sc13da307602002_03132009.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 3)1

Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

161048103
(CUSIP Number)

STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ.
OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP
Park Avenue Tower
65 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
(212) 451-2300
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 13, 2009
(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 §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-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 § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.


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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 (“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. 161048103
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
KARPREILLY CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
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 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
1,612,203
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,612,203
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,612,2031
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
7.68%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
PN

1 See Item 5.

2
CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
KARPREILLY GP I, LLC
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
NA
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 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
1,612,203
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,612,203
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,612,2031
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
7.68%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
OO - Limited Liability Company
 
1 See Item 5.
3
CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
ALLAN W. KARP
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
PF
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 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
201,274
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
1,612,203
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
201,274
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,612,203
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,813,4771
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
8.64%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
1 See Item 5.
4
CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
CHRISTOPHER K. REILLY
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
PF
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 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
3,641
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
1,612,203
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
3,641
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,612,203
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,615,8441
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
7.69%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
1 See Item 5.
5
CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
WILLIAM P. LOGAN
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
PF
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 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
1,085
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,085
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,0851
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
Less than 1%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
1 See Item 5.
6
CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
HEZY SHAKED
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
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 SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
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 -1
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
0%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
1 See Item 5.
7
CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
GABRIEL BITTON
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
PF
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
CANADA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
50,000
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
50,000
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
50,0001
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
Less than 1%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN
 
1 See Item 5.
8
CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
The following constitutes Amendment No. 3 (“Amendment No. 3”) to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned.  This Amendment No. 3 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth.
 
Item 3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 
Item 3 is hereby amended to add the following:
 
In acquiring the 1,612,203 Common Shares owned by KarpReilly LP, KarpReilly LP expended approximately $12,918,765 (excluding commissions) of its general funds.
 
Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction.
 
Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:
 
On March 13, 2009, the Reporting Persons filed preliminary proxy materials in connection with the nomination of Messrs. Karp, Shaked and Bitton for election to the Board of Directors of the Issuer at the Issuer’s 2009 annual meeting of stockholders.  In the preliminary proxy materials, KarpReilly LP stated that it will not be a participant as a potential buyer in the sale process that has been initiated by the Issuer.
 
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
Item 5 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
 
(a), (b) Based upon the Issuer’s Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2009, there