-----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, SduLclaH9hbH85TXdhcdAbCoGKWvNxoIR4RNqpgjgITFGj3zXwOnwa6CR2UJab3N /rfvxeSdJuO9RBqUSysZ8A== 0000950127-04-000168.txt : 20040213 0000950127-04-000168.hdr.sgml : 20040213 20040213113922 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950127-04-000168 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040213 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RURAL CELLULAR CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000869561 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS [4812] IRS NUMBER: 411693295 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-49425 FILM NUMBER: 04595964 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3905 DAKOTA ST SW STREET 2: P O BOX 2000 CITY: ALEXANDRIA STATE: MN ZIP: 56308 BUSINESS PHONE: 3207622000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 2000 CITY: ALEXANDRIA STATE: MN ZIP: 56038 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KINCKERBOCKER PARTNERS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001241200 IRS NUMBER: 134089299 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 237 PARK AVE STREET 2: STE 801 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13G/A 1 sc13ga.txt AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------ SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)* Rural Cellular Corporation -------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share ----------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 781904107 --------- (CUSIP Number) Marc Buchheit Knickerbocker Partners LLC Suite 801 237 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 December 31, 2003 ----------------- (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). CUSIP No. 781904107 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Knickerbocker Partners LLC I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)|_| (b)|_| - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ----------------------------------- ------- ------------------------------------ NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY 5 SOLE VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 829,000 WITH ------- ------------------------------------ 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 ------- ------------------------------------ 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 829,000 ------- ------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 829,000 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.2%(1) - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Calculated based on 11,491,988 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 3, 2003, as reported in Rural Cellular Corporation's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2003. CUSIP No. 781904107 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Marc Buchheit I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)|_| (b)|_| - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - ----------------------------------- ------- ------------------------------------ NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY 5 SOLE VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 200,000 WITH ------- ------------------------------------ 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 ------- ------------------------------------ 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 200,000 ------- ------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 200,000 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.7%(1) - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Calculated based on 11,491,988 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 3, 2003, as reported in Rural Cellular Corporation's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2003. SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Rural Cellular Corporation Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: PO Box 2000 3905 Dakota Street SW Alexandria, Minnesota 65308 Item 2(a) Name of Persons Filing: Knickerbocker Partners LLC ("Knickerbocker Partners") and Marc Buchheit. Mr. Buchheit is the sole shareholder of Knickerbocker Partners. Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 237 Park Avenue Suite 801 New York, NY 10017 Item 2(c) Citizenship: Knickerbocker Partners is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Buchheit is a citizen of the United States. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Class A Common Stock") Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 781904107 Item 3. If this Statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: NOT APPLICABLE Item 4. Ownership: (a) Amount beneficially owned: Knickerbocker Partners beneficially owns 829,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. Mr. Buchheit beneficially owns 200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. Together, the reporting persons beneficially own 1,029,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. (b) Percent of class: Calculated based on 11,491,988 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 3, 2003, as reported in Rural Cellular Corporation's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2003: Knickerbocker Partners has beneficial ownership of 7.2 percent of all of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. Mr. Buchheit has beneficial ownership of 1.7 percent of all of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. Together, the reporting persons have beneficial ownership of 8.9 percent of all of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: Knickerbocker Partners has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 829,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. Mr. Buchheit has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: Knickerbocker Partners has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 829,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. Mr. Buchheit has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 The shares of Class A Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by Knickerbocker Partners are held in the name of Knickerbocker Fund L.P., a Delaware limited partnership of which Knickerbocker Partners serves as the general partner. Knickerbocker Partners has the sole power to vote and dispose of of all shares of Class A Common Stock held by Knickerbocker Fund L.P. By virtue of Mr. Buchheit's position as sole shareholder of Knickerbocker Partners, Mr. Buchheit may be deemed to have the shared power to vote and direct the vote of, and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of, such shares, and therefore, Mr. Buchheit may be deemed to be the owner of such Class A Common Stock. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class NOT APPLICABLE 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 or Control Person NOT APPLICABLE Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: NOT APPLICABLE Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group NOT APPLICABLE Item 10. Certifications 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. SIGNATURES 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: February 13, 2004 KNICKERBOCKER PARTNERS LLC By: /s/ Marc Buchheit ----------------------- Name: Marc Buchheit Title: President MARC BUCHHEIT, in his individual capacity By: /s/ Marc Buchheit --------------------- Name: Marc Buchheit -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----