Sec Form 13D Filing - BLACK DIAMOND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C. filing for CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES INC. (CPSS) - 2022-06-28

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

Adam Tarkan

c/o Black Diamond Capital Management L.L.C.

2187 Atlantic Street, 9th Floor

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

(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 §§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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in 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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Item 1 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

This Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the information set forth in the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 9, 2021 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed with the SEC on February 8, 2022 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2022 (“Amendment No. 2”) and Amendment No. 3, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2022 (“Amendment No. 3” and together with the Original Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the Common Stock, no par value (the “Shares”), of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), whose principal executive offices are located at 800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1400, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169. All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 4 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D.

 

 

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

The funds used for the purchase of the Shares reported herein by the Reporting Persons were investment capital of the certain Black Diamond investment vehicles. A total of approximately $25,296,182.64, including commissions, was paid to acquire the Shares reported herein.

 

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Since the filing of Amendment No. 3, the Company’s CEO announced his endorsement of the Reporting Persons’ Proposed Nominees to the Board.

 

 

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

(a, b) The aggregate number of Shares and the percentage of total outstanding Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as of the date hereof is set forth below:

 

 

1 The beneficial ownership for which each figure is provided in this column is the shared, not sole, power to vote or to direct the vote, and the shared, not sole, power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Shares.

 

2 This figure is based upon information in the Issuer’s proxy statement filed on Form 10-Q, filed May 4, 2022, indicating that, as of April 29, 2022, there were 21,065,973 Shares outstanding.

 

(c) A description of the transactions in the Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 3, all of which were effected with or through a broker, is included in Exhibit F.

 

(d) Certain Black Diamond investment vehicles have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares covered by this Statement that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. Such interest of one of such investment vehicles, Black Diamond Credit Strategies Master Fund, Ltd. (“Master Fund”), relates to more than 5 percent of the class of Shares.

 

(e) This Item 5(e) is not applicable.

 

 

Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Exhibit F:          Schedule of Transactions, in response to Item 5(c)

 

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.

 

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

EXHIBIT F

 

SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS

 

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