Sec Form 13D Filing - JCP Investment Management LLC filing for TANDY LEATHER FACTORY, INC (TLF) - 2022-05-26

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 3)¹

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.0024 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

87538X105

(CUSIP Number)

 

James C. Pappas

JCP Investment Management, LLC

1177 West Loop South, Suite 1320

Houston, TX 77027

(713) 333-5540

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

May 16, 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 § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

1              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).

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				JCP Investment Partnership, LP
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				WC, 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
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							859,197
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							859,197
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				859,197
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				10.4%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				JCP Investment Partners, LP
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				AF
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							859,197
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							859,197
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				859,197
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				10.4%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				PN

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				JCP Investment Holdings, LLC
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				AF
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							859,197
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							859,197
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				859,197
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				10.4%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				OO

  

 

	1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
				JCP Investment Management, LLC
	2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP															(a) ☐
																		(b) ☐
	3		SEC USE ONLY
	4		SOURCE OF FUNDS
				AF
	5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)															☐
	6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
				TEXAS
NUMBER OF				7		SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY							859,197
OWNED BY				8		SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING							- 0 -
PERSON WITH				9		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
							859,197
				10		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
							- 0 -
	11		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
				859,197
	12		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES															☐
	13		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
				10.4%
	14		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
				OO

  

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

James C. Pappas

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☐

(b) ☐

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

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

USA

NUMBER OF

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

870,428*

OWNED BY

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

- 0 -

PERSON WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

870,428*

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

870,428*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

10.6%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

  

* Includes 11,231 Shares owned directly by Mr. Pappas.

 

The following constitutes Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 3”). This Amendment No. 3 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. This Amendment No. 3 was triggered due to a change in the number of outstanding Shares of the Issuer.

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The Shares owned by JCP Partnership were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) in open market purchases, except as otherwise noted. Of the 859,197 Shares beneficially owned by JCP Partnership, 748,060 of such Shares have an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5,576,222, excluding brokerage commissions, and 111,137 of such Shares were acquired in connection with the in-kind contribution described in Item 5 below.

Mr. Pappas directly owns 11,231 Shares, representing vested shares of restricted stock. Mr. Pappas also directly owns 3,419 unvested restricted shares, each representing a contingent right to receive one Share. Such restricted shares were awarded to Mr. Pappas in his capacity as a director of the Issuer.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) – (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 8,235,257 Shares outstanding as of May 12, 2022, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2022.

A.

JCP Partnership

(a)

As of the date hereof, JCP Partnership beneficially owned 859,197 Shares.

Percentage: Approximately 10.4%

(b)

1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 859,197 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 859,197 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

B.

JCP Partners

(a)

JCP Partners, as the general partner of JCP Partnership, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 859,197 Shares owned by JCP Partnership.

Percentage: Approximately 10.4%

(b)

1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 859,197 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 859,197 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

C.

JCP Holdings

(a)

JCP Holdings, as the general partner of JCP Partners, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 859,197 Shares owned by JCP Partnership.

Percentage: Approximately 10.4%

(b)

1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 859,197 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 859,197 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

D.

JCP Management

(a)

JCP Management, as the investment manager of JCP Partnership, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 859,197 Shares owned by JCP Partnership.

Percentage: Approximately 10.4%

(b)

1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 859,197 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 859,197 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

E.

Mr. Pappas

(a)

As of the date hereof, Mr. Pappas directly owned 11,231 Shares. Mr. Pappas, as the managing member of JCP Management and sole member of JCP Holdings, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 859,197 Shares owned by JCP Partnership.

Percentage: Approximately 10.6%

(b)

1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 870,428 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 870,428 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

 

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he or it does not directly own.

 

(c)

The Reporting Persons have not entered into any transactions in the securities of the Issuer during the past 60 days.

SIGNATURES

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

Dated: May 26, 2022

 

	JCP Investment Partnership, LP
	By:	JCP Investment Management, LLC Investment Manager
	By:	/s/ James C. Pappas
		Name:	James C. Pappas
		Title:	Managing Member

 

 

	JCP Investment Partners, LP
	By:	JCP Investment Holdings, LLC General Partner
	By:	/s/ James C. Pappas
		Name:	James C. Pappas
		Title:	Sole Member

 

 

	JCP Investment Holdings, LLC
	By:	/s/ James C. Pappas
		Name:	James C. Pappas
		Title:	Sole Member

 

 

	JCP Investment Management, LLC
	By:	/s/ James C. Pappas
		Name:	James C. Pappas
		Title:	Managing Member
	/s/ James C. Pappas
	James C. Pappas