman, a principal of Southpaw Holdings, and (v) Howard Golden, a principal of Southpaw Holdings (the persons mentioned in (i), (ii) (iii), (iv) and (v) are referred to as the “Reporting Persons”).


Item 1(a)		Name of Issuer.

		Three-Five Systems, Inc.

Item 1(b)		Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.

		1600 North Desert Drive
		Tempe, AZ 85281

Item 2(a)		Name of Person Filing.

		(i) Southpaw Credit Opportunity Master Fund LP (“Fund”), (ii) Southpaw Asset Management LP (“Southpaw Management”) (iii) Southpaw Holdings LLC (“Southpaw Holdings”) (iv) Kevin Wyman and (v) Howard Golden.

Item 2(b)		Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence.

		Four Greenwich Office Park
		Greenwich, CT 06831.

Item 2(c)		Citizenship or Place of Organization.

		Fund is a Cayman Islands limited partnership. Southpaw Management is a Delaware limited partnership. Southpaw Holdings is a Delaware limited liability company. Mr. Wyman and Mr. Golden are United States citizens.

Item 2(d)		Title of Class of Securities.

		Common stock $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”).

Item 2(e)		CUSIP Number.

		88554L108


Item 3		If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)	þ	An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

(h)	o	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

(i)	o	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)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4		Ownership.

		(a)	The Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,944,165 shares of Common Stock held by Fund.

		(b)	The Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own 1,944,165 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by Fund, which represents 8.9% of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of Common Stock, which such percentage was calculated by dividing (i) the 1,944,165 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as of the date hereof, by (ii) 21,767,653 shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s most recent Form 10-Q.

		(c)	The Reporting Persons have the power to vote and dispose of the 1,944,165 shares of Common Stock held by Fund.

Item 5		Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

		Inapplicable.

Item 6		Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

		Inapplicable.


Item 7				Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company.

				Inapplicable.

Item 8				Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

				Inapplicable.

Item 9				Notice of Dissolution of Group.

				Inapplicable.

Item 10				Certification.

				By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of such person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and were not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Exhibits				Exhibit 1

				Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons.

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: February 7, 2007


		Southpaw Credit Opportunity Master Fund LP

		By: Southpaw GP LLC, its general partner

		By: Name:		/s/ Howard Golden Howard Golden
		Title:		Managing Member

		Southpaw Asset Management LP

		By: Southpaw Holdings LLC, its general partner

		By: Name:		/s/ Howard Golden Howard Golden
		Title:		Managing Member

		Southpaw Holdings LLC

		By: Name:		/s/ Howard Golden Howard Golden
		Title:		Managing Member

		/s/ Kevin Wyman

		Kevin Wyman

		/s/ Howard Golden

		Howard Golden

EX-99.1 2 d43373exv99w1.htm JOINT FILING AGREEMENT exv99w1

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock of Three-Five Systems, Inc., and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.

The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of February 7, 2007.


		Southpaw Credit Opportunity Master Fund LP

		By: Southpaw GP LLC, its general partner

		By: Name:		/s/ Howard Golden Howard Golden
		Title:		Managing Member

		Southpaw Asset Management LP

		By: Southpaw Holdings LLC, its general partner

		By: Name:		/s/ Howard Golden Howard Golden
		Title:		Managing Member


		Southpaw Holdings LLC

		By: Name:		/s/ Howard Golden Howard Golden
		Title:		Managing Member

		/s/ Kevin Wyman

		Kevin Wyman

		/s/ Howard Golden

		Howard Golden