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0001188112-12-000247.txt : 20120203 0001188112-12-000247.hdr.sgml : 20120203 20120203170154 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001188112-12-000247 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120203 GROUP MEMBERS: BEN ROSENZWEIG GROUP MEMBERS: JAMES PAPPAS GROUP MEMBERS: JCP INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC GROUP MEMBERS: JCP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC GROUP MEMBERS: JCP INVESTMENT PARTNERS LP GROUP MEMBERS: JCP INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LP GROUP MEMBERS: PRIVET FUND MANAGEMENT LLC GROUP MEMBERS: RYAN LEVENSON GROUP MEMBERS: TODD DIENER SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALEXANDERS J CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000103884 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 620854056 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-17218 FILM NUMBER: 12570846 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3401 WEST END AVE STREET 2: P O BOX 24300 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37203 BUSINESS PHONE: 6152691900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3401 WEST END AVE STREET 2: SUITE 260 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VOLUNTEER CAPITAL CORP / TN / DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WINNERS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890910 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VOLUNTEER CAPITAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820520 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Privet Fund LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001414517 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE STREET 2: SUITE 2670 CITY: Atlanta STATE: GA ZIP: 30305 BUSINESS PHONE: 404-419-2670 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE STREET 2: SUITE 2670 CITY: Atlanta STATE: GA ZIP: 30305 SC 13D/A 1 t72469_sc13da.htm SCHEDULE 13D (AMENDMENT NO. 2) t72469_sc13da.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

J. Alexander’s Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

466096104

(CUSIP Number)

Privet Fund LP

Attn: Ryan Levenson

3280 Peachtree Rd.

Suite 2670

Atlanta, GA 30305

With a copy to:

Rick Miller

Bryan Cave LLP

1201 W. Peachtree St., 16th Floor

Atlanta, GA 30309

Tel: (404) 572-6600

Steve Wolosky

Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig &

Wolosky LLP

Park Avenue Tower

65 East 55th Street

New York, NY 10022

Tel: (212) 451-2333

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

February 2, 2012

(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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box o.

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*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).

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Privet Fund LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 521,524
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 521,524
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 521,524
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 8.7
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Privet Fund Management LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 547,881
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 547,881
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 547,881
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.1
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Ryan Levenson
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 547,881
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 547,881
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 547,881
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.1
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Ben Rosenzweig
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS PF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 3,029
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,029
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,029
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON JCP Investment Partnership, LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 201,815
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 201,815
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 201,815
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.4
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON JCP Investment Partners, LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 201,815
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 201,815
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 201,815
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.4
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON JCP Investment Holdings, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 201,815
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 201,815
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 201,815
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.4
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON JCP Investment Management, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 201,815
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 201,815
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 201,815
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.4
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON James Pappas
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 201,815
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 201,815
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 201,815
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.4
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

SCHEDULE 13D

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Todd Diener
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)þ (b)o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

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SCHEDULE 13D

Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the Reporting Persons on November 3, 2011, with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share of J. Alexander’s Corporation, a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Schedule 13D filed on December 23, 2011 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons hereby amend and supplement the Schedule 13D as follows.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

Item 2 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) This statement is being filed by Privet Fund LP (“Privet Fund”), a Delaware limited partnership, Privet Fund Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Privet Management”), Ryan Levenson (“Mr. Levenson”), Ben Rosenzweig (“Mr. Rosenzweig,” and, together with Privet Fund, Privet Management and Mr. Levenson, the “Privet Parties”), JCP Investment Partnership, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“JCP Partnership”), JCP Investment Partners, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“JCP Partners”), JCP Investment Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“JCP Holdings”), JCP Investment Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“JCP Management”), James C. Pappas (“Mr. Pappas,” and, together with JCP Partnership, JCP Partners, JCP Holdings and JCP Management, the “JCP Parties”) and Todd Diener (“Mr. Diener”) (the foregoing persons are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Reporting Persons”).

Privet Management serves as the general partner of Privet Fund. Mr. Levenson serves as the Managing Member of Privet Management. By virtue of these relationships, Privet Management may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power to and beneficially own the shares owned directly by Privet Fund, and Mr. Levenson may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power to and beneficially own the shares both directly and beneficially owned by Privet Management.

JCP Partners serves as the general partner of JCP Partnership, JCP Holdings serves as the general partner of JCP Partners and JCP Management serves as the investment manager of JCP Partnership. Mr. Pappas serves as the Managing Member of JCP Management and sole member of JCP Holdings. By virtue of these relationships, each of JCP Partners, JCP Holdings and JCP Management may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power to and beneficially own the shares owned directly by JCP Partnership, and Mr. Pappas may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power to and beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by JCP Management and JCP Holdings.

(b) The address of the principal business and principal office of the Privet Parties is 3280 Peachtree Rd., Suite 2670, Atlanta, GA 30305. The address of the principal business and principal office of the JCP Parties is 1177 West Loop South, Suite 1650, Houston, Texas 77027. The principal business address of Mr. Diener is 4901 Lorraine Drive, Frisco, Texas 75034.

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(c) The principal business of Privet Management is providing administrative and management services to Privet Fund. The principal business of Privet Fund is investing in securities. The principal occupation of Mr. Levenson is serving as the Managing Member of Privet Management. The principal occupation of Mr. Rosenzweig is as an Analyst at Privet Management. The principal business of JCP Partnership is investing in securities. The principal business of JCP Partners is serving as the general partner of JCP Partnership. The principal business of JCP Holdings is serving as the general partner of JCP Partners. The principal business of JCP Management is serving as the investment manager of JCP Partnership. The principal occupation of Mr. Pappas is serving as the Managing Member of JCP Management and sole member of JCP Holdings. The principal occupation of Mr. Diener is as a private investor.

(d) During the last 5 years, none of the Reporting Persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e) During the last 5 years, none of the Reporting Persons has been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person or entity was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) Privet Fund and Privet Management are organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. JCP Partnership, JCP Partners, JCP Holdings and JCP Management are organized under the laws of the State of Texas. Mr. Levenson, Mr. Rosenzweig, Mr. Pappas and Mr. Diener are citizens of the United States of America.

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

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

The aggregate purchase price of the 752,725 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is approximately $4,545,021, not including brokerage commissions, of which approximately $3,188,175 was funded with partnership funds of Privet Fund, $150,169 was funded with assets under separately managed accounts with Privet Management, $18,174 was funded with personal assets of Mr. Rosenzweig, and $1,188,504 was funded with working capital of JCP Partnership. The Reporting Persons may effect purchases of securities through margin accounts maintained with prime brokers, which may extend margin credit as and when required to open or carry positions in the margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules, and the prime brokers’ credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the accounts.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

The Reporting Persons acquired their shares of Common Stock for investment. The Reporting Persons purchased shares of Common Stock because they believed that the shares may present significant opportunities for realization of increased stockholder value.

