UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.4)*
J2 COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
46625420
(CUSIP Number)
Keith L. Schaitkin, Esq.
Gordon Altman Weitzen Shalov & Wein LLP
114 West 47th Street, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10036
(212) 626-0800
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
August 30, 1999
(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 ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box / /.
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties
to whom copies are to be sent.
*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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SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 4)
Item 1. Security and Issuer
The Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
on June 17, 1999, by Daniel Laikin, a citizen of the United State of America and
Paul Skjodt, a citizen of Canada (collectively, the "Registrants") relating to
the common shares, no par value (the "Shares"), of J2 Communications, Inc., a
California corporation (the "Issuer"), as amended on June 22, 1999, July 1,
1999, and July 23, 1999, is hereby amended to furnish the additional information
set forth herein.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
With Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Filed herewith as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein in its entirety by
reference is a letter sent by the Registrants to the Issuer.
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit 2. Letter from Registrants to Issuer dated August
30, 1999.
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: September 2, 1999
/s/ Daniel S. Laikin
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Daniel S. Laikin
/s/ Paul Skjodt
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Paul Skjodt
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 2. Letter from Registrants to Issuer dated August 30,
1999.
DANIEL S. LAIKIN
PAUL SKJODT
August 30, 1999
J2 Communications, Inc.
10850 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Attn: Corporate Secretary
Re: Shareholder Meeting
Dear Sir:
Reference is hereby made to the amendment (the "Amendment") of the
by-laws of J2 Communications, Inc. (the "Company") which was adopted by the
board of directors of the Company and disclosed in the Company's recent filing
of a Form 8-K on July 16, 1999. As you know, we are shareholders of the Company
and currently own approximately 22.86% of the outstanding shares of the
Company's common stock.
We have no current intention to bring business before the annual
meeting. We note though that the Amendment, among other things, adopted a new
Section 2.10 which requires shareholders of the Company to provide the Company
with any business to be brought before the annual meeting at least 60 days prior
to such meeting. We are concerned that we (should we decide to bring business
before the annual meeting), or other shareholders who may wish to bring business
before the annual meeting, will not know when to provide this sixty day advance
notice as the Company has not announced the date of its annual meeting.
Naturally, if the Company does not disclose the date of its annual meeting until
it is too late to provide proper notice pursuant to Section 2.10 of the by-laws,
it may preclude shareholders from being able to properly exercise their rights.
We are writing this letter to indicate that the Company, in order to
fulfill its fiduciary duty to its shareholders, should issue a press release
(which should also be similarly filed on Form 8-K) announcing the date of its
annual meeting, at least 10 business days prior to the date which is 60 days
prior to its annual meeting. This press release would provide all shareholders
of the Company with the minimum amount of time necessary in order to provide the
Company with a notice of any business he or she intends to bring before the
annual meeting in compliance with the new Section 2.10 of the by-laws.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Daniel S. Laikin
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Daniel S. Laikin
/s/ Paul Skjodt
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Paul Skjodt
