United States Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR Filing

-----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, ClyLhcue2EUMD5gMtSIPlb9P3BcLjLyJxICnSwgOgQD4XEw5i1MmMXRbZlGn8bJG QCMCV3UCu34xRnOVOsyUEQ== 0001116502-07-001373.txt : 20070720 0001116502-07-001373.hdr.sgml : 20070720 20070720092548 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001116502-07-001373 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070720 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070720 GROUP MEMBERS: BRYANT R. RILEY GROUP MEMBERS: RILEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REGENT COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000913015 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS [4832] IRS NUMBER: 311492857 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-54365 FILM NUMBER: 07990289 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 EAST RIVERCENTER BOULEVARD STREET 2: 9TH FLOOR CITY: COVINGTON STATE: KY ZIP: 41011 BUSINESS PHONE: 6062920030 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 EAST RIVERCENTER BLVD STREET 2: 9TH FLOOR CITY: COVINGTON STATE: KY ZIP: 41011 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 13D/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 13D/A 1 rgcisc13da2.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SC 13D United States Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR Filing

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-2-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 2)¹

Regent Communications, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

758865109

(CUSIP Number)

Riley Investment Management LLC

Attn: Bryant R. Riley

11100 Santa Monica Blvd.

Suite 810

Los Angeles, CA 90025

(310) 966-1445

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 19, 2007

(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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), 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(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

(Continued on following pages)

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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).


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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR IRS. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 2,588,913
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY		8	SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
EACH REPORTING		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,588,913
PERSON WITH		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,588,913
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES SHARES* [ ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.7%¹
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN

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Based on 38,700,561 shares of common stock of Regent Communications, Inc. (the “Issuer”) outstanding at May 4, 2007, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2007.


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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR IRS. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Riley Investment Management LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 2,588,913¹
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 668,487²
EACH REPORTING		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,588,913¹
PERSON WITH		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 668,487²
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,853,242²
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES SHARES* [X]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.4%³
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA

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Because Riley Investment Management LLC has sole investment and voting power over 2,588,913 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.

Riley Investment Management LLC has shared voting and dispositive power over 668,487 shares of Common Stock held by its investment advisory clients, 264,329 of which are held by an investment advisory client indirectly affiliated with Bryant Riley. However, Riley Investment Management LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the non-affiliated shares.


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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR IRS. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Bryant R. Riley
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 2,588,913¹
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 668,487²
EACH REPORTING		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,588,913¹
PERSON WITH		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 668,487²
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,853,242²
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES SHARES* [X]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.4%³
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN

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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 2,588,913 shares of Common Stock held by Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.

Riley Investment Management LLC has shared voting and dispositive power over 668,487 shares of Common Stock owned by its investment advisory clients, 264,329 of which are held by an investment advisory client indirectly affiliated with Bryant Riley. 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.


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Item 4.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 4 as previously filed is amended to add the following information:

On July 19, 2007, RIP and investment advisory clients of RIM sent, or Cede & Co. on behalf of such persons sent on their behalf, letters to the Issuer calling for a special meeting of the Issuer’s stockholders to: (1) to amend the Issuer’s bylaws to fix the number of directors at nine, (2) to amend the Issuer’s bylaws to allow stockholders to fill vacancies on the board created by increasing the size of the board or the removal of a director by the stockholders, (3) to elect John Ahn, Bob D’Agostino, Jared Davis and Joseph Patrick Hannan as directors of the Issuer to fill the vacancies on the board; and (4) to repeal any provisions or amendments to the Issuer’s bylaws adopted after the last version filed with Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing description of the letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the letter attached as Exhibit A. Certain other shareholders o f the Issuer sent, or directed Cede & Co. to send, the same form of letter calling for a special meeting. Such shareholders (based on information they provided), RIP and investment advisory clients hold, in the aggregate, at least 20% of the outstanding Common Stock. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of shares of the Common Stock held by these other shareholders and disclaim the formation of a group with these other shareholders. The other shareholders have not committed to, and were not asked, to vote at the special meeting. The Reporting Persons did not solicit, and did not obtain, proxies with respect to the shares held by such other shareholders.

Each of the nominees have agreed to be nominated to the board and to serve if elected. To the Reporting Persons' knowledge, Jared Davis and John Ahn beneficially own 376,065 and 13,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock held by the nominees.

On July 19, 2007, RIP also sent a letter to the Issuer requesting the ability to inspect its books and records to obtain a stockholder list and other related information for purposes of sending a notice and communicating with the Issuer’s stockholders with respect the special meeting.

The taking of the actions proposed by the Reporting Persons at the special meeting of Issuer’s stockholders described above would result in a change in the Issuer’s present board of directors and management.


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Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

See Item 4.

Item 5(c) as previously filed is amended to add the following information:

(c)

The following are transactions effected by the other Reporting Persons in Common Stock that have taken place in the past 60 days.


