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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
Karen Singer
212 Vaccaro Drive
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 750-0415
(Name, Address and Telephone Number
of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
November 10, 2010
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report this
acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this Schedule because of Rule
13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box: þ
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons 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.
SCHEDULE 13D
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
Karen Singer |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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SEC USE ONLY |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |
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UNITED STATES
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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931,295 |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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931,295 |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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9.6% |
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SCHEDULE 13D
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This Statement on Schedule 13D (Schedule 13D) relates to the common stock (the
Common Stock) of Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation
(the Issuer), whose principal executive offices are located at 7901 Jones Branch Drive,
Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102. The total number of shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially
owned in this Schedule 13D is 931,295, which constitutes approximately 9.6% of the total number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This Schedule 13D is being filed by Karen Singer (Ms. Singer), whose principal place
of business is 212 Vaccaro Drive, Cresskill, New Jersey 07626. Ms. Singer has sole dispositive and
voting power with respect to the shares of the Issuer reported above as the trustee of the Singer
Childrens Management Trust (the Trust). Ms. Singers principal occupation is investing
assets held in the Trust. Ms. Singer is a citizen of the United States.
During the last five years, Ms. Singer has not been: (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a
judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or
is 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.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Ms. Singer is the trustee of the Trust, which was created pursuant to Trust Agreement, dated
May 29, 1998 (the Trust Agreement). All of the shares of the Issuer reported above were
purchased by funds generated and held by Trust. The aggregate amount of funds used for the purchase
of these shares was approximately $6,071,460.00.
Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.
The shares of the Issuer covered by this Schedule 13D, were acquired by the Trust for
investment purposes.
The purpose of this filing is to report that, on November 10, 2010, in connection with the
entry into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 10, 2010 (the Merger
Agreement), by and among the Issuer, PTG Investments, Inc. (PTG) and Arbinet
Corporation (Arbinet), (i) the Singer Childrens Management Trust, PTG and the Issuer
entered into a Stockholder Support and Voting Agreement (the Primus Support Agreement), a
copy of which was filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on November 12, 2010,
and (ii) the Singer Childrens Management Trust and Arbinet entered into a Stockholder Support and
Voting Agreement (the Arbinet Support Agreement and together with the Primus Support
Agreement, the Support Agreements), a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form
8-K filed by Arbinet on November 12, 2010. Pursuant to the Support Agreements, the Singer
Childrens Management Trust agreed, in its capacity as a stockholder of Primus
and Arbinet, respectively, to, among other things, vote its shares of Primus Common Stock and
Arbinet common stock in favor of the Merger Agreement.
The actions described above could relate to or result in one or more of the matters referenced
to in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Ms. Singer reserves the right, subject
to the terms of the Support Agreements, to take any and all actions permitted by applicable law
that she may deem appropriate to maximize the value of her investments in light of her general
investment policies, market conditions, subsequent developments affecting the Issuer and the
general business and future prospects of the Issuer.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) Ms. Singer, as Trustee to the Singer Childrens Management Trust is the beneficial owner
of 931,295 shares of Common Stock, comprising approximately 9.6% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Issuer.
(b) Ms. Singer has sole dispositive and voting power over all of the shares of Common Stock of
the Issuer reported on this Schedule 13D.
(c) Over the past sixty days, Ms. Singer has effected the following transactions in shares of
Common Stock of the Issuer on the open market: N/A
(d) No person other than Ms. Singer has the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt of distributions or dividends from, or the proceeds from the transfer of, the reported
securities.
(e) Not applicable.
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Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer. |
As more specifically described in Item 4 hereto, the Singer Childrens Management Trust
entered into the Support Agreements.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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99.1 -
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Stockholder Support and Voting Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2010, among Primus, PTG
and the Singer Childrens Management Trust (Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K by Primus
Telecommunications Group, Incorporated with the SEC on November 12, 2010 and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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99.2 -
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Stockholder Support and Voting Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2010, among Arbinet and
the Singer Childrens Management Trust (Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K by Arbinet Corporation with the SEC on November 12, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigneds knowledge and belief, the
undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: November 16, 2010
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/s/ Karen Singer
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Karen Singer |
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