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The following constitutes Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 6”). This Amendment No. 6 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

 

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

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

 

The aggregate purchase price of the 3,271,518 Shares owned directly by Steel Excel is approximately $11,557,800, including brokerage commissions. The Shares owned directly by Steel Excel were acquired with the working capital of Steel Excel.

 

Set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto (“Schedule A”) is the aggregate purchase price of the Shares beneficially owned, if any, by each of the persons, who are not Reporting Persons, listed on Schedule A to Amendment No. 1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2013 (“Amendment No. 1 Schedule A”).

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5(a)-(c) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:          

 

(a)     The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 22,210,355 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of November 9, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.

 

As of the close of business on March 4, 2016, Steel Excel owned directly 3,271,518 Shares, constituting approximately 14.7% of the Shares outstanding. By virtue of their relationships with Steel Excel discussed in further detail in Item 2, each of SPHG Holdings, Steel Holdings, SPHG and Steel Holdings GP may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned directly by Steel Excel.

 

Set forth on Schedule A is the aggregate number and percentage of Shares beneficially owned, if any, by each of the persons, who are not Reporting Persons, listed on Amendment No. 1 Schedule A. Unless otherwise indicated thereon, each of the persons listed on Schedule A has (i) the sole power to vote and dispose of the Shares they beneficially own, if any, and (ii) the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares that they beneficially own, if any.

 

(b)     Each of Steel Excel, SPHG Holdings, SPHG, Steel Holdings and Steel Holdings GP is deemed to have shared power to vote and dispose of the Shares owned directly by Steel Excel.

 

(c)     Schedule B annexed hereto (“Schedule B”) lists all transactions in the Shares of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons since the filing of Amendment No. 5.  All of such transactions were effected in the open market.

 

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