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On January 30, 2012, Messrs. Levenson and Rosenzweig had a telephone call with the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary and the Company’s outside counsel. During this call, Messrs. Levenson and Rosenzweig attempted to engage in a discussion regarding the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors. Messrs. Levenson and Rosenzweig recommended individuals that they believed would provide valuable experience to the Company’s Board of Directors to assist the Company in improving its operational and financial performance. Messrs. Levenson and Rosenzweig expressed the desire of the Privet Parties to work cooperatively and constructively with the Company’s management and Board of Directors to enhance shareholder value, indicating that they were prepared to entertain proposals that would enhance the capabilities of the Board of Directors in an effort to improve the Company’s operational and financial performance. The Company declined to engage in discussions regarding the suggestions of the Privet Parties during the call. As a result, immediately following the call, the Privet Parties provided the Company’s management with background information on the four individuals that had been suggested during the call by the Privet Parties for consideration as director candidates. Mr. Levenson also requested a response from the Company by the close of business on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, as to whether the Company would consider nominating any or all of such individuals for election as directors at the upcoming 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

On February 1, 2012, the Privet Parties received a letter from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (who had not participated in the earlier telephone call) stating that the Company’s Board of Directors was unwilling to consider the individuals suggested by Messrs. Levenson and Rosenzweig as director candidates for election at the Annual Meeting. In light of the Company’s response, the only remaining option available to the Privet Parties was to formally submit their nominations for director candidates in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) in order to preserve their ability to bring shareholder nominations forward at the Annual Meeting.

On February 2, 2012, Privet Fund delivered notice to the Company (the “Nomination Notice”), pursuant to the requirements of the Company’s Bylaws, nominating Ryan Levenson and Ben Rosenzweig (the “Privet Nominees”), as well as Todd Diener and James Pappas (together with the Privet Nominees, the "Nominees"), for election as directors to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s Annual Meeting. A copy of this Nomination Notice (together with the transmittal e-mail responding to the February 1 letter from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. As required by the Company’s Bylaws, the Nomination Notice also served to notify the Company of the Privet Parties’ intent to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a sufficient number of the Company’s voting shares to elect the Nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors at the 2012 Annual Meeting in the event the Company declines to nominate the Nominees for election as directors.

On February 3, 2012, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement in which, among other things, the Reporting Persons agreed to (a) the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Company, (b) solicit proxies or written consents for the election of the Nominees at the Annual Meeting, and (c) share expenses incurred in connection with the Reporting Persons’ activities as set forth therein. A copy of the Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

The Reporting Persons plan to continuously evaluate, among other factors, the financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects of the Company, the securities markets in general and the market for the Common Stock in particular, prevailing economic conditions and expected trends, all with a view to determining whether to hold, decrease or increase their investment in the Common Stock, through open market, privately negotiated or any other transactions.

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In addition, based on the above discussions with the Company and subject to the factors described above, the Reporting Persons may have discussions with other stockholders regarding the Nominees, make proposals to the Company concerning changes to its strategy, capitalization, operations or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or change their intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in this Item 4.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) As of the date of this filing, the Reporting Persons beneficially own 752,725 shares (the “Shares”), or approximately 12.6% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company. For further information, see the cover pages hereto which are hereby incorporated by reference. All percentages of outstanding Common Stock are calculated based on information included in the Form 10-Q filed by the Company for the quarterly period ended October 2, 2011, which reported that 5,993,453 shares of Common Stock were outstanding as of November 14, 2011.

(b) By virtue of the relationships described in Item 2, Privet Management may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power to and beneficially own both the Shares owned directly by Privet Fund and the 26,357 Shares held by Privet Management in a separately managed account pursuant to which the account owner has delegated sole voting and dispositive power to Privet Management; Mr. Levenson may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power to and beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by Privet Management; JCP Partners, JCP Holdings and JCP Management may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power to and beneficially own the Shares owned directly by JCP Partnership; and Mr. Pappas may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power to and beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by JCP Management and JCP Holdings. Mr. Pappas disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by JCP Partnership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

As a result of the formation of the group constituted hereby, each of the Reporting Persons could be deemed to beneficially own all the Shares; however, each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by other Reporting Persons except as expressly set forth herein.

Except as set forth on the cover pages hereto and under this paragraph (b), each Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of the Shares reported herein as owned by each such Reporting Person.

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, no transactions in the Common Stock were effected since the most recent filing of Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons, or, to the best of the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, by any of the other persons named in response to Item 2, if any.

(d) The Shares beneficially owned by Privet Management include Shares held in a separately managed account pursuant to which the account owner has delegated sole voting and dispositive power to Privet Management. To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no person other than the account owner is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares.

(e) Not applicable.

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Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

As described in more detail in Item 4 above, on February 3, 2012, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference. The information with respect to the Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement set forth in Item 4 is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.

Other than the Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement, none of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best of their knowledge, any of the other persons named in response to Item 2, if any, has any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Company.

Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Exhibit 99.1

Nomination Notice together with transmittal email.

Exhibit 99.2

Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement.

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Signature

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

Date: February 3, 2012

PRIVET FUND LP

By: Privet Fund Management LLC,

Managing Partner

By: /s/ Ryan Levenson

Name: Ryan Levenson

Title: Managing Member

PRIVET FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

By: /s/ Ryan Levenson

Name: Ryan Levenson

Title: Managing Member

/s/ Ryan Levenson

Ryan Levenson

/s/ Ben Rosenzweig

Ben Rosenzweig

JCP INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, LP

By: JCP Investment Management, LLC

Investment Manager

By: /s/ James Pappas

Name: James Pappas

Title: Managing Member

CUSIP No. 466096104

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JCP INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP

By: JCP Investment Holdings, LLC

General Partner

By: /s/ James Pappas

Name: James Pappas

Title: Managing Member

JCP INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC

By: /s/ James Pappas

Name: James Pappas

Title: Managing Member

JCP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ James Pappas

Name: James Pappas

Title: Managing Member

/s/ James Pappas

James Pappas

/s/ Todd Diener

Todd Diener

CUSIP No. 466096104

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SCHEDULE 1

Shares Acquired or Sold by the Reporting Persons in the Last 60 Days or Since Their Most Recent Schedule 13D Filing:

Unless otherwise indicated, all transactions were effected on the open market.

1.	Ben Rosenzweig

Trade Date	Nature of Transaction (Purchase/Sale)	Number of Shares	Price Per Share1
11/9/2011	Purchase	340	$6.00
11/9/2011	Purchase	995	$6.00
9/27/2011	Purchase	1,694	$6.00

1 Not including any brokerage fees.

2.	JCP Investment Partnership, LP

Trade Date	Nature of Transaction (Purchase/Sale)	Number of Shares	Price Per Share1
1/31/2012	Purchase	2,700	$6.5996
1/20/2012	Purchase	400	$6.50
1/18/2012	Purchase	300	$6.34
1/17/2012	Purchase	332	$6.50
1/10/2012	Purchase	2,925	$6.65
1/4/2012	Purchase	400	$6.25
1/3/2012	Purchase	1,200	$6.24
12/30/2011	Purchase	1,697	$6.24
12/29/2011	Purchase	500	$6.25
12/28/2011	Purchase	2,973	$6.25
12/27/2011	Purchase	300	$6.25
12/23/2011	Purchase	8,153	$6.22
12/22/2011	Purchase	1,800	$6.21
12/13/2011	Purchase	178,135	$5.83

1 Not including any brokerage fees.

EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex99-1.htm

Exhibit 99.1

From: Ryan Levenson [mailto:ryanl@privetfund.com]

Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 1:06 PM

To: Greg Lewis

Cc: Ben Rosenzweig; Miller, Rick

Subject: Privet Fund LP Notice of Nomination for Election of Directors

Greg,

Attached please find our formal Notice of Nomination for Election of Directors. We are also sending a physical copy via overnight delivery.

We are in receipt of yesterday afternoon’s electronic letter from Lonnie in response to our telephonic conversation on Monday, January 30th. The letter was a strongly-worded rejection of our “proposal”. In fact, up to this point we have made no such proposal. The purpose of Monday’s call (and subsequent email summary of the call) was to inform you of our belief that the company would benefit from the inclusion of new directors and to engage in a productive discussion in furtherance of that end. We sent you a draft nomination package that contained all of the information about each candidate necessary to include on the company’s proxy statement to facilitate such a dialogue.

Further, as we stated on the phone with you, Greg, as well as your outside counsel, it is our belief that, in addition to the four incumbent directors, there is currently one vacant seat on the company’s Board. Lonnie’s letter implies that there will only be four directors nominated. Please confirm this is true.

It was further stated and written that we “seek to work constructively with the management teams in which we invest and we hope to do so with you and Lonnie”. This is why we refrained from formally nominating our prospective candidates without first discussing the matter with you. It was our hope that we could reach some type of resolution in order to “minimize disruption and expense”. The only reason a deadline was set was to enable us to preserve our rights under the company’s bylaws in the event that you were not receptive to an open discussion. The attached Notice of Nomination is an exercise of our rights as shareholders. We still remain committed to establishing a constructive dialogue if the company is amenable. Your letter, however, did not give us much to work with.

Throughout our numerous conversations (including our approximately four hour visit to the company’s Nashville headquarters) it should have become apparent that we have been exploring ways in which the company can improve its operating and capital allocation capabilities. For Lonnie to imply that these talks did not result in constructive ideas is simply disingenuous.

Finally, in response to your concern of possible non-compliance with securities laws, we can assure you that we are acutely aware of the relevant legal requirements. Privet will (as it always has) fully discharge its obligations.

Please feel free to contact us if there is a desire to work collaboratively, rather than contentiously.

Best Regards,

Ryan Levenson and Ben Rosenzweig

Ryan Levenson

Privet Fund Management LLC

3280 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 2670

Atlanta, GA 30305

(404) 419-2677

PRIVET FUND LP

3280 PEACHTREE ROAD

SUITE 2670

ATLANTA, GA 30305

(404) 419-2670

February 2, 2012

BY ELECTRONIC MAIL AND OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

Attn: R. Gregory Lewis, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
J. Alexander’s Corporation
3401 West End Avenue, Suite 260
P.O. Box 24300
Nashville, Tennessee 37202

Re: Notice of Nomination of Persons for Election as Directors and Solicitation Notice

Dear Mr. Lewis,

Privet Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Privet Fund”), is the beneficial owner of a total of 521,524 shares of the Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of J. Alexander’s Corporation (the “Company”), of which one share is held of record directly by Privet Fund. As you know, Privet Fund is one of the Company’s largest shareholders and, as we discussed on Monday, January 30, 2012, we believe that the Company would benefit from the experience and perspective that could be provided from new directors. We reviewed with you the qualifications of certain individuals that we believe would be valuable additions to the Company’s Board of Directors. To facilitate the Company’s evaluation, we provided detailed written backgrounds on each proposed nominee contemporaneously with our discussion. Finally, we expressed our desire to work cooperatively and constructively with management for the benefit of all shareholders.

Since you declined to engage in any discussion during our call, we requested a response from the Company by the close of business on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Regrettably, the Company’s response was to dismiss our efforts at constructive dialogue. This leaves Privet Fund no option other than to submit our nominations in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws in order to preserve our rights.

J. Alexander’s Corporation

February 2, 2012

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Therefore, in accordance with Section 3A of the Company’s Bylaws, Privet Fund is submitting this letter to nominate four persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (including any adjournments or postponements thereof and any meeting which may be called in lieu thereof, the “Annual Meeting”). The persons Privet Fund is nominating for election are Messrs. Todd Diener, Ryan Levenson, James Pappas and Ben Rosenzweig (each a “Nominee” and, collectively, the “Nominees”).

As required by Section 3A of the Company’s Bylaws, we hereby advise you that:

The information regarding each of the Nominees that would be required to be disclosed in connection with a solicitation of proxies for the election of such nominees as directors pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), is set forth on Schedule A hereto.

The consents of each of the Nominees to serve as a director of the Company, if so elected, are attached on Schedule A hereto.

Privet Fund’s name and current address is set forth above; Privet Fund’s address as it appears on the Company’s books is 50 Old Ivy Rd., Suite 150, Atlanta, GA 30342; the address of each beneficial owner described below is c/o Privet Fund at the address set forth above; and the names and addresses of the Nominees are set forth on Schedule A hereto.

Privet Fund represents that, as of the date hereof, (i) it is the beneficial owner of 521,524 shares of Common Stock of the Company entitled to vote for the election of directors (of which one share is held of record), (ii) it does not have any rights to acquire Common Stock other than as set forth herein, (iii) it undertakes to continue to hold its shares of Common Stock through the record date for the Annual Meeting; and (iv) it intends to appear in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting to nominate the Nominees in the event the Company does not accept the Nominees as nominees of the Board.

Privet Fund Management LLC, as the Managing Partner of Privet Fund, may be deemed under Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Act to be the beneficial owner of 547,881 shares of Common Stock of the Company entitled to vote for the election of directors (of which no shares are held of record by Privet Fund Management LLC), including the 521,524 shares of Common Stock held by Privet Fund and 26,357 shares of Common Stock held by Privet Fund Management LLC in a separately managed account pursuant to which the account owner has delegated all voting and dispositive power to Privet Fund Management LLC.

Ryan Levenson, as the Managing Member of Privet Fund Management LLC, may be deemed under Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Act to be the beneficial owner of 547,881 shares of Common Stock of the Company entitled to vote for the election of directors (of which no shares are held of record by Mr. Levenson), including the shares of Common Stock owned by Privet Fund Management LLC.

J. Alexander’s Corporation

February 2, 2012

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In the event the Company does not accept the Nominees as nominees of the Board, Privet Fund intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to a sufficient number of holders of the Corporation’s voting shares to elect the Nominees (the “Proposed Solicitation”).

