0001104659-17-062166.txt : 20171013 0001104659-17-062166.hdr.sgml : 20171013 20171013171614 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-17-062166 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20171013 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171013 GROUP MEMBERS: JEFFREY L. GENDELL SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001136294 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FABRICATED PLATE WORK (BOILER SHOPS) [3443] IRS NUMBER: 731541378 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-78023 FILM NUMBER: 171137135 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 E. LAS COLINAS BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: IRVING STATE: TX ZIP: 75039 BUSINESS PHONE: 214-574-2700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 E. LAS COLINAS BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: IRVING STATE: TX ZIP: 75039 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010309 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GEEG INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010306 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TONTINE ASSET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001482609 IRS NUMBER: 320271511 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 55 RAILROAD AVENUE CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-769-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 55 RAILROAD AVENUE CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 SC 13G/A 1 a17-23959_1sc13ga.htm SC 13G/A

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G/A

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*

 

Global Power Equipment Group Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

37941P306

(CUSIP Number)

October 3, 2017

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o

Rule 13d-1(b)

x

Rule 13d-1(c)

o

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

(Page 1 of 7 Pages)

 

*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. 37941P306

13G/A

 

 

 

1

Name of Reporting Person
Tontine Asset Associates, LLC

 

 

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

 

(a)

o

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3

SEC Use Only

 

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:

5

Sole Voting Power
-0-

 

6

Shared Voting Power
2,145,882

 

7

Sole Dispositive Power
-0-

 

8

Shared Dispositive Power
2,145,882

 

 

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,145,882

 

 

10

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  o

 

 

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
12.07%

 

 

12

Type of Reporting Person
OO

 

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CUSIP No. 37941P306

13G/A

 

 

 

1

Name of Reporting Person
Jeffrey L. Gendell

 

 

2

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

 

(a)

o

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3

SEC Use Only

 

 

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With:

5

Sole Voting Power
-0-

 

6

Shared Voting Power
2,145,882

 

7

Sole Dispositive Power
-0-

 

8

Shared Dispositive Power
2,145,882

 

 

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,145,882

 

 

10

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  o

 

 

11

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
12.07%

 

 

12

Type of Reporting Person
IN

 

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CUSIP No. 37941P306

13G/A

 

 

Item 1(a).

 

Name of Issuer
The name of the issuer is Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (the “Company”).

Item 1(b).

 

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 400 E. Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 400, Irving, Texas 75039.

 

Item 2(a).

 

Name of Person Filing

This statement is filed by:

 

(i)         Tontine Asset Associates, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“TAA”), which serves as general partner of Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P. (“TCOM II”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TCOM II; and

(ii)         Jeffrey L. Gendell, a United States citizen (“Mr. Gendell”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned directly by TCOM II.

 

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.”  Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

Item 2(b).

 

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 1 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 304, Greenwich, CT 06830-7251.

Item 2(c).

 

Citizenship
See Item 2(a) above.

Item 2(d).

 

Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”).

Item 2(e).

 

CUSIP Number
37941P306

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a)

o

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;

 

(b)

o

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

 

(c)

o

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;

 

(d)

o

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

 

(e)

o

An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

(f)

o

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

(h)

o

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

 

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;

 

(j)

o

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

 

(k)

o

Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with

Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:____________________________

Not applicable.

 

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CUSIP No. 37941P306

13G/A

 

 

Item 4.

Ownership

    A.

Tontine Asset Associates, LLC

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

2,145,882

 

(b)

Percent of class:   

12.07%.  The percentages used herein and in the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 17,778,885 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of September 5, 2017, as set forth in the Company’s Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2016 filed on September 12, 2017.

 

(c)

(i)

Sole power to vote or direct the vote:   

-0-

 

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or direct the vote:    

2,145,882

 

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:   

-0-

 

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:   

2,145,882

    B.

Jeffrey L. Gendell

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

2,145,882

 

(b)

Percent of class:   

12.07%

 

(c)

(i)

Sole power to vote or direct the vote:   

-0-

 

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or direct the vote:    

2,145,882

 

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:   

-0-

 

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:   

2,145,882

 

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

 

TAA, the general partner of TCOM II, has the power to direct the affairs of TCOM II, including directing the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of such shares.  Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TAA and in that capacity directs its operations.

 

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 Group

 

Not applicable.

 

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CUSIP No. 37941P306

13G/A

 

 

Item 10.

Certification

 

Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or 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.

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

DATE: October 13, 2017

 

/s/ JEFFREY L. GENDELL

 

Jeffrey L. Gendell, individually, and as managing member of Tontine Asset Associates, LLC, for itself and as the general partner of Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P.

 

 

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