-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, EqPYlrsiIyxSk4lVrjmD4/5+M5m5MUTRp3fiWJxWlE5LgDnMfT2EprFoKVXzJ5h6 lqSRQ6DLwqVvGfP0xzhEhA== 0000911420-03-000022.txt : 20030212 0000911420-03-000022.hdr.sgml : 20030212 20030212143507 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000911420-03-000022 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030212 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHEROKEE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000844161 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WOMEN'S, MISSES', AND JUNIORS OUTERWEAR [2330] IRS NUMBER: 954182437 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41754 FILM NUMBER: 03553923 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6835 VALJEAN AVE CITY: VAN NUYS STATE: CA ZIP: 91406-4713 BUSINESS PHONE: 8189511002 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6835 VALJEAN AVE CITY: VAN NUYS STATE: CA ZIP: 91406-4713 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GREEN ACQUISITION CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900814 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899083 IRS NUMBER: 133688497 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 4720 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10119 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127600814 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 4720 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10119 SC 13G/A 1 d869265.txt AMENDMENT NO. 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Amendment No. 1) Cherokee Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.02 Par Value Per Share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 16444H102 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) December 31, 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] RULE 13d-1(b) [X] RULE 13d-1(c) [ ] RULE 13d-1(d) CUSIP No.16444H102 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. 13-3688497 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons (b) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 150,300 Shares _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 150,300 Shares _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 150,300 Shares ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 1.8% of Common Stock ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No.16444H102 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I 13-3953291 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons (b) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 186,200 Shares _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 186,200 Shares _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 186,200 Shares ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.2% of Common Stock ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No.16444H102 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. (No IRS Identification No.) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons (b) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 88,500 Shares _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 88,500 Shares _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 88,500 Shares ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 1.1% of Common Stock ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No.16444H102 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Wynnefield Capital Mangement, LLC 13-4018186 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons (b) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 336,500 Shares (1) _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 336,500 Shares (1) _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 336,500 Shares (1) ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 4.1% of Common Stock (1) ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO (Limited Liability Company ________________________________________________________________________________ (1) Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC holds an indirect beneficial interest in these shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I. CUSIP No.16444H102 13G Page 6 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Wynnefield Capital, Inc. (No IRS Identification No.) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons (b) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 88,500 Shares (1) _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 88,500 Shares (1) _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 88,500 Shares (1) ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 1.1% of Common Stock (1) ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ (1) Wynnefield Capital, Inc. holds an indirect beneficial interest in these shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer: Cherokee Inc. ITEM 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 6835 Valjean Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91406 ITEM 2(a). Names of Persons Filing: Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. ("Partners") Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I ("Partners I") Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Offshore Fund, Ltd. ("Fund") Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC ("WCM") Wynnefield Capital, Inc. ("WCI") ITEM 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office Or, If None, Residence: 450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 509, New York, New York 10123 ITEM 2(c). Citizenship: Partners and Partners I are Delaware Limited Partnerships Fund and WCI are Cayman Islands Companies WCM is a New York Limited Liability Company ITEM 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.02 Par Value Per Share ITEM 2(e). CUSIP Number:16444H102 ITEM 3. If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is: None of the reporting persons is an entity specified in Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii). ITEM 4. Ownership: (a) Amount beneficially owned by all reporting persons: 425,000 Shares (b) Percent of class: 5.1 % of Common Stock (c) Number of shares as to which the reporting persons have: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 425,000 Shares (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 425,000 Shares (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition ---- 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. Not applicable. ITEM 7. Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being reported on by the parent holding company. Not applicable. ITEM 8. Identification and classification of members of the group. None of the reporting persons who have filed this schedule is a person, as defined in Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii), promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ITEM 9. Notice of dissolution of group. Not applicable. ITEM 10. Certifications. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Dated: February 12, 2003 WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Nelson Obus --------------------------------------- Nelson Obus, Managing Member WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Nelson Obus --------------------------------------- Nelson Obus, Managing Member WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By: Wynnefield Capital, Inc. By: /s/ Nelson Obus --------------------------------------- Nelson Obus, President WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC By: /s/ Nelson Obus --------------------------------------------- Nelson Obus, Managing Member WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC. By: /s/ Nelson Obus --------------------------------------------- Nelson Obus, President -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----