-----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, DW9QWE2ik5YfajyuoKsrpOGj5gAhBUQFA0yoJg1BKFOKUxxbquGhx7SZ/up2UJgU 7QcFypnzbnn9Tmrwuaox7g== 0001337851-07-000029.txt : 20071019 0001337851-07-000029.hdr.sgml : 20071019 20071019172016 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001337851-07-000029 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071019 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071019 GROUP MEMBERS: PRAETORIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC GROUP MEMBERS: PRAETORIAN OFFSHORE LTD. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HEMACARE CORP /CA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000801748 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISC HEALTH & ALLIED SERVICES, NEC [8090] IRS NUMBER: 953280412 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38283 FILM NUMBER: 071181794 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15350 SHERMAN WAY STREET 2: SUITE 350 CITY: VAN NUYS STATE: CA ZIP: 91406 BUSINESS PHONE: 818-226-1968 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15350 SHERMAN WAY STREET 2: SUITE 350 CITY: VAN NUYS STATE: CA ZIP: 91406 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Praetorian Capital Management LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001337851 IRS NUMBER: 134223355 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 119 WASHINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: MIAMI BEACH STATE: FL ZIP: 33139 BUSINESS PHONE: 305-938-2800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 119 WASHINGTON AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: MIAMI BEACH STATE: FL ZIP: 33139 SC 13G 1 hema13g20071019.txt HEMA FORM 13G 2007 10 19 UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- SCHEDULE 13G* Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __) HemaCare Corporation (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, no par value (Title of Class of Securities) 423498104 (CUSIP Number) October 18, 2007 (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) (Page 1 of 6 Pages) - ---------------- *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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in 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 ("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). Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1745 (12-02) CUSIP No. 423498104 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Praetorian Capital Management LLC (See Item 2(A)) I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) 13-4223355 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 1,010,000 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,010,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,010,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11.5% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IA - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 423498104 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Praetorian Offshore Ltd. (See Item 2(A)) I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) 98-0465606 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 1,010,000 SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 1,010,000 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,010,000 REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,010,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,010,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11.5% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** OO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 423498104 13G Page 4 of 6 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: The name of the issuer is HemaCare Corporation (the "Issuer"). Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: The Issuer's principal executive offices are located at: 15350 Sherman Way, Suite 350, Van Nuys, CA 91406. Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This statement is filed by Praetorian Capital Management LLC and Praetorian Offshore Ltd. Praetorian Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Management Company"), serves as investment manager to Praetorian Offshore Ltd. (the "Fund") with respect to the shares of Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d)) directly owned by the Fund. The Management Company makes the investment and voting decisions on behalf of the Fund but owns no direct investments in the securities of the Issuer. The Fund directly owns the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer but does not make any decisions as to voting or buying or selling shares of the Issuer. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: The address of the principal business office of the Management Company is: 119 Washington Avenue, Suite 600, Miami Beach, FL 33139 Item 2(c). Citizenship: Management Company: Delaware Praetorian Offshore Ltd.: Cayman Islands Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, no par value (the "Common Stock") Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 423498104 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E), (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F), (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G), (h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, CUSIP No. 423498104 13G Page 5 of 6 Pages (i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Not applicable. Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of 1,010,000 shares of Common Stock. Praetorian Capital Management LLC acts as the management company to Praetorian Offshore Ltd., which beneficially owns 1,010,000 shares of Common Stock. As such, Praetorian Capital Management LLC is deemed to beneficially own 1,010,000 shares of Common Stock. The percentages set forth in this Schedule 13G are calculated based on the 8,799,955 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 6, 2007, as set forth in the Issuer's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Since our last Form 13G filing dated February 5, 2007, through the date of this filing, the Funds made the following transactions: May 14, 2007 bought 5,000 shares May 14, 2007 sold 5,000 shares October 18, 2007 sold 130,000 shares October 19, 2007 sold 130,000 shares (b) Percent of class: 11.5% beneficially owned by the Management Company. (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:. (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,010,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,010,000 Item 5-9 Not applicable. Filing of this statement by the Reporting Persons shall not be deemed an admission that they beneficially own the securities reported herein as held in customer accounts. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of all securities held in such customer accounts. Praetorian Offshore Ltd.'s ownership on behalf of its investors exceeds 5% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer. CUSIP No. 423498104 13G Page 6 of 6 Pages Item 10. Certification. The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to Section 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. [X] 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. DATED: October 19, 2007 /s/ Harris B. Kupperman Signature Harris B. Kupperman, President, Praetorian Capital Management LLC The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature. 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 for whom copies are to be sent. Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----