-----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, B0YzrRwgNioT9HYXo0n5LGAEZqmdMgab40tM8yeJnDJq2t4gQbh22jcGqXlCuCWW HAhHPybQ7AVBjN0DqAEbuQ== 0001011438-09-000054.txt : 20090126 0001011438-09-000054.hdr.sgml : 20090126 20090126172728 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001011438-09-000054 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090126 GROUP MEMBERS: JOSEPH U. BARTON GROUP MEMBERS: THOMAS U. BARTON GROUP MEMBERS: WHITE ROCK CAPITAL (TX), INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK FABRICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000812906 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES [5940] IRS NUMBER: 640740905 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39257 FILM NUMBER: 09546224 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3406 W MAIN ST CITY: TUPELO STATE: MS ZIP: 38803 BUSINESS PHONE: 6018422834 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 2400 CITY: TUPELO STATE: MS ZIP: 38803-2400 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WHITE ROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001051272 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3131 TURLTE CREEK BLVD CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75219 BUSINESS PHONE: 2149793000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3131 TURTLE CREEK BLVD CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75219 SC 13G/A 1 form_sc13ga-hancock.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

HANCOCK FABRICS, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Per Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

409900107

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2008

(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).

Continued on the following page(s)

Page 1 of 10 Pages

 


CUSIP No. 409900107

Page 2 of 10 Pages

 

 

1

Names of Reporting Persons

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

 

WHITE ROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 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

 

TEXAS

 

 

5

Sole Voting Power

Number of

Shares

 

0

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

6

Shared Voting Power

1,800,000

Reporting

Person

With

7

Sole Dispositive Power

0

 

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

 

1,800,000

 

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

1,800,000

 

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)

 

9.13%

 

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

PN; IA

 


CUSIP No. 409900107

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1

Names of Reporting Persons

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

 

WHITE ROCK CAPITAL (TX), 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

 

TEXAS

 

 

5

Sole Voting Power

Number of

Shares

 

0

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

6

Shared Voting Power

1,800,000

Reporting

Person

With

7

Sole Dispositive Power

0

 

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

 

1,800,000

 

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

1,800,000

 

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)

 

9.13%

 

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

CO; IA

 


CUSIP No. 409900107

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1

Names of Reporting Persons

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

 

THOMAS U. BARTON

 

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

 

 

5

Sole Voting Power

Number of

Shares

 

19,500

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

6

Shared Voting Power

1,800,000

Reporting

Person

With

7

Sole Dispositive Power

19,500

 

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

 

1,800,000

 

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

1,819,500

 

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)

 

9.22%

 

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

IN; IA

 


CUSIP No. 409900107

Page 5 of 10 Pages

 

 

1

Names of Reporting Persons

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

 

JOSEPH U. BARTON

 

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

 

 

5

Sole Voting Power

Number of

Shares

 

26,500

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

6

Shared Voting Power

1,800,000

Reporting

Person

With

7

Sole Dispositive Power

26,500

 

8

Shared Dispositive Power

 

 

1,800,000

 

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

1,826,500

 

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)

 

9.26%

 

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

IN; IA

 


CUSIP No. 409900107

Page 6 of 10 Pages

 

 

Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer:

 

Hancock Fabrics, Inc. (the "Issuer").

Item 1(b)

Address of the Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

 

One Fashion Way

 

Baldwyn, MS 38824

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing:

 

This statement is filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

 

(i)

White Rock Capital Management, L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("White Rock Management"),

 

(ii)

White Rock Capital (TX), Inc., a Texas corporation ("White Rock, Inc."),

 

(iii)

Thomas U. Barton and

 

(iv)

Joseph U. Barton.

 

This statement relates to Shares held for the accounts of (i) White Rock Capital Partners, L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("White Rock Partners"), (ii) certain family limited partnerships and family trusts for which Thomas U. Barton serves as a member of the general partner or as trustee (the "Thomas U. Barton Entities"), and (iii) certain family limited partnerships and family trusts for which Joseph U. Barton serves as a member of the general partner or as trustee (the "Joseph U. Barton Entities"). The general partner of White Rock Partners is White Rock Management, the general partner of which is White Rock, Inc. Thomas U. Barton and Joseph U. Barton are the shareholders of White Rock, Inc. In such capacities, each of Thomas U. Barton and Joseph U. Barton may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares held for the account of White Rock Partners. In his capacities as a member of the general partner or as trustee, Thomas U. Barton may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares held for the accounts of the Thomas U. Barton Entities. In his capacities as a member of the general partner or as trustee, Joseph U. Barton may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares held for the accounts of the Joseph U. Barton Entities.