Privet Fund remains hopeful that the Company will accept the Nominees and recommend that the Company’s shareholders vote to elect the Nominees in order to avoid a public proxy contest. However, as noted above, we are prepared to move forward with a proxy solicitation if necessary.

In the event the Company does not accept the Nominees as nominees of the Board and the Proposed Solicitation occurs, we currently anticipate that the participants (as contemplated within the meaning of Item 4 of Schedule 14A) in the Proposed Solicitation would include the Nominees, Privet Fund and Privet Fund Management LLC (the “Proposed Participants”). To the knowledge of Privet Fund, as the date hereof and except as set forth herein (including the schedule), (i) during the past ten years, no Proposed Participant has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); (ii) no Proposed Participant directly or indirectly beneficially owns any securities of the Company; (iii) no Proposed Participant owns any securities of the Company which are owned of record but not beneficially; (iv) no Proposed Participant has purchased or sold any securities of the Company during the past two years; (v) no part of the purchase price or market value of the securities of the Company owned by any Proposed Participant is represented by funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring or holding such securities; (vi) no Proposed Participant is, or within the past year was, a party to any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any securities of the Company, including, but not limited to, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies; (vii) no associate of any Proposed Participant owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Company; (viii) no Proposed Participant owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of any parent or subsidiary of the Company; (ix) no Proposed Participant or any of his or its associates was a party to any transaction, or series of similar transactions, since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or is a party to any currently proposed transaction, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000; (x) no Proposed Participant or any of his or its associates has any arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any future employment by the Company or its affiliates, or with respect to any future transactions to which the Company or any of its affiliates will or may be a party; and (xi) no Proposed Participant has a substantial interest, direct or indirect, by securities holdings or otherwise in any matter to be acted on at the Annual Meeting. Privet Fund believes the Nominees would not be barred from being considered independent under the independence requirements of NASDAQ and the independence standards applicable to the Company under paragraph (a)(1) of Item 407 of Regulation S-K under the Act. The Proposed Participants may effect purchases of securities through margin accounts maintained with prime brokers, which may extend margin credit as and when required to open or carry positions in the margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules, and the prime brokers’ credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the accounts.

J. Alexander’s Corporation

February 2, 2012

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In the event any of the Nominees are elected to the Board, we may seek to have the costs of the nomination and, if applicable, solicitation of proxies reimbursed by the Company. If such reimbursement is approved by the Board, stockholder approval would not be required.

In the event you believe we have failed to provide the information required under the Company’s Bylaws, please contact us immediately. Unless we hear from you otherwise, we will assume that this notice has been accepted by the Company as timely and in compliance with the Company’s Bylaws.

If you have any questions regarding this material, please contact Rick Miller (404-572-6787) or Eliot Robinson (404-572-6785) of Bryan Cave LLP.

Kindly sign the enclosed copy of this letter and return it to us in the enclosed envelope to acknowledge receipt.

Very truly yours,

PRIVET FUND LP,

	By:	PRIVET FUND MANAGEMENT LLC, Managing Partner of Privet Fund LP

		/s/ Ryan Levenson
		Ryan Levenson
		Title: Managing Member

Receipt of a copy of the foregoing letter and all attachments thereto is acknowledged.

J. ALEXANDER’S CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:

cc:	Rick Miller, Bryan Cave LLP
	Eliot W. Robinson, Bryan Cave LLP

SCHEDULE A

PRIVET FUND LP

DIRECTOR NOMINATION NOTICE

1.	Nominee Information and Consents

1.1

Todd Diener

1.2

Ryan Levenson

1.3

James Pappas

1.4

Ben Rosenzweig

2.	Stock Ownership Information

2.1

Nominee Stock Ownership

2.2

Proposed Participant 2-Year Trading History

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1.	Stockholder Nominee Information

1.1

Information Required of Todd Diener

(a)

Identification of Nominee.

(i)

Full name: Todd E. Diener

(ii)

Business Address: 4901 Lorraine Drive, Frisco, TX 75034

(iii)

Age: 54

(b)

Employment and Business History. Mr. Diener is currently a private investor. From 2005 until 2009, Mr. Diener was an executive officer of Brinker International, Inc. where he served as the President of Chili’s Grill & Bar and On the Border restaurants. During this time, Chili’s was one of the largest casual dining restaurant chains in the world with more than 1,200 locations in the United States and 200 international locations in 28 countries. In his role as President of Chili’s, Mr. Diener has led all aspects of the brand, including finance, P&L, marketing, operations, real estate, human resources and franchising. Prior to his role as President of Chili’s and On the Border, Mr. Diener served in the roles of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Brinker International, Inc., where he was responsible for more than 1,500 restaurants. In these roles, Mr. Diener oversaw company-owned and franchised operations for On the Border, Macaroni Grill, Maggiano’s and Corner Bakery Café restaurants in the United States and 24 other countries. Mr. Diener worked for Chili’s and its parent company, Brinker International, Inc., for approximately 28 years. Mr. Diener graduated from the Conrad Hilton School for Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston.

(c)

Directorships. In the last five years, Mr. Diener has not held any directorships in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Act or subject to the requirements of section 15(d) of the Act or in any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(d)

Qualifications. Privet Fund believes that Mr. Diener’s experience, background and leadership roles, including extensive experience developing and managing companies in the restaurant industry, will allow Mr. Diener to bring valuable expertise to the Company’s Board.

(e)

Relationship with the Company. Mr. Diener has not previously been employed or held any other positions or offices or been party to any employment agreement, arrangements, transactions or other relationships with the Company or any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company.

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(i)

To the best of Mr. Diener’s knowledge, he is not related by blood, marriage or adoption to any director, employee or nominee to become a director or officer of the Company.

(ii)

Mr. Diener is not an “interested person” under section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and has no material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company).

(f)

Stock Ownership. Mr. Diener is not, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act of 1934) of any securities of the Company.

(g)

Financing Arrangements. No arrangements exist for the financing of Mr. Diener as a nominee for election as a director of the Company.

(h)

Company Legal Proceedings. There are no material pending legal proceedings to which Mr. Diener is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(i)

Other Legal Proceedings. During the last ten years:

(i)

No petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against, and no receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer has been appointed by a court for, the business or property of (a) Mr. Diener, (b) any partnership in which Mr. Diener was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or (c) any corporation or business association of which Mr. Diener was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing.

(ii)

Mr. Diener has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding or named the subject of a pending criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses.

(iii)

Mr. Diener has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:

(1)

acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;

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(2)

engaging in any type of business practice; or

(3)

engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws.

(iv)

Mr. Diener has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of Mr. Diener to engage in any activity described in paragraph (i)(iii)(1) of this section or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity.

(v)

Mr. Diener has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to have violated any Federal or State securities law where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

(vi)

Mr. Diener has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

(vii)

Mr. Diener has not been the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:

(1)

Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation;

(2)

Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or

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(3)

Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity.

