-----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, M3GtPQHfqL0PAHobvkYpPUOivEyr0MCVgHetuzMEchE8y+QVqoWf1h4xyJmvLQig aj2K69/BJrsQFkeTKkAQuA== /in/edgar/work/20000725/0000950123-00-006776/0000950123-00-006776.txt : 20000921 0000950123-00-006776.hdr.sgml : 20000921 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-00-006776 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000725 GROUP MEMBERS: LAIKIN DANIEL S GROUP MEMBERS: PAUL SKOJDT SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: J2 COMMUNICATIONS /CA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000798078 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [7812 ] IRS NUMBER: 954053296 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38901 FILM NUMBER: 678597 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10850 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1000 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90024 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104745252 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10850 WILSHIRE BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90024 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: J2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890731 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: J2 COMMUNICATIONS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880308 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LAIKIN DANIEL S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001088709 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [ ] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 WEST 9TH STREET CITY: INDIANAPOLIS STATE: IN ZIP: 46204 BUSINESS PHONE: 3177567777 SC 13D/A 1 sc13da.txt AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO SCHEDULE 13D 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 8)* J2 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Name of Issuer) COMMON SHARES (Title of Class of Securities) 46625420 (CUSIP Number) MITCHELL C. LITTMAN, ESQ. LITTMAN KROOKS ROTH & BALL P.C. 655 THIRD AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 (212) 490-2020 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) JULY 12, 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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d 1(g), check the following box / /. NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. *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). 2 SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 8) CUSIP NO. 46625420 --------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Daniel S. Laikin --------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ x ] (b) [ ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY --------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) SOURCE OF FUNDS* PF --------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS [ ] IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) --------------------------------------------------------------------- (6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA --------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 165,900 SHARES -------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 EACH -------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 165,900 -------------------------------------------------------- (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------------------------------------------------- (11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 165,900 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) CHECK BOX IF AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- (13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 12.65% --------------------------------------------------------------------- (14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 3 SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 8) CUSIP NO. 46625420 --------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Paul Skojdt --------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ x ] (b) [ ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY --------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) SOURCE OF FUNDS* PF --------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS [ ] IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) --------------------------------------------------------------------- (6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION CANADA --------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 159,300 SHARES -------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 EACH -------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 159,300 -------------------------------------------------------- (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------------------------------------------------- (11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 159,300 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) CHECK BOX IF AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- (13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 12.15% --------------------------------------------------------------------- (14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 4 SCHEDULE 13D (AMENDMENT NO. 8) ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER The Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 1999, by Daniel Laikin, a citizen of the United States of America ("Mr. Laikin") and Paul Skjodt, a citizen of Canada (collectively, the "Registrants") relating to the common shares, no par value (the "Shares"), of J2 Communications, Inc., a California corporation (the "Issuer"), as amended on June 22, 1999, July 1, 1999, July 23, 1999, September 3, 1999, September 17, 1999, November 22, 1999 and July 20, 2000 is hereby amended to furnish and restate the information set forth herein. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION The aggregate purchase price of the 39,800 Shares purchased by the Registrants, which were previously reported on Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 7 on July 20, 2000, was $438,969.25 (excluding commissions). The source of funding for the purchase of these Shares was personal funds of the Registrants. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) As of the close of business on July 12, 2000, Registrants may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate 325,200 Shares, representing approximately 24.8% of the Issuer's outstanding Shares, based upon the 1,311,392 Shares stated to be outstanding as of March 31, 2000 by the Issuer in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filing, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2000. (b) Mr. Laikin has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with regard to 165,900 Shares. Mr. Skjodt has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with regard to 159,300 Shares. (c) The following table sets forth transactions listed in Amendment No. 7, but not previously listed in Amendments prior to Amendment No. 7, with respect to Shares effected by any of the Registrants. All such transactions were effected in the open market; the table excludes commissions paid. Name Date Number of Shares Price Per ---- ---- Purchased Share --------- ----- Daniel Laikin 5/26/99 1500 $2.9375 Daniel Laikin 9/14/99 1000 $16.50 Daniel Laikin 9/17/99 300 $16.00 Daniel Laikin 10/27/99 1100 $17.92 Daniel Laikin 10/28/99 500 $17.87 Daniel Laikin 11/02/99 300 $15.92 Daniel Laikin 12/22/99 500 $13.87 Daniel Laikin 12/30/99 2000 $12.75 Daniel Laikin 1/12/00 200 $12.93 Daniel Laikin 1/20/00 3100 $11.63 Daniel Laikin 7/12/00 1000 $12.00 Paul Skjodt 9/15/99 2000 $16.00 Paul Skjodt 9/22/99 1000 $15.75 Paul Skjodt 10/4/99 500 $15.75 Paul Skjodt 10/19/99 2000 $16.93 Paul Skjodt 10/27/99 1000 $17.00 Paul Skjodt 10/28/99 300 $17.87 Paul Skjodt 11/2/99 1000 $16.00 Paul Skjodt 1/21/00 1000 $11.63 Paul Skjodt 4/1/00 2500 $10.18 Paul Skjodt 6/23/00 5000 $7.40 Paul Skjodt 6/29/00 2000 $7.67 Paul Skjodt 7/05/00 10,000 $7.95 5 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. Dated: July 25, 2000 /s/ Daniel S. Laikin - -------------------- Daniel S. Laikin /s/ Paul Skjodt - -------------------- Paul Skjodt -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----