We just talked about underrated activist hedge funds in our Sessa Capital article. There is only one activist hedge fund that followed Sessa Capital into Ashford Hospitality Prime (AHP) and that’s Raging Capital. Sessa Capital returned more than 30% last year and Raging Capital returned 27%. Most hedge funds didn’t even return half of these numbers. Yet, investors really don’t care much about following these two hedge funds’ moves.
Today, we are going to report on Raging Capital‘s recent move. William Martin knows a thing or two about managing a financial website which is why he probably purchased a large stake in Thestreet Inc. (NASDAQ:TST) last year. By the way, Thestreet Inc. (NASDAQ:TST) is Insider Monkey’s competitor, but you don’t really need to know much about managing a financial news website to figure out that TST isn’t managed very well and that’s probably because it is in a very competitive industry.
Anyway, TST shares haven’t been doing very well and Raging Capital has been cutting its stake in recent weeks. The details of its recent sales can be seen below:
Ownership Summary Table
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raging Capital Management | 1,840,440 | 1,840,440 | 1,840,440 | 5.2% | ||
| William C. Martin | 1,840,440 | 1,840,440 | 1,840,440 | 5.2% |
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Page 1 of 6 – SEC Filing
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
§ 240.13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 3)1
TheStreet, Inc
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
88368Q 10 3
(CUSIP Number)
STEVE WOLOSKY, ESQ.
OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 451-2300
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
February 15, 2017
(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 §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), 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 § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
_______________
1 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 (“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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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Raging Capital Management, LLC | ||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) o (b) o | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS AF | ||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) | ¨ | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE | ||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER – 0 – | |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,840,440 | ||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER – 0 – | ||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,840,440 | ||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,840,440 | ||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | o | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.2% | ||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA | ||
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON William C. Martin | ||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) o (b) o | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS AF | ||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) | ¨ | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA | ||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER – 0 – | |
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,840,440 | ||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER – 0 – | ||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,840,440 | ||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,840,440 | ||
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | o | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.2% | ||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC | ||
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The following constitutes Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 3”). This Amendment No. 3 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.
| Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
The aggregate purchase price of the 1,840,440 Shares owned directly by Raging Master is approximately $3,023,261, including brokerage commissions. Such Shares were acquired with the working capital of Raging Master.
Raging Master effects purchases of securities primarily through margin accounts maintained for it with prime brokers, which may extend margin credit to it as and when required to open or carry positions in the margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules and the prime brokers’ credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the accounts.
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
Items 5(a) and (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
(a) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 35,255,824 Shares outstanding as of October 31, 2016, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2016.
As of the close of business on February 16, 2017, each of Raging Capital and William C. Martin may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,840,440 Shares, constituting approximately 5.2% of the Shares outstanding, held by Raging Master by virtue of their relationships with Raging Master discussed in further detail in Item 2.
Each of the Reporting Persons, as a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons for purposes of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares owned by the other Reporting Persons. The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owners of any Shares he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein that he or it does not directly own. Without limiting the foregoing sentence, Raging Master specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer held by it by virtue of its inability to vote or dispose of such securities as a result of the IMA.
(c) Schedule B annexed hereto lists all transactions in the Shares during the past 60 days by the Reporting Persons. All of such transactions were effected in the open market.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Dated: February 17, 2017 | Raging Capital Management, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ William C. Martin | ||
| Name: | William C. Martin | ||
| Title: | Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Member | ||
| /s/ William C. Martin | |
| William C. Martin |
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SCHEDULE B
Transactions in the Shares of the Issuer During the Past 60 days
| Class of Security | Shares Sold | Price ($) | Date of Sale |
RAGING CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.
| Common Stock | (3,100) | 0.9168 | 12/19/2016 |
| Common Stock | (50,000) | 0.9002 | 12/19/2016 |
| Common Stock | (15,325) | 0.9000 | 12/20/2016 |
| Common Stock | (61,989) | 0.8530 | 01/13/2017 |
| Common Stock | (7,999) | 0.8322 | 01/17/2017 |
| Common Stock | (14,500) | 0.8400 | 01/18/2017 |
| Common Stock | (23,531) | 0.8411 | 01/30/2017 |
| Common Stock | (48,123) | 0.8137 | 01/31/2017 |
| Common Stock | (14,400) | 0.8272 | 02/02/2017 |
| Common Stock | (9,100) | 0.8309 | 02/03/2017 |
| Common Stock | (9,100) | 0.8246 | 02/06/2017 |
| Common Stock | (7,700) | 0.8174 | 02/07/2017 |
| Common Stock | (7,600) | 0.8105 | 02/08/2017 |
| Common Stock | (5,800) | 0.8020 | 02/09/2017 |
| Common Stock | (10,022) | 0.8353 | 02/15/2017 |
| Common Stock | (20,804) | 0.8039 | 02/16/2017 |
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