1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
HANDY & HARMAN LTD.
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2
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(a) o
(b) o
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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||
4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
|
¨
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6
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
|
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
3,818,690
|
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
- 0 -
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,818,690
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
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||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,818,690
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12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
o
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.7%
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14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
BNS HOLDING, INC.
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2
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(a) o
(b) o
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
|
||
5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
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¨
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6
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
|
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
540,015
|
||
9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
|
||
10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
540,015
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
540,015
|
||
12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
o
|
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.2%
|
||
14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
STEEL PARTNERS, LTD.
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||
2
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(a) o
(b) o
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
|
||
5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
|
¨
|
|
6
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
|
||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
|
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
60,000
|
||
9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
|
||
10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
60,000
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
60,000
|
||
12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
o
|
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
|
||
14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
|
1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SPH GROUP HOLDINGS LLC
|
||
2
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|
(a) o
(b) o
|
|
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
|
||
5
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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
540,015
|
||
9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
540,015
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
540,015
|
||
12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
o
|
|
13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.2%
|
||
14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SPH GROUP LLC
|
||
2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a) o
(b) o
|
|
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 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
540,015
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
540,015
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
540,015
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
o
|
|
13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.2%
|
||
14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
|
||
2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a) o
(b) o
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|
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 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
540,015
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
540,015
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
540,015
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
o
|
|
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.2%
|
||
14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
STEEL PARTNERS LLC
|
||
2
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|
(a) o
(b) o
|
|
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 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
540,015
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
540,015
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
540,015
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
o
|
|
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.2%
|
||
14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
1
|
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN
|
||
2
|
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|
(a) o
(b) o
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|
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF, 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
USA
|
||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
|
7
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
|
|
8
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
600,015
|
||
9
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
|
||
10
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
600,015
|
||
11
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
600,015
|
||
12
|
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
o
|
|
13
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.4%
|
||
14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
|
Item 2.
|
Identity and Background.
|
Item 3.
|
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
|
Item 4.
|
Purpose of Transaction.
|
Item 5.
|
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
|
Item 7.
|
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
|
|
99.1
|
Letter from Handy & Harman Ltd. to ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc., dated October 19, 2011.
|
Dated: October 19, 2011
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HANDY & HARMAN LTD.
|
|
By:
|
/s/ James F. McCabe, Jr.
|
|
James F. McCabe, Jr.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
BNS HOLDING, INC.
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Terry Gibson
|
|
Terry Gibson
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
STEEL PARTNERS, LTD.
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Jack L. Howard
|
|
Jack L. Howard
President
|
SPH GROUP HOLDINGS LLC
|
|||
By:
|
Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
Manager
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Sanford Antignas
|
||
Sanford Antignas as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chief Executive Officer
|
SPH GROUP LLC
|
|||
By:
|
Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
Managing Member
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Sanford Antignas
|
||
Sanford Antignas as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chief Executive Officer
|
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
|
|||
By:
|
Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
General Partner
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Sanford Antignas
|
||
Sanford Antignas as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chief Executive Officer
|
STEEL PARTNERS LLC
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Sanford Antignas
|
|
Sanford Antignas
Chief Operating Officer
|
/s/ Sanford Antignas
|
|
SANFORD ANTIGNAS
as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein
|
Name and Position
|
Present Principal Occupation
|
Business Address
|
||
Warren G. Lichtenstein,
Chairman
|
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Glen M. Kassan,
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
|
Managing Director and operating partner of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Robert Frankfurt,
Director*
|
President of Myca Partners, Inc., an investment advisory services firm
|
c/o Handy & Harman Ltd.
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222
White Plains, New York 10604
|
||
Jack L. Howard,
Director
|
President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
John H. McNamara, Jr.,
Director
|
Managing Director and investment professional of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Mitchell I. Quain,
Director
|
Managing Director of One Equity Partners, a private investment firm
|
c/o Handy & Harman Ltd.
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222
White Plains, NY 10604
|
||
Garen W. Smith,
Director
|
Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of New Abundance Corp., a business consulting company
|
c/o Handy & Harman Ltd.
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222
White Plains, NY 10604
|
||
Jeffrey A. Svoboda,
Senior Vice President and Director
|
President and Chief Executive Officer of Handy & Harman Group Ltd., a subsidiary of Handy & Harman Ltd.
|
c/o Handy & Harman Ltd.
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222
White Plains, NY 10604
|
||
James F. McCabe, Jr.,
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
|
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and President, Shared Services of Handy & Harman Ltd.
|
c/o Handy & Harman Ltd.
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222
White Plains, NY 10604
|
Name and Position
|
Present Principal Occupation
|
Business Address
|
||
Jack L. Howard,
Chairman
|
President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Larry Callahan,
Director
|
Vice President of Wheelhouse Securities Corp., a broker dealer
|
c/o Wheelhouse Securities Corp.
8230 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 210
St. Louis, MO 63105
|
||
Kenneth Kong,
Director
|
Principal of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Terry Gibson,
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
Managing Director of SP Corporate Services, LLC, a management and advisory services company
|
c/o SP Corporate Services, LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
Name and Position
|
Present Principal Occupation
|
Business Address
|
||
Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Jack L. Howard, President
|
President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Sanford Antignas, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
|
Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
Name
|
Present Principal Business
|
Business Address
|
||
Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
|
General Partner of Steel Partners Holdings L.P., Managing Member of SPH Group LLC and Manager of SPH Group Holdings LLC
|
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
Name and Position
|
Present Principal Occupation
|
Business Address
|
||
Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
|
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Jack L. Howard, President
|
President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Sanford Antignas, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
|
Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
Name and Position
|
Present Principal Occupation
|
Business Address
|
||
Warren G. Lichtenstein, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
Jack L. Howard, President, Secretary and Director
|
President of Steel Partners LLC, a global management firm, and a principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a registered broker dealer
|
c/o Steel Partners LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
|
||
James F. McCabe, Jr.,
Chief Financial Officer
|
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and President, Shared Services of Handy & Harman Ltd.
|
c/o Handy & Harman Ltd.
1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N222
White Plains, NY 10604
|
||
Anthony Bergamo, Director
|
Vice Chairman of MB Real Estate, a property management company
|
c/o MB Real Estate
335 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10017
|
||
John P. McNiff, Director
|
Partner of Mera Capital Management LP, a private investment partnership
|
c/o Mera Capital Management LP
161 Washington Street, Suite 1560
Conshohocken, PA 19428
|
||
Joseph L. Mullen, Director
|
Managing Partner of Li Moran International, Inc., a management consulting company
|
c/o Li Moran International
611 Broadway, Suite 722
New York, NY 10012
|
||
General Richard I. Neal, Director
|
President of Sisvel US, Inc. and Audio MPEG, Inc., licensors of intellectual property
|
c/o Sisvel US, Inc.
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 750
Alexandria, VA 22314
|
||
Allan R. Tessler, Director
|
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Financial Group, Inc., an international merchant banking firm
|
c/o International Financial Group, Inc.
2500 North Moose Wilson Road
Wilson, WY 83014
|
Class of
Security
|
Securities
Purchased
|
Price ($)
|
Date of
Purchase
|
|
HANDY & HARMAN LTD.
|
||||
Common Stock
|
50,000
|
4.0000
|
10/14/11
|
|
Common Stock
|
11,430
|
3.9824
|
10/17/11
|