-----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, TAEP/GIYgdrJEdHroPnSI/MNbIyxIltKt4jkQCmCSYY5E4FVmo5hSmlGeDIROJd3 TcipZSMvMDbRBmC0949NZg== 0001116502-07-001650.txt : 20070823 0001116502-07-001650.hdr.sgml : 20070823 20070822173148 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001116502-07-001650 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070823 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070822 GROUP MEMBERS: B. RILEY AND CO. INC. GROUP MEMBERS: BRYANT RILEY GROUP MEMBERS: RILEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000795212 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL- COMPUTER & PRERECORDED TAPE STORES [5735] IRS NUMBER: 141541629 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-37985 FILM NUMBER: 071073920 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 38 CORPORATE CIRCLE CITY: ALBANY STATE: NY ZIP: 12203 BUSINESS PHONE: 5184521242 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 38 CORPORATE CIRCLE CITY: ALBANY STATE: NY ZIP: 12203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANS WORLD MUSIC CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001385084 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 810 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: (310) 966-1445 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 810 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 SC 13G/A 1 transworldsc13ga.htm AMENDMENT TO SC 13G Schedule 13D

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


SCHEDULE 13G


Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*


Trans World Entertainment Corporation

(Name of Issuer)


Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)


89336Q100

 (CUSIP Number)



August 20, 2007

(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)

 

 

X

 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 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).

 



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Page 2 of 10 Pages




1

Name of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above person (entities only)


Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.

2

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

(a)  [   ]

(b)  [X]

3

SEC Use Only


4

Citizenship or Place of Organization


Cayman Islands

Number of

                              

Shares

5

Sole Voting Power


2,800,164

Beneficially


Owned by

6

Shared Voting Power


0

Each


Reporting

7

Sole Dispositive Power


2,800,164

Person


With

8

Shared Dispositive Power


0

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person


2,800,164

10

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

[   ]

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)


9.0%1

12

Type Of Reporting Person (See Instructions)


PN

———————

1

Based on 31,075,684 shares of common stock of TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (the “Issuer”) outstanding as of June 1, 2007, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 5, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2007.






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1

Name of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above person (entities only)


Riley Investment Management LLC

2

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

(a)  [   ]

(b)  [X]

3

SEC Use Only


4

Citizenship or Place of Organization


Delaware

Number of

                              

Shares

5

Sole Voting Power


2,800,1641

Beneficially


Owned by

6

Shared Voting Power


836,6362

Each


Reporting

7

Sole Dispositive Power


2,800,1641

Person


With

8

Shared Dispositive Power


836,6362

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person


3,327,8762

10

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

[X]

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)


10.7%3

12

Type Of Reporting Person (See Instructions)


IA

———————

1

Because Riley Investment Management LLC has sole investment and voting power over 2,800,164 shares of Common Stock held by Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P., Riley Investment Management LLC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these shares.

2

Riley Investment Management LLC has shared voting and dispositive power over  836,636 shares of Common Stock held by its investment advisory clients, 527,712 of which are held by an investment advisory accounts indirectly affiliated with Bryant Riley or Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.  However, Riley Investment Management LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the non-affiliated shares.

3

Based on 31,075,684 shares of common stock of TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (the “Issuer”) outstanding as of June 1, 2007, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 5, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2007.






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1

Name of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above person (entities only)


B. Riley and Co. Inc.

2

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

(a)  [   ]

(b)  [X]

3

SEC Use Only


4

Citizenship or Place of Organization


Delaware

Number of

                              

Shares

5

Sole Voting Power


0

Beneficially


Owned by

6

Shared Voting Power


95,1351

Each


Reporting

7

Sole Dispositive Power


0

Person


With

8

Shared Dispositive Power


95,1351

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person


95,135

10

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

[   ]

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)


.3%2

12

Type Of Reporting Person (See Instructions)


BD

———————

1

B. Riley and Co. Inc. has shared voting and dispositive power over 95,135 shares of Common Stock owned by an account indirectly affiliated with it.

