blonder13galuksch020810.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13G
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment
No. 13)*
Blonder
Tongue Laboratories, Inc.
(Name of
Issuer)
Common
Stock
(Title of
Class of Securities)
093698 10
8
(CUSIP
Number)
December
31, 2009
(Date of
Event Which Required Filing of this Statement)
Check the
appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is
filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X ] 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
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
(“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.
– 093698 10 8
1 NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
James A.
Luksch
2 CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) /_/
(b) /_/
N/A
3 SEC
USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States of America
NUMBER OF
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5 SOLE
VOTING POWER
727,467
shares of Common Stock (1)(2) as of December 31, 2009 (includes 294 shares of
Common Stock owned by the spouse of James A. Luksch; 5,464 shares of Common
Stock owned by the 1988 Irrevocable Trust A of Herbert M. Luksch, the trustee of
which is James A. Luksch; 5,464 shares of Common Stock owned by the 1988
Irrevocable Trust B of Herbert M. Luksch, the trustee of which is James A.
Luksch; 9 Shares of Common Stock owned by the Estate of Herbert M. Luksch, the
executor of which is James A. Luksch; and options to purchase 73,333 shares of
Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days).
6 SHARED
VOTING POWER
N/A
7 SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
727,467
shares of Common Stock (1)(2) as of December 31, 2009 (includes 294 shares of
Common Stock owned by the spouse of James A. Luksch; 5,464 shares of Common
Stock owned by the 1988 Irrevocable Trust A of Herbert M. Luksch, the trustee of
which is James A. Luksch; 5,464 shares of Common Stock owned by the 1988
Irrevocable Trust B of Herbert M. Luksch, the trustee of which is James A.
Luksch; 9 Shares of Common Stock owned by the Estate of Herbert M. Luksch, the
executor of which is James A. Luksch; and options to purchase 73,333 shares of
Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days).
8 SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
N/A
9 AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
727,467
shares of Common Stock (1)(2) as of December 31, 2009 (includes 294 shares of
Common Stock owned by the spouse of James A. Luksch; 5,464 shares of Common
Stock owned by the 1988 Irrevocable Trust A of Herbert M. Luksch, the trustee of
which is James A. Luksch; 5,464 shares of Common Stock owned by the 1988
Irrevocable Trust B of Herbert M. Luksch, the trustee of which is James A.
Luksch; 9 Shares of Common Stock owned by the Estate of Herbert M. Luksch, the
executor of which is James A. Luksch; and options to purchase 73,333 shares of
Common Stock that are exercisable within 60 days).
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
/_/
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N/A
11 PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11.75% (Based
upon a total of 6,190,554 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date of
this filing.)
12 TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
(1) In
2008 the Reporting Person filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of New Jersey. The Bankruptcy Court confirmed a Plan of
Reorganization in August 2009 and the Reporting Person’s bankruptcy case has
been closed.
(2) 374,134 and 199,000 respectively, of
the shares of Common Stock listed, are pledged to secure loans
to the Reporting Person from two separate banks.
Item 1.
(a) Name of
Issuer: Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal
Executive Office: One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, New Jersey
08857.
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person
Filing: James A. Luksch
(b) Address of Principal Business
Office or, if none, Residence: c/o Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., One
Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857.
(c)
Citizenship: United States of America
(d) Title of the Class of Securities:
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP number: 093698 10
8
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Item
3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c),
check whether the person filing is
a:
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(a)
[ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78o).
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(b)
[ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
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(c)
[ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
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(d)
[ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-8).
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(e)
[ ] An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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(f)
[ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g)
[ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h)
[ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813);
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(i)
[ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C. 80a-3);
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(j) [
] A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
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(k)
[ ] Group, in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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Item
4. Ownership
See item
nos. 5 through 11 of the second part of the cover sheet.
Item
5. Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class
N/A
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
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N/A
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company
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N/A
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group
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N/A
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group
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N/A
N/A
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.
February
8,
2010
Date
/s/
James A.
Luksch
Signature
James
A.
Luksch
Name/Title