SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13D)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 8)

 

 

Emmis Communications Corporation

(Name of issuer)

 

 

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of class of securities)

291525103

(CUSIP number)

Jim Plohg

Smith Management LLC

Alden Global Capital

885 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

(212) 888-7219

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications)

November 12, 2010

(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 Sections 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 Section 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

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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 purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Exchange Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Exchange Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. 291525103
1.		Names of reporting persons.   Alden Global Capital Limited
2.		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3.		SEC use only
4.		Source of funds (see instructions)       OO
5.		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)  ¨
6.		Citizenship or place of organization       Jersey (Channel Islands)
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with				7.		Sole voting power       3,333,078.28
				8.		Shared voting power       0
				9.		Sole dispositive power       3,333,078.28
				10.		Shared dispositive power       0
11.		Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person       3,333,078.28
12.		Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (see instructions)  x
13.		Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)       9.3% (1)
14.		Type of reporting person (see instructions)       PN

 

(1)

The calculation of the foregoing percentage is based on (i) 32,913,373 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of October 11, 2010, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q, for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2010, filed on October 15, 2010 and (ii) 2,837,078.28 shares of Class A Common Stock that would be issued upon conversion of the 1,162,737 shares of 6.25% Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, of the Issuer held by the Reporting Persons.

 

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1.		Names of reporting persons.   Alden Global Distressed Opportunities Master Fund, L.P.
2.		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3.		SEC use only
4.		Source of funds (see instructions)       OO
5.		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)  ¨
6.		Citizenship or place of organization       Cayman Islands
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with				7.		Sole voting power       3,333,078.28
				8.		Shared voting power       0
				9.		Sole dispositive power       3,333,078.28
				10.		Shared dispositive power       0
11.		Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person       3,333,078.28
12.		Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (see instructions)  x
13.		Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)       9.3% (1)
14.		Type of reporting person (see instructions)       PN

 

(1)

The calculation of the foregoing percentage is based on (i) 32,913,373 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of October 11, 2010, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q, for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2010, filed on October 15, 2010 and (ii) 2,837,078.28 shares of Class A Common Stock that would be issued upon conversion of the 1,162,737 shares of 6.25% Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, of the Issuer held by the Reporting Persons.

 

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1.		Names of reporting persons.   Smith Management LLC
2.		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3.		SEC use only
4.		Source of funds (see instructions)       OO
5.		Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)  ¨
6.		Citizenship or place of organization       New York
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with				7.		Sole voting power       3,333,078.28
				8.		Shared voting power       0
				9.		Sole dispositive power       3,333,078.28
				10.		Shared dispositive power       0
11.		Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person       3,333,078.28
12.		Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (see instructions)  x
13.		Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)       9.3% (1)
14.		Type of reporting person (see instructions)       PN

 

(1)

The calculation of the foregoing percentage is based on (i) 32,913,373 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of October 11, 2010, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q, for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2010, filed on October 15, 2010 and (ii) 2,837,078.28 shares of Class A Common Stock that would be issued upon conversion of the 1,162,737 shares of 6.25% Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, of the Issuer held by the Reporting Persons.

 

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Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D

This Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D is being filed by Alden Global Capital Limited (the “Investment Manager”), Alden Global Distressed Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. (“Alden”), and Smith Management LLC (“Smith” and, together with Alden and the Investment Manager, the “Reporting Persons”) and relates to the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of Emmis Communications Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the “Issuer”). The Schedule 13D filed on April 27, 2010 and amended on May 24, May 27, June 23, July 6, September 9, September 27 and November 12, 2010 by the Reporting Persons is hereby amended and supplemented as set forth below in this Amendment No. 8. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended.

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

The disclosure in Item 5 is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(a), (b) Based upon the Issuer’s Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q, for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2010, filed on October 15, 2010; as of October 11, 2010 there were 32,913,373 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding. Based on the foregoing, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 3,333,078.28 shares of Class A Common Stock (consisting of the 496,000 shares of Class A Common Stock that the Reporting Persons hold and the 2,837,078.28 shares of Class A Common Stock into which the 1,162,737 shares of Preferred Stock are convertible), representing approximately 9.3% of the Class A Common Stock outstanding and taking into account 2,837,078.28 shares of Class A Common Stock that would be issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock.

In addition, the Reporting Persons currently have contractual arrangements with regard to cash-settled swaps representing economic exposure to approximately 1,680,429 shares of Class A Common Stock, or 5.1% of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding. The Reporting Persons disclaim any beneficial ownership in securities that may be referenced in such contracts or that may be held from time to time by any counterparties to the contracts.

Alden Global Capital Limited acts as the investment manager and Smith Management LLC acts as a service provider to Alden Global Capital Limited and Alden Global Distressed Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. Each of Smith Management LLC and Alden Global Capital Limited may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Alden Global Distressed Opportunities Master Fund, L.P.

As of the date hereof, none of the Reporting Persons owns any shares of Class A Common Stock, other than the shares reported in this Schedule 13D.

(c) Each of the Reporting Persons reports that during the past sixty days, Alden has effected the following sales of shares of Class A Common Shares in open market transactions:

 

Security		Date		Purchase/Sale		No. of Shares				Average Price/Share
Class A Common Stock		11/10/2010		Sale			125,000			$	0.71
Class A Common Stock		11/11/2010		Sale			105,000			$	0.67
Class A Common Stock		11/12/2010		Sale			125,000			$	0.69
Class A Common Stock		11/15/2010		Sale			105,500			$	0.67

 

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(d) Except as otherwise described in Item 2 and this Item 5, no one other than the Reporting Persons has the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any of the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as described in Item 5.

(e) Not applicable.

The information set forth or incorporated by reference in Items 4 and 6 is hereby incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

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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: November 16, 2010

 

 

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