ridgepartners13da.htm


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)

HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. 

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, $1.00 par value 


(Title of Class of Securities)
 
419596-20-0 


(CUSIP Number)
 
Eliot Robinson
Bryan Cave LLP
One Atlantic Center
Fourteenth Floor
1201 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Telephone: (404) 572-6785 


(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 3, 2013 


(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 Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box  .

*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).

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 CUSIP No. 419596-20-0  13D  Page 2 of 7 Pages
 

1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS:  Frank S. McGaughey III
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                                                                                                                                          (a) x
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                      OO
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    o
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
65,985 Shares of Class A Common Stock
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
72,392 Shares of Class A Common Stock
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
65,985 Shares of Class A Common Stock
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
72,392 Shares of Class A Common Stock
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
138,377 Shares of Class A Common Stock
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                                                                                                                                                                                                          x
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.1%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN


 
 

 
 
 CUSIP No. 419596-20-0  13D  Page 3 of 7 Pages


1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS:  Ridge Partners, L.P.
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                                                                                                                                          (a)  x
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (b)  o
3o
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                      OO
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     o
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Georgia
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
 PERSON WITH:
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
72,392 Shares of Class A Common Stock
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
72,392 Shares of Class A Common Stock
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
72,392 Shares of Class A Common Stock
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                                                                                                                                                                                                           x
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
2.7%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN

 

 
 

 
 

 CUSIP No. 419596-20-0  13D  Page 4 of 7 Pages

 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS:  Richard N. McGaughey
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                                                                                                                                                          (a)  x
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (b)  o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                      OO
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     o
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
South Carolina
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
 PERSON WITH:
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
5,000 Shares of Class A Common Stock*
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,000 Shares of Class A Common Stock*
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,000 Shares of Class A Common Stock*
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                                                                                                                                                                                                           x
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.2%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
 
* Represents shares held in an account owned jointly by Mr. R. McGaughey and his wife.
 

 
 

 
 
 CUSIP No. 419596-20-0  13D  Page 5 of 7 Pages

 
Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2012 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), Amendment No. 1 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2012 and Amendment No. 2 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2013 (together with the Original Schedule 13D and Amendment No. 1, the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to the Class A common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of the Company.  This Amendment No. 3 reflects updated information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Reporting Persons.  Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Schedule 13D.  The Reporting Persons hereby amend and supplement the Schedule 13D as follows.
 
Item 2.                                Identity and Background.
 
Item 2 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
 (a)
The names of the persons filing this Schedule 13D are Frank S. McGaughey III (“Mr. F. McGaughey”), Richard N. McGaughey (“Mr. R. McGaughey”) and Ridge Partners, L.P., a Georgia limited partnership (“Ridge Partners,” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”). Mr. F. McGaughey is the general partner of Ridge Partners.
 
(b)
The business address of Mr. F. McGaughey and Ridge Partners is 1111 Lufbery Circle, Williamson, GA 30292. The business address of Mr. R. McGaughey is 4 Sandstone Court, Taylors, SC 29687.
 
(c)
The principal occupation of Mr. F. McGaughey is as a Partner at the law firm Bryan Cave LLP, One Atlantic Center, Fourteenth Floor, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309. The principal occupation of Mr. R. McGaughey is as a manufacturer’s representative at Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
 
 
The principal business of Ridge Partners is acquiring, operating, leasing, holding for investment and selling certain interests in real estate, other limited partnerships, partnerships, joint ventures, securities and other forms of real, personal and intangible property.
 
 (d), (e)
During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons have been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) nor have any of them been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction which resulted in such person being subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
 
(f)
Mssrs. F. McGaughey and R. McGaughey are citizens of the United States of America.
 
Item 3.                                Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 
Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
The shares of Company’s Class A Common Stock held by Mr. F. McGaughey and Mr. R. McGaughey were acquired through bequest, inheritance, gift, acquisition on the open market or as compensation for service to the Company.
 
The shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock held by Ridge Partners were contributed to the partnership by its partners pursuant to their formation of the partnership. These shares contributed to the partnership were previously acquired by the partners through bequest, inheritance, gift, acquisition on the open market or as compensation for service to the Company.
 

 
 

 
 CUSIP No. 419596-20-0  13D  Page 6 of 7 Pages
 
Item 5.                                Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
(a)
The Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate 143,377 shares or 5.3% of the Class A Common Stock of the Company. For further information, see the cover pages hereto which are hereby incorporated by reference.  All percentages of outstanding Class A Common Stock are calculated based on information included in the Form 10-Q filed by the Company for the period ended March 31, 2013, which reported that 2,718,823 shares of Class A Common Stock were outstanding as of April 30, 2013.
 
 
The Reporting Persons may be deemed to constitute a group pursuant to Rule 13d-5(b) with certain other Class A Common Stock shareholders (“Other Class A Shareholders”) as a result of entering into a Class A Shareholders Agreement with those Other Class A Shareholders as described in Item 6 below.  If the Reporting Persons are deemed to have formed a group with the Other Class A Shareholders, each of the Reporting Persons could be deemed to beneficially own the shares collectively held by the group, which would be an aggregate 1,654,593 shares or 60.9% of the Class A Common Stock of the Company; however, each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by other members of the group except as expressly set forth herein.
 
(b)
Mr. F. McGaughey holds sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 65,985 shares held by him. Mr. F. McGaughey is the general partner of Ridge Partners and may be deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the 72,392 shares held by Ridge Partners. Mr. F. McGaughey disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Ridge Partners except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. R. McGaughey shares voting and dispositive power with his spouse with respect to 5,000 shares held jointly by him and his spouse. Mr. R. McGaughey and his spouse disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares held by the other Reporting Persons except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
 
(c)
Except as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, no transactions in Class A Common Stock were effected in the last 60 days by the Reporting Persons, or, to the best of the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, by any of the other persons named in response to Item 2, if any.
 
(d)
Not applicable.
 
(e)
Not applicable.
 
Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
 
Item 6 is hereby amended to include the following:
 
In connection with the transfer of Class A Shares described on Schedule 1 and pursuant to the terms of the Class A Shareholders Agreement, on July 5, 2013, the Company and Mr. R. McGaughey executed counterparts to the Class A Shareholders Agreement to admit Mr. R. McGaughey as a party to the Class A Shareholders Agreement. The signature page to the Class A Shareholders Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
 

 

 
 

 
 
 CUSIP No. 419596-20-0  13D  Page 7 of 7 Pages

 
 
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.
 


July 18, 2013                                                                                         FRANK S. MCGAUGHEY III


By: /s/ Frank S. McGaughey III                                                              
Frank S. McGaughey III



RICHARD N. MCGAUGHEY


By: /s/ Richard N. McGaughey                                                               
Richard N. McGaughey



RIDGE PARTNERS, L.P.


By: /s/ Frank S. McGaughey III                                                                
Frank S. McGaughey III
General Partner

 

 

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 1

Shares of Class A Common Stock Acquired or Disposed of by the Reporting Persons in the Last 60 Days
 
1.  
Frank S. McGaughey III
 
No transactions.
 
 
2.  
Ridge Partners, L.P.
 
Transaction Date
Nature of Transaction
(Acquisition/Disposition)
Number of Shares
Price Per Share
Where and How
Transaction Effected
7/3/2013
Disposition
31,118
N/A
Conversion1
7/5/2013
Disposition
5,000
N/A
Transfer2
 
3.  
Richard N. McGaughey
 
Transaction Date
Nature of Transaction
 (Acquisition/Disposition)
Number of Shares
Price Per Share
Where and How
Transaction Effected
7/5/2013
Acquisition
5,000
N/A
Transfer3
 
4.  
H5, L.P.
 
No transactions.
 
5.  
J.  Rawson Haverty, Jr.
 
No transactions.
 
6.  
Marital Trust
 
No transactions.
 
7.  
Marital Trust B
 
No transactions.
 
8.  
MMH Trust
 
No transactions.
 
9.  
Clarence H. Smith
 
No transactions.
 
10.  
Villa Clare Partners, L.P.
 
No transactions.
 

 


 
1 Conversion of Class A Common Stock held by the Partnership into common stock of the Company.
 
2 Transfer of Class A Common Stock to Mr. R. McGaughey.
 
3 Transfer of Class A Common Stock from Ridge Partners, L.P.