-----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, LZivNbr8yCryI7w1agH1rNo7RSm5mWCbjG+WhMPzlORjMv1pYhdjU9rFEyBK91XT 4ftVyWzpn5j2bv4wFnSf7w== 0000902561-07-000186.txt : 20071203 0000902561-07-000186.hdr.sgml : 20071203 20071203161644 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902561-07-000186 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071203 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BON TON STORES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000878079 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-DEPARTMENT STORES [5311] IRS NUMBER: 232835229 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41835 FILM NUMBER: 071280835 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2801 E MARKET ST CITY: YORK STATE: PA ZIP: 17402-2406 BUSINESS PHONE: 7177577660 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 2821 CITY: YORK STATE: PA ZIP: 17405-2821 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001353724 IRS NUMBER: 731713931 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS SUITE 2200 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 218-5154 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS SUITE 2200 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 SC 13G 1 form13g_bon-tonstores113007.txt THE BON-TON STORES INC_NOVEMBER 8, 2007 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------- Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 SCHEDULE 13G (Amendment No. _) INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 THE BON-TON STORES, INC. ------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.01 par value ------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 09776J101 ------------ (CUSIP Number) November 8, 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) Page 1 of 12 Pages SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 09776J101 Page 2 of 12 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 13-4106878 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER 952,626 OF ----------------------------------------------- SHARES 6) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH ----------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 952,626 ----------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 952,626 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.7% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 09776J101 Page 3 of 12 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER 318,703 OF ----------------------------------------------- SHARES 6) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH ----------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 318,703 ----------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 318,703 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.2% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 09776J101 Page 4 of 12 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 73-1713931 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER 1,271,329 OF ----------------------------------------------- SHARES 6) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH ----------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 1,271,329 ----------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,271,329 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.9% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 09776J101 Page 5 of 12 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Frank LaGrange Johnson S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |X| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER 1,271,329 OF ----------------------------------------------- SHARES 6) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH ----------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 1,271,329 ----------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,271,329 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |-| - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.9% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 2801 East Market Street, York, Pennsylvania 17402 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: (i) LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P. (ii) LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. (iii) LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. (iv) Frank LaGrange Johnson (collectively, the "Reporting Persons" and each a "Reporting Person") Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: Each of the Reporting Persons has a business address at 570 Lexington Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10022. Item 2(c). Citizenship: (i) LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P. Delaware (ii) LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. Cayman Islands (iii) LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. Delaware (iv) Frank LaGrange Johnson USA Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.01 par value Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 09776J101 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 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) |_| Investment Adviser in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) |_| Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) |_| Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (h) |_| Savings Association as defined in ss.3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) (i) |_| Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under ss.3(c)(15) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) (j) |_| Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J) Item 4. Ownership. (i) LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P.(1) (a) Amount beneficially owned: 952,626 (b) Percent of class: 6.7% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 952,626 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 952,626 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 - --------------- (1) The general partner of LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P. is LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware. Frank LaGrange Johnson is the sole member of LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C. (2) Percentages are based on 14,256,944 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 4, 2007 (as set forth on the Issuer's Form 10-Q, filed on September 12, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission). (ii) LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd.(3) (a) Amount beneficially owned: 318,703 (b) Percent of class: 2.2% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 318,703 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 318,703 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 - --------------- (3) The investment manager of LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. is LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware. Frank LaGrange Johnson is the sole member of LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. (4) Percentages are based on 14,256,944 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 4, 2007(as set forth on the Issuer's Form 10-Q, filed on September 12, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission). (iii) LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C.(5) (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,271,329 (b) Percent of class: 8.9% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,271,329 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,271,329 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 - --------------- (5) Frank LaGrange Johnson is the sole member of LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. (6) Percentages are based on 14,256,944 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 4, 2007 (as set forth on the Issuer's Form 10-Q, filed on September 12, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission). (iv) Frank LaGrange Johnson (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,271,329 (b) Percent of class: 8.9% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,271,329 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,271,329 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 - --------------- (7) Percentages are based on 14,256,944 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 4, 2007 (as set forth on the Issuer's Form 10-Q, filed on September 12, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission). 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. 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. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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 such purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Dated as of December 3, 2007 LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P. By: LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson -------------------------------------- Frank LaGrange Johnson, its sole Member Dated as of December 3, 2007 LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. By: LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C., its Investment Manager By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson -------------------------------------- Frank LaGrange Johnson, its sole Member Dated as of December 3, 2007 LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson --------------------------------------- Frank LaGrange Johnson, its sole Member Dated as of December 3, 2007 By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson -------------------------------------- Frank LaGrange Johnson EXHIBIT A Agreement of Joint Filing Pursuant to 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby confirm the agreement by and among them to join in the filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G and any and all amendments thereto, and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement. Dated as of December 3, 2007 LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P. By: LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson -------------------------------------- Frank LaGrange Johnson, its sole Member Dated as of December 3, 2007 LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. By: LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C., its Investment Manager By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson -------------------------------------- Frank LaGrange Johnson, its sole Member Dated as of December 3, 2007 LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson --------------------------------------- Frank LaGrange Johnson, its sole Member Dated as of December 3, 2007 By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson -------------------------------------- Frank LaGrange Johnson -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----