0001144204-16-080088.txt : 20160209 0001144204-16-080088.hdr.sgml : 20160209 20160209172452 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-16-080088 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160209 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160209 GROUP MEMBERS: ANDREW AXELROD GROUP MEMBERS: AXAR GP, LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159154 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512] IRS NUMBER: 061449146 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-79882 FILM NUMBER: 161401133 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8909 PURDUE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: INDIANAPOLIS STATE: IN ZIP: 46268 BUSINESS PHONE: 317-484-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8909 PURDUE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: INDIANAPOLIS STATE: IN ZIP: 46268 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AXAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001650781 IRS NUMBER: 473227176 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: SIXTH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 212.356.6130 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: SIXTH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 SC 13G/A 1 v431088_sc13ga.htm AMENDMENT TO SC 13G

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

 

Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
760276105
(CUSIP Number)
 
Ricardo Mosquera, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, Sixth Floor New York, NY  10019 (P) 212-356-6137
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
January 31, 2016
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
x Rule 13d-1(b)
¨  Rule 13d-1(c)
¨  Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

Continued on following pages

Page 1 of 10 Pages

Exhibit Index: Page 9

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 760276105 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons.


Axar Capital Management, LP

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3. SEC Use Only
4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power 0
6. Shared Voting Power 8,400,000
7. Sole Dispositive Power 0
8. Shared Dispositive Power 8,400,000

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

8,400,000

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

¨

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

16.5%

12.

Type of Reporting Person:

IA

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 760276105 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons.


Axar GP, LLC

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3. SEC Use Only
4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power 0
6. Shared Voting Power 8,400,000
7. Sole Dispositive Power 0
8. Shared Dispositive Power 8,400,000

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

8,400,000

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

¨

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

16.5%

12.

Type of Reporting Person:

OO, HC

 

 

 

  

CUSIP No. 760276105 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons.


Andrew Axelrod

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3. SEC Use Only
4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States of America

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power 0
6. Shared Voting Power 8,400,000
7. Sole Dispositive Power 0
8. Shared Dispositive Power 8,400,000

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

8,400,000

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

¨

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

16.5%

12.

Type of Reporting Person:

IN, HC

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 760276105 13G Page 5 of 10 Pages

 

Item 1.

 

(a)Name of Issuer

Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.

 

(b)Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46268

 

Item 2.

 

(a)Name of Person Filing

 

Pursuant to Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) hereby file this Schedule 13G Statement to report the shares of Common Stock held on behalf of Axar Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company: Axar Capital Management, LP a Delaware limited partnership; Axar GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and Andrew Axelrod. Axar Capital Management, LP serves as investment advisor of Axar Master Fund, Ltd. Axar GP, LLC is the sole general partner of Axar Capital Management, LP. Andrew Axelrod is the sole member of Axar GP, LLC and is the managing partner, portfolio manager and majority control person of Axar Capital Management, LP. In such capacities, the Reporting Persons may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock reported herein. The Reporting Persons are filing this statement jointly, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act. Neither the fact of this filing nor anything contained herein shall be deemed to be an admission by any of the Reporting Persons that they constitute a “group.”

 

(b)Address of the Principal Office or, if none, residence

 

1330 Avenue of the Americas, Sixth Floor New York, NY  10019

 

(c)Citizenship

 

Axar Capital Management, LP is a Delaware limited partnership.

Axar GP, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company.

Andrew Axelrod is a citizen of the United States of America.

 

(d)Title of Class of Securities

 

Common Stock, no par value.

 

(e)CUSIP Number

 

760276105

 

Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

 

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 760276105 13G Page 6 of 10 Pages

 

Item 4.  Ownership.

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.All ownership information reported in this Item 4 is as of January 31, 2016.

 

Axar Capital Management, LP, Axar GP, LLC and Andrew Axelrod

 

(a)Amount beneficially owned:  8,400,000 shares of Common Stock held for the account of Axar Master Fund, Ltd.

 

(b)Percent of class:  16.5% (based on 50,898,905 shares of Common Stock reported as outstanding as of November 4, 2015, according to the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed November 5, 2015.)

 

(c)Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

(i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote : 0

 

(ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 8,400,000

 

(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  0.

 

(iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  8,400,000.

 

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

See disclosure in Item 2 and Item 4 hereof. Axar Master Fund, Ltd. is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock reported herein that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.  

 

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

 

See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.  

 

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

Not Applicable. 

 

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

Not Applicable.  

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 760276105 13G Page 7 of 10 Pages

 

Item 10.  Certification.

 

The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to §240.13d-1(b):

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 760276105 13G Page 8 of 10 Pages

 

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.

 

  02/9/2016
  Date
   
  Axar Capital Management, LP
   
  By: Axar GP, LLC, its General Partner
   
  By: /s/ Andrew Axelrod
  Signature
   
  Sole Member of Axar GP, LLC
  Name/Title
   
  Axar GP, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Andrew Axelrod
  Signature
   
  Sole Member
  Name/Title
   
  Andrew Axelrod
   
  /s/ Andrew Axelrod
  Signature

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 760276105 13G Page 9 of 10 Pages

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Ex. Page No.
   
Joint Filing Agreement 10

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 760276105 13G Page 10 of 10 Pages

 

EXHIBIT 1

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)

 

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Stock of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. dated as of February 9, 2016 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  Axar Capital Management, LP
   
  By: Axar GP, LLC, its General Partner
   
  By:  /s/ Andrew Axelrod
  Signature
   
  Sole Member Axar GP, LLC
  Name/Title
   
  Axar GP, LLC
   
  By:  /s/ Andrew Axelrod
  Signature
   
  Sole Member
  Name/Title
   
  Andrew Axelrod
   
  /s/ Andrew Axelrod
  Signature
   
  02/9/2016
  Date