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FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: DECEMBER 31, 2001
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Requiring 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or 6. If Amendment, Date
SPECIAL VALUE BOND FUND, LLC Statement Trading Symbol of Original
- ---------------------------------------- (Month/Day/Year) PARTY CITY CORPORATION (PCTY) (Month/Day/Year)
(Last) (First) (Middle) JANUARY 14, 2000 ---------------------------------- AUGUST 26, 1999(1)
11100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 210 ---------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting -----------------------
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(Street) Number of Reporting (Check all applicable) Group Filing (Check
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025 Person (Voluntary) Director X 10% Owner applicable line)
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(City) (State) (Zip) ---------------------------- Officer Other ----- One Reporting
----- (give ----- (specify Person
title below) below) X Form filed by
----- More than One
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 5)
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(1) SEE THE DESCRIPTION UNDER THE HEADING "REASON FOR AMENDMENT" IN THE FORM 3 CONTINUATION SHEET ATTACHED HERETO.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). (Over)
SEC 1473 (3/99)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership 6. Nature of Indirect
Security Exercisable and Securities Underlying Exercise Form of Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Expiration Date Derivative Security Price of Derivative (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ (Instr. 4) Derivative Security:
Year) Security Direct
(D) or
Indirect (I)
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Date Expira- Amount or
Exercis- tion Title Number
able Date of Shares
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WARRANT 8/16/99 8/16/06 COMMON STOCK, 3,096,000 $1.07 D
PAR VALUE
$.01 PER SHARE
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Explanation of Responses: SPECIAL VALUE BOND FUND, LLC FEBRUARY 8, 2000
BY: SVIM/MSM, LLC, ITS MANAGING MEMBER
See the description under the heading "Joint Filer Information" BY: TENNENBAUM & CO., LLC, ITS MANAGING MEMBER
in the Form 3 Continuation Sheet attached hereto. By: /s/ MICHAEL E. TENNENBAUM
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Michael E. Tennenbaum, its Managing Member
**Signature of Reporting Person
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be
manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, Page 2
See Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1473 (3/99)
Potential 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 Number.
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REASON FOR AMENDMENT:
On January 14, 2000, Party City Corporation (the "Company") amended the Warrant
identified in this Form 3 to provide that the exercise price thereof would be
$1.07 per share.
JOINT FILER INFORMATION:
By reason of (i) SVIM/MSM, LLC's ("SVIM/MSM") position as managing member of
SVBF, (ii) Special Value Investment Management, LLC's ("SVIM") position as
investment advisor to SVBF, (iii) TCO's position as managing member of SVIM/MSM
and SVIM and (iv) Michael Tennenbaum's position as managing member of TCO, each
of SVIM/MSM, SVIM, TCO and Mr. Tennenbaum may be deemed to share the powers of
voting and disposition of the securities described herein. See Joint Filer
Information below.
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FORM 3 CONTINUATION SHEET
JOINT FILER INFORMATION
NAME: SVIM/MSM, LLC
ADDRESS: 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 210
Los Angeles, California 90025
DESIGNATED FILER: Special Value Bond Fund, LLC
ISSUER & TICKER SYMBOL: Party City Corporation (PCTY)
DATE OF EVENT REQUIRING STATEMENT: February 8, 2000
SIGNATURE: SVIM/MSM, LLC
By: Tennenbaum & Co., LLC,
its Managing Member
By: /s/ Michael E. Tennenbaum
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Michael E. Tennenbaum,
its Managing Member
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FORM 3 CONTINUATION SHEET
JOINT FILER INFORMATION
NAME: Special Value Investment Management, LLC
ADDRESS: 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 210
Los Angeles, California 90025
DESIGNATED FILER: Special Value Bond Fund, LLC
ISSUER & TICKER SYMBOL: Party City Corporation (PCTY)
DATE OF EVENT REQUIRING STATEMENT: February 8, 2000
SIGNATURE: SPECIAL VALUE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: Tennenbaum & Co., LLC,
its Managing Member
By: /s/ Michael E. Tennenbaum
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Michael E. Tennenbaum,
its Managing Member
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FORM 3 CONTINUATION SHEET
JOINT FILER INFORMATION
NAME: Tennenbaum & Co., LLC
ADDRESS: 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 210
Los Angeles, California 90025
DESIGNATED FILER: Special Value Bond Fund, LLC
ISSUER & TICKER SYMBOL: Party City Corporation (PCTY)
DATE OF EVENT REQUIRING STATEMENT: February 8, 2000
SIGNATURE: TENNENBAUM & CO., LLC
By: /s/ Michael E. Tennenbaum
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Michael E. Tennenbaum,
its Managing Member
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FORM 3 CONTINUATION SHEET
JOINT FILER INFORMATION
NAME: Michael E. Tennenbaum
ADDRESS: 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 210
Los Angeles, California 90025
DESIGNATED FILER: Special Value Bond Fund, LLC
ISSUER & TICKER SYMBOL: Party City Corporation (PCTY)
DATE OF EVENT REQUIRING STATEMENT: February 8, 2000
SIGNATURE: /s/ Michael E. Tennenbaum
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Michael E. Tennenbaum