(viii)

Mr. Diener has not been the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

(j)

Compensation from Company. Neither Mr. Diener nor any associate or immediate family member has had an employment contract with or received any form of compensation, including plan and non-plan compensation, during the last three years from any person for services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries.

(k)

Nominee Interest in Matters to be Acted Upon. Mr. Diener does not have any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon, other than election as a director of the Company.

(l)

Arrangements Relating to the Solicitation. Mr. Diener was not selected as a nominee for director pursuant to any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person or company.

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CONSENT OF TODD DIENER TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR

I hereby consent to being named as a nominee for election as a director of J. Alexander’s Corporation in any notice or proxy statement published by Privet Fund LP or Privet Fund Management LLC in connection with the election of directors at the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders of J. Alexander’s Corporation, to be nominated for election at such meeting and to serve as a director of J. Alexander’s Corporation if so elected.

	/s/ Todd Diener
	Todd Diener

	Date: 1/28/2012

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1.2	Information Required of Ryan Levenson

(a)

Identification of Nominee.

(i)

Full name: Ryan James Levenson

(ii)

Business Address: 3280 Peachtree Rd., Suite 2670, Atlanta, GA 30305

(iii)

Age: 36

(b)

Employment and Business History. Mr. Levenson is currently Principal and Managing Member of Privet Fund Management LLC, an investment firm, since its founding in February 2007. Mr. Levenson also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Compensation and Audit Committees of The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD), a commercial foodservice equipment manufacturer with a market capitalization of approximately $1.5 billion. Prior to founding Privet Fund Management LLC in February, 2007, Mr. Levenson served as Vice President of Business Development at MSI, a privately held building products distributor and construction services company since 2003. Prior to MSI, Mr. Levenson served as a financial analyst for Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn’s long/short equity hedge fund after working at SAC Capital Advisors LLC in a similar capacity. Mr. Levenson began his career as an analyst for CJS Securities. Mr. Levenson graduated from Vanderbilt University.

(c)

Directorships. In the last five years, except as set forth in paragraph (b) above, Mr. Levenson has not been a director of any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Act or subject to the requirements of section 15(d) of the Act or in any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(d)

Qualifications. Privet Fund believes that Mr. Levenson’s significant experience, expertise and background with regard to financial matters and board-level experience will allow Mr. Levenson to bring valuable expertise to the Company’s Board.

(e)

Relationship with the Company. Mr. Levenson has not previously been employed or held any other positions or offices or been party to any employment agreement, arrangements, transactions or other relationships with the Company or any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company.

(i)

To the best of Mr. Levenson’s knowledge, he is not related by blood, marriage or adoption to any director, employee or nominee to become a director or officer of the Company.

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(ii)

Mr. Levenson is not an “interested person” under section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and has no material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company).

(f)

Stock Ownership. As of the date hereof, Mr. Levenson is not, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act of 1934) of any securities of the Company, other than the 547,881 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Privet Fund Management LLC, which includes 521,524 shares of Common Stock owned by Privet Fund. Privet Fund Management LLC is the Managing Partner of Privet Fund, and Mr. Levenson is the Managing Member of Privet Fund Management LLC. Accordingly, Mr. Levenson may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the 26,357 shares of Common Stock owned by Privet Fund Management LLC and to be a beneficial owner of such shares.

(g)

Financing Arrangements. No arrangements exist for the financing of Mr. Levenson as a nominee for election as a director of the Company.

(h)

Company Legal Proceedings. There are no material pending legal proceedings to which Mr. Levenson is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(i)

Other Legal Proceedings. During the last ten years:

(i)

No petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against, and no receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer has been appointed by a court for, the business or property of (a) Mr. Levenson, (b) any partnership in which Mr. Levenson was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or (c) any corporation or business association of which Mr. Levenson was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing.

(ii)

Mr. Levenson has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding or named the subject of a pending criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses.

(iii)

Mr. Levenson has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:

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(1)

(2)

engaging in any type of business practice; or

(3)

engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws.

(iv)

Mr. Levenson has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of Mr. Levenson to engage in any activity described in paragraph (i)(iii)(1) of this section or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity.

(v)

Mr. Levenson has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

(vi)

Mr. Levenson has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

(vii)

Mr. Levenson has not been the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:

(1)

Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation;

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(2)

(3)

Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity.

(viii)

Mr. Levenson has not been the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

(j)

Compensation from Company. Neither Mr. Levenson nor any associate or immediate family member has had an employment contract with or received any form of compensation, including plan and non-plan compensation, during the last three years from any person for services rendered in any capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries.

(k)

Nominee Interest in Matters to be Acted Upon. Mr. Levenson does not have any substantial interest, direct or indirect, in any matter to be acted upon, other than election as a director of the Company, and except for any interest arising from the ownership of securities of the Company where Mr. Levenson receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class.

(l)

Arrangements Relating to the Solicitation. Mr. Levenson was not selected as a nominee for director pursuant to any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person or company.

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CONSENT OF RYAN LEVENSON TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR

	/s/ Ryan Levenson
	Ryan Levenson

	Date: 1/30/2012

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1.3	Information Required of James Pappas

(a)

Identification of Nominee.

(i)

Full name: James Christopher Pappas

(ii)

Business Address: 1177 West Loop South, Suite 1650, Houston, TX 77027

(iii)

Age: 30

(b)

Employment and Business History. Mr. Pappas is currently the Managing Member of JCP Investment Management, LLC and the sole member of JCP Investment Holdings, LLC, which are firms whose principal business is investing in securities. From 2005 until 2007, Mr. Pappas worked for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a multinational investment banking and securities firm, in the Investment Banking/Leveraged Finance Division. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Mr. Pappas worked at Banc of America Securities, the investment banking arm of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), a multinational banking and financial services corporation, where he focused on Consumer and Retail Investment Banking and provided advice on a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, restructurings and buy-side engagements. Mr. Pappas received a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Masters in Finance from Texas A&M University.

(c)

Directorships. In the last five years, Mr. Pappas has not held any directorships in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Act or subject to the requirements of section 15(d) of the Act or in any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(d)

Qualifications. Privet Fund believes that Mr. Pappas’s extensive knowledge of the capital markets, finance and investment as a result of his investment banking and investment management background will allow Mr. Pappas to bring valuable expertise to the Company’s Board.

(e)

Relationship with the Company. Mr. Pappas has not previously been employed or held any other positions or offices or been party to any employment agreement, arrangements, transactions or other relationships with the Company or any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company.

(i)

To the best of Mr. Pappas’s knowledge, he is not related by blood, marriage or adoption to any director, employee or nominee to become a director or officer of the Company.

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(ii)

Mr. Pappas is not an “interested person” under section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and has no material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company).

(f)

Stock Ownership. As of the date hereof, Mr. Pappas is not, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act of 1934) of any securities of the Company, other than the 201,815 shares of Common Stock owned by JCP Investment Partnership, LP. JCP Investment Partners, LP is the general partner of JCP Investment Partnership, LP; JCP Investment Holdings, LLC is the general partner of JCP Investment Partners, LP; and JCP Investment Management, LLC is the investment manager of JCP Investment Partnership, LP. Mr. Pappas is the sole member of JCP Investment Holdings, LLC and the Managing Member of JCP Investment Management, LLC. Accordingly, Mr. Pappas may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares owned by JCP Investment Partnership, LP and to be a beneficial owner of such shares. Mr. Pappas disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by JCP Investment Partnership, LP except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

(g)

Financing Arrangements. No arrangements exist for the financing of Mr. Pappas as a nominee for election as a director of the Company.

(h)

Company Legal Proceedings. There are no material pending legal proceedings to which Mr. Pappas is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(i)

Other Legal Proceedings. During the last ten years:

(i)

No petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against, and no receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer has been appointed by a court for, the business or property of (a) Mr. Pappas, (b) any partnership in which Mr. Pappas was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or (c) any corporation or business association of which Mr. Pappas was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing.

(ii)

Mr. Pappas has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding or named the subject of a pending criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses.

(iii)

Mr. Pappas has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:

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(1)

(2)

engaging in any type of business practice; or

(3)

engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws.

(iv)

Mr. Pappas has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of Mr. Pappas to engage in any activity described in paragraph (i)(iii)(1) of this section or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity.

(v)

Mr. Pappas has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

(vi)

Mr. Pappas has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

(vii)

Mr. Pappas has not been the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:

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(1)

Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation;

(2)

(3)

Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity.

(viii)

Mr. Pappas has not been the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

(j)

Compensation from Company. Neither Mr. Pappas nor any associate or immediate family member has had an employment contract with or received any form of compensation, including plan and non-plan compensation, during the last three years from any person for services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries.

(k)

Nominee Interest in Matters to be Acted Upon. Mr. Pappas does not have any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon, other than election as a director of the Company, and except for any interest arising from the ownership of securities of the Company where Mr. Pappas receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class.

(l)

Arrangements Relating to the Solicitation. Mr. Pappas was not selected as a nominee for director pursuant to any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person or company.

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CONSENT OF JAMES PAPPAS TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR

	/s/ James Pappas
	James Pappas

	Date: 1/28/2012

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1.4	Information Required of Ben Rosenzweig

(a)

Identification of Nominee.

(i)

Full name: Benjamin Lee Rosenzweig

(ii)

Business Address: 3280 Peachtree Rd., Suite 2670, Atlanta, GA 30305

(iii)

Age: 26

(b)

Employment and Business History. Mr. Rosenzweig is currently an Analyst at Privet Fund Management LLC, an investment firm. Mr. Rosenzweig also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and the Compensation and Governance & Nominating Committees of StarTek, Inc. (NYSE: SRT), a global provider of business process outsourcing services with a market capitalization of approximately $50 million. Prior to joining Privet Fund Management LLC in September 2008, Mr. Rosenzweig served as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Corporate Finance group of Alvarez and Marsal from June 2007 until May 2008, where he completed multiple distressed mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital formation transactions and advisory engagements across several industries. Mr. Rosenzweig was previously employed at Banc of America Securities and UBS. Mr. Rosenzweig graduated magna cum laude from Emory University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

(c)

Directorships. In the last five years, except as set forth in paragraph (b) above, Mr. Rosenzweig has not been a director of any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Act or subject to the requirements of section 15(d) of the Act or in any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(d)

Qualifications. Privet Fund believes that Mr. Rosenzweig’s experience, background and financial expertise, including extensive involvement with capital markets transactions, investments and turnaround situations, along with his board-level experience, will allow Mr. Rosenzweig to bring valuable expertise to the Company’s Board.

(e)

Relationship with the Company. Mr. Rosenzweig has not previously been employed or held any other positions or offices or been party to any employment agreement, arrangements, transactions or other relationships with the Company or any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company.

(i)

To the best of Mr. Rosenzweig’s knowledge, he is not related by blood, marriage or adoption to any director, employee or nominee to become a director or officer of the Company.

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(ii)

Mr. Rosenzweig is not an “interested person” under section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and has no material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company).

(f)

Stock Ownership. Mr. Rosenzweig is not the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act of 1934) of any securities of the Company other than the 3,029 shares of Common Stock Mr. Rosenzweig owns personally.

(g)

Financing Arrangements. No arrangements exist for the financing of Mr. Rosenzweig as a nominee for election as a director of the Company.

(h)

Company Legal Proceedings. There are no material pending legal proceedings to which Mr. Rosenzweig is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(i)

Other Legal Proceedings. During the last ten years:

(i)

No petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against, and no receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer has been appointed by a court for, the business or property of (a) Mr. Rosenzweig, (b) any partnership in which Mr. Rosenzweig was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or (c) any corporation or business association of which Mr. Rosenzweig was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing.

(ii)

Mr. Rosenzweig has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding or named the subject of a pending criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses.

(iii)

Mr. Rosenzweig has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:

(1)

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(2)

engaging in any type of business practice; or

(3)

engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws.

(iv)

Mr. Rosenzweig has not been the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of Mr. Rosenzweig to engage in any activity described in paragraph (i)(iii)(1) of this section or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity.

(v)

Mr. Rosenzweig has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

(vi)

Mr. Rosenzweig has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law where the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

(vii)

Mr. Rosenzweig has not been the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:

(1)

Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation;

(2)

(3)

Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity.

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(viii)

Mr. Rosenzweig has not been the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

(j)

Compensation from Company. Neither Mr. Rosenzweig nor any associate or immediate family member has had an employment contract with or received any form of compensation, including plan and non-plan compensation, during the last three years from any person for services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries.

(k)

Nominee Interest in Matters to be Acted Upon. Mr. Rosenzweig does not have any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon, other than election as a director of the Company, and except for any interest arising from the ownership of securities of the Company where Mr. Rosenzweig receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class.

(l)

Arrangements Relating to the Solicitation. Mr. Rosenzweig was not selected as a nominee for director pursuant to any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person or company.

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CONSENT OF BEN ROSENZWEIG TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR

	/s/ Ben Rosenzweig
	Ben Rosenzweig

	Date: 1/30/2012

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2.	Stock Ownership Information

2.1

Nominee Stock Ownership

Each Nominee’s ownership of the Company’s securities is as follows:

Stockholder

Owned

Title and

Class

Nature of Ownership

Percent

of Class1

Todd Diener

N/A

Ryan Levenson

547,881

Common Stock

Beneficial

9.1

James Pappas

201,815

Common Stock

Beneficial

3.4

Ben Rosenzweig

3,029

Common Stock

Beneficial

Less than 1

1 Calculated based on 5,993,453 total shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 14, 2011, derived from the Company’s latest 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 2, 2011.

