UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)* {see Introduction below}
Learning Tree International, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
522015106
(CUSIP Number)
Mill Road Capital, L.P.
Attn: Thomas E. Lynch
382 Greenwich Avenue
Suite One
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-987-3500
With a copy to:
Peter M. Rosenblum, Esq.
Foley Hoag LLP
155 Seaport Blvd.
Boston, MA 02210
617-832-1151
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 9, 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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨ {see Introduction below}
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are sent.
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons 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).
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 2 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Mill Road Capital, L.P. | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
831,771 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
483,778 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
831,771 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
483,778 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
(1) | Represents or includes an aggregate of 483,778 shares directly held by the Lane Five Fund and the Pleiades Fund (each, as defined in the Introduction below) that the Mill Road Fund and the other Reporting Persons (each, as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have the shared power to vote (or direct the vote), or to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that such Mill Road Fund may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 483,778 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by such Mill Road Fund that it is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 3 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Mill Road Capital GP LLC | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
831,771 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
483,778 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
831,771 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
483,778 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC; OO |
(1) | Represents or includes an aggregate of 483,778 shares directly held by the Lane Five Fund and the Pleiades Fund (each, as defined in the Introduction below) that the Mill Road Fund GP and the other Reporting Persons (each, as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have the shared power to vote (or direct the vote), or to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that such Mill Road Fund GP may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 483,778 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by such Mill Road Fund GP that it is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 4 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Thomas E. Lynch | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC; IN |
(1) | Includes an aggregate of 483,778 shares directly held by the Lane Five Fund and the Pleiades Fund (each, as defined in the Introduction below) that Mr. Lynch and the other Reporting Persons (as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have the shared power to vote (or direct the vote), or to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that Mr. Lynch may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 483,778 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Mr. Lynch that he is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 5 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Scott P. Scharfman | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
0 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
0 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC; IN |
(1) | Includes an aggregate of 483,778 shares directly held by the Lane Five Fund and the Pleiades Fund (each, as defined in the Introduction below) that Mr. Scharfman and the other Reporting Persons (as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have the shared power to vote (or direct the vote), or to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that Mr. Scharfman may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 483,778 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Mr. Scharfman that he is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 6 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Lane Five Partners LP | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
326,236 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
989,313 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
326,236 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
989,313 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
(1) | Represents or includes an aggregate of 989,313 shares directly held by the Mill Road Fund and the Pleiades Fund (each, as defined in the Introduction below) that the Lane Five Fund and the other Reporting Persons (each, as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that such Lane Five Fund may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 989,313 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by such Lane Five Fund that it is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 7 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Lane Five Partners GP LLC | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
326,236 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
989,313 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
326,236 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
989,313 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC; OO |
(1) | Represents or includes an aggregate of 989,313 shares directly held by the Mill Road Fund and the Pleiades Fund (each, as defined in the Introduction below) that the Lane Five Fund GP and the other Reporting Persons (each, as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that such Lane Five Fund GP may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 989,313 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by such Lane Five Fund GP that it is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 8 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Lane Five Capital Management LP | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
483,778 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
831,771 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
483,778 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
831,771 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN; IA |
(1) | Represents or includes an aggregate of 831,771 shares directly held by the Mill Road Fund (as defined in the Introduction below) that the Lane Five Advisor and the other Reporting Persons (each, as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that such Lane Five Advisor may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 831,771 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by such Lane Five Advisor that it is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 9 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Lane Five Capital Management, LLC | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Maryland | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
483,778 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
831,771 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
483,778 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
831,771 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC; OO |
(1) | Represents or includes an aggregate of 831,771 shares directly held by the Mill Road Fund (as defined in the Introduction below) that the Lane Five Advisor GP and the other Reporting Persons (each, as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that such Lane Five Advisor GP may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 831,771 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by such Lane Five Advisor GP that it is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 10 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Lisa ODell Rapuano | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
483,778 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
831,771 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
483,778 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
831,771 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC; IN |
(1) | Represents or includes an aggregate of 831,771 shares directly held by the Mill Road Fund (as defined in the Introduction below) that Ms. Rapuano and the other Reporting Persons (as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that Ms. Rapuano may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 831,771 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Ms. Rapuano that she is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | 13D | Page 11 of 27 Pages |
1. |
Names of Reporting Persons.
Pleiades Investment PartnersLA, L.P. | |||||
2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) x
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC | |||||
5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware | |||||
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
7. | Sole Voting Power
157,542 | ||||
8. | Shared Voting Power
1,158,007 (1) | |||||
9. | Sole Dispositive Power
157,542 | |||||
10. | Shared Dispositive Power
1,158,007 (1) | |||||
11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,315,549 (1) | |||||
12. |
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.0% (2) | |||||
14. |
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
(1) | Represents or includes an aggregate of 1,158,007 shares directly held by the Mill Road Fund and the Lane Five Fund (each, as defined in the Introduction below) that the Pleiades Fund (as defined in the Introduction below) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of as a result of the Voting Agreement (as defined in the Introduction below). Except to the extent that such Pleiades Fund may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 1,158,007 shares, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by such Pleiades Fund that it is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. |
(2) | Percentage is 9.985% when rounded to three decimal places. |
CUSIP No. 522015106 | Page 12 of 27 Pages |
Introduction.
This Amendment No. 2 to the joint statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the common stock, $0.0001 par value (the Common Stock), of Learning Tree International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer), filed by Mill Road Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Mill Road Fund), Mill Road Capital GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Mill Road Fund GP), Thomas E. Lynch and Scott P. Scharfman (collectively, the Mill Road Reporting Persons) on October 29, 2012, as amended by the Amendment No. 1 on Schedule 13D filed by the Mill Road Reporting Persons on November 13, 2012 (such filing, as so amended and as amended herein, this Schedule 13D), amends and restates this Schedule 13D in its entirety for purposes of (i) satisfying the reporting requirement under Rule 13d-1(e) promulgated under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of Lane Five Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Lane Five Fund), Lane Five Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Lane Five Fund GP), Lane Five Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Lane Five Advisor), Lane Five Capital Management, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (the Lane Five Advisor GP), and Lisa ODell Rapuano (collectively, the Lane Five Reporting Persons), (ii) satisfying the initial reporting requirement under Rule 13d-1(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act of Pleiades Investment PartnersLA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Pleiades Fund and, together with the Lane Five Reporting Persons, the Supporting Reporting Persons), and (iii) integrating the disclosure provided pursuant Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder by the Mill Road Reporting Persons and the Supporting Reporting Persons into a single schedule, all as a result of the Voting Agreement entered into by the Mill Road Fund, the Lane Five Fund, the Lane Five Advisor and the Pleiades Fund on November 9, 2012 (the Voting Agreement). The Mill Road Reporting Persons and the Supporting Reporting Persons are referred to in this Schedule 13D as the Reporting Persons, and each of them is referred to in this Schedule 13D as a Reporting Person.
Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
This Schedule 13D relates to the Common Stock. The address of the Issuers principal executive offices is 1805 Library Street, Reston, Virginia 20190.
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
This Schedule 13D is being filed by the Reporting Persons, who have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement dated November 19, 2012, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13D, pursuant to which they have agreed to file this Schedule 13D jointly in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Information disclosed in this Schedule 13D with respect to any Reporting Person is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information disclosed in this Schedule 13D with respect to any other Reporting Person except to the extent provided by Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
CUSIP No. 522015106 | Page 13 of 27 Pages |
The disclosures required by Item 2 of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act for the Mill Road Reporting Persons, the Lane Five Reporting Persons and the Pleiades Entities (as defined below), respectively, are set forth below.
Mill Road Reporting Persons.
