ARGAN INC — Major Shareholding Notification 2002

Jan 7, 2002

SC 13D/A 1 form13d18pur01874_01032002.htm sec document SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 -------------- SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) (Amendment No. 18)1 PUROFLOW INCORPORATED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, $.15 PAR VALUE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 746375 20 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ. OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP 505 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 753-7200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 26, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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), 13d-1(f) or 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. (Continued on following pages) (Page 1 of 9 Pages) -------- 1 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 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. 746375 20 3 13D Page 2 of 9 Pages ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) || (b) || -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 175,840 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 175,840 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 175,840 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 35.6% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ================================================================================ SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! ------------------------------ ---------------------------- CUSIP No. 746375 20 3 13D Page 3 of 9 Pages ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) WARREN LICHTENSTEIN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) || (b) || -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 175,840 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 175,840 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 175,840 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES || -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 35.6% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ================================================================================ SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! ------------------------------ ---------------------------- CUSIP No. 746375 20 3 13D Page 4 of 9 Pages ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) TRAVIS BRADFORD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) || (b) || -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ================================================================================ SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! ------------------------------ ---------------------------- CUSIP No. 746375 20 3 13D Page 5 of 9 Pages ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) GLEN KASSAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) || (b) || -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES || -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ================================================================================ SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! ------------------------------ ---------------------------- CUSIP No. 746375 20 3 13D Page 6 of 9 Pages ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) JOSHUA SCHECHTER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) || (b) || -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON -0- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ================================================================================ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! ------------------------------ ---------------------------- CUSIP No. 746375 20 3 13D Page 7 of 9 Pages ------------------------------ ---------------------------- The following constitutes Amendment No. 18 ("Amendment No. 18") to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned. This Amendment No. 18 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth. Item 3 is hereby amended to read as follows: Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. ------------------------------------------------- The aggregate purchase price of the 175,840 Shares of Common Stock owned by Steel Partners II is $1,880,412. The Shares of Common Stock owned by Steel Partners II were acquired with partnership funds. Item 5(a) is hereby amended to read as follows: The aggregate percentage of Shares of Common Stock reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 494,132 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2001. As of the close of business on December 31, 2001, Steel Partners II beneficially owned 175,840 Shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 35.6% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. Lichtenstein beneficially owned 175,840 Shares, constituting approximately 35.6% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. Lichtenstein has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 175,840 Shares owned by Steel Partners II by virtue of his authority to vote and dispose of such Shares. All of such Shares were acquired in open-market transactions, except for 16,500 Shares which were transferred to Steel Partners II directly from the account of a foreign investment fund which was previously managed on a discretionary basis by Steel Partners Services, Ltd., an affiliate of Steel Partners II, pursuant to an investment management agreement. Currently, none of Messrs. Bradford, Kassan and Schechter own any Shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. ------------------------------ ---------------------------- CUSIP No. 746375 20 3 13D Page 8 of 9 Pages ------------------------------ ---------------------------- Item 5(c) is hereby amended to add the following: (c) Steel Partners II engaged in the following transactions in the Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 17 to the Schedule 13D: Shares of Common Date of Purchase Stock Purchased Price Per Share($) ---------------- --------------- ------------------ 11/13/01 500 4.09000 11/14/01 200 4.06000 11/21/01 3,000 4.30670 12/26/01 5,000 5.40000 ------------------------------ ---------------------------- CUSIP No. 746375 20 3 13D Page 9 of 9 Pages ------------------------------ ---------------------------- SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: December 31, 2001 STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P. By: Steel Partners, L.L.C. General Partner By: /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein ---------------------------- Warren G. Lichtenstein Chief Executive Officer /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein -------------------------------- WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN /s/ Travis Bradford -------------------------------- TRAVIS BRADFORD /s/ Glen Kassan -------------------------------- GLEN KASSAN /s/ Joshua Schechter -------------------------------- JOSHUA SCHECHTER