FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 12/05/2007 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Titan Machinery Inc. [ TITN ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Stock | 70,377 | I | By Adam Smith Activist Fund, LLC(1) |
Common Stock | 663,094 | I | By Adam Smith Growth Partners(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
Warrant (right to buy) | 04/15/2005 | 04/15/2015 | Common Stock | 44,975 | $3.5 | I | By Titan Income Holdings, LLLP(3) |
Warrant (right to buy) | 06/09/2005 | 06/09/2015 | Common Stock | 16,062 | $3.5 | I | By Titan Income Holdings, LLLP(3) |
Warrant (right to buy) | 07/08/2005 | 07/08/2015 | Common Stock | 9,638 | $3.5 | I | By Titan Income Holdings, LLLP(3) |
Warrant (right to buy) | 09/07/2005 | 09/07/2015 | Common Stock | 6,425 | $3.5 | I | By Titan Income Holdings, LLLP(3) |
Warrant (right to buy) | 11/18/2005 | 11/18/2015 | Common Stock | 9,638 | $3.5 | I | By Titan Income Holdings, LLLP(3) |
Warrant (right to buy) | 12/29/2005 | 12/29/2015 | Common Stock | 22,487 | $3.5 | I | By Titan Income Holdings, LLLP(3) |
Warrant (right to buy) | 02/06/2006 | 02/06/2016 | Common Stock | 6,425 | $3.5 | I | By Titan Income Holdings, LLLP(3) |
Warrant (right to buy) | 04/07/2003 | 04/07/2013 | Common Stock | 8,938 | $3 | I | By Cherry Tree Companies, LLC(4) |
Warrant (right to buy) | 08/01/2004 | 08/01/2014 | Common Stock | 6,071 | $6.5 | I | By Cherry Tree Companies, LLC(4) |
Warrants (right to buy) | 02/02/2007 | 02/02/2017 | Common Stock | 2,667 | $4.5 | D | |
Put Option (right to sell) | 12/31/2002 | 12/31/2009 | Common stock | 20,655 | $2.24 | I | By Adam Smith Companies, LLC |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Reporting person owns a controlling interest in Adam Smith Activist Fund, LLC which owns the shares. Reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the entity owning the shares. |
2. Reporting person owns a controlling interest in Adam Smith Growth Partners which owns the shares. Reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the entity owning the shares. |
3. Reporting person owns a controlling interest in Titan Income Holdings, LLLP which owns the shares. Reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownershiup except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the entity owning the shares. |
4. Reporting persons owns a controlling interest in Cherry Tree Companies, LLC which owns the shares. Reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownershiup except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the entity owning the shares. |
Remarks: |
/s/ Tony Christianson | 12/06/2007 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |