SC 13G 1 d378756dsc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G Schedule 13G

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )*

 

 

 

AMREP CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

 

Common Stock, par value $0.10

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

032159105

(CUSIP Number)

 

July 5, 2012

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*   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).

 

 

 

Page 1 of 9 pages

CUSIP No. 032159105  

 

  1.   

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

John H. Lewis

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    United States

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    24,300

   6.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    286,621

   7.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    24,300

   8.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    286,621

  9.

  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    310,921

10.

  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)    ¨

 

11.

  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

    5.2%

12.

  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

    IN

 

 

 

Page 2 of 9 pages

CUSIP No. 032159105  

 

  1.   

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

Osmium Partners, LLC

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    0

   6.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    286,621

   7.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    0

   8.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    286,621

  9.

  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    286,621

10.

  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)    ¨

 

11.

  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

    4.8%

12.

  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

    IA, OO

 

 

 

Page 3 of 9 pages

CUSIP No. 032159105  

 

  1.   

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

Osmium Capital, LP

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    0

   6.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    89,361

   7.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    0

   8.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    89,361

  9.

  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    89,361

10.

  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)    ¨

 

11.

  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

    1.5%

12.

  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

    PN

 

 

 

Page 4 of 9 pages

CUSIP No. 032159105  

 

  1.   

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

Osmium Capital II, LP

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    0

   6.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    182,557

   7.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    0

   8.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    182,557

  9.

  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    182,557

10.

  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)    ¨

 

11.

  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

    3.0%

12.

  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

    PN

 

 

 

Page 5 of 9 pages

CUSIP No. 032159105  

 

  1.   

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

Osmium Spartan, LP

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    0

   6.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    14,703

   7.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    0

   8.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    14,703

  9.

  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    14,703

10.

  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)    ¨

 

11.

  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

    0.3%

12.

  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

    PN

 

 

 

Page 6 of 9 pages

CUSIP No. 032159105

 

Item 1.           
 

(a)

    The name of the issuer is AMREP Corporation (the “Issuer”).      
 

(b)

    The principal executive office of the Issuer is located at 300 Alexander Park, Suite 204, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.      
Item 2.           
 

(a)

    This statement (this “Statement”) is being filed by John H. Lewis, the controlling member of Osmium Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Osmium Partners”), which serves as the general partner of Osmium Capital, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Fund”) and Osmium Capital II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Fund II”), and Osmium Spartan, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Fund III”) (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Filers”). The Fund, Fund II and Fund III are private investment vehicles formed for the purpose of investing and trading in a wide variety of securities and financial instruments. The Fund, Fund II and Fund III directly own the common shares reported in this Statement (other than the 24,300 shares owned directly by Mr. Lewis). Mr. Lewis and Osmium Partners may be deemed to share with the Fund, Fund II and Fund III (and not with any third party) voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. Each Filer disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to any shares other than the shares owned directly by such Filer.      
 

(b)

    The Principal Business Office of the Filers is 388 Market Street, Suite 920, San Francisco, California 94111.      
 

(c)

    For citizenship information see Item 4 of the cover sheet of each Filer.      
 

(d)

    This Statement relates to the Common Stock of the Issuer.      
 

(e)

    The CUSIP Number of the Common Stock of the Issuer is 032159105.      
Item 3.     
  Not applicable.      

 

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Item 4.    Ownership.      
   See Items 5-9 and 11 on the cover page for each Filer, and Item 2. The percentage ownership of each Filer is based on 5,996,212 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 29, 2012, as reported on the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2012 as filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012.      
Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class      
   Not applicable.      
Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.      
   Not applicable.      
Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.      
   Not applicable.      
Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group      
   Not applicable.      
Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group      
   Not applicable.      
Item 10.    Certification      
   By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.      

 

Page 8 of 9 pages

SIGNATURE

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

Dated: July 6, 2012

John H. Lewis

Osmium Partners, LLC

Osmium Capital, LP

Osmium Capital II, LP

Osmium Spartan, LP

 

By:  

/s/ John H. Lewis

John H. Lewis, for himself and as
Managing Member of Osmium
Partners, LLC, for itself and as
General Partner of Osmium
Capital, LP, Osmium Capital II,
LP and Osmium Spartan, LP

 

Page 9 of 9 pages

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Document

1   Joint Filing Agreement