-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KwmVxuS3MkSvkEeTdWMqK756dEG6nQB0rratlYQ22mLfYirCU7WrrE1lRCfOhYia BQXU+TTBYPPKDd8wk/Qxrw== 0000874963-00-000003.txt : 20000209 0000874963-00-000003.hdr.sgml : 20000209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000874963-00-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000208 GROUP MEMBERS: D.H. BLAIR INVESTMENT BANKING CORP. GROUP MEMBERS: DAVIS J MORTON GROUP MEMBERS: ROSALIND DAVIDOWITZ SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEWS COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000794487 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 133346991 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41485 FILM NUMBER: 527047 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 174-15 HORACE HARDING EXPRY CITY: FRESH MEADOWS STATE: NY ZIP: 11365 BUSINESS PHONE: 7183573380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 174-15 HORACE HARDING EXPWY CITY: FRESH MEADOWS STATE: NY ZIP: 11365 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: APPLIED RESOURCES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19871220 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DAVIS J MORTON CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000900184 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 44 WAY STREET STREET 2: 2ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10005 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 44 WALL STREET STREET 2: 2ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10005 SC 13D/A 1 AMENDED SCHEDULE 13D SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.__14__) News Communications, Inc. ----------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value ("the shares") -------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 652484601 ---------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) David Selengut, Esq. at Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP 370 Lexington Avenue NY NY 10017 212-370-1300 ------------------------------------------------------------ (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) January 31, 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------- (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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box [ ]. *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). Page 1 of 7 pages CUSIP No. 652484601 13D Page 2 of 7 pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON J. Morton Davis - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [x ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Source of Funds See Item #3 herein. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 3,305,277 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 3,305,277 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,305,277 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X] (1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 37.6% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT (1) The beneficial ownership of J. Morton Davis excludes shares owned by parties to a Stockholders' Agreement as defined in Item 6 below other than the Reporting Parties. CUSIP No. 652484601 13D Page 3 of 7 pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Source of Funds See Item #3 herein. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 2,515,105 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,515,105 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,515,105 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X] (1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 26.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT (1) The beneficial ownership of D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp excludes shares owned by parties to a Stockholders' Agreement as defined in Item 6 below other than the Reporting Parties. CUSIP No. 652484601 13D Page 4 of 7 pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Rosalind Davidowitz - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Source of Funds See Item #3 herein. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 790,442 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 790,442 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 790,442 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X] (1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.2% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT (1) The beneficial ownership of Rosalind Davidowitz excludes shares owned by parties to a Stockholders' Agreement as defined in Item 6 below other than the Reporting Parties. Page 5 of 7 pages Form 13D is hereby amended as follows: Item 2.(a)J. Morton Davis, D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. ("Blair Investment") and Rosalind Davidowitz, (together, the "Reporting Parties"). Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration Pursuant to a subscription agreement, dated July 31, 1999, Mr. Davis agreed that he or his designee would purchase 925,372 shares at the request of the Issuer on January 31, 2000, for $1.75 per share or a total of $1,619,401. The source of the funds is as follows: $1,198,333.33 in repayment of a loan given to the Issuer and $421,067.67 from general funds of Blair Investment. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction None of the purposes set forth in (a) through (j) of Item 4, apply to this transaction. Item 5. Interest in the Securities of the Issuer: a) As of January 31, 2000, Mr. Davis may be deemed to beneficially own 3,305,277 shares or 37.6% of the Issuer's shares issued and outstanding as follows:(i) 2,297,405 shares owned by Blair Investment (ii) Warrants to purchase 207,867 shares owned by Blair Investment (iii) 9,833 shares issuable upon exercise of 1,967 shares of $10 convertible preferred stock (1) owned by Blair Investment (iv)41,006 shares owned by Rivkalex Corporation (2) and (v) 749,166 shares owned by Rosalind Davidowitz. As of January 31, 2000 Blair Investment may be deemed to beneficially own 2,297,405 shares or 26.1% of the Issuer's shares as indicated in (i) - (iii) above. As of January 31, 2000 Rosalind Davidowitz may be deemed to beneficially own 790,442 shares or 9.2% of the Issuer's shares as indicated in (iv) and (v) above. (b) See numbers (7) - (10) on the cover page, of this form for each Reporting Party. The beneficial ownerhsip of the Reporting Parties excludes shares owned by parties to a Stockholders' Agreement as defined in Item 6 below, other than the Reporting Parties. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with respect to the securities of the Issuer. (a) On July 28, 1999, the Reporting Parties entered into a certain Stockholders' Agreement (the "Stockholders' Agreement") by and among the Issuer, Jerry Finkelstein, the Finkelstein Foundation, Inc. and Shirley Finkelstein (collectively, the "Finkelstein Group"); Melvyn I. Weiss and M&B Weiss Family Partnership (the "Weiss Group"); Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. ("Ross"); J. Morton Davis, Blair Investment, Rivkalex Corporation and Rosalind Davidowitz (collectively, the "Davis Group"); and Steven Farbman (each member of the Finkelstein Group, Ross, the Davis Group and the Weiss Group and Farbman, individually, a "Stockholder" and collectively the "Stockholders"). The Stockholders' Agreement is listed as Exhibit A to Item 7 filed with Amendment No. 13 and the terms thereof are incorporated herein by reference. Under the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement, for so long as Farbman is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, the Stockholders have agreed to act to reduce the size of the Issuer's Board of Directors to, and to maintain the size of the Board at, 9 members. The Stockholders have also agreed to vote their Shares so as to elect as directors of the Issuer (i) Finkelstein; (ii) two persons designated by Ross, one of whom shall initially be Ross and the other of whom shall initially be Robert Nederlander; (iii) three persons designated by Farbman, one of whom shall be Farbman, one of whom shall initially be Steven Price and one of whom shall initially be Michael Schenkler; (iv) one person to be designated by the Weiss Group who shall initially be Gary Weiss; (v) one person to be designated by the Davis Group who shall initially be Martin A. Bell; and (vi) one person to be designated by the Davis Group, the Weiss Group and the Finkelstein Group acting jointly who shall initially be Martin Mendelson. As a result of the Stockholders' Agreement and the collective ownership by the Stockholders of more than 66% of the Issuer's Common Stock, upon the receipt of resignations from the existing Board members who are not being designated for election as directors of the Issuer as described above, the Stockholders will control the election of the members of the entire Board of Directors. Page 6 of 7 pages In addition, the Stockholders' Agreement provides for the disposition of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock under certain circumstances in a specified manner. The Stockholder may not sell, other than in open market transactions, 20% or more of the Issuer's Common Stock on a fully diluted basis unless the shares are first offered to Farbman. Farbman was also granted Tag-a-long rights in the event that he does not exercise his right of first refusal. Conversely, subject to Farbman's first refusal right, if the Stockholders individually or as a group seek to sell shares representing 50% or more of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis, such Stockholders may force Farbman to sell some or all of his shares in the disposition. (b) Blair Investment has granted Mr. Finkelstein an option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock at $2.25 per share exercisable for a period of five years from the date of the grant. The foregoing is qualified by reference to the actual agreement filed as Exhibit B to amendment No. 13. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. None - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Each share of $10.00 Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into five Shares. (2) Rivkalex Corporation is a private corporation owned by Rosalind Davidowitz, Mr. Davis' wife. Filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that J. Morton Davis or Blair Investment beneficially own securities attributed to Rivkalex or Rosalind Davidowitz for any purpose. J. Morton Davis and Blair Investment expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of all securities held by Rivkalex and Rosalind Davidowitz for any purpose. Rosalind Davidowitz expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities owned by Mr. Davis or Blair Investment for any purpose. Page 7 of 7 pages SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. /s/ J. Morton Davis Date: Janury 31, 2000 ________________________ New York, New York J. Morton Davis D.H. BLAIR INVESTMENT BANKING CORP. by: /s/ David Nachamie Date: Janury 31, 2000 _____________________________ New York, New York David Nachamie Treasurer Date: January 31, 2000 /s/ Rosalind Davidowitz New York, New York ____________________________ Rosalind Davidowitz -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----