-----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, IrFvVJv8XBA5djZrtb0hPwgR0SVPG87Wc6XhfYsD0mf3Eu3PHYzfTtEOgdNTbVW0 OOEL6bB7k+TpKyVmz5S56w== 0000950134-02-012437.txt : 20021015 0000950134-02-012437.hdr.sgml : 20021014 20021015080114 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-02-012437 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20021015 GROUP MEMBERS: EWING & PARTNERS GROUP MEMBERS: TIMOTHY G EWING 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 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41754 FILM NUMBER: 02788130 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: VALUE PARTNERS LTD /TX/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000926614 IRS NUMBER: 752291866 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 808 STREET 2: 4514 COLE AVENUE CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75205 BUSINESS PHONE: 214-522-2100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O FISHER EWING PARTNERS STREET 2: 2200 ROSS AVE #4660 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 SC 13D/A 1 d00377asc13dza.txt AMENDMENT NO. 16 TO SCHEDULE 13D SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------- SCHEDULE 13D/A (RULE 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) (AMENDMENT NO. 16) CHEROKEE, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.02 per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 16444H102 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) Timothy G. Ewing Value Partners, Ltd. c/o Ewing & Partners Suite 808 4514 Cole Avenue Dallas, Texas 75205 Tel. No.: (214) 522-2100 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) October 11, 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(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [ ]. CUSIP No. 16444H102 13D/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Value Partners, Ltd. - 75-2291866 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED [ ] PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 0 PERSON WITH --------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 --------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES [ ] CERTAIN SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CUSIP No. 16444H102 13D/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Ewing & Partners - 75-2741747 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED [ ] PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 86,339 BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 0* PERSON WITH --------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 86,339 --------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 86,339* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES [ ] CERTAIN SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.0%* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *But see Item 5 3 CUSIP No. 16444H102 13D/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Timothy G. Ewing - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED [ ] PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) Not applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 41,077 BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 0* PERSON WITH --------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 41,077 --------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 41,077* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES [ ] CERTAIN SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.5%* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *But see Item 5 4 AMENDMENT NO. 16 TO SCHEDULE 13D This Amendment No. 16 to Schedule 13D is being filed on behalf of Value Partners, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership ("Value Partners"), Ewing & Partners, a Texas general partnership ("Ewing & Partners"), and Timothy G. Ewing ("Ewing"), the managing general partner of Ewing & Partners, as an amendment to the Statement on Schedule 13D, relating to shares of common stock, par value $.02 per share ("Common Stock"), of Cherokee, Inc. (the "Issuer"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 1995, and as amended from time to time since such date to the date hereof (the "Statement"). The Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: As of the date hereof, Value Partners beneficially owns 0 shares of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, Ewing & Partners beneficially owns 86,339 shares of Common Stock. Ewing & Partners received all 86,339 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it as the result of a distribution from Value Partners, Ltd., of which it is the general partner. Ewing & Partners holds all 86,339 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it solely for investment purposes. Depending on its evaluation of the Issuer, other investment opportunities, market conditions, and such other factors as it may deem material, Ewing & Partners may seek to acquire additional shares of Common Stock in the open market, in private transactions, or otherwise, or may dispose of all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock owned by it. Ewing acquired the 31,077 shares of Common Stock owned directly by him solely for his personal investment purposes. On June 14, 1999, Mr. Ewing was granted options from the Issuer to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $8.00 per share. These options are immediately exercisable and will expire June 14, 2009. On May 31, 2000, Mr. Ewing was granted options from the Issuer to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $7.0625 per share. These options are immediately exercisable and expire May 31, 2010. Thus, Ewing beneficially owns 41,077 shares of Common Stock. Depending on his evaluation of the Issuer, other investment opportunities, market conditions, and such other factors as he may deem material, Ewing may seek to acquire additional shares of Common Stock in the open market, in private transactions, or otherwise, or may dispose of all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock owned by him. Except as set forth above, none of Value Partners, Ewing and Ewing & Partners has any plans or proposals of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. 5 ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER Item 5 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated as follows: (a) - (e) Value Partners, Ewing & Partners and Ewing all ceased to be beneficial owners of more than 5 percent of the Common Stock of the Issuer on October 11, 2002. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS Exhibit 5 Joint Filing Agreement dated October 30, 2000 between Value Partners, Ewing & Partners and Ewing. 6 SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: October 11, 2002 VALUE PARTNERS, LTD. By: EWING & PARTNERS as General Partner By: /s/ TIMOTHY G. EWING -------------------- Timothy G. Ewing as Managing Partner EWING & PARTNERS By: /s/ TIMOTHY G. EWING -------------------- Timothy G. Ewing as Managing Partner /s/ TIMOTHY G. EWING -------------------- Timothy G. Ewing 7 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 5 Joint Filing Agreement dated October 30, 2000 between Value Partners, Ewing & Partners and Ewing.
EX-5 3 d00377aexv5.txt JOINT FILING AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 5 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock, par value $.02 per share, Cherokee, Inc., and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings. The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of October 30, 2000. VALUE PARTNERS, LTD. By: EWING & PARTNERS as General Partner By: /s/ TIMOTHY G. EWING -------------------- Timothy G. Ewing as Managing Partner EWING & PARTNERS By: /s/ TIMOTHY G. EWING -------------------- Timothy G. Ewing as Managing Partner /s/ TIMOTHY G. EWING -------------------- Timothy G. Ewing -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----