-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Vjy6pCvxmaawoofqbj9GBVuKGHBXd44S+DC+Q2Y6bpU4xsKWOlW1LADBvTkQYrwp qovpTDEH8fSC2Nzq2kUBqA== 0001209028-08-000002.txt : 20080110 0001209028-08-000002.hdr.sgml : 20080110 20080110151720 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209028-08-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080110 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: 99 CENTS ONLY STORES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011290 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 952411605 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-51069 FILM NUMBER: 08523416 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4000 EAST UNION PACIFIC AVENUE CITY: CITY OF COMMERCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90023 BUSINESS PHONE: 3239808145 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4000 EAST UNION PACIFIC AVENUE CITY: CITY OF COMMERCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90023 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRIEDMAN BILLINGS RAMSEY GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001209028 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 541873198 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 19TH STREET NORTH CITY: ARLINGTON STATE: VA ZIP: 22209 BUSINESS PHONE: 7033129500 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FOREST MERGER CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20021205 SC 13G/A 1 dec31200799centsonlystore13g.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G/A Under the Securities Act of 1934 99 Cents Only Stores - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 65440K106 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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) - ---------- (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 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 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). CUSIP No. 65440K106 13G/A ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION VIRGINIA ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 5,791,474 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,791,474 WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,791,474 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.27% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT CUSIP No. 65440K106 13G/A ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS FBR TRS HOLDINGS, INC. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION VIRGINIA ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 5,791,474 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,791,474 WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,791,474 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.27% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 65440K106 13G/A ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS FBR CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATION ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION VIRGINIA ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 5,791,474 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,791,474 WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,791,474 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.27% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 65440K106 13G/A ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS FBR ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, INC. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION VIRGINIA ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 5,791,474 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,791,474 WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,791,474 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.27% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 65440K106 13G/A ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS FBR FUND ADVISERS, INC. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 5,791,474 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,791,474 WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,791,474 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.27% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: 99 Cents Only Stores ____________________________________________________________________ Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 4000 East Union Pacific Avenue City of Commerce, CA 90023 ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. FBR Capital Markets Corporation FBR Asset Management Holdings Inc. FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. FBR Capital Markets Corporation FBR Asset Management Holdings Inc. FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. 1001 Nineteenth Street North Arlington, VA 22209 ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(c). Citizenship: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. FBR Capital Markets Corporation FBR Asset Management Holdings Inc. Virginia FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. Delaware ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common stock, no par value per share ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 65440K106 ____________________________________________________________________ Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: (a) [_] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (b) [_] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. (c) [_] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. (d) [_] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [X] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; (j) [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). CUSIP No. 65440K106 13G/A Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. 5,791,474 FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. 5,791,474 FBR Capital Markets Corporation 5,791,474 FBR Asset Management Holdings Inc. 5,791,474 FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. 5,791,474 ______________________________________________________________________ (b) Percent of class: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. 8.27% FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. 8.27% FBR Capital Markets Corporation 8.27% FBR Asset Management Holdings Inc. 8.27% FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. 8.27% ______________________________________________________________________ (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. 0 FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. 0 FBR Capital Markets Corporation 0 FBR Asset Management Holdings Inc. 0 FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. 5,791,474 FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. 5,791,474 FBR Capital Markets Corporation 5,791,474 FBR Asset Management Holdings Inc. 5,791,474 FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. 5,791,474 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. 0 FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. 0 FBR Capital Markets Corporation 0 FBR Asset Management Holdings Inc. 0 FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. 5,791,474 FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. 5,791,474 FBR Capital Markets Corporation 5,791,474 FBR Asset Management Holdings Inc. 5,791,474 FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. 5,791,474 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities check the following [ ]. 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 or Control Person. FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. _______________________________________________________________________ Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable. _______________________________________________________________________ Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable. ______________________________________________________________________ Item 10. Certifications. "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 such purpose or effect." 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. January 10, 2008 ---------------------------------------- (Date) Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.* /s/ Richard B. Nash ---------------------------------------- (Signature) Richard B. Nash Corporate Secretary ---------------------------------------- (Name/Title) FBR TRS Holdings, Inc.* /s/ Richard B. Nash ---------------------------------------- (Signature) Richard B. Nash Corporate Secretary ---------------------------------------- (Name/Title) FBR Capital Markets Corporation* /s/ Richard B. Nash ---------------------------------------- (Signature) Richard B. Nash Corporate Secretary ---------------------------------------- (Name/Title) FBR Asset Management Holdings, Inc.* /s/ Richard B. Nash ---------------------------------------- (Signature) Richard B. Nash Corporate Secretary ---------------------------------------- (Name/Title) FBR Fund Advisers, Inc.* /s/ Winsor H. Aylesworth ---------------------------------------- (Signature) Winsor H. Aylesworth Treasurer and Corporate Secretary ---------------------------------------- (Name/Title) *The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the shares represented herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. 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 for whom copies are to be sent. Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001). Exhibit A AGREEMENT The undersigned agree that this Schedule 13G/A dated January 10, 2008, relating to the Common stock, no par value per share, of 99 Cents Only Stores shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned. FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.* /s/ Richard B. Nash By:___________________________ Name: Richard B. Nash Title: Corporate Secretary FBR TRS HOLDINGS, INC,* /s/ Richard B. Nash By:___________________________________ Name: Richard B. Nash Title: Corporate Secretary FBR CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATION* /s/ Richard B. Nash By:___________________________________ Name: Richard B. Nash Title: Corporate Secretary FBR ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, INC. /s/ Richard B. Nash By:___________________________________ Name: Richard B. Nash Title: Corporate Secretary FBR FUND ADVISERS, INC.* /s/ Winsor H. Aylesworth By:___________________________________ Name: Winsor H. Aylesworth Title: Treasurer and Corporate Secretary *The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the shares reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----