UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.)*
Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
719427106
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(CUSIP Number)
August 13, 2008
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ X ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*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 disclosure 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
(however, see the Notes).
(Continued on following pages)
(Page 1 of 10 Pages)
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 719427106 PAGE 2 OF 10 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES
ONLY)
DDJ Capital Management, LLC
04-3300754
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 840,914
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 840,914
PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
840,914
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(9)
5.97%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 719427106 PAGE 3 OF 10 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES
ONLY)
DDJ/Ontario Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P.
98-0496623
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bermuda
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 325,072
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 325,072
PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
325,072
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(9)
2.31%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 719427106 PAGE 4 OF 10 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES
ONLY)
GP DDJ/Ontario Credit Opportunities, L.P.
98-0496663
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bermuda
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 325,072
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 325,072
PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
325,072
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(9)
2.31%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 719427106 PAGE 5 OF 10 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES
ONLY)
GP Credit Opportunities, Ltd.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bermuda
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 325,072
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 325,072
PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
325,072
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(9)
2.31%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
CO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 719427106 PAGE 6 OF 10 PAGES
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. (the "Company")
Item 1(b) Address of the Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1055 West 8th Street, Azusa, California 91702
Item 2(a) Names of Persons Filing:
DDJ Capital Management, LLC ("DDJ"), DDJ/Ontario
Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. ("DDJ/Ontario Fund"), GP
DDJ/Ontario Credit Opportunities, L.P. ("GP
DDJ/Ontario"), and GP Credit Opportunities Ltd. ("GP
Credit Opportunities").
Item 2(b) Address or Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:
130 Turner Street, Building #3, Suite 600, Waltham, MA
02453.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
DDJ is a Massachusetts limited liability company;
DDJ/Ontario Fund is a Bermuda limited partnership; GP
DDJ/Ontario is a Bermuda limited partnership; and GP
Credit Opportunities is a Bermuda company.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock (the "Shares")
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
719427106
Item 3 Not Applicable.
Item 4 Ownership.
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CUSIP NO. 719427106 PAGE 7 OF 10 PAGES
Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
As of the close of business on August 20, 2008,
DDJ/Ontario Fund, GP DDJ/Ontario, as general partner to
DDJ/Ontario Fund, and GP Credit Opportunities, as general
partner to GP DDJ/Ontario, each may be deemed the
beneficial owner of 325,072 Shares, which amount
represents approximately 2.31% of the outstanding Shares
of the Company. DDJ, as investment manager to
DDJ/Ontario Fund as well as to an account managed on
behalf of an institutional investor (together, the "DDJ
Funds"), may be deemed the beneficial owner of 840,914
Shares held by the DDJ Funds in the aggregate, which
amount represents approximately 5.97% of the outstanding
Shares of the Company.
Item 4(b) Percent of Class: See attached cover sheets.
Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to
direct the vote: See attached cover sheets.
(ii) Shared power to vote or
to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: See attached cover sheets.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition of: -0-
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following
[ ].
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CUSIP NO. 719427106 PAGE 8 OF 10 PAGES
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
See Item 4.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Item 4 above.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution.
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certifications.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not
held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that
purpose or effect.
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CUSIP NO. 719427106 PAGE 9 OF 10 PAGES
SIGNATURE
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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.
Date: August 21, 2008 DDJ CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,
LLC
/s/ David L. Goolgasian, Jr.
Signature
David L. Goolgasian, Jr.
Authorized Signatory
Name/Title
/s/ Joshua L. McCarthy
Signature
Joshua L. McCarthy
Authorized Signatory
Name/Title
DDJ/ONTARIO CREDIT
OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
By: DDJ Capital Management,
LLC, its Investment Manager
/s/ David L. Goolgasian, Jr.
Signature
David L. Goolgasian, Jr.
Authorized Signatory
Name/Title
/s/ Joshua L. McCarthy
Signature
Joshua L. McCarthy
Authorized Signatory
Name/Title
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CUSIP NO. 719427106 PAGE 10 OF 10 PAGES
GP DDJ/ONTARIO CREDIT
OPPORTUNITIES, L.P.
By: GP Credit Opportunities, Ltd.,
its General Partner
/s/ David L. Goolgasian, Jr.
Signature
David L. Goolgasian, Jr.
Authorized Signatory
Name/Title
/s/ Joshua L. McCarthy
Signature
Joshua L. McCarthy
Authorized Signatory
Name/Title
GP CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES,
LTD.
/s/ David L. Goolgasian, Jr.
Signature
David L. Goolgasian, Jr.
Authorized Signatory
Name/Title
/s/ Joshua L. McCarthy
Signature
Joshua L. McCarthy
Authorized Signatory
Name/Title