2.2

Proposed Participant 2-Year Trading History

(a) Privet Fund LP

Trade Date	Nature of Transaction (Purchase/Sale)	Number of Shares		Price Per Share1
12/13/11	Purchase		50,000	$	5.8300
11/22/11	Purchase		1,700	$	5.6000
11/18/11	Purchase		1,300	$	5.5985
11/17/11	Purchase		3,550	$	5.6810
11/16/11	Purchase		309	$	5.6300
11/15/11	Purchase		428	$	5.5531
11/3/11	Purchase		100,000	$	6.0000
11/1/11	Purchase		27,661	$	6.7365
10/31/11	Purchase		65	$	6.6500
10/28/11	Purchase		4,400	$	6.7908
10/27/11	Purchase		1,000	$	6.5660
10/26/11	Purchase		13,766	$	6.5902
10/25/11	Purchase		6,398	$	6.2380
10/24/11	Purchase		20,946	$	6.1117
10/4/11	Purchase		5,120	$	5.9977
10/3/11	Purchase		6,700	$	5.9500
9/30/11	Purchase		3,300	$	6.1952
9/29/11	Purchase		3,940	$	5.8031
9/26/11	Purchase		1,693	$	6.1455
9/23/11	Purchase		2,172	$	5.9876

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9/22/11	Purchase	2,988	$	5.9989
9/21/11	Purchase	2,474	$	6.1083
9/7/11	Purchase	3,120	$	6.2995
9/2/11	Purchase	100,297	$	6.2506
8/30/11	Purchase	13,000	$	6.7093
8/29/11	Purchase	7,562	$	6.6420
8/26/11	Purchase	2,292	$	6.4703
8/25/11	Purchase	3,500	$	6.3163
8/24/11	Purchase	35,881	$	6.0290
8/23/11	Purchase	4,118	$	5.9010
8/22/11	Purchase	8,300	$	5.8799
8/18/11	Purchase	9,425	$	5.5900
8/15/11	Purchase	1,200	$	5.6445
8/12/11	Purchase	5,300	$	5.6979
8/11/11	Purchase	2,171	$	5.5478
8/10/11	Purchase	3,611	$	5.1069
8/5/11	Purchase	3,800	$	5.5900
8/4/11	Purchase	5,500	$	5.5104
7/28/11	Purchase	400	$	6.5725
7/26/11	Purchase	2,000	$	6.6680
7/21/11	Purchase	2,800	$	6.4100
7/11/11	Purchase	1,367	$	6.4100
6/23/11	Purchase	1,400	$	6.9079
6/16/11	Purchase	600	$	6.2300
6/15/11	Purchase	5,005	$	6.1956
6/14/11	Purchase	7,798	$	6.1083
6/13/11	Purchase	1,314	$	6.0336
6/8/11	Purchase	200	$	6.0450
6/3/11	Purchase	400	$	5.9950
6/2/11	Purchase	2,400	$	6.0900
6/1/11	Purchase	3,000	$	6.0497
5/31/11	Purchase	9,600	$	6.1047
5/27/11	Purchase	2,300	$	5.9675
5/26/11	Purchase	1,719	$	5.8994
5/25/11	Purchase	10,234	$	5.8458

1 Not including any brokerage fees.

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(b) Privet Fund Management LLC

Trade Date	Nature of Transaction (Purchase/Sale)	Number of Shares	Price Per Share1
12/13/2011	Purchase	400	$	5.91
12/13/2011	Purchase	100	$	5.756
12/13/2011	Purchase	10	$	5.76
12/13/2011	Purchase	141	$	5.896
12/13/2011	Purchase	549	$	5.89
12/12/2011	Purchase	1,000	$	5.88
12/12/2011	Purchase	100	$	5.76
12/12/2011	Purchase	100	$	5.919
12/8/2011	Purchase	700	$	5.8189
12/8/2011	Purchase	100	$	5.849
12/8/2011	Purchase	1,300	$	5.85
12/7/2011	Purchase	100	$	5.79
12/7/2011	Purchase	400	$	5.745
12/7/2011	Purchase	600	$	5.79
12/7/2011	Purchase	400	$	5.7841
12/7/2011	Purchase	3,200	$	5.75
12/7/2011	Purchase	286	$	5.7
12/7/2011	Purchase	1,200	$	5.699
12/6/2011	Purchase	22	$	5.71
12/5/2011	Purchase	4,687	$	5.69
12/2/2011	Purchase	1,426	$	5.65
12/1/2011	Purchase	600	$	5.61
11/30/2011	Purchase	3,336	$	5.55
11/30/2011	Purchase	200	$	5.54
11/30/2011	Purchase	300	$	5.53
11/30/2011	Purchase	100	$	5.6299
11/30/2011	Purchase	5,000	$	5.6399

1 Not including any brokerage fees.

Trade Date	Nature of Transaction (Purchase/Sale)	Number of Shares	Price Per Share1
11/9/2011	Purchase	340	$	6.00
11/9/2011	Purchase	995	$	6.00
9/27/2011	Purchase	1,694	$	6.00

1 Not including any brokerage fees.

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(d) James Pappas - JCP Investment Partnership, LP

Trade Date	Nature of Transaction (Purchase/Sale)	Number of Shares	Price Per Share1
1/31/2012	Purchase	2,700	$	6.5996
1/20/2012	Purchase	400	$	6.50
1/18/2012	Purchase	300	$	6.34
1/17/2012	Purchase	332	$	6.50
1/10/2012	Purchase	2,925	$	6.65
1/4/2012	Purchase	400	$	6.25
1/3/2012	Purchase	1,200	$	6.24
12/30/2011	Purchase	1,697	$	6.24
12/29/2011	Purchase	500	$	6.25
12/28/2011	Purchase	2,973	$	6.25
12/27/2011	Purchase	300	$	6.25
12/23/2011	Purchase	8,153	$	6.22
12/22/2011	Purchase	1,800	$	6.21
12/13/2011	Purchase	178,135	$	5.83

1 Not including any brokerage fees.

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EX-99.2 3 ex99-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 ex99-2.htm

Exhibit 99.2

Execution Version

JOINT FILING AND SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

THIS JOINT FILING AND SOLICITATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated and effective as of this 3rd day of February, 2012, is by and among Privet Fund LP (“Privet Fund”), Privet Fund Management LLC (“Privet Management”), Ryan Levenson (“Levenson”), Ben Rosenzweig (“Rosenzweig”; together with Levenson, Privet Management and Privet Fund, the “Privet Parties”), Todd Diener (“Diener”), and James Pappas (acting on his own behalf and on behalf of various entities (collectively, the “JCP Parties”) that are controlled by Mr. Pappas and are parties to this Agreement including, without limitation, JCP Investment Partnership, LP), each of the foregoing a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”.

WHEREAS, certain of the Parties are stockholders, direct or beneficial, of J. Alexander’s Corporation, a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”); and

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to form a committee for the purpose of seeking representation on the Board of Directors of the Company at the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (including any adjournments or postponements thereof and any meeting which may be called in lieu thereof, the “Annual Meeting”) and for the purpose of taking all other action necessary to achieve the foregoing.

