SC 13D 1 e8700882v1.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. ___)* THE PENN TRAFFIC COMPANY ------------------------ (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE --------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 707832200 --------- (CUSIP Number) Bay Harbour Management, L.C. 885 Third Avenue, 34th Floor New York, New York 10022 (212)371-2211 -------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) AUGUST 23, 2006 --------------- (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 Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ] NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 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 the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("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. 707832200 1 Names of Reporting Persons. Bay Harbour Management, L.C. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) |X| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC Use Only ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Source of Funds (See Instructions) OO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Citizenship or Place of Organization Florida ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Sole Voting Power ---------------------------------------------- 8 Shared Voting Power 300,535 Number of ---------------------------------------------- 9 Sole Dispositive Power Shares Bene- ---------------------------------------------- ficially Owned 10 Shared Dispositive Power 300,535 ---------------------------------------------- 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 300,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 3.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER This Schedule 13D relates to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "COMMON STOCK") of The Penn Traffic Company, a Delaware corporation (the "ISSUER"). The address of the executive offices of the Issuer is 1200 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse, New York, 13221-4737. ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND (a-f) This Schedule 13D is being filed by Bay Harbour Management L.C. (the "REPORTING PERSON"). The Reporting Person is a Florida limited liability company and a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, with a business address of 885 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. During the past five years, the Reporting Person has never been: (i) convicted in any criminal proceeding, or (ii) a party to any civil proceeding commenced before a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is now subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION The source of funds used by the Reporting Person to purchase the Common Stock were the following investment accounts managed on a discretionary basis by the Reporting Person: Trophy Hunter Investments Ltd. and certain other managed accounts. (collectively, the "FUNDS"). ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION The Reporting Person has purchased and holds the Common Stock reported by it for investment for the Funds and it has either shared or sole investment power and voting power with respect to the Common Stock reported by it. The Reporting Person acquired the Common Stock because it considered the Common Stock to be an attractive investment opportunity. The Reporting Persons may cause the Funds, or other investment entities which it advises or manages, to make further acquisitions of Common Stock from time to time or to dispose of any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Funds or other investment entities at any time. On August 23, 2006, the Reporting Person wrote a letter to Robert Chapman, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, expressing concern about several matters related to the corporate governance of the Issuer, including (i) the lack of a shareholder meeting since the Issuer emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 13, 2005; (ii) the lack of publicly-released financial statements of the Issuer since it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy; (iii) the compensation arrangements of certain of the Issuer's executive officers and directors; and (iv) other matters relating to an ongoing internal investigation of the Issuer's promotional and allowance practices. A copy of this letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. The Reporting Person intends continuously to review its investment in the Issuer and may in the future change its present course of action. Depending upon a variety of factors, including, without limitation, responsiveness of the Issuer's management to the concerns of the Reporting Person, current and anticipated future trading prices of the Common Stock or other equity securities of the Issuer, the financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Issuer and general economic, financial market and industry conditions, the Reporting Person may cause the sale of all or part of the Shares held by it, or may cause the purchase of additional Shares or other equity securities of the Issuer, in privately negotiated transactions, as part of a cash tender offer or exchange offer, or otherwise. Any such purchases or sales may be made at any time without prior notice. Depending upon the foregoing factors or other factors not listed herein, the Reporting Person may formulate other purposes, plans or proposals with respect to the Issuer, the Common Stock or other equity securities of the Issuer. 3 The foregoing is subject to change at any time, and there can be no assurance that the Reporting Person will take any of the actions set forth above. Except as otherwise described in this Item 4 and the letter attached hereto as Exhibit 1, the Reporting Person currently has no plan or proposal which relates to, or would result, in any of the events or transactions described in Item 4(a) through (j) of Schedule 13D, although the Reporting Person reserves the right to formulate such plans or proposals in the future. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) As of the date of this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Person beneficially owns 300,535 shares of Common Stock (the "SHARES"). The Reporting Person shares voting and dispositive power over such holdings with the Funds. As of August 23, 2006, the Shares represented 3.7% of the approximate total 8,072,572 shares of Common Stock outstanding as previously reported by the Issuer. None of the individual Funds owns a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than 5% of such total Common Stock outstanding. (b) The Reporting Person and the Funds share voting and dispositive power over the 300,535 shares of Common Stock held directly by the Funds. (c) Neither the Reporting Person nor any of the Funds have engaged in any transactions regarding the Common Stock within the last sixty days. (d) Other than the Funds that directly hold the Shares, and except as set forth in this Item 5, no person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares. (e) The Reporting Person is not currently, nor has it ever been, the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Common Stock. ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER By virtue of the relationships between the Reporting Person and the Funds, as described in Item 2, the Reporting Person and the Funds may be deemed to be a "group" under the Federal securities laws. Except as otherwise set forth in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by any of the Funds and the filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission, for the purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) or under any provision of the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder or for any other purpose, that the Reporting Person is a beneficial owner of any such shares. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS Exhibit 1 Letter of the Reporting Person to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, dated August 23, 2006. 4 S I G N A T U R E 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: August 23, 2006 Bay Harbour Management, L.C. /S/ KURT CELLAR ------------------------------------------ Name: Kurt Cellar Title: Partner