-----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, J2XH9CxBT+vsQmo5ySRqB0WPtlr+krGYZlJ5BAPP5rg+/1e5JDiT0Y8U6WG7SkVW 9uHfVCVXBihMKm4SG2sZ9A== 0001010549-02-000024.txt : 20020413 0001010549-02-000024.hdr.sgml : 20020413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010549-02-000024 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020122 GROUP MEMBERS: ROBIN L. MORGAN SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEATHER FACTORY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909724 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS [3100] IRS NUMBER: 752543540 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-46536 FILM NUMBER: 02513615 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3847 EAST LOOP STREET 2: 820 SOUTH CITY: FT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76119 BUSINESS PHONE: 8174964414 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3847 EAST LOOP STREET 2: 820 SOUTH CITY: FT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76119 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN RONALD C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000938695 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3847 EAST LOOP 820 SOUTH CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76119 BUSINESS PHONE: 8174964414 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3847 EAST LOOP 820 SOUTH CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76119 SC 13D 1 tlfsc13dmorgan011702.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 50249 ---------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. _) The Leather Factory, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $0.0024 (Title of Class of Securities) 522126101 (CUSIP Number) Patrick A. Reardon Attorney-at-Law 201 Main Street, Suite 585 Address Effective February 4, 2002: Fort Worth, Texas 76102 ---------------------------------- (817) 348-8801 210 West Sixth Street, Suite 401 Fax: (817) 348-8804 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of person authorized to receive notices and communications) January 14, 2002 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box (X). Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss.240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. __) CUSIP No. 522126101 Page 2 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S.IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Ronald C. Morgan. ================================================================================ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF EITHER IS A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) ( X ) (B) ( X ) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS PF,OO ================================================================================ 5) CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED BY ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ( ) ================================================================================ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America ================================================================================ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER 113,897 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------ SHARES 8) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------ OWNED BY EACH 6,158,176 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------ PERSON WITH 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 113,897 ------------------------------------------------ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,158,176 ------------------------------------------------ 11.) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,158,176 ================================================================================ 12.) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ( ) ================================================================================ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 61.6% ================================================================================ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. __) CUSIP No. 522126101 Page 3 of 10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S.IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Robin L. Morgan ================================================================================ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF EITHER IS A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) ( X ) (B) ( X ) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS PF,OO ================================================================================ 5) CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED BY ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ( X ) ================================================================================ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America ================================================================================ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 53,153 SHARES ------------------------------------------------ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH ------------------------------------------------ REPORTING 6,158,176 PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------ 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 53,153 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,158,176 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,158,176 ================================================================================ 12.) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ( ) ================================================================================ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 61.6% ================================================================================ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. __) CUSIP No. 522126101 Page 4 of 10 Item 1. Security and Issuer The class of equity securities to which this Statement on Schedule 13D relates is the Common Stock, $0.0024 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of The Leather Factory, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). The Issuer maintains its principal executive offices at 3847 East Loop 820 South, Fort Worth, Texas 76119. Item 2. Identity and Background (a) Filing persons' names: Ronald C. Morgan and Robin L. Morgan (b) Business address: 3847 East Loop 820 South, Fort Worth, Texas 76119 ---------------- (c) Present principal occupation or employment: Mr. Morgan's principal occupation is as the Issuer's President and Chief Operating Officer. Mrs. Morgan's principal occupation is as the Issuer's Vice President--Administration. The Issuer's name and address appear in Item 1 above. (d) Certain criminal proceedings: During the last five years, neither Mr. Morgan nor Mrs. Morgan has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar violations). (e) Certain civil proceedings: During the last five years, neither Mr. Morgan nor Mrs. Morgan has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, which resulted in either of them being subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation of these laws. (f) Citizenship: Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are citizens of the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan may be deemed members of a "group," as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. They also may be deemed to be members of a group with Mr. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan disavow being a member of a group with Mr. Thompson, and they disavow beneficial ownership (as that term is used in Rule 13d-3) of the shares of the Common Stock held by Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson is presently the Issuer's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. He maintains his business address at the address indicated in part (b) of this Item 2. His responses to parts (d)-(f) of this Item 2 are the same as Mr. and Mrs. Morgan's.
SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. __) CUSIP No. 522126101 Page 5 of 10 Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration Set forth below is information regarding possibly material transactions by Mr. or Mrs. Morgan that have not previously been disclosed on Schedule 13D. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan previously filed reports on Schedule 13G. Date Direct Shares ESOP Account Source of Funds Transaction ---- ------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- 9/27/1993 3,263,246 -0- Acquisition by These shares were acquired as reason of merger. a result of a merger. See Item 4. 7/26/1994 (29,028) -0- N/A Sold to the ESOP (defined in Item 4). 12/21/1994 3,000 -0- Personal funds Purchase of shares in the market. 12/22/1994 2,000 -0- Personal funds. Purchase of shares in the market. 5/16/1995 (5,700) -0- N/A Gifts to individuals. 10/4/1995 (129,250) -0- N/A Gifts to various employees. 1/4/1996 (26,668) -0- N/A Gifts to relatives. 1/4/1996 5,700 -0- Gift Received as gifts. 5/21/1996 5,000 -0- Personal funds. Purchase of shares in the market. 5/24/1996 5,000 -0- Personal funds. Purchase of shares in the market. 9/5/1996 10,000 -0- Personal funds. Purchase of shares in the market. 9/17/1996 5,000 -0- Personal funds. Purchase of shares in the market 5/21/1998 25,000 -0- Personal funds. Purchase of shares in the market SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. __) CUSIP No. 522126101 Page 6 of 10 Date Direct Shares ESOP Account Source of Funds Transaction ---- ------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- 12/31/1998 -0- 98,786 Compensation. Allocated to Mr. Morgan's ESOP account 12/31/1998 -0- 49,139 Compensation. Allocated to Mrs. Morgan's ESOP account 12/31/2000 -0- 8,087 Compensation. Allocated to Mr. Morgan's ESOP account 12/31/2000 -0- 4,007 Compensation. Allocated to Mrs. Morgan's ESOP account 3/6/2001 7,008 -0- Inherited. Inherited by Mr. Morgan Set forth below is information regarding possibly material transactions by Mr. Thompson that have not previously been disclosed on Schedule 13D. Mr. Thompson previously filed reports on Schedule 13G. Date Direct Shares ESOP Account Source of Funds Transaction ---- ------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- 9/27/1993 3,115,833 -0- Acquisition by These shares were acquired reason of merger. as a result of a merger. See Item 4. 9/27/1993 -0- 87,065 Compensation Allocated to ESOP account. 7/26/1994 (27,336) -0- N/A Sold to the ESOP. 12/27/1994 (33,000) -0- N/A Charitable donation. 12/31/1994 -0- 5,864 Compensation Allocated to ESOP account 10/4/1995 (126,750) -0- N/A Gifts to various employees. 12/21/1995 (28,000) -0- N/A Charitable donation. SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. __) CUSIP No. 522126101 Page 7 of 10 Date Direct Shares ESOP Account Source of Funds Transaction ---- ------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- 12/31/1996 (60,000) -0- N/A Charitable donation. 5/28/1998 (100,000) -0- N/A Transferred to an investor pursuant to exercise of an option. 9/15/1998 20,000 -0- Personal funds Purchase of shares in the market. 12/15/1998 5,000 -0- Personal funds Purchase of shares in the market. 12/16/1998 10,000 -0- Personal funds Purchase of shares in the market. 1/8/1999 7,000 -0- Personal funds Purchase of shares in the market. 12/31/2000 -0- 8,977 Compensation Allocated to ESOP account 12/31/2001 (27,000) -0- N/A Charitable gift. See Item 5.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction Prior to June of 1993, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Thompson were the principal officers, directors and shareholders in The Leather Factory, Inc., a privately-held Texas corporation engaged in activities similar to those now conducted by the Issuer ("TLF-Texas"). In June 1993, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Thompson acquired shares of National Transfer & Register Corp. ("National"), a Colorado corporation with equity securities publicly traded. At that time, National had no business activities. Also, at that time, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Thompson were elected to the board of directors of National. In July 1993, transactions were consummated that resulted in TLF-Texas being acquired by National and National assuming the former operations of TLF-Texas. A total of 7,805,478 newly issued shares of common stock were issued to Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Thompson, after giving effect to a 1-for-24 reverse stock split and a change of the corporate domicile to Delaware. As a result of these transactions, the Issuer was formed and Mr. and Mrs. Morgan acquired 3,263,246 shares of its Common Stock. SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. __) CUSIP No. 522126101 Page 8 of 10 Since formation of the Issuer, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Thompson have been executive officers involved in the operation of the Issuer. Also since 1993, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Thompson have been directors of the Issuer. Mr. and Ms. Morgan and Mr. Thompson are the three most senior officers of the Issuer, and they are involved in making material decisions regarding the Issuer's policies and practices, and they are from time to time involved in the consideration of various matters by the Issuer's Board of Directors. Except as set forth above, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Thompson have not formulated any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer or the disposition of securities of the Issuer, (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (c) a sale or transfer or a material amount of the assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, (e) any material change in the Issuer's capitalization or dividend policy, (f) any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure, (g) any change in the Issuer's charter or bylaws or other instrument corresponding thereto or other action which may impede the acquisition or control of the Issuer by any other person, (h) a class of the Issuer's securities being deregistered or delisted, (i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Seciton 12(g)(4) of the Act, or (j) any action similar to those enumerated above. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are the beneficial owners of 3,301,350 shares of Common Stock (33.0% percent of the total outstanding shares). Of this amount, 160,042 shares are allocated to their ESOP accounts (106,889 shares in the account of Mr. Morgan and 53,153 shares in the account of Mrs. Morgan). Mr. and Mrs. Morgan each has sole voting power with respect to the shares of Common Stock allocated to his or her ESOP account, although each has a community property interest in the shares of Common Stock allocated to the other spouse's ESOP account. Mr. Morgan alone owns 7,008 shares, and he has voting and dispositive power with respect to these shares. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan share voting and dispositive power with respect to 3,134,300 shares of Common Stock held jointly by them. In addition, Mr. Thompson currently is the beneficial owner of 2,856,826 shares of Common Stock (28.6% percent of the total outstanding shares). Of this amount, 104,679 shares are held in The Leather Factory, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") and are allocated to Mr. Thompson's account. Mr. Thompson has the right to vote the shares held in his ESOP account. Mr. Thompson's wife, Sally A. Thompson, is co-holder of all of the shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Thompson. She has a community property interest in the shares allocated to his ESOP account. SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. __) CUSIP No. 522126101 Page 9 of 10 If Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are deemed to be the beneficial owners of Mr. Thompson's shares, they are the beneficial owner of 6,158,176 shares of Common Stock, or 61.6% of the total shares of Common Stock outstanding. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan disavow beneficial ownership of the shares held by Mr. Thompson. On or about December 31, 2001, Mr. Thompson made a charitable donation of 27,000 shares of Common Stock to an educational institution. At that time, the shares were valued at $2.08 per share. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings, or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer None. Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits None. SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. __) CUSIP No. 522126101 Page 10 of 10 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. January 14, 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /s/ Ronald C. Morgan Signature - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald C. Morgan, Reporting Person Name/Title January 14, 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /s/ Robin L. Morgan Signature - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robin L. Morgan, Reporting Person Name/Title Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1061). -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----