NOW, IT IS AGREED, in consideration of the foregoing and the various mutual undertakings set forth herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties do hereby agree as follows:

1. In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), each Party agrees to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D, and any amendments thereto, with respect to the Securities (as defined below) of the Company. Each Party also confirms that the initial joint filing will disclose the formation of “The Committee to Strengthen J. Alexander’s” (the “Committee”), that each Party shall be a member of the Committee and that Privet Management shall chair the Committee. Each Party shall be responsible for the accuracy and completeness of his/its own disclosure therein, and is not responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning the other Parties, unless such Party knows or has reason to know that such information is inaccurate. “Securities” shall mean equity securities of the Company, options to purchase or sell equity securities of the Company, and swaps, synthetics and other derivative securities or instruments, the value of which is solely and directly related to equity securities of the Company.

2. So long as this Agreement is in effect, (i) none of the Parties shall purchase or sell Securities of the Company or otherwise increase or decrease his/its economic exposure to Securities of the Company if such Party reasonably believes that, as a result of such action, the Committee or any member thereof would be likely to be required to make any regulatory filing (including, but not limited to, a Schedule 13D amendment, Form 3 or Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission) without using his/its reasonable efforts to give Privet Management and the JCP Parties at least 24 hours prior written notice, and (ii) each of the Parties shall provide written notice to Privet Management of (a) any of his/its purchases or sales of Securities of the Company, and (b) any Securities of the Company over which he/it acquires or disposes of beneficial ownership, no later than 24 hours after each such transaction.

3. Each of the Parties agrees to form the Committee and to be named as a member thereof for the purpose of (i) soliciting proxies or written consents for the election at the Annual Meeting of the persons nominated by Privet Fund to serve as members of the Board of Directors of the Company, (ii) taking such other action as the Parties deem advisable, and (iii) taking all other action necessary or advisable to achieve the foregoing (the “Solicitation”).

4. Each of (i) the Privet Parties and (ii) the JCP Parties agrees to pay all of the expenses incurred by the Committee in connection with the Committee’s activities, including expenses incurred before or after the date hereof by any of the Parties in the Solicitation (the “Expenses”), that have been approved by Privet Management and the JCP Parties as follows: the Privet Parties shall pay 70% of such Expenses and the JCP Parties shall pay 30% of such Expenses.

5. Each of the Parties agrees that any SEC filing, press release or stockholder communication proposed to be made or issued by the Committee or any member of the Committee in connection with the Solicitation shall be first approved by Privet Management, which approval shall be given as promptly as reasonably practicable and shall not be unreasonably withheld. In addition, any such SEC filing, press release or stockholder communication shall be provided to the JCP Parties for their review and comment a reasonable time before the filing or issuance of such SEC filing, press release or stockholder communication. With respect to any SEC filing, each filing shall be made under the name of Privet Management or Privet Fund.

6. Privet Management shall have general authority to conduct the Solicitation on a day-to-day basis and to take or cause to be taken all such action as Privet Management, in its sole discretion, deems necessary, advisable or appropriate in connection with accomplishing the objectives of the Solicitation. Should any disagreement arise between or among any members of the Committee concerning decisions to be made or actions to be taken in connection with the activities specified in Section 3 or Section 5, Privet Management and the JCP Parties shall have the sole authority to resolve any such disagreement, which resolution shall be reached as promptly as reasonably practicable and shall not be unreasonably withheld.

7. The relationship of the Parties hereto shall be limited to carrying on the business of the Committee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Such relationship shall be construed and deemed to be for the sole and limited purpose of carrying on such business as described herein. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any Party to act as an agent for any other Party, or to create a joint venture or partnership, or to constitute an indemnification. Nothing herein shall restrict any Party’s right to purchase or sell Securities of the Company, as he/it deems appropriate, in his/its sole discretion, provided that all such sales are made in compliance with all applicable securities laws.

8. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument, which may be sufficiently evidenced by one counterpart.

9. In the event of any dispute arising out of the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties hereto consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction of the State of Georgia located in Fulton County and the federal court in the Northern District of Georgia.

10. The Parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than the rights and obligations set forth in Section 4 and Section 9 which shall survive any termination of this Agreement, subject to the final sentence of Section 11) shall terminate immediately after the conclusion of the Solicitation or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties. Any Party hereto may terminate his/its obligations under this Agreement on 24 hours’ written notice to all other parties.

11. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be modified, waived or amended without the written consent of each of the Parties hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement may be amended, without the written consent of each of the Parties hereto, to (i) add any person or entity as a party hereto, which shall become effective upon execution of an appropriate joinder agreement signed by such person or entity and Privet Management, or (ii) remove any member of the Committee as a party hereto, which shall be effective upon delivery of an appropriate written notice from Privet Management to such member, in the event (a) Privet Management determines, in its sole discretion, that such member has breached his/its obligations under this Agreement or is otherwise not acting in the best interests of the Committee, or (b) any disagreement contemplated under Section 6 cannot be resolved within two business days. In the event any member of the Committee is removed as a party to this Agreement pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, such member shall cease to have any rights or obligations under this Agreement, except that such member shall be obligated to pay in accordance with Section 4 its proportional share of the Expenses that have been incurred by the Committee prior to the date of such removal.

12. Each Party disclaims any beneficial or pecuniary interest in the Securities of the Company held by the other Parties, and each Party will make its/his own individual investment and ownership decisions with respect to the Securities of the Company. There is no understanding or agreement among any Party to share in any profits from transactions effected by other Parties.

13. Each Party agrees that Bryan Cave LLP shall act as counsel for both the Committee and each of the Privet Parties relating to their respective investments in the Company and Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP shall act as counsel for each of the JCP Parties relating to their respective investments in the Company.

14. Each Party agrees that this Agreement shall be filed as an exhibit to a Schedule 13D pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Exchange Act.

[Signatures on following page]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Joint Filing Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

PRIVET FUND LP

By: Privet Fund Management LLC,

Managing Partner

By: /s/ Ryan Levenson

Ryan Levenson

Title: Managing Member

PRIVET FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

By: /s/ Ryan Levenson

Ryan Levenson

Title: Managing Member

JCP INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, LP

By: JCP Investment Management, LLC

Investment Manager

By: /s/ James Pappas

Name: James Pappas

Title: Managing Member

JCP INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP

By: JCP Investment Holdings, LLC

General Partner

By: /s/ James Pappas

Name: James Pappas

Title: Managing Member

JCP INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC

By: /s/ James Pappas

Name: James Pappas

Title: Managing Member

JCP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ James Pappas

Name: James Pappas

Title: Managing Member

/s/ Todd Diener

Todd Diener

/s/ Ryan Levenson

Ryan Levenson

/s/ James Pappas

James Pappas

/s/ Ben Rosenzweig

Ben Rosenzweig

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