Master		Trade Date	Trans Code	Quantity		Price
		7/2/2007	BY	16,093		3.35
		7/3/2007	BY	9,977		3.35


Investment Advisory Clients		Trade Date	Trans Code	Quantity		Price
	7/2/2007		BY	1,691	3.35
	7/2/2007		BY	1,216	3.35
	7/3/2007		BY	754	3.35
	7/3/2007		BY	1,048	3.35
		7/19/2007	BY	5,164		3.3402

Item 7.

Material to be filed as Exhibits

Exhibit A

Letter, dated July 19, 2007, to the Issuer calling for a special meeting of stockholders.


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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: July 20, 2007


		Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.
			By: Riley Investment Management LLC, 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


		By:	/s/ Bryant R. Riley
			Bryant R. Riley

EX-99.A 2 exh99a.htm LETTER DATED JULY 19, 2007 United States Securities & Exchange Commission EDGAR Filing

EXHIBIT A

DEMAND TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING

Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.

c/o Riley Investment Management LLC

11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90025

July 19, 2007

VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY, REGISTERED MAIL AND FACSIMILE

Regent Communications, Inc.

2000 Fifth Third Center

511 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Attention: Secretary and President

Dear Sir or Madam:

Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P. (“RIP”) is a holder of record of 1,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of Regent Communications, Inc. (the “Company”). A copy of RIP’s stock certificate is attached. In addition, RIP is the beneficial holder of 2,587,913 shares of Common Stock.

As a holder of record, RIP hereby requests that you call a special meeting of the Shareholders of the Company (the “Special Meeting”) to be held at 10:00 a.m., Cincinnati, Ohio time, on September 3, 2007 at The Cincinnatian Hotel, 601 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 for the following purposes and to conduct the following business:

To amend Section 1 of Article II of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws, by replacing it in its entirety with the following:

SECTION 1. NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. The number of directors that shall constitute the entire Board shall be nine (9) until changed by the Board of Directors pursuant to the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office or approval of the stockholders. Any decrease in the authorized number of directors shall not become effective until the expiration of the term of the directors then in office, unless at the time of such decrease, there are vacancies on the Board of Directors which are being eliminated by the decrease. This provision may not be amended by the Board of Directors and may only be amended by stockholders holding the voting

power of a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote at the meeting.

To amend Section 4 of Article II of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws, by replacing it in its entirety with the following:

SECTION 4. VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. In the event a vacancy in the Board of Directors or any director’s office is created by reason of death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause or by reason of any increase in the authorized number of directors, the directors then in office, though less than a majority of the whole authorized number of directors, by the vote of a majority of their number, or a sole remaining director may fill such vacancy for the unexpired term; provided that any vacancy in the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors approved by the stockholders or the removal of a director by the stockholders shall be filled by stockholders at a meeting or special meeting holding a plurality of the voting power of the shares present and entitled to vote at such meeting. This provision may not be amended by the Boar d of Directors and may only be amended by stockholders holding the voting power of a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote at the meeting.

To elect John Ahn, Bob D’Agostino, Jared Davis and Joseph Patrick Hannan, to the Company’s Board of Directors to fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors.

To repeal each provision of or amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (other than any amendments contemplated by the foregoing proposals) adopted after the version of the by-laws included as Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2005.

RIP further requests that, at such time as the Company has received requests from other stockholders who, together with the Shares, hold in excess of 20% of the Company’s outstanding stock, the Company set the date and time of the special meeting as requested above. This Notice shall serve to satisfy the notice requirements of Section 2 of Article I of the By-laws as to the below described nominations and proposals. RIP demands that voting at the Special Meeting be conducted by a stock vote pursuant to Section 6 of Article I of the By-laws.

RIP reserves the right to nominate substitute persons to the Board of Directors if the Company makes or announces any changes to its By-laws, or takes or announces any other action that has, or if consummated would have, the effect of disqualifying any of the nominees to the Board of Directors. To the extent that the size of the Board of Directors is increased above five (5), then

RIP reserves the right to nominate additional nominees to be elected to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Special Meeting. Additional nominations made pursuant to the preceding sentence are without prejudice to the position that any attempt to increase the size of the current Board of Directors constitutes an unlawful manipulation of the Company’s corporate machinery.

RIP, is reserving the right, consistent with the requirements of applicable law, to submit additional proposals, fewer proposals or different proposals at the Special Meeting. If this Notice shall be deemed for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction to be ineffective with respect to the any of the foregoing proposals at the Special Meeting, or if any individual nominee to the Board of Directors shall be unable to serve, this Notice shall continue to be effective with respect to the remaining proposals, the remaining nominees and as to any replacement nominee.

***


	Sincerely,


	Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P.
	By: Riley Investment Management LLC, its general partner


	By:	/s/ JOHN AHN
		Name: John Ahn
		Title: Principal

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