Sec Form 13D Filing - BLACK DIAMOND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C. filing for CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES INC. (CPSS) - 2022-02-08

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
 
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES INC.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
210502100
(CUSIP Number)
 
Stephen H. Deckoff
2187 Atlantic Street, 9th Floor
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 552-0888
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
February 4, 2022
(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 §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-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.
 
* 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).
 

SCHEDULE 13D
 
CUSIP No: 210502100
Page 2 of 6 Pages
   
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
   
BLACK DIAMOND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
   
   
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
   
3
SEC USE ONLY
   
     
   
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
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
   
4,265,611
   
   
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
0
   
   
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
4,265,611
   
   
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
4,265,611
   
   
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)
   
20.24%
   
   
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
OO, IA
   
   
 

SCHEDULE 13D
 
CUSIP No: 210502100
Page 3 of 6 Pages
   
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
   
STEPHEN H. DECKOFF
   
   
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
   
3
SEC USE ONLY
   
     
   
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
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 of America
   
   
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
   
0
   
   
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
   
4,265,611
   
   
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
0
   
   
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   
4,265,611
   
   
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
4,265,611
   
   
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)
   
20.24%
   
   
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
IN, HC
   
   

 

SCHEDULE 13D
 
CUSIP No: 210502100
Page 4 of 6 Pages
   
Item 1.
Security and Issuer
 
Item 1 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
This Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 1”) amends and supplements the information set forth in the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 9, 2021 (the “Original Schedule 13D” and, together with this Amendment No. 1, the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the Common Stock, no par value (the “Shares”), of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), whose principal executive offices are located at 800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1400, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Original Schedule 13D.
 
Item 3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
 
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
The funds used for the purchase of the Shares reported herein by the Reporting Persons were investment capital of the certain Black Diamond investment vehicles. A total of approximately $14,984,775.44, including commissions, was paid to acquire the Shares reported herein.
 
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer
 
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
(a, b) The aggregate number of Shares and the percentage of total outstanding Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as of the date hereof is set forth below:
 
Reporting Person
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned 1 2
Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
Number of Outstanding
Shares 3
Black Diamond
4,265,611
20.24%
21,073,571
Mr. Deckoff
4,265,611
20.24%
21,073,571
 
1 The beneficial ownership for which each figure is provided in this column is the shared, not sole, power to vote or to direct the vote, and the shared, not sole, power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Shares.
 
2 This amount includes 6,274 shares inadvertently omitted from the Reporting Persons' initial Schedule 13D.
 
3 This figure is based upon information in the Issuer’s proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A, filed November 10, 2021, indicating that, as of November 1, 2021, there were 21,073,571 Shares outstanding.
 
(c) A description of the transactions in the Shares since the filing of the Original Schedule 13D, all of which were effected with or through a broker, is included in Exhibit B.
 
(d) Certain Black Diamond investment vehicles have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares covered by this Statement that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. Such interest of one of such investment vehicles, Black Diamond Credit Strategies Master Fund, Ltd. (“Master Fund”), relates to more than 5 percent of the class of Shares.
 
(e) This Item 5(e) is not applicable.
 
Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
 
Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
Exhibit B:  Schedule of Transactions, in response to Item 5(c)
 

SCHEDULE 13D
 
CUSIP No: 210502100
Page 5 of 6 Pages
   
SIGNATURE
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
February 8, 2022
 
     
       
   
BLACK DIAMOND CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
 
       
   
/s/ Stephen H. Deckoff
 
       
   
Stephen H. Deckoff
 
   
Managing Principal
 
       
       
   
STEPHEN H. DECKOFF
 
       
   
/s/ Stephen H. Deckoff
 
       


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

SCHEDULE 13D
 
CUSIP No: 210502100
Page 6 of 6 Pages
   
EXHIBIT B
 
SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS
 
Name of Account
Date of
Transaction
Nature of
Transaction
Quantity of
Shares
Price Per Share
Master Fund
12/27/2021
Purchase
8,475
$9.4889 (1)
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
12/27/2021
Purchase
5,613
$9.4889 (1)
Master Fund
12/28/2021
Purchase
699
$9.4784 (2)
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
12/28/2021
Purchase
2,736
$9.4784 (2)
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/11/2022
Purchase
5,301
$10.5062
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/12/2022
Purchase
15,540
$10.5802
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/13/2022
Purchase
3,721
$10.5648
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/14/2022
Purchase
6,199
$10.6271
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/18/2022
Purchase
17,844
$10.63
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/19/2022
Purchase
22,742
$10.6297
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/20/2022
Purchase
13,504
$10.63
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/21/2022
Purchase
60,947
$10.4377
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/24/2022
Purchase
20,426
$10.1057
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/25/2022
Purchase
2,248
$10.3134
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/26/2022
Purchase
4,020
$10.78
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
01/27/2022
Purchase
14,257
$10.7556
BDCM Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P.
02/04/2022
Purchase
7,362
$10.78


1.
This price is a weighted average price. The Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.44 to $9.50, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securit ies and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1) and (2) herein.
 
2.
This price is a weighted average price. The Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.43 to $9.49, inclusive.