-----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, A/31fOzYdWzAbvBKH7Y6IK03dGCKuO1bGk3edUyop/Iou9f62+JdmqVeTg0CLpEL 5Kwqb2Jrd7HISXxLP9sg1g== 0000935836-09-000398.txt : 20090303 0000935836-09-000398.hdr.sgml : 20090303 20090303144454 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000935836-09-000398 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090303 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090303 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000910521 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RUBBER & PLASTICS FOOTWEAR [3021] IRS NUMBER: 953015862 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-48941 FILM NUMBER: 09651165 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 495A SOUTH FAIRVIEW AVENUE CITY: GOLETA STATE: CA ZIP: 93117 BUSINESS PHONE: 8059677611 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 495-A S FAIRVIEW AVE CITY: GOLETA STATE: CA ZIP: 93117 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DECKERS FOOTWEAR CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930811 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: APEX CAPITAL LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000943518 IRS NUMBER: 680347819 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 ORINDA WAY STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: ORINDA STATE: CA ZIP: 94563 BUSINESS PHONE: 925-253-1800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 ORINDA WAY STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: ORINDA STATE: CA ZIP: 94563 SC 13G 1 deckers13g.htm

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SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)

Deckers Outdoor Corporation

     

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

     

(Title of Class of Securities)

243537107

     

(CUSIP Number)

March 2, 2009

     

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
[ X ]     Rule 13d-1(b)
 
[ ]     Rule 13d-1(c)
 
[ ]     Rule 13d-1(d)
 
* 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 the purpose 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).
 

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CUSIP No. 243537107

     

1.     Names of Reporting Persons.

Apex Capital, LLC

     

2.     Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)               

(b)          X     

     

3.     SEC Use Only                                                   

     

4.     Citizenship or Place of Organization      California

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With:

5.     Sole Voting Power          0

6.     Shared Voting Power          750,000

7.     Sole Dispositive Power          0

8.     Shared Dispositive Power     750,000

9.     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person     750,000

     

10.     Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)     ______

     

11.     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)     5.7%

     

12.     Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)     OO, IA

     

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CUSIP No. 243537107

     

1.     Names of Reporting Persons.

Sanford J. Colen

     

2.     Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)               

(b)          X     

     

3.     SEC Use Only                                                   

     

4.     Citizenship or Place of Organization      United States

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With:

5.     Sole Voting Power          0

6.     Shared Voting Power          750,000

7.     Sole Dispositive Power          0

8.     Shared Dispositive Power     750,000

9.     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person     750,000

     

10.     Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)     ______

     

11.     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)     5.7%

     

12.     Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)     IN, HC

     

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CUSIP No. 243537107

Item 1.
 

(a)     Name of Issuer

Deckers Outdoor Corporation
     

(b)     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

495-A South Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117
     

Item 2.
 

(a)     The names of the persons filing this statement are:

Apex Capital, LLC (“LLC”)

Sanford J. Colen (“Colen”)

     

     

     

     

(collectively, the "Filers").

(b)     The principal business office of the Filers is located at:

25 Orinda Way, Suite 300, Orinda, CA 94563

     

     

(c)     For citizenship of Filers, see Item 4 of the cover sheet for each Filer.

(d)     This statement relates to shares of common stock of the Issuer (the "Stock").

(e)     The CUSIP number of the Issuer is: 243537107

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CUSIP No. 243537107

Item 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to rule 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 (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)     [ ]     Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)     [ ]     Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)     [ ]     Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)     [ X ]     An investment adviser in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (as to LLC).

(f)     [ ]     An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g)     [ X ]     A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (as to Colen).

(h)     [ ]     A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

(i)     [ ]     A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).

(j)     [ ]     A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J).

(k)     [ ]     Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

Item 4.     Ownership.

See Items 5-9 and 11 of the cover page for each Filer.

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
 

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

LLC is a registered investment adviser whose clients have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Stock. Colen is the Manager of LLC. No single client account of LLC holds more than five percent of the outstanding Stock.
 

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.

LLC is a registered investment adviser. Colen is the controlling member of LLC. The Filers are filing this Schedule 13G jointly, but not as members of a group, and each of them expressly disclaims membership in a group. Each of the Filers also disclaims beneficial ownership of the Stock except to the extent of that Filer’s pecuniary interest therein.

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.
 

Item 10.     Certification.

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.

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:     March 3, 2009
 

APEX CAPITAL, LLC
 
 
By:     /s/ Sanford J. Colen, Manager

 

/s/ Sanford J. Colen

 

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CUSIP No. 243537107

EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING
OF STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OR 13G

The undersigned agree to file jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") any and all statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (and any amendments or supplements thereto) required under section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with purchases by the undersigned of securities of any issuer, until such time as the undersigned file with the SEC a statement terminating this Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G. For that purpose, the undersigned hereby constitute and appoint Apex Capital, LLC, a California limited liability company, as their true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority for and on behalf of the undersigned to prepare or cause to be prepared, sign, file with the SEC and furnish to any other person all certificates, instruments, agreements and documents necessary to comply with section 13(d) and section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with said purchases, and to do and perform every act necessary and proper to be done incident to the exercise of the foregoing power, as fully as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, until such time as the undersigned file with the SEC a statement terminating this Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G.
 
Dated:     February 10, 2005
 

SANFORD J. COLEN
 
/s/ Sanford J. Colen

DANIEL S. KATZ
 
/s/ Daniel S. Katz

   

APEX CAPITAL, LLC
 
By:     /s/ Sanford J. Colen, Manager
     

 
   
   

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