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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

TAL International Group, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
874083108
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2008
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     o Rule 13d-1(b)

     þ Rule 13d-1(c)

     o 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 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).

 
 


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
874083108 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

North Run Capital, LP
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   1,808,205**
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    1,808,205**
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,808,205**
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.53%**
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  PN
**SEE ITEM 4.

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CUSIP No.
 
874083108 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

North Run GP, LP
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   1,808,205**
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    1,808,205**
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,808,205**
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.53%**
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  PN
**SEE ITEM 4.

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CUSIP No.
 
874083108 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

North Run Advisors, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   1,808,205**
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    1,808,205**
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,808,205**
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.53%**
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
**SEE ITEM 4.

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CUSIP No.
 
874083108 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Todd B. Hammer
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   1,808,205**
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    1,808,205**
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,808,205**
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.53%**
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN
**SEE ITEM 4.

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CUSIP No.
 
874083108 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Thomas B. Ellis
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   1,808,205**
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    1,808,205**
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  1,808,205**
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.53%**
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN
**SEE ITEM 4.

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SCHEDULE 13G/A
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of North Run Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“North Run”), North Run GP, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “GP”), North Run Capital, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Investment Manager”), Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis. Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis are the principals and sole members and limited partners, as applicable, of North Run, the GP and the Investment Manager. North Run is the general partner for both the GP and the Investment Manager. The GP is the general partner of North Run Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Fund”), North Run Qualified Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “QP Fund”), and North Run Master Fund, LP, a Cayman Island exempted limited partnership (the “Master Fund”). The Fund, the QP Fund and North Run Offshore Partners, Ltd., a Cayman Island exempted company (the “Offshore Fund”), are also general partners of the Master Fund. This Schedule 13G relates to shares of common stock of TAL International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”) held by the Master Fund.
Item 4   
Ownership.
  (a)  
North Run, the GP, the Investment Manager, Todd B. Hammer, and Thomas B. Ellis may be deemed the beneficial owners of 1,808,205 shares of Common Stock.
 
  (b)  
North Run, the GP, the Investment Manager, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis may be deemed the beneficial owners of 5.53% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. This percentage was determined by dividing 1,808,205 by 32,712,437, which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2008, according to the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2008 with the Securities Exchange Commission.
 
  (c)  
North Run, the GP, the Investment Manager, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis have the shared power to vote and dispose of the 1,808,205 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned.
Item 10   
Certification.
 
   
By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of such Reporting Person’s 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.
 
Exhibits    
Exhibit 1
 
   
Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 17, 2009, between North Run, GP, the Investment Manager, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis.

 

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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each undersigned Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 17, 2009
         
  NORTH RUN CAPITAL, LP
 
 
  By:  North Run Advisors, LLC   
    its general partner   
     
  By:   /s/ Thomas B. Ellis   
    Name:   Thomas B. Ellis   
    Title:   Member   
 
  and
 
 
  By:   /s/ Todd B. Hammer   
    Name:   Todd B. Hammer   
    Title:   Member   
 
  NORTH RUN GP, LP
 
 
  By:  North Run Advisors, LLC   
    its general partner   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Thomas B. Ellis   
    Name:   Thomas B. Ellis   
    Title:   Member   
 
 
and
 
 
  By:   /s/ Todd B. Hammer   
    Name:   Todd B. Hammer   
    Title:   Member   
 
  NORTH RUN ADVISORS, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas B. Ellis   
    Name:   Thomas B. Ellis   
    Title:   Member   
 

 

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  and
 
 
  By:   /s/ Todd B. Hammer   
    Name:   Todd B. Hammer   
    Title:   Member   
 
  /s/ Thomas B. Ellis   
    Thomas B. Ellis
 
 
  /s/ Todd B. Hammer   
    Todd B. Hammer
 
 
     
     
     

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
1
  Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 17, 2009, between North Run, GP, the Investment Manager, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis.

 

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