(a) The names of the Mill Road Reporting Persons are Mill Road Capital, L.P., Mill Road Capital GP LLC, Thomas E. Lynch and Scott P. Scharfman. The Mill Road Fund GP is the sole general partner of the Mill Road Fund. Messrs. Lynch and Scharfman, Charles M. B. Goldman and Justin C. Jacobs are the management committee directors of the Mill Road Fund GP and, in this capacity, are referred to in this Schedule 13D as the Mill Road Managers.
(b) The business address of each of the Mill Road Managers, and the address of the principal business and the principal office of each of the Mill Road Fund and the Mill Road Fund GP, is 382 Greenwich Avenue, Suite One, Greenwich, CT 06830.
(c) The principal business of the Mill Road Fund is investing in securities. The principal business of the Mill Road Fund GP is acting as the sole general partner of the Mill Road Fund. The present principal occupation or employment of each Mill Road Manager is as a management committee director of each of the Mill Road Fund GP and Mill Road Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Mill Road Management Company), which provides advisory and administrative services to the Mill Road Fund GP and is located at 382 Greenwich Avenue, Suite One, Greenwich, CT 06830. The Mill Road Fund GP has the principal business described above in this paragraph and the address of its principal business and its principal office is described in paragraph (b) above.
(d) None of the Mill Road Fund, the Mill Road Fund GP and the Mill Road Managers has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) None of the Mill Road Fund, the Mill Road Fund GP and the Mill Road Managers was, during the last five years, a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order (1) enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or (2) finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Each of the Mill Road Fund and the Mill Road Fund GP is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware. Each Mill Road Manager is a citizen of the United States.
Lane Five Reporting Persons.
(a) The names of the Lane Five Reporting Persons are Lane Five Partners LP, Lane Five Partners GP LLC, Lane Five Capital Management LP, Lane Five Capital Management, LLC and Lisa ODell Rapuano. The Lane Five Fund GP is the sole general partner of the Lane Five Fund. The Lane Five Advisor provides investment advisory services to the Lane Five Fund and to the Pleiades Fund. The Lane Five Advisor GP is the sole general partner of the Lane Five Advisor. Ms. Rapuano is a managing member of each of the Lane Five Fund GP and the Lane Five Advisor GP.
CUSIP No. 522015106 | Page 14 of 27 Pages |
(b) The business address of Ms. Rapuano, and the address of the principal business and the principal office of each of the Lane Five Fund, the Lane Five Fund GP, the Lane Five Advisor and the Lane Five Advisor GP, is 1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 313, Towson, MD 21204.
(c) The principal business of the Lane Five Fund is investing and trading in a wide variety of securities and financial instruments. The principal business of the Lane Five Fund GP is acting as the sole general partner of the Lane Five Fund. The principal business of the Lane Five Advisor is serving as an investment manager, including for the Lane Five Fund and the Pleiades Fund. The principal business of the Lane Five Advisor GP is acting as the sole general partner of the Lane Five Advisor. The present principal occupation or employment of Ms. Rapuano is serving as a managing member of each of the Lane Five Advisor GP and the Lane Five Fund GP, which have the respective principal businesses described above in this paragraph and the respective addresses of their respective principal businesses and of their respective principal offices described in paragraph (b) above.
(d) None of the Lane Five Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) None of the Lane Five Reporting Persons was, during the last five years, a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order (1) enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or (2) finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Each of the Lane Five Fund, the Lane Five Fund GP and the Lane Five Advisor is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, and the Lane Five Advisor GP is organized under the laws of the state of Maryland. Ms. Rapuano is a citizen of the United States.
Pleiades Entities.
(a) The name of the Pleiades Fund is Pleiades Investment PartnersLA, L.P. Veritable Partnership Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (VPHI), is the sole general partner of the Pleiades Fund. Veritable, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Veritable), is the sole stockholder of VPHI. The Pleiades Fund, VPHI and Veritable are referred to in this Schedule 13D collectively as the Pleiades Entities, and each of them is referred to in this Schedule 13D as a Pleiades Entity.
(b) The address of the principal business and the principal office of each of the Pleiades Entities is 6022 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073.
(c) The principal business of the Pleiades Fund is acting as a pooled investment vehicle. The principal business of VPHI is acting as a general partner of pooled investment vehicles. The principal business of Veritable is acting as a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Registered Investment Adviser.
(d) No Pleiades Entity has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
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(e) No Pleiades Entity was, during the last five years, a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order (1) enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or (2) finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Each of the Pleiades Entities is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
Set forth on Annex I attached hereto is the information required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 2 of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act for certain other persons related to VPHI and Veritable.
Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration |
The disclosures required by Item 3 of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act for the Mill Road Reporting Persons, the Lane Five Reporting Persons and the Pleiades Entities, respectively, are set forth below.
Mill Road Reporting Persons.
The Mill Road Fund acquired beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 831,771 shares of Common Stock for $7,454,551.65 using working capital from the Mill Road Fund and the proceeds of margin loans under margin loan facilities maintained in the ordinary course of business by the Mill Road Fund with a broker on customary terms and conditions.
On November 9, 2012, the Mill Road Fund entered into the Voting Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 5 and described in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D. As described in Item 5 of this Schedule 13D, as a result of the Voting Agreement, the Mill Road Reporting Persons may be deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership of the aggregate of 483,778 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Lane Five Fund and the Pleiades Fund. No Mill Road Reporting Person paid any cash consideration in connection with the execution and delivery of the Voting Agreement, and thus no funds were used for such purpose.
Lane Five Reporting Persons.
The Lane Five Fund acquired beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 326,236 shares of Common Stock for $3,507,345 using working capital from the Lane Five Fund.
On November 9, 2012, the Lane Five Fund and the Lane Five Advisor entered into the Voting Agreement. As described in Item 5 of this Schedule 13D, as a result of the Voting Agreement, the Lane Five Reporting Persons may be deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership of the 831,771 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Mill Road Fund. No Lane Five Reporting Person paid any cash consideration in connection with the execution and delivery of the Voting Agreement, and thus no funds were used for such purpose.
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The Pleiades Entities.
The Pleiades Fund acquired beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 157,542 shares of Common Stock for $1,756,933 using working capital from the Pleiades Fund.
On November 9, 2012, the Pleiades Fund entered into the Voting Agreement. As described in Item 5 of this Schedule 13D, as a result of the Voting Agreement, the Pleiades Fund may be deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership of the aggregate of 1,158,007 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Mill Road Fund and the Lane Five Fund. No Pleiades Entity paid any cash consideration in connection with the execution and delivery of the Voting Agreement, and thus no funds were used for such purpose.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction |
The Reporting Persons acquired shares of the Common Stock based on their belief that the Common Stock represents an attractive investment opportunity. The Reporting Persons further believe that the Issuer would be better able to realize its full value as a private entity. It is the Reporting Persons intent to acquire the Company. Accordingly, in a letter dated September 21, 2012, attached hereto as Exhibit 4, the Mill Road Fund submitted an offer to acquire all outstanding shares of the Issuer that it does not own.
On November 9, 2012, the Mill Road Fund entered into the Voting Agreement with the Lane Five Fund, the Lane Five Advisor and the Pleiades Fund, pursuant to which the Lane Five Fund, the Lane Five Advisor and the Pleiades Fund agreed to take certain actions, and to refrain from taking certain other actions, to support the Mill Road Reporting Persons intended acquisition of the Issuer, as more fully described in Item 6 below. The Voting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 5 and incorporated by reference into this Item 4.
The Reporting Persons intend to review continuously their equity interest in the Issuer. Depending upon their evaluation of the factors described below and subject to the Voting Agreement, one or more of the Reporting Persons may from time to time purchase additional securities of the Issuer, dispose of all or a portion of the securities then held by such Reporting Persons, or cease buying or selling such securities; any such additional purchases or sales of securities of the Issuer may be in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.