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address and principal business office of each of White Rock Management, White Rock, Inc., Thomas U. Barton and Joseph U. Barton is 3131 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75219.

 


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Item 2(c)

Citizenship:

 

(i)

White Rock Management is a Texas limited partnership;

 

(ii)

White Rock, Inc. is a Texas corporation;

 

(iii)

Thomas U. Barton is a United States citizen and

 

(iv)

Joseph U. Barton is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Shares").

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number:

409900107

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:

This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.

Ownership:

Item 4(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned:

As of December 31, 2008, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the following number of Shares:

(i)        Each of White Rock Management and White Rock, Inc. may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,800,000 Shares held for the account of White Rock Partners.

 

(ii)       Thomas U. Barton may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,819,500 Shares. This number consists of (1) 1,800,000 Shares held for the account of White Rock Partners, and (2) 19,500 Shares held for the accounts of the Thomas U. Barton Entities.

 

(iii)      Joseph U. Barton may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,826,500 Shares. This number consists of (1) 1,800,000 Shares held for the account of White Rock Partners, and (2) 26,500 Shares held for the accounts of the Joseph U. Barton Entities.

 

Item 4(b)

Percent of Class:

 

(i)        The number of Shares of which each of White Rock Management and White Rock, Inc. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes approximately 9.13% of the total number of Shares outstanding (based upon information provided by the Issuer in its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there were 19,725,000 Shares outstanding as of November 29, 2008.)

(ii)       The number of Shares of which Thomas U. Barton may be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes approximately 9.22% of the total number of Shares outstanding as described herein.

 


CUSIP No. 409900107

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(iii)      The number of Shares of which Joseph U. Barton may be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes approximately 9.26% of the total number of Shares outstanding as described herein.

Item 4(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

White Rock Management

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                                        

0

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

1,800,000

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

0

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

1,800,000



White Rock, Inc.

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                                        

0

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

1,800,000

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

0

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

1,800,000



Thomas U. Barton

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                                      

19,500

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

1,800,000

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

19,500

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

1,800,000



Joseph U. Barton

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                             

26,500

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

1,800,000

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

26,500

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

1,800,000



 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

This Item 5 is not applicable.

 


CUSIP No. 409900107

Page 9 of 10 Pages

 

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

(i)        The partners of White Rock Partners have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares held by White Rock Partners in accordance with their partnership interests in White Rock Partners.

 

(ii)       The partners and beneficiaries of the Thomas U. Barton Entities, including Thomas U. Barton, have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the securities held for the accounts of the Thomas U. Barton Entities.

 

(iii)      The partners and beneficiaries of the Joseph U. Barton Entities, including Joseph U. Barton, have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the securities held for the accounts of the Joseph U. Barton Entities.

 

White Rock Partners expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Shares held for the accounts of each of the Thomas U. Barton Entities and the Joseph U. Barton Entities. Each of White Rock Management and White Rock, Inc. expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Shares held for the accounts of each of the Thomas U. Barton Entities and the Joseph U. Barton Entities. Each of Thomas U. Barton and the Thomas U. Barton Entities expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Shares held for the accounts of the Joseph U. Barton Entities. Each of Joseph U. Barton and the Joseph U. Barton Entities expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Shares held for the accounts of the Thomas U. Barton Entities.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

This Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

This Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group:

This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.

Certification:

 

By signing below each signatory certifies that, to the best of his/its 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.

 


CUSIP No. 409900107

Page 10 of 10 Pages

 

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: January 26, 2009

WHITE ROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

 

By:

White Rock Capital (TX), Inc.

 

Its General Partner

 

By:

/s/ Paula Storey

 

Paula Storey

 

Attorney-in-Fact

Date: January 26, 2009

WHITE ROCK CAPITAL (TX), INC.

 

By:

/s/ Paula Storey

 

Paula Storey

 

Attorney-in-Fact

Date: January 26, 2009

THOMAS U. BARTON

 

By:

/s/ Paula Storey

 

Paula Storey

 

Attorney-in-Fact

Date: January 26, 2009

JOSEPH U. BARTON

 

By:

/s/ Paula Storey

 

Paula Storey

 

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

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