2

Based on 31,075,684 shares of common stock of TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (the “Issuer”) outstanding as of June 1, 2007, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 5, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2007.






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1

Name of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above person (entities only)


Bryant Riley

2

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

(a)  [   ]

(b)  [X]

3

SEC Use Only


4

Citizenship or Place of Organization


United States

Number of

                              

Shares

5

Sole Voting Power


2,800,1641

Beneficially


Owned by

6

Shared Voting Power


931,7712

Each


Reporting

7

Sole Dispositive Power


2,800,1641

Person


With

8

Shared Dispositive Power


931,7712

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person


3,423,0112

10

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

[X]

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

11.0%3

12

Type Of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IN

———————

1

Because Riley Investment Management LLC has sole voting and investment power over Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.’s security holdings and Mr. Riley, in his role as the sole manager of Riley Investment Management LLC, controls its voting and investment decisions, each of Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P., Riley Investment Management LLC, and Mr. Riley may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the 2,800,164 shares of Common Stock held by Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.

2

Riley Investment Management LLC has shared voting and dispositive power over  836,636 shares of Common Stock held by its investment advisory clients, 527,712 of which are held by an investment advisory accounts indirectly affiliated with Bryant Riley or Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.  Although Mr. Riley controls Riley Investment Management LLC’s voting and investment decisions for its investment advisory clients, Mr. Riley disclaims beneficial ownership of the non-affiliated shares.   B. Riley and Co. Inc. has shared voting and dispositive power over 95,135 shares of Common Stock owned by an account indirectly affiliated with it. Mr. Riley is the Chairman and controlling shareholder of B. Riley and Co. Inc.

3

Based on 31,075,684 shares of common stock of TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (the “Issuer”) outstanding as of June 1, 2007, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 5, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2007.






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Item 1.


(a) Name of Issuer

Trans World Entertainment Corporation


(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

38 Corporate Circle

Albany, New York 12203


Item 2.


(a) (i)

Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P. (Cayman Islands limited partnership)

Riley Investment Management LLC (Delaware limited liability company)

Bryant Riley (individual residing in California)

      (ii)

B. Riley and Co. Inc. (Delaware corporation)



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

      (i)

11100 Santa Monica Blvd.

Suite 810

Los Angeles, CA 90025

      (ii)

11100 Santa Monica Blvd.

Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90025


(c) Citizenship

United States


(d) Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock


(e) CUSIP Number

89336Q100


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)

 

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

 

 

 

(b)

 

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

 

 

 

(c)

 

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

 

 

 

(d)

 

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

 

 

 

(e)

 

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

 

 

(f)

 

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

 

 

 

(g)

 

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

 

 

 

(h)

 

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





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(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 §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


Item 4.

Ownership.


Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.


For each Reporting Person:


(a) Amount beneficially owned: Please see Line 9 on the cover sheet for each reporting person (including footnotes thereto).


(b) Percent of class: Please see Line 11 on the cover sheet for each reporting person (including footnotes thereto).


(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:


(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:   Please see Line 5 on the cover sheet for each reporting person (including footnotes thereto).


(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:   Please see Line 6 on the cover sheet for each reporting person (including footnotes thereto).


(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   Please see Line 7 on the cover sheet for each reporting person (including footnotes thereto).


(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   Please see Line 8 on the cover sheet for each reporting person (including footnotes thereto).







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Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.


If this statement 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  [   ].


Instruction: Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.


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.


Not applicable


Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.


Not applicable


Item 10.

Certification



(b)

The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to §240.13d-1(c):


By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are 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.






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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: August 22, 2007



 

 

Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.

 

 

 

By: Riley Investment Management, its General

 

 

 

        Partner

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryant R. Riley

 

 

 

Bryant R. Riley, Managing Member

  

 

 

 

 

Riley Investment Management, LLC

  

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryant R. Riley

 

 

 

Bryant R. Riley, Managing Member

  

 

 

 

 

 

B. Riley and Co. Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryant R. Riley

 

 

 

Bryant R. Riley, Chairman

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryant R. Riley

 

 

 

Bryant R. Riley






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