0001193125-16-533946.txt : 20160407 0001193125-16-533946.hdr.sgml : 20160407 20160407165930 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-533946 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160407 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160407 GROUP MEMBERS: JAMES D. DONDERO GROUP MEMBERS: STRAND ADVISORS, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Affinity Gaming CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001499268 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOTELS & MOTELS [7011] IRS NUMBER: 020815199 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-85867 FILM NUMBER: 161560632 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3755 BREAKTHROUGH WAY STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89135 BUSINESS PHONE: (702) 341-2400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3755 BREAKTHROUGH WAY STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89135 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Affinity Gaming, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110630 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Herbst Gaming, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100816 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001167365 IRS NUMBER: 752716725 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 9726284100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 SC 13D/A 1 d171117dsc13da.htm SC 13D/A SC 13D/A

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

(Amendment No. 6)

(Rule 13d-101)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Affinity Gaming

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

Not Applicable

(CUSIP NUMBER)

Thomas Surgent, Chief Compliance Officer

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

300 Crescent Court, Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

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

April 5, 2016

(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(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g) check the following box  x.

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, as amended ( the “Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.

 

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. Not Applicable   13D/A  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

 

(a)  x        (b)  ¨

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS*

 

AF/OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,385,497

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0    

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,385,497

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,385,497

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

6.8%

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

IA, PN

 

* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

 

 

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CUSIP No. Not Applicable   13D/A  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Strand Advisors, Inc.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

 

(a)  x        (b)  ¨

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS*

 

AF/OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,385,497

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,385,497

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,385,497

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

6.8%

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

HC, CO

 

* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

 

 

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CUSIP No. Not Applicable   13D/A  

 

  1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

James D. Dondero

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

 

(a)  x        (b)  ¨

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS*

 

AF/OO

  5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

¨

  6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,385,497

     9   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

   10   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,385,497

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,385,497

12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

 

¨

13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

6.8%

14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

HC, IN

 

* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

 

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AMENDMENT NO. 6 SCHEDULE 13D

This Amendment No. 6 (this “Amendment”) reflects changes to the information in Schedule 13D relating to the Common Stock of Affinity Gaming filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 6, 2013 by the reporting persons (the “Original Schedule 13D”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on October 15, 2013 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on December 5, 2013 (“Amendment No. 2”) Amendment No. 3 filed with the Commission on July 31, 2014 (“Amendment No. 3”), Amendment No. 4 filed with the Commission on June 3, 2015 (“Amendment No. 4”) and Amendment No. 5 filed with the Commission on September 9, 2015 (“Amendment No. 5” and, collectively with the Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4 and the Original Schedule 13D, the “Schedule 13D”). Each capitalized term used and not defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 13D. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Item of the Schedule 13D remains unchanged.

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows:

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds

As of April 6, 2016, the Private Funds had invested approximately $ 21,752,199.17 (inclusive of brokerage commissions) in the securities of the Issuer. The source of these funds was the working capital of the Private Funds.

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented to add the following:

Item 5. Purpose of the Transaction

(a) As of April 6, 2016, (i) Highland Capital may be deemed to beneficially own 1,385,497 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 6.8% of the outstanding Common Stock; (ii) Strand may be deemed to beneficially own 1,385,497 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 6.8% of the outstanding Common Stock; and (iii) James D. Dondero may be deemed to beneficially own 1,385,497 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 6.8% of the outstanding Common Stock.

(b)

 

Name of Reporting Person

   Sole Voting
Power
     Shared Voting
Power
     Sole Dispositive
Power
     Shared
Dispositive
Power
 

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

     0         1,385,497         0         1,385,497   

Strand Advisors, Inc.

     0         1,385,497         0         1,385,497   

James D. Dondero

     0         1,385,497         0         1,385,497   

 

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(c) Annex A attached hereto lists all transactions in the Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days by the Reporting Persons. The transactions in the Common Stock were effected in the open market.

(d) No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock.

(e) Not applicable.

 

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Signatures

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

Dated: April 7, 2016

 

HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its general partner
  By:  

/s/ James D. Dondero

    Name: James D. Dondero
    Title: President
STRAND ADVISORS, INC.
  By:  

/s/ James D. Dondero

    Name: James D. Dondero
    Title: President

/s/ James D. Dondero

James D. Dondero

 

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ANNEX A

 

Date    Shares     Unit Cost  

4/5/2016

     (46,760     13.50   

4/5/2016

     (116,600     13.50   

4/5/2016

     (116,601     13.50   

 

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