Sec Form 13D Filing - LittlehamptonInvestments LLC filing for XCEL BRANDS INC (XELB) - 2004-12-10

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D
                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                              HOUSTON OPERATING COMPANY
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 442287108
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                            LITTLEHAMPTON INVESTMENTS LLC
                            1365 York Avenue, 28B
                            New York, NY 10021

                              Phone: (212) 717-1454
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           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)

                             November 30,2004
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             (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
statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: [_]

*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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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS

      Little Hampton Investments LLC
      11-3716572
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
      (a) [_]

      (b) [X]
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3     SEC USE ONLY
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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS

        Working Capital
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
      PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                         [_]
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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Delaware
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                  7     SOLE VOTING POWER

                        7,030,000
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  NUMBER OF       8     SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY            None
  OWNED BY              ----------------------------------------
    EACH          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
   PERSON               7,030,000
    WITH                ----------------------------------------
                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        None


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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
      PERSON

      Little Hampton Investments LLC - 7,030,000

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12    CHECK THIS BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
      EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                               [_]
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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      90%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      CO
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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER

     This schedule related to the acquisition of beneficial  ownership of Common
Stock of Houston Operating Company  (hereinafter the "Company",  whose principal
place of business is located C/o Steven L. Siskind,  645 Fifth Avenue, New York,
NY 10021, of which Reporting Person  purchased  7,030,000 shares of Common Stock
from shareholder Speed Action Ltd. on November 30, 2004.

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ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

1.
     (a) Little Hampton Investments LLC

          The  following  person  is  the  Officer,  Principal  Shareholder  and
          Director of Little Hampton Investments LLC. Little Hampton Investments
          LLC is beneficially  owned by Michael Millon - President and Director,
          and is his investment operating entity.



Michael Millon, Managing Partner, Founder

          Since its  inception in 1996,  Michael  Millon has been the Manager of
          Littlehampton Investments,  LLC, as well as of Macrocom Investors, LLC
          started in 1995. Both companies were formed to engage in a broad range
          of venture capital investing activities, including without limitation,
          investments in publicly traded securities,  private  placements,  term
          notes, bridge loans, mortgages, options, warrants, leases, real estate
          and tangible personal property.

          Prior to becoming a venture  capitalist,  Mr. Millon has been involved
          in  commodities  trading as President of  Megatrade,  Inc., as well as
          General  Manager of  Cofinpar  and  Marketing  Director  of Tradex and
          Staroil in Paris,  France.  From 1983 to 1995 Michael  Millon has been
          President of Trade  Advisory  Services and Regional Vice  President of
          Trade  Insurance  Services,  wholly-owned  subsidiaries  of Intercargo
          Corporation   (NASDAQ:   ICAR),  a  leading  provider  of  specialized
          insurance products and risk management services for companies involved
          in international  trade. Over the years, as a venture capitalist,  Mr.
          Millon has  participated  in a number of  investment  transactions  in
          publicly traded companies




     (b) 1365 York Avenue, 28B
         New York, NY 10021

     (c) Occupation: Capital formation firm

     (d) The reporting person nor its officers, directors, or principals have
         not, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal
         proceeding (excluding traffic violations.)

     (e) The reporting person has not, during the last five years, been subject
         to or party to a civil proceeding regarding any violation of state or
         federal securities laws, nor has any judgment, decree, or order of any
         type been entered against reporting person.

     (f) Citizenship USA/Delaware LLC

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ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

     Working Capital

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ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

     The Reporting  Entity  purchased the securities,  as a change in control of
the Company on November 30, 2004.

The  ownership  which is the subject of this  Schedule was acquired by Reporting
Person for the purpose of allowing the shareholders of Littlehampton  Investment
LLC to acquire control of the Company. Other than the transaction for which this
report is filed,  Reporting Person has no further plans which relate to or would
result in any of the following, except as set forth below:

     (a) The acquisition by any person of additional  securities of the Company,
or the  disposition  of securities of the Company  except that a Share Exchange
Agreement with the  shareholders of Net Fabric,  Inc. a Delaware  corporation is
being negotiated through Reporting Person.

     (b)  A  transaction   involving  a  Share   Exchange   Agreement  with  the
shareholders  of  NetFabric,  Inc. a Delaware  corporation  is being  negotiated
thrugh Reporting Person.

     (c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries;

     (d) New Directors, Wesley Whiting and Redgie Green have been appointed.
Pre-existing directors, Chin Sin Low and Florence Mei Fong Choong have resigned
subject to a 14f Notice to Shareholders being mailed.

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     (e) Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of
the Issuer; except that reporting party intends to implement a reverse split in
the future.

     (f) Any  other  material  change  in the  Issuer's  business  or  corporate
structure including but not limited to, if the Issuer is a registered closed-end
investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment
policy for which a vote is required by Section 13 of the Investment  Company Act
of 1940;

     (g) Changes in the Issuer's  charter,  bylaws or instruments  corresponding
thereto or other  actions  which may impede  the  acquisition  or control of the
Issuer by any person;

     (h)  Causing a class of  securities  of the  Issuer to be  delisted  from a
national  securities  exchange or to cease to be  authorized  to be quoted in an
inter/dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

     (i) A class of  equity  securities  of the  Issuer  becoming  eligible  for
termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or

     (j) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.
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ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     (a) As of the date of the filing of this Schedule, Reporting Person is
deemed to beneficially own 7,030,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company,
representing 90% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock. Prior to the share
exchange transaction, Reporting Person owned no shares of registrant.


     7,030,000  are held by  Little  Hampton  Investments  LLC of which  Michael
Millon is beneficial owner, as the Manager.

         Aggregate number of options owned:           0
         Percent of outstanding options owned:        0%

     (b) Sole Power of voting for Reporting Entity:

7,030,000


     (c) Transactions in securities in the past
         60 days for Reporting Person:                0

     (d) No other  person is known to have power to direct  receipt of dividends
         from, or proceeds from sale of such securities.

     (e) Not applicable.
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ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

     Other than as contained in the Share  Purchase  Agreement  and the proposed
Share Exchange Agreement being negotiated with Net Fabric,  Inc. as discussed in
4(b)  above,   there  are  no   contracts,   arrangements,   understandings   or
relationships with respect to securities of the issuer.

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ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS


     Exhibit 10.1  - Share Purchase Agreement


                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief,  we
certify that the  information as set forth in this  statement is true,  complete
and correct.

Dated: December 8, 2004


                                                  Little Hampton Investments LLC

                                                  /s/Michael Millon
                                                  ----------------------
                                                  Michael Millon, President




Attention.  Intentional  misstatements  or omissions of fact constitute  federal
criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).









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