UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)
The Penn Traffic Company
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
707832200
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(CUSIP Number)
Wendy Schnipper Clayton, Esq.
DDJ Capital Management, LLC
141 Linden Street, Suite 4
Wellesley, MA 02482-7910
781-283-8500
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(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and
communications)
November 16, 2000
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(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(b) (3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
(Continued on following pages)
(Page 1 of 12 Pages)
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 2 OF 12 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
DDJ Capital Management, LLC
04-3300754
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
SEE ITEM #5 (a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM
2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 3,517,569
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 3,517,569
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,517,569
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
17.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 3 OF 12 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
B III Capital Partners, L.P.
04-3341099
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
SEE ITEM #5 (a) [ X ]
(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) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,109,917
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 2,109,917
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,109,917
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 4 OF 12 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
DDJ Capital III, LLC
04-3317544
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
SEE ITEM #5 (a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,109,917
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 2,109,917
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,109,917
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
OO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 5 OF 12 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
B III-A Capital Partners, L.P.
04-3495504
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
SEE ITEM #5 (a) [ X ]
(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) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 152,862
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 152,862
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
152,862
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.7%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 6 OF 12 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
GP III-A, LLC
04-3493598
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
SEE ITEM #5 (a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 152,862
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 152,862
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
152,862
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.7%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
OO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 7 OF 12 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The October Fund, Limited Partnership
04-3504882
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
SEE ITEM #5 (a) [ X ]
(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) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 29,000
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 29,000
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
29,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.1%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 8 OF 12 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
October G.P., LLC
04-3504881
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
SEE ITEM #5 (a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 29,000
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 29,000
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
29,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.1%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
OO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 9 OF 12 PAGES
ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER:
This Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13d ("Amendment No. 5") should be read in
conjunction with the Schedule 13D dated May 27, 1999 ("Schedule 13D"), Amendment
No. 1 dated August 19, 1999 ("Amendment No. 1"), Amendment No. 2 dated September
8, 1999 ("Amendment No. 2"), Amendment No. 3 dated December 9, 1999 ("Amendment
No. 3"), Amendment No. 4 dated April 3, 2000 ("Amendment No. 4") and Amendment
No. 5 dated June 29, 2000 ("Amendment No. 5") each as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission by DDJ Capital Management, LLC, a Massachusetts limited
liability company, and certain affiliates. This Amendment No. 6 amends the
Schedule 13D, Amendment Nos. 1 through 5 only with respect to those items listed
below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto on the Schedule 13d, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2,
Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4 or Amendment No. 5.
This filing of Amendment No. 6 is not, and should be deemed to be, an
admission that the Schedule 13D or any Amendment thereto is required to be
filed.
This statement relates to shares of the common stock, $.01 par value (the
"Shares") of The Penn Traffic Company (the "Company"). The principal executive
offices of the Company are located at 1200 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse, New
York, 13221.
ITEM 3. SOURCES AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION:
Item 3 is amended by adding the following sentence.
Shares purchased by the Fund, B III-A, October, the Account and DDJ
Canadian since September 18, 2000 are set forth on the attached Schedule B.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 10 OF 12 PAGES
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF ISSUER:
Item 5(a) is deleted in its entirety and amended as set forth below:
(a) The Fund owns, and DDJ Capital III, LLC and DDJ beneficially own, as
general partner and investment manager, respectively of the Fund, 2,109,917
Shares or approximately 10.5% of the Company. B III-A owns, and GP III-A, LLC
and DDJ beneficially own, as general partner and investment manager,
respectively of B III-A, 152,862 Shares of approximately .7% of the Company.
October owns, and October G.P., LLC and DDJ beneficially own, as general partner
and investment manager, respectively of October, 29,000 Shares or approximately
.1% of the Company. DDJ, as investment manager to the Account, may be deemed to
beneficially own 927,607 Shares, or approximately 4.6% of the outstanding Shares
of the Company. DDJ, as investment advisor to DDJ Canadian, may be deemed to
beneficially own 298,183 Shares, or approximately 1.5% of the outstanding Shares
of the Company. DDJ, as investment manager to the Fund, B III-A, October and
the Account and as investment advisor to DDJ Canadian may be deemed to
beneficially own 3,517,569 Shares, or approximately 17.5% of the outstanding
Shares of the Company.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 11 OF 12 PAGES
Signature:
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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.
DDJ CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Wendy Schnipper Clayton
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Wendy Schnipper Clayton
Attorney-in-Fact*
* Limited Power of Attorney filed with the SEC on July 29, 1998 with Frontier
Airlines Schedule 13D Frontier Airlines Inc.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 707832200 PAGE 12 OF 12 PAGES
SCHEDULE B
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The Penn Traffic Company
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Set forth below is an itemization of all purchases of shares of Common
Stock since September 18, 2000. The transactions were made for cash in open
market transactions.
TYPE:
PURCHASE AGGREGATE
DATE OR SALE SHARES PRICE
10/18/00 PURCHASE 10,000 $48,750.00
11/10/00 PURCHASE 7,500 $35,625.00
11/15/00 PURCHASE 1,500 $6,937.50
11/16/00 PURCHASE 25,000 $112,500.00
11/21/00 PURCHASE 10,000 $45,000.00