The Reporting Persons may wish to engage in a constructive dialogue with officers, directors and other representatives of the Issuer, as well as the Issuers shareholders; topics of discussion may include, but are not limited to, the Issuers markets, operations, competitors, prospects, strategy, personnel, directors, ownership and capitalization. The Reporting Persons may also enter into confidentiality or similar agreements with the Issuer and, subject to such an agreement or otherwise, exchange information with the Issuer. The factors that the Reporting Persons may consider in evaluating their equity interest in the Issuers business include the following: (i) the Issuers business and prospects; (ii) the performance of the Common Stock and the availability of the Common Stock for purchase at particular price levels; (iii) the availability and nature of opportunities to dispose of the Reporting Persons interests; (iv) general economic conditions; (v) stock market conditions; (vi) other business and investment opportunities available to the Reporting Persons; and (vii) other plans and requirements of the Reporting Persons.
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Depending on their assessment of the foregoing factors, the Reporting Persons may, from time to time, modify their present intention as stated in this Item 4.
Except as set forth above, the Reporting Persons intend to continuously review their options but do not have at this time any specific plans that would result in (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) any extraordinary corporate transactions such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) any sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets of the Issuer or of any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present management or Board of Directors of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the Issuers Board of Directors; (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) any other material change in the Issuers business or corporate structure; (g) any change in the Issuers charter or by-laws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions that may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (h) the Common Stock being delisted from a national securities exchange or ceasing to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; (i) causing a class of equity securities of the Issuer to become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; or (j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
The percentages of beneficial ownership reported for the Reporting Persons in this Item 5, and on each Reporting Persons cover page to this Schedule 13D, are based on a total of 13,175,225 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of July 23, 2012, as reported in the most recent quarterly report of the Issuer on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2012. All of the share numbers reported below, and on each Reporting Persons cover page to this Schedule 13D, are as of November 19, 2012, unless otherwise indicated.
The disclosures required by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Item 5 of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act for the Mill Road Reporting Persons, the Lane Five Reporting Persons, the Pleiades Entities, and all of the Reporting Persons taken together as whole, respectively, are set forth below.
Mill Road Reporting Persons.
(a, b) The cover page to this Schedule 13D for each Mill Road Reporting Person is incorporated by reference in its entirety into these paragraphs (a, b) of this Item 5.
The Mill Road Fund directly holds, and thus has sole voting and dispositive power over, 831,771 shares of Common Stock. The Mill Road Fund GP, as sole general partner of the Mill Road Fund, also has sole authority to vote (or direct the vote), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, these shares of Common Stock, and each of Messrs. Lynch and Scharfman has shared authority to vote (or direct the vote), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, these shares of Common Stock on behalf of the Mill Road Fund GP. Messrs. Goldman and Jacobs do not have beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock.
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As a result of the Voting Agreement, each of the Mill Road Reporting Persons may be deemed to have the shared power to vote (or direct the vote), or to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, the 326,236 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Lane Five Fund and the 157,542 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Pleiades Fund. Except to the extent that any Mill Road Reporting Person may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 483,778 shares of Common Stock, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any Mill Road Reporting Person that such Mill Road Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares of Common Stock for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
Accordingly, each of the Mill Road Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 1,315,549 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 10.0% (9.985% rounded to three decimal places) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the Mill Road Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 1,315,549 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 10.0% (9.985% rounded to three decimal places) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(c) No Mill Road Reporting Person effected any transaction in the shares of Common Stock from November 13, 2012 (the day after the date that the Mill Road Reporting Persons filed Amendment No. 1 to this Schedule 13D) to November 19, 2012.
Lane Five Reporting Persons.
(a, b) The cover page to this Schedule 13D for each Lane Five Reporting Person is incorporated by reference in its entirety into these paragraphs (a, b) of this Item 5.
The Lane Five Fund directly holds, and thus has sole voting and dispositive power over, 326,236 shares of Common Stock. The Lane Five Fund GP, as sole general partner of the Lane Five Fund, also has sole authority to vote (or direct the vote), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, these shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to management contracts with the Lane Five Fund and the Pleiades Fund, respectively, the Lane Five Advisor has sole authority to vote (or direct the vote), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, these 326,236 shares of Common Stock and the 157,542 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Pleiades Fund. The Lane Five Advisor GP, as sole general partner of the Lane Five Advisor, also has sole authority to vote (or direct the vote), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Lane Five Advisor. Ms. Rapuano, as a managing member of the Lane Five Fund GP, has sole authority to vote (or direct the vote), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Lane Five Fund GP, and, as a managing member of the Lane Five Advisor GP, has sole authority to vote (or direct the vote), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Lane Five Advisor GP.
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As a result of the Voting Agreement, each of the Lane Five Fund and the Lane Five Fund GP may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the 831,771 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Mill Road Fund and the 157,542 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Pleiades Fund. Except to the extent that the Lane Five Fund or the Lane Five Fund GP may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 989,313 shares of Common Stock, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by either of the Lane Five Fund or the Lane Five Fund GP that such Lane Five Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares of Common Stock for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
As a result of the Voting Agreement, each of the Lane Five Advisor, the Lane Five Advisor GP and Ms. Rapuano may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the 831,771 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Mill Road Fund. Except to the extent that the Lane Five Advisor, the Lane Five Advisor GP or Ms. Rapuano may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 831,771 shares of Common Stock, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the Lane Five Advisor, the Lane Five Advisor GP or Ms. Rapuano that such Lane Five Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares of Common Stock for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
Accordingly, each of the Lane Five Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 1,315,549 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 10.0% (9.985% rounded to three decimal places) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the Lane Five Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 1,315,549 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 10.0% (9.985% rounded to three decimal places) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(c) No Lane Five Reporting Person, other than pursuant to the Voting Agreement, the Lane Five Fund as set forth in the table below under the heading Lane Five Fund Transactions, or the Lane Five Advisor on behalf of the Pleiades Fund as set forth in the table below under the heading Pleiades Fund Transactions, effected any transaction in the shares of Common Stock from September 20, 2012 (the date sixty (60) days prior to the filing of this Amendment No. 2 to this Schedule 13D) to November 19, 2012.
Lane Five Fund Transactions |
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Date of Transaction |
Shares Purchased/ (Sold) |
Price per Share ($) |
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10/11/2012 |
(39,180 | ) | $ | 5.3500 |
The above listed transaction was conducted in the ordinary course of business on the open market for cash, and the sale price does not reflect brokerage commissions paid.
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The Pleiades Entities.
(a, b) The cover page to this Schedule 13D for the Pleiades Fund is incorporated by reference in its entirety into these paragraphs (a, b) of this Item 5.
The Pleiades Fund directly holds, and thus has sole voting and dispositive power over, 157,542 shares of Common Stock. VPHI, as sole general partner of the Pleiades Fund, also has sole authority to vote (or direct the vote), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, these shares of Common Stock. Veritable, as the sole stockholder of VPHI, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by VPHI.
As a result of the Voting Agreement, each Pleiades Entity may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the 831,771 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Mill Road Fund and the 326,236 shares of Common Stock directly held by the Lane Five Fund. Except to the extent that any Pleiades Entity may be so deemed to have beneficial ownership of these 1,158,007 shares of Common Stock, neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any Pleiades Entity that it is the beneficial owner of such shares of Common Stock for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
Accordingly, each of the Pleiades Entities may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 1,315,549 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 10.0% (9.985% rounded to three decimal places) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the Pleiades Entities may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 1,315,549 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 10.0% (9.985% rounded to three decimal places) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(c) No Pleiades Entity, other than pursuant to the Voting Agreement or the Pleiades Fund as set forth in the table below, effected any transaction in the shares of Common Stock from September 20, 2012 (the date sixty (60) days prior to the filing of this Amendment No. 2 to this Schedule 13D) to November 19, 2012.
Pleiades Fund Transactions |
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Date of Transaction |
Shares Purchased/ (Sold) |
Price per Share ($) |
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10/11/2012 |
(10,820 | ) | $ | 5.3500 |
The above listed transaction was conducted in the ordinary course of business on the open market for cash, and the sale price does not reflect brokerage commissions paid.
The Reporting Persons.
(a, b) Accordingly, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 1,315,549 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 10.0% (9.985% rounded to three decimal places) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
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The respective disclosures required by paragraphs (d) and (e) of Item 5 of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act for all of the Reporting Persons are set forth below.
(d) No person other than the Reporting Persons 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 shares of the Common Stock.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer |
On November 9, 2012, the Mill Road Fund entered into the Voting Agreement with the Lane Five Fund, the Lane Five Advisor and the Pleiades Fund (collectively, the Supporting Parties). The Voting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 5 and incorporated by reference into this Item 6.
Pursuant to the Voting Agreement:
(i) each of the Mill Road Fund and the Supporting Parties agreed that it will not, and will not permit any of its affiliates to, except as contemplated by the Voting Agreement, (1) transfer any equity securities of the Issuer other than in connection with an acquisition of control of the Issuer by the Mill Road Fund or an affiliate thereof (an Acquisition), (2) acquire (except for acquisitions by the Mill Road Fund) any equity securities of the Issuer other than in connection with an Acquisition, and (3) deposit any equity securities of the Issuer into a voting trust, grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect to the voting of any equity securities of the Issuer, or enter into or otherwise create any voting agreement or other arrangement with respect to the voting of any equity securities of the Issuer;
(ii) each of the Supporting Parties agreed to cause all equity securities of the Issuer over which such Supporting Party has voting power to be voted (1) in favor of the approval of any Acquisition and (2) against any proposal, offer or invitation to the Issuer, other than one made by the Mill Road Fund, that involves the acquisition of control of the Issuer, a sale of all or a substantial part of the assets of the Issuer, a restructuring or recapitalization of the Issuer, or any other transaction that could adversely affect, prevent or materially reduce the likelihood of the consummation of an Acquisition (any such proposal, offer or invitation being referred to in this Schedule 13D as a Competing Proposal);
(iii) each of the Supporting Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waived, and agreed not to exercise or assert, any appraisal or similar rights in connection with any Acquisition;
(iv) each of the Supporting Parties agreed that it would not, and that it would cause its affiliates not to, take certain actions, including, among others, (1) making a Competing Proposal, (2) joining with or inviting any other person to be involved in the making of any Competing Proposal, (3) providing any information to any other person with a view to any other persons pursuing or considering to pursue a Competing Proposal, (4) encouraging or supporting (or providing encouragement or support to) any Competing Proposal or any person opposing an Acquisition, and (5) financing or offering to finance any Competing Proposal; and
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(v) each of the Supporting Parties was given the option, in connection with the consummation of any Acquisition, to roll over the equity securities of the Issuer held by such Supporting Party into an entity controlled by the Mill Road Fund that becomes a direct or indirect parent of the Issuer as a result of the consummation of such Acquisition (an Acquisition Parent).
The Voting Agreement terminates on the earliest to occur of (1) November 9, 2013, (2) the agreement of the Mill Road Fund and the Supporting Parties to cause such termination, (3) the consummation of an Acquisition, and (4) certain other events described in the Voting Agreement.
In connection with the Voting Agreement, the Mill Road Fund, the Lane Five Fund and the Pleiades Fund entered into a non-binding term sheet dated as of November 9, 2012 regarding the structure of the Acquisition Parent. This term sheet is attached hereto as Exhibit 6 and incorporated by reference into this Item 6.
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits |
Exhibit 1 | Joint Filing Agreement by and among Mill Road Capital, L.P., Mill Road Capital GP LLC, Thomas E. Lynch, Scott P. Scharfman, Lane Five Partners LP, Lane Five Partners GP LLC, Lane Five Capital Management LP, Lane Five Capital Management, LLC, Lisa ODell Rapuano and Pleiades Investment PartnersLA, L.P. dated as of November 19, 2012 | |
Exhibit 2 | Confirming Statement of Thomas E. Lynch dated November 19, 2012 | |
Exhibit 3 | Confirming Statement of Scott P. Scharfman dated November 19, 2012 | |
Exhibit 4 | Letter from Mill Road Capital, L.P. to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Learning Tree International, Inc. dated September 21, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the joint statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the Common Stock filed by the Mill Road Reporting Persons on October 29, 2012) | |
Exhibit 5 | The Voting Agreement dated as of November 9, 2012 by and among Mill Road Capital, L.P., Lane Five Partners LP, Lane Five Capital Management LP and Pleiades Investment PartnersLA, L.P. | |
Exhibit 6 | The Proposed Transaction Parent Term Sheet dated as of November 9, 2012 by and among Mill Road Capital, L.P., Lane Five Partners LP and Pleiades Investment PartnersLA, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 6 to the Amendment No. 1 to the joint statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the Common Stock filed by the Mill Road Reporting Persons on November 13, 2012) |
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Exhibit 7 | Confirming Statement of Pleiades Investment PartnersLA, L.P. dated November 16, 2012. |
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
DATE: | November 19, 2012 | |
MILL ROAD CAPITAL, L.P. |
By: | Mill Road Capital GP LLC, | |
its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas E. Lynch | |
Thomas E. Lynch | ||
Management Committee Director and | ||
Chairman | ||
MILL ROAD CAPITAL GP LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas E. Lynch | |
Thomas E. Lynch | ||
Management Committee Director and | ||
Chairman | ||
THOMAS E. LYNCH | ||
/s/ Thomas E. Lynch | ||
SCOTT P. SCHARFMAN | ||
/s/ Scott P. Scharfman |
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LANE FIVE PARTNERS LP | ||
By: | Lane Five Partners GP LLC, | |
its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
LANE FIVE PARTNERS GP LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
LANE FIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | ||
By: | Lane Five Capital Management, LLC | |
its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
LANE FIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
LISA ODELL RAPUANO | ||
/s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Lisa ODell Rapuano |
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PLEIADES INVESTMENT PARTNERSLA, L.P. | ||
By: | Lane Five Capital Management LP | |
its attorney-in-fact | ||
By: | Lane Five Capital Management, LLC | |
its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member |
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Annex I
Item 2 Disclosure for Certain Persons Related to the Pleiades Entities
(a) | The executive officers (and titles) of Veritable Partnership Holding, Inc. (VPHI) are: |
| Charles P. Keates (Vice President) |
| John J. Scuteri (Vice President) |
| Michael A. Stolper (Chairman, President and Assistant Secretary) |
| Timothy M. Alles (Secretary and Treasurer) |
| Jeffrey A. Beachell (Vice President) |
The sole director of VPHI is Michael A. Stolper.
The executive officers (and titles) of Veritable, LP (Veritable) are:
| Charles P. Keates (General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer) |
| John J. Scuteri (Chief Operating Officer) |
| Michael A. Stolper (Chief Executive Officer) |
| Timothy M. Alles (Chief Financial Officer) |
| Thomas D. Mahoney (Chief Risk Officer) |
| David M. Belej (Chief Investment Officer) |
Veritable does not have any directors.
All of the foregoing natural persons listed on this Annex I are referred to collectively in this Annex I as the Directors and Officers.
