SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TRAFELET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
590 MADISON AVENUE
26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
XCel Brands, Inc. [ XELB ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/27/2013
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.001 par value 06/27/2013 S 167,100 D $3.19 1,809,525 I See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value 06/27/2013 P 167,100 A $3.19 1,809,525 I See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TRAFELET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
590 MADISON AVENUE
26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TRAFELET & CO ADVISORS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
590 MADISON AVENUE
26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TRAFELET REMY W

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O TRAFELET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
590 MADISON AVE, 26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TRAFELET & CO LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
590 MADISON AVENUE
26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Delta Institutional, LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O TRAFELET & COMPANY ADVISORS LLC
590 MADISON AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. This Form 4 is being filed on behalf of: (i) Delta Institutional, LP (the "Fund"); (ii) Trafelet & Company Advisors, LLC ("TCA"); (iii) Trafelet Capital Management, L.P. ("TCM"); (iv) Trafelet & Company, LLC ("TC"); and (v) Remy W. Trafelet ("Mr. Trafelet"), the managing member of TC and TCA. The persons and entities referred to in items (i)-(v) hereof may be collectively referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons". TCM serves as investment manager to the Fund and two other private investment vehicles and, in such capacity, exercises voting and investment control over the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held for the accounts of the Fund and such other private investment vehicles. TCA serves as the general partner to the Fund and such other private investment vehicles. TC serves as the general partner of TCM. Mr. Trafelet may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein based on his relationship with TCM and TCA.
2. The Reporting Persons are filing this Form 4 in connection with a sale of Common Stock of the Issuer by one of the private investment vehicles of which TCA serves as general partner and TCM serves as investment manager, to two other private investment vehicles of which TCA serves as general partner and TCM serves as investment manager, one of which is the Fund, which acquired 153,732 of the total 167,100 shares sold.
3. As of June 27, 2013, the Fund directly owns 1,663,028 shares of Common Stock and 227,291 warrants. TCM, TC, TCA and Mr. Trafelet may be deemed to beneficially own 1,809,525 shares of Common Stock and 250,000 warrants.
4. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of such securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
Remarks:
/s/ TRAFELET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., by Trafelet & Company, LLC, the General Partner, by Remy Trafelet, Managing Member 07/01/2013
/s/ TRAFELET & COMPANY, LLC, by Remy Trafelet, Managing Member 07/01/2013
/s/ TRAFELET & COMPANY ADVISORS, LLC, by Remy Trafelet, Managing Member 07/01/2013
/s/ DELTA INSTITUTIONAL, LP, by Trafelet & Company Advisors, LLC, the General Partner, by Remy Trafelet, Managing Member 07/01/2013
/s/ REMY TRAFELET 07/01/2013
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