Sec Form 13D Filing - ROBOTTI ROBERT filing for AMREP CORP (AXR) - 2020-09-10

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)*

AMREP Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 Per Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

Robert Robotti c/o Robotti & Company, Incorporated 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 3100 New York, New York 10165 212-986-4800

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

August 21, 2020

(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 that 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. ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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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 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).

 

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Robert E. Robotti
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	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
			11,198.63
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			503,074
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			11,198.63
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			503,074
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	514,272.63
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	6.3%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN, HC

This Statement on Schedule 13D Amendment No. 5 (this "Statement") is filed on behalf of the Reporting Persons (as defined below) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").  This Statement amends and restates the Statement on Schedule 13D relating to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 Per Share (the "Common Stock"), of AMREP Corporation (the "Issuer"), filed on October 26, 2007 with the Commission as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the Commission on September 23, 2010, as amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto, filed with the Commission on February 15, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 3 thereto, filed with the Commission on November 20, 2015, and as amended by Amendment No. 4 thereto, filed with the Commission on May 7, 2019 (as so amended, the "Amended Statement"), as specifically set forth herein. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Amended Statement.

Item 2 of the Amended Statement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

(a), (b), (c) and (f).  This Statement is filed on behalf of Robert E. Robotti ("Robotti"), Robotti & Company, Incorporated ("ROBT"), Robotti Securities, LLC ("Robotti Securities"), Robotti & Company Advisors, LLC ("Robotti Advisors"), Kenneth R. Wasiak ("Wasiak"), Ravenswood Management Company, L.L.C. ("RMC"), the Ravenswood Investment Company, L.P. ("RIC"), and Ravenswood Investments III, L.P. ("RI," and together with Robotti, ROBT, Robotti Securities, Robotti Advisors, Wasiak, RMC, and RIC the "Reporting Persons").

Mr. Robotti is a United States citizen whose principal occupation is serving as the president and treasurer of ROBT.  ROBT, a New York corporation, is the parent holding company of Robotti Securities and Robotti Advisors.  Robotti Securities, a New York limited liability company, is a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act").  Robotti Advisors, a New York limited liability company, is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 Mr. Wasiak, a United States citizen, is retired.  Each of Messrs. Robotti and Wasiak are Managing Member of RMC.  RMC, a New York limited liability company, is the general partner of RIC and RI.  RIC, a Delaware limited partnership, and RI, a New York limited partnership, are private investment partnerships engaged in the purchase and sale of securities for their own accounts.  RIC and RI are also advisory clients of Robotti Advisors.

The address of each of the Reporting Persons other than Mr. Wasiak is 60 East 42^nd Street, Suite 3100, New York, NY 10165.  Mr. Wasiak's business address is 104 Gloucester Road, Massapequa, NY 11758.

Executive Officers and Directors:

In accordance with the provisions of General Instruction C to Schedule 13D information concerning executive officers and directors of ROBT, Robotti Securities and Robotti Advisors is included in Schedule A hereto, which is incorporated by reference herein.

(d) and (e).  None of the Reporting Persons, and to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the persons set forth on Schedule A, has during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Item 3 of the Amended Statement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The aggregate purchase price of the 4,720 shares of the Common Stock held by Robotti Securities is $42,117.18 (including brokerage fees and expenses).  All of the shares of Common Stock beneficially held by Robotti Securities were paid for using the working capital of its discretionary customers.

The aggregate purchase price of the 213,601 shares of the Common Stock held by Robotti Advisors, other than shares held by RIC and RI which are detailed immediately below, is $2,517,722.04 (including brokerage fees and expenses).  All of such shares of Common Stock beneficially held by Robotti Advisors were paid for using the working capital of its advisory clients.

The aggregate purchase price of the 155,550 shares of the Common Stock held by RIC is $1,004,402.72 (including brokerage fees and expenses).  All of the shares of Common Stock beneficially held by RIC were paid for using its working capital.

The aggregate purchase price of the 129,203 shares of the Common Stock held by RI is $1,450,994.13 (including brokerage fees and expenses).  All of the shares of Common Stock beneficially held by RI were paid for using its working capital.

The information regarding Mr. Robotti’s deferred stock units in Item 5 of this Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 of the Amended Statement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

(a)-(b). As of September 10, 2020, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and percentage of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned (i) by each of the Reporting Persons, and (ii) to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, by each other person who may be deemed to be a member of a group, is as follows:

 

* Based on 8,130,057 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, outstanding as of September 4, 2020 as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2020, filed with the Commission on September 9, 2020.

**This number represents 11,198.63 deferred stock units granted to Mr. Robotti in connection with his service as a director of the Issuer. These deferred stock units vested immediately upon grant. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, which will be distributed within 30 days after the first day of the month to follow the grantee's termination of service as a director of the Issuer.  Pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) under the Exchange Act, Mr. Robotti is deemed to beneficially own the underlying shares of the Issuer’s common stock.

*** Less than one percent.

(1) Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by any other Reporting Person except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, if any.

(2) Each of Mr. Robotti and ROBT share with Robotti Securities the power to vote or direct the vote, and share the power to dispose or to direct the disposition, of 4,720 shares of Common Stock owned by the discretionary customers of Robotti Securities.

(3) Each of Mr. Robotti and ROBT share with Robotti Advisors the power to vote or direct the vote, and share the power to dispose or to direct the disposition, of 498,354 shares of Common Stock owned by the advisory clients of Robotti Advisors.

(4) Each of Messrs. Robotti and Wasiak, ROBT, Robotti Advisors and RMC share with RIC the power to vote or direct the vote, and share the power to dispose or to direct the disposition, of 155,550 shares of Common Stock owned by RIC.

(5) Each of Messrs. Robotti and Wasiak, ROBT, Robotti Advisors and RMC share with RI the power to vote or direct the vote, and share the power to dispose or to direct the disposition, of 129,203 shares of Common Stock owned by RI.

(c) Since June 22, 2020, sixty days prior to the event requiring filing of this Statement, there were no purchases or sales in the Issuer's Common Stock by the Reporting Persons.   During the period, one or more accounts, which held a total of 15,497 shares of Common Stock, ceased being either a discretionary customer of Robotti Securities or an advisory client of Robotti Advisors.

(d) Robotti Securities’ discretionary customers and Robotti Advisors’ advisory clients have the right to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock owned by them.  Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, 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 the proceeds from the sale of, such shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.  No discretionary customer or advisory client is known to any Reporting Person to have, and except as otherwise set forth herein no Reporting Person has, the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, more than five percent of the Issuer's Common Stock.

(e) Not Applicable.

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SIGNATURE

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

Schedule A

The following table sets forth certain information concerning each of the directors and executive officers of each of the entities named below as of the date hereof.

Robotti & Company, Incorporated, Robotti Securities, LLC, and Robotti & Company Advisors, LLC

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