(b) | The business address of each of the Directors and Officers is 6022 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073. |
(c) | The present principal occupation or employment of each of the Directors and Officers is serving in the capacities indicated above for the entities indicated above. |
(d) | No Director or Officer has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). |
(e) | No Director or Officer was, during the last five years, a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order (1) enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or (2) finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
(f) | Each of the Directors and Officers is a citizen of the United States of America. |
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Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), the undersigned hereby agree, as of November 19, 2012, that only one statement containing the information required by Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act, whether an initial such statement or any amendment thereto, need be filed with respect to the ownership by each of the undersigned of shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value, of Learning Tree International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and such statement to which this Joint Filing Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1 is, and any such amendment filed while this Joint Filing Agreement is in effect shall be, filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.
MILL ROAD CAPITAL, L.P. | ||
By: | Mill Road Capital GP LLC, | |
its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas E. Lynch | |
Thomas E. Lynch | ||
Management Committee Director and Chairman | ||
MILL ROAD CAPITAL GP LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas E. Lynch | |
Thomas E. Lynch | ||
Management Committee Director and Chairman | ||
THOMAS E. LYNCH | ||
/s/ Thomas E. Lynch | ||
SCOTT P. SCHARFMAN | ||
/s/ Scott P. Scharfman |
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LANE FIVE PARTNERS LP | ||
By: | Lane Five Partners GP LLC, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
LANE FIVE PARTNERS GP LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
LANE FIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | ||
By: | Lane Five Capital Management, LLC its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
LANE FIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
LISA ODELL RAPUANO | ||
/s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Lisa ODell Rapuano |
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PLEIADES INVESTMENT PARTNERSLA, L.P. | ||
By: | Lane Five Capital Management LP its attorney-in-fact | |
By: | Lane Five Capital Management, LLC its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member |
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Exhibit 2
CONFIRMING STATEMENT
This Statement confirms that the undersigned has authorized and designated Charles M. B. Goldman, Scott P. Scharfman and Justin C. Jacobs, each acting singly, to execute and file on the undersigneds behalf all Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedule 13D (including any amendments thereto or any joint filing agreements with respect thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigneds ownership of or transactions in securities of Learning Tree International, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The authority of Charles M. B. Goldman, Scott P. Scharfman and Justin C. Jacobs under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file any of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedule 13D with regard to the undersigneds ownership of or transactions in securities of Learning Tree International, Inc. unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that Charles M. B. Goldman, Scott P. Scharfman and Justin C. Jacobs are not assuming any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 or Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Dated: November 19, 2012 | /s/ Thomas E. Lynch | |||
Thomas E. Lynch |
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Exhibit 3
CONFIRMING STATEMENT
This Statement confirms that the undersigned has authorized and designated Thomas E. Lynch, Charles M. B. Goldman and Justin C. Jacobs, each acting singly, to execute and file on the undersigneds behalf all Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedule 13D (including any amendments thereto and any joint filing agreements with respect thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigneds ownership of or transactions in securities of Learning Tree International, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The authority of Thomas E. Lynch, Charles M. B. Goldman and Justin C. Jacobs under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file any of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedule 13D with regard to the undersigneds ownership of or transactions in securities of Learning Tree International, Inc. unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that Thomas E. Lynch, Charles M. B. Goldman and Justin C. Jacobs are not assuming any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 or Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Dated: November 19, 2012 | /s/ Scott P. Scharfman | |||
Scott P. Scharfman |
Exhibit 5
VOTING AGREEMENT
This VOTING AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of November 9, 2012 is made by and among Mill Road Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Mill Road), Lane Five Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Lane Five Fund), Lane Five Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Lane Five Advisor), and Pleiades Investment Partners LA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Pleiades Fund).
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are shareholders, direct and/or beneficial, of Learning Tree International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (LTI), Mill Road has submitted to a special committee of LTIs Board of Directors a non-binding indication of interest to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of LTI, and the other parties hereto wish to support any proposed acquisition of control of LTI by Mill Road or an affiliate thereof (any such proposed acquisition, a Proposed Transaction).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Interested Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. | Certain Definitions. |
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following respective meanings ascribed to them:
Acquire shall mean, with respect to any LTI Securities, to acquire, or to acquire Beneficial Ownership of, whether by purchase, entering into an agreement or understanding with any person or group or otherwise, any LTI Securities or any right or title thereto or interest therein.
Affiliates shall mean, with respect to any Interested Party, persons that, directly or indirectly, control, are controlled by or are under common control with such Interested Party. For these purposes, control of a person shall mean the power to direct, or to cause the direction of, the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Beneficial Owner shall mean, with respect to any LTI Securities, a person who has Beneficial Ownership of such LTI Securities.
Beneficial Ownership shall mean, with respect to LTI Securities, beneficial ownership of such LTI Securities either pursuant to Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or within the meaning of Delaware law.
Competing Proposal shall mean a proposal, offer or invitation to LTI, other than one made by Mill Road, that involves the acquisition of control of LTI, a sale of all or a substantial part of the assets of LTI, a restructuring or recapitalization of LTI, or any other transaction that could adversely affect, prevent or materially reduce the likelihood of the consummation of a Proposed Transaction.
Confidential Information shall mean all information relating to (i) the existence or terms of, or any negotiations or discussions relating to, any Proposed Transaction or (ii) Mill Road or LTI, or their respective business affairs or finances, if such information is provided to any Restricted Person by Mill Road or any advisor thereto. The term Confidential Information shall not include any information that (A) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by any Restricted Person in violation of this Agreement, (B) was or becomes available to any Restricted Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Mill Road, provided that such source was not known by such Restricted Person to be bound by any obligation to keep such information confidential, (C) is independently developed by any Restricted Persons without use or incorporation of, or reference to, any Confidential Information, or (D) is required to be disclosed by applicable law, regulation or a court of competent jurisdiction.
Current Shareholder Securities shall mean the LTI Securities of which any Interested Party or Affiliate thereof is a Beneficial Owner at the time that such Interested Party becomes an Interested Party hereunder. The Current Shareholder Securities shall be noted on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Interested Party and Interested Parties shall mean a party hereto and the parties hereto, respectively.
LTI Securities shall mean shares of common stock of LTI and any other equity securities of LTI, including any option, call, put or straddle, the underlying security of which is an equity security of LTI, as well as any swap, synthetic security and other derivative security or instrument, the value of which is solely and directly related to equity securities of LTI.
Restricted Persons shall mean, with respect to any Supporting Group Member, such Supporting Group Member and its Affiliates, and any of their respective officers, managers, employees, agents, auditors, partners, members, or consultants. If the term Restricted Person is used without reference to a Supporting Group Member, it shall mean any of the foregoing Restricted Persons with respect to any Supporting Group Member.
Schedule 13D shall mean any Schedule 13D, together with any amendment and/or restatement thereof, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by one or more Interested Parties in respect of the Interested Parties collective Beneficial Ownership of LTI Securities.
Shareholder Securities shall mean any Current Shareholder Securities and any LTI Securities of which any Interested Party or Affiliate thereof becomes the Beneficial Owner after becoming an Interested Party hereunder. In the event of any stock split, reverse split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into LTI Securities), combination, reorganization, recapitalization or other like change, conversion or exchange of LTI Securities, or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of LTI, the term Shareholder Securities shall be deemed to refer to and include the Shareholder Securities, as well as all such stock dividends and distributions paid on the Shareholder Securities and any LTI Securities into which or for which any or all of the Shareholder Securities may be changed, converted or exchanged.
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Supporting Group Member shall mean the Lane Five Fund, the Lane Five Advisor, the Pleiades Fund and any person added as a party hereto pursuant to Section 13.
Termination Date shall mean the date on which this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms.
Transfer shall mean, with respect to any LTI Securities, to (i) offer for sale or agree to sell, transfer, tender, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, (ii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to or consent to the offer for sale, sale, transfer, tender, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, or (iii) create any lien of any nature whatsoever with respect to, the case of any of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), such LTI Securities or any right or title thereto or interest therein.
Voting Proxy shall mean depositing any Shareholder Securities into a voting trust; or granting any proxy or power of attorney, or entering into a voting agreement or other arrangement, with respect to the voting of any Shareholder Securities.
Additional provisions regarding the construction of this Agreement are set forth in Section 17.
2. | LTI Securities. |
(a) Restrictions. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or as mutually agreed by the Interested Parties in writing, each of the Interested Parties agrees that, after becoming an Interested Party hereunder and prior to the Termination Date, it will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly: (i) Transfer any LTI Securities other than in a Proposed Transaction; (ii) Acquire any LTI Securities other than in a Proposed Transaction; (iii) deposit any LTI Securities into, or grant, enter into or otherwise create, any Voting Proxy (other than a Voting Proxy entered into with the other Interested Parties); or (iv) agree (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2(a).
(b) Voting. Each Supporting Group Member hereby agrees that, after becoming a Supporting Group Member hereunder and prior to the Termination Date, at any meeting (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting) of the shareholders of LTI, however called, such Supporting Group Member shall appear at such meeting or otherwise cause any and all Shareholder Securities over which such Supporting Group Member has voting power to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum and vote (or cause to be voted) any and all such Shareholder Securities, and with respect to any action by written consent of the shareholders of LTI, such Supporting Group Member shall execute and deliver such written consent, in the event of any of the foregoing: (i) in favor of the approval of any Proposed Transaction, and (ii) against any Competing Proposal. Each Supporting Group Member further agrees not to enter into any agreement or understanding with any person or group, the effect of which would be inconsistent with or violative of any provision contained in this Section 2(b).
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(c) Appraisal Rights. Each Supporting Group Member hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to exercise or assert, any rights of appraisal, dissenters rights or similar rights at any time in connection with any Proposed Transaction.
(d) Exceptions. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2 shall not prevent Mill Road or any Affiliate thereof from Acquiring any LTI Securities after the date hereof.
3. | Exclusivity. |
Prior to the Termination Date, no Supporting Group Member shall, and each Supporting Group Member shall cause its Affiliates not to, without the knowledge and written consent of Mill Road, directly or indirectly, either alone or with any of its Affiliates: (i) make a Competing Proposal, or join with or invite any other person to be involved in the making of any Competing Proposal, or provide any information to any other person with a view to any other persons pursuing or considering to pursue a Competing Proposal, or encourage or support (or provide encouragement or support to) any Competing Proposal or any person opposing a Proposed Transaction; (ii) finance or offer to finance any Competing Proposal, including by offering any equity or debt finance in support of any Competing Proposal; (iii) take any action that would have the effect of preventing, disabling or delaying such Supporting Group Member from performing its obligations under this Agreement; (iv) enter into any written or oral agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether legally binding or not) regarding, or do or omit to do, anything that is inconsistent with this Agreement, including entering into agreements, arrangements or understandings with LTI, or (v) aid, abet, counsel or induce any other person in doing any of the things mentioned in this Section 3. Each Interested Party shall notify the other Interested Parties promptly if it or, if applicable, any other Restricted Person with respect to it receives any approach or communication with respect to any Competing Proposal, or any approach or communication from LTI regarding a Proposed Transaction or any alternative to a Proposed Transaction, and shall disclose to the other Interest Parties the identity of any other persons involved and the nature and content of the approach or communication. The foregoing notwithstanding, Mill Road shall not be required to notify the Supporting Group Members regarding communications it receives from LTI regarding a Proposed Transaction unless such communication relates to a material change in the terms of such Proposed Transaction as reasonably determined by Mill Road.
4. | Cooperation. |
(a) Each Interested Party hereby agrees that this Agreement shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to a Schedule 13D. Each of the Interested Parties acknowledges that it shall be responsible for the timely filing of any Schedule 13D, any amendment or restatement thereof and any other regulatory filing required to be filed by such Interested Party with respect to LTI or any LTI Securities (including any filing required by Section 16 of the Exchange Act), and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such Interested Party contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making such filings,
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except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. Each Interested Party agrees, to the extent required by, and in accordance with, applicable federal securities laws, to update promptly any information pertaining to such Interested Party, and to cause any Affiliate thereof to update promptly any information pertaining to such Affiliate, in any Schedule 13D.
(b) Each Supporting Group Member agrees that any regulatory filing (including any Schedule 13D and any filing required by Section 16 of the Exchange Act), press release or shareholder communication (each, a Disclosure) proposed to be filed or issued by one or more Interested Parties in connection with any Proposed Transaction or the Interested Parties activities contemplated by this Agreement shall be approved by Mill Road, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Mill Road shall have the right, upon request, to direct the preparation, and filing or issuance, of any Disclosure and to require that any Disclosure be made jointly by the Interested Parties (any Disclosure with respect to which Mill Road exercises this right being referred to herein as a Joint Disclosure). Mill Road shall give the Supporting Group Members reasonable opportunity to comment on any proposed Joint Disclosure before such Joint Disclosure is filed or issued, and shall consider any comments so made in good faith. If any Schedule 13D is a Joint Disclosure, each Supporting Group Member agrees to provide promptly any updates required by the last sentence of Section 4(a) to Mill Road. Except to the extent responsibility for such costs are divided pursuant to Section 8(b), Mill Road shall bear the following costs in connection with any Joint Disclosure: any filing fees, the costs of any filing agents, and the fees and disbursements of Mill Roads legal counsel.
(c) Each Supporting Group Member shall execute and deliver such additional documents, and use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all such further actions, and to do or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective any Proposed Transaction and any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Schedule 13D.
(d) Until the third anniversary of this Agreement, each of the Interested Parties agrees to cooperate, to the extent reasonable, including in a joint defense, with respect to any claim or action of any kind, at law or equity, or any appeal of any decision thereof, threatened in writing, initiated or pending which in any manner attempts to prevent, forestall or invalidate the consummation of any Proposed Transaction or any matter contemplated by this Agreement or any Schedule 13D, or in a joint prosecution or other declaratory action which attempts to effectuate any matter contemplated by this Agreement or any Schedule 13D; provided that if any claim is pending by or against the Interested Parties on the third anniversary of this Agreement, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until such claim is finally resolved.
5. | Supporting Group Member Option. |
If a Proposed Transaction is consummated, each Supporting Group Member shall have the option, but not the obligation, in connection with such consummation to convert or exchange, on terms to be agreed to by Mill Road, on the one hand, and the Supporting Group Members exercising such option, on the other hand, in good faith, any Shareholder Securities held by it
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into or for an ownership interest in an entity controlled by Mill Road (a Proposed Transaction Parent) that becomes a direct or indirect parent of LTI or a successor thereto as a result of such consummation, provided that each such Supporting Group Member complies with all applicable law and regulations in connection with such conversion or exchange and that, in connection therewith, each such Supporting Group Member complies with all disclosure and other legal and regulatory requirements related thereto.
6. | Confidentiality. |
Without the prior written consent of Mill Road, and except as otherwise permitted herein, no Supporting Group Member shall, and each Supporting Group Member shall cause the other Restricted Persons with respect to it not to, disclose any Confidential Information to a third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Restricted Persons may disclose Confidential Information to their respective lawyers and advisors in the event that such persons are bound by obligations of confidentiality at least as stringent as those set forth in this Agreement. No Supporting Group Member shall, and each Supporting Group Member shall cause the other Restricted Persons with respect to it not to, use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than for the purposes of this Agreement or a Proposed Transaction.
7. | Representations and Warranties. |
Each Interested Party hereby represents and warrants as to itself that:
(a) Ownership. Set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (under the applicable heading for such Interested Party) is a true and complete list of the name of the Beneficial Owner, number and type of all LTI Securities of which such Interested Party or any Affiliate thereof has Beneficial Ownership as of the date that such person became an Interested Party hereunder. Each such Beneficial Owner has sole or shared voting power over such LTI Securities as indicated on such Exhibit A.
(b) No Voting Proxies. Such Interested Party represents that, other than as contemplated by this Agreement, it has not deposited any Shareholder Securities into, or granted, entered into or otherwise created, any Voting Proxy that is currently or will hereafter become effective.
(c) Authority; Validity. Such Interested Party has all requisite capacity, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Interested Party and the consummation by such Interested Party of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Interested Party. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Interested Party. If such Interested Party is executing and delivering this Agreement on behalf of another Interested Party, such executing Interested Party has all requisite capacity, power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and to sign any Schedule 13D, on behalf of such other Interested Party and to bind such other Interested Party to the terms hereof.
(d) Non-Contravention. To such Interested Partys knowledge, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions
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contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof will not, contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation of, breach of or default by (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) such Interested Party under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation under, or result in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of such Interested Party under, any provision of (i) such Interested Partys charter, bylaws, partnership agreement or other organizational documents, if applicable, (ii) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license applicable to such Interested Party or (iii) any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, injunction, rule or regulation applicable to such Interested Party or any of such Interested Partys properties or assets, other than any such conflicts, violations, defaults, rights, or liens that, individually or in the aggregate, would not impair the ability of such Interested Party to perform such Interested Partys obligations hereunder or prevent, limit or restrict in any respect the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. There is no beneficiary or holder of a voting trust certificate or other interest of any trust of which such Interested Party is trustee or any other person, including any governmental authority, whose consent, approval, order or authorization is required by or with respect to such Interested Party for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Interested Party or the consummation by such Interested Party of the transactions contemplated hereby.
8. | Expenses. |
(a) Except as set forth in Section 4(b), unless and until a Proposed Transaction is consummated, each Interested Party shall be responsible for all expenses incurred by such Interested Party in connection with the matters contemplated hereby and not reimbursed by LTI (collectively, the Transaction Expenses), including its costs of negotiating, performing due diligence and closing any Proposed Transaction, its costs of legal counsel, accountants and other service professionals, the preparation and filing of any Schedule 13D, preliminary or definitive proxy statement or any other regulatory filing, the preparation and delivery of any letters, advertisements or solicitation of proxies, and its cost of any other actions or transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) The provisions of Section 8(a) notwithstanding, if a Proposed Transaction is consummated, the Interested Parties shall be jointly responsible for all Transaction Expenses incurred with respect to such Proposed Transaction in proportion to their respective equity ownership (determined on an as-converted to common stock or other applicable basis reasonably determined by Mill Road in its discretion) of the applicable Proposed Transaction Parent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Interested Party shall be fully responsible for all such expenses arising out of the gross negligence, fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Interested Party or any Affiliate thereof.
9. | Notices. |
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally, or if mailed by certified mail (return receipt requested), or sent by overnight courier, by facsimile (upon confirmation of receipt) or by electronic mail, to (i) if to Mill Road, Mill Road Capital, L.P., 382 Greenwich Avenue, Suite
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One, Greenwich, CT 06830, Attention: Justin Jacobs, (ii) if to any Supporting Group Member, the address set forth below such Supporting Group Members signature on the applicable signature page hereto, or (iii) if to any Interested Party, to such other address for such Interested Party as shall be specified by like notice, in all such cases, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice hereunder) to: Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA 02210, Attention: Peter M. Rosenblum, Esq.
10. | Amendments; Successors |
No waiver, amendment or other modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by all of the Interested Parties. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on each Interested Party and their respective legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not be assigned by any Interested Party in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the other Interested Parties. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement and Exhibit A attached hereto may and shall be amended to reflect any persons becoming a party hereto pursuant to Section 13.
11. | Term and Termination. |
(a) Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date hereof and shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) the first anniversary of the date hereof;
(ii) the joint written consent of the Interested Parties to such termination;
(iii) the consummation of a Proposed Transaction;
(iv) the consummation of any transaction not involving Mill Road that results in the acquisition of control of LTI, a sale of all or a substantial part of the assets of LTI or, a restructuring or recapitalization of LTI;
(v) delivery of a written notice of termination pursuant to this clause (v) from all of the Supporting Group Members to Mill Road if Mill Road has materially breached this Agreement or committed a material violation of law relating to LTI;
(vi) delivery of a written notice of termination pursuant to this clause (vi) from Mill Road to the Supporting Group Members if any Supporting Group Member has materially breached this Agreement or committed a material violation of law relating to LTI; and
(vii) delivery of written notice by Mill Road to LTI that Mill Road has determined that it is no longer interested in pursuing a Proposed Transaction and delivery of notice of termination pursuant to this clause (vii) (which notice need not be written or otherwise comply with Section 9) from Mill Road to the Supporting Group Members.
(b) Termination Rights. If a Supporting Group Member materially breaches this Agreement or commits a material violation of law relating to LTI, instead of terminating this
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Agreement pursuant to Section 11(a)(vi), Mill Road may elect in its discretion by written notice to such Supporting Group Member to terminate all of such Supporting Group Members rights under this Agreement. Any Supporting Group Member whose rights hereunder are so terminated will thereafter remain subject to such Supporting Group Members obligations hereunder except as otherwise determined by Mill Road in its discretion. If Mill Road materially breaches this Agreement or commits a material violation of law relating to LTI, and the Agreement is not terminated pursuant to Section 11(a)(v), any Supporting Group Member may elect, by written notice to Mill Road, to withdraw from this Agreement as an Interested Party. Upon Mill Roads receipt of such a notice from an Interest Party so withdrawing and thereafter, such withdrawn Interested Party shall neither be a party to this Agreement nor have any rights or obligations under this Agreement.
(c) Continuing Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Interested Parties hereunder shall not be terminated while any claim or action of any kind, at law or equity, or any appeal of any decision thereof, is threatened in writing, initiated or pending which in any manner attempts to prevent, forestall or invalidate any of the actions or matters contemplated hereby. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 shall occur without any liability or continuing obligation of any party to any other party except for obligations and liabilities that had accrued prior to termination of the Agreement; provided that Sections 1, 4 and 6 through 19, shall survive any such termination. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, including any continuing obligations to cooperate hereunder, (i) upon termination of this Agreement, no Interested Party intends to be, and each shall no longer be, part of a group with the other Interested Parties for any purpose, including for purposes of the federal securities laws, and (ii) upon the withdrawal of an Interested Party pursuant to Section 11(b), such withdrawn Interested Party shall no longer be part of a group with the other Interested Parties for any purpose, including for purposes of the federal securities laws.
12. | No Partnership or Agency. |
The Interested Parties are independent and nothing in this Agreement constitutes any Interested Party as the trustee, fiduciary, agent, employee, partner or joint venturer of any other Interested Party.
13. | Additional Parties. |
Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, at any time and from time to time after the date hereof and prior to the Termination Date, one or more persons approved by Mill Road in its discretion may become parties to this Agreement as Supporting Group Members with the consent of the other Supporting Group Members, which consent may not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed. Any such person, as a condition to becoming such a party hereto, shall execute a counterpart signature page to this Agreement, whereby such person shall become a party to, and agree to be bound by, this Agreement as a Supporting Group Member and an Interested Party hereunder, and shall satisfy any other conditions determined by Mill Road. Upon any person becoming a party hereto pursuant to this Section 13, Mill Road shall amend Exhibit A attached hereto so that it notes the LTI Securities of which such person is a Beneficial Owner at the time that such person became an Interested Party. No person who
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becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 13 shall have any rights hereunder other than those that apply generally to the other Supporting Group Members hereunder without the consent of Mill Road and such other Supporting Group Members, and Mill Road shall not enter into any other agreement with one or more Supporting Group Members for purposes of giving such Supporting Group Members rights in connection with any Proposed Transaction that are not offered to the other Supporting Group Members, provided that the foregoing clause shall not prevent the terms and conditions related to investment in the Proposed Transaction Parent from containing differential rights based upon material differences in the amount initially invested therein.
14. | Counterparts. |
This Agreement may be executed and delivered by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and both of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail with digital attachment (including .pdf or .tiff) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
15. | Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. |
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Each Interested Party (i) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any state or Federal court located in the State of Delaware or in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement, (ii) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and (iii) agrees that it shall not bring any action relating to this Agreement in any court other than a state or Federal court located in the State of Delaware or the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.
16. | Captions. |
The captions to sections of this Agreement have been inserted only for identification and reference purposes and shall not be used to construe or interpret this Agreement.
17. | Construction. |
Where the context permits, the use of the term or shall be equivalent to the use of the term and/or. Any list of one or more items preceded by the word include or including shall not be deemed limited to the stated items but shall be deemed without limitation. The term person shall include an individual, corporation, association, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental authority or other entity. As used herein, the singular shall include the plural, the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter, and the neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine, unless the context otherwise requires.
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18. | Severability |
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority by judgment or order no longer subject to review, to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
19. | Entire Agreement. |
This Agreement constitutes and contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, understandings, duties or obligations between the parties respecting the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Voting Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
Mill Road Capital, L.P. | ||
By: | Mill Road Capital GP LLC its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Justin C. Jacobs | |
Justin C. Jacobs | ||
Management Committee Director |
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Lane Five Partners LP | ||
By: | Lane Five Partners GP LLC, its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
Address: | ||
1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 313 | ||
Towson, MD 21204 | ||
Attention: Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Lane Five Capital Management LP | ||
By: | Lane Five Capital Management, LLC its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
Address: | ||
1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 313 | ||
Towson, MD 21204 | ||
Attention: Lisa ODell Rapuano |
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Pleiades Investment Partners LA, L.P. | ||
By: | Lane Five Capital Management LP its attorney-in-fact | |
By: | Lane Five Capital Management, LLC its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Lisa ODell Rapuano | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano | ||
Managing Member | ||
Address: | ||
c/o Lane Five Capital Management LP | ||
1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 313 | ||
Towson, MD 21204 | ||
Attention: Lisa ODell Rapuano |
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EXHIBIT A
INTERESTED PARTY | Interested Party Securities | |
Mill Road | 831,771 shares of LTIs common stock, $0.0001 par value (Common Stock) | |
AFFILIATED SHAREHOLDERS |
Affiliated Shareholder Securities | |
Mill Road Capital GP LLC (1) | 831,771 shares of Common Stock (1) | |
Mill Road Capital Management LLC (2) | ||
Thomas E. Lynch (3) | 831,771 shares of Common Stock (3) | |
Scott P. Scharfman (3) | 831,771 shares of Common Stock (3) | |
Charles M. B. Goldman (3) | ||
Justin C. Jacobs (3) |
(1) These shares are held directly by Mill Road. Mill Road Capital GP LLC (the MR GP) is the sole general partner of Mill Road and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect Beneficial Owner of the shares of Common Stock held by Mill Road.
(2) Mill Road Capital Management LLC provides advisory and administrative services to the MR GP.
(3) These shares are held directly by Mill Road. Messrs. Lynch, Scharfman, Goldman and Jacobs are the Management Committee Directors of the MR GP. Each of Messrs. Lynch and Scharfman has the shared authority to vote and dispose of these shares on behalf of Mill Road and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect Beneficial Owner of the shares of Common Stock held by Mill Road.
INTERESTED PARTY | Interested Party Securities | |
Lane Five Fund | 326,236 shares of Common Stock | |
AFFILIATED SHAREHOLDERS |
Affiliated Shareholder Securities | |
Lane Five Partners GP LLC (3) | 326,236 shares of Common Stock (3) | |
Lane Five Advisor (4) | See (4) | |
Lane Five Capital Management, LLC (4) | See (4) | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano (4) | See (4) |
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(3) These shares are held directly by the Lane Five Fund. Lane Five Partners GP LLC (the LF Fund GP) is the sole general partner of the Lane Five Fund and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect Beneficial Owner of the shares of Common Stock held by the Lane Five Fund.
(4) See the information provided on this Exhibit A for the Lane Five Advisor Interested Party.
INTERESTED PARTY | Interested Party Securities | |
Pleiades Fund | 157,542 shares of Common Stock | |
AFFILIATED SHAREHOLDERS |
Affiliated Shareholder Securities | |
Veritable Partnership Holding, Inc. (5) | 157,542 shares of Common Stock (5) | |
Lane Five Advisor (6) | See (6) | |
Lane Five Capital Management, LLC (6) | See (6) | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano (6) | See (6) |
(5) These shares are held directly by the Pleiades Fund. Veritable Partnership Holding, Inc. is the sole general partner of the Pleiades Fund and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect Beneficial Owner of the shares of Common Stock held by the Pleiades Fund.
(6) See the information provided on this Exhibit A for the Lane Five Advisor Interested Party.
INTERESTED PARTY | Interested Party Securities | |
Lane Five Advisor (7) | 483,778 shares of Common Stock (7) | |
AFFILIATED SHAREHOLDERS |
Affiliated Shareholder Securities | |
Lane Five Capital Management, LLC (8) | 483,778 shares of Common Stock (8) | |
Lisa ODell Rapuano (9) | 483,778 shares of Common Stock (9) |
(7) 326,236 of these shares are held directly by the Lane Five Fund. The Lane Five Advisor has the power to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock held by the Lane Five Fund and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect Beneficial Owner of the shares of Common Stock held by the Lane Five Fund. 157,542 of these shares are held directly by the Pleiades Fund. The Lane Five Advisor has the power to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock held by the Pleiades Fund and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect Beneficial Owner of the shares of Common Stock held by the Pleiades Fund.
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(8) The Lane Five Advisor has Beneficial Ownership of these shares. Lane Five Capital Management, LLC (the LF Advisor GP) is the sole general partner of the Lane Five Advisor and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect Beneficial Owner of the shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Lane Five Advisor.
(9) The LF Advisor GP may be deemed to have Beneficial Ownership of these shares. Ms. Rapuano is a managing member of the LF Advisor GP and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect Beneficial Owner of the shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the LF Advisor GP. Ms. Rapuano is also a managing member of the LF Fund GP and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect Beneficial Owner of the 326, 236 shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the LF Fund GP.
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CUSIP No. 522015106 | Page 1 of 1 Page |
Exhibit 7
CONFIRMING STATEMENT
This Statement confirms that the undersigned has authorized and designated Lane Five Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, to execute and file on the undersigneds behalf all Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedule 13D (including any amendments thereto or any joint filing agreements with respect thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigneds ownership of or transactions in securities of Learning Tree International, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The authority of Lane Five Capital Management LP under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file any of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedule 13D with regard to the undersigneds ownership of or transactions in securities of Learning Tree International, Inc. unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that Lane Five Capital Management LP is not assuming any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 or Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Dated: November 16, 2012 | Pleiades Investment PartnersLA, L.P. | |||||
By: | Veritable Partnership Holding, Inc. | |||||
its General Partner | ||||||
By: | /s/ Charles P. Keates | |||||
Charles P. Keates | ||||||
Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer |