0001044321-13-000076.txt : 20130429 0001044321-13-000076.hdr.sgml : 20130427 20130429160459 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001044321-13-000076 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130425 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130429 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130429 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALCO STORES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000030302 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 480201080 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KS FISCAL YEAR END: 0129 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 401 COTTAGE AVENUE CITY: ABILENE STATE: KS ZIP: 67410 BUSINESS PHONE: 7852633350 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALCO STORES INC STREET 2: 401 COTTAGE AVENUE CITY: ABILENE STATE: KS ZIP: 67410 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DUCKWALL ALCO STORES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940531 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DUCKWALL STORES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19781020 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044321 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20269 FILM NUMBER: 13791689 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122076500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 4 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2013-04-25 0 0000030302 ALCO STORES INC ALCS 0001044321 MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 NEW YORK NY 10022 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2013-04-25 4 S 0 100 7.56 D 566220 I By Limited Partnerships This is a weighted average price. This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (Marxe) and David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse). They share voting and investment control over all securities owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (QP) and Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (Cayman). 408,813 shares of Common Stock are held by QP and 157,407 shares of Common Stock are held by Cayman. The interest of Marxe and Greenhouse in the shares of Common Stock owned by QP and Cayman is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest. Austin W. Marxe 2013-04-29 David M. Greenhouse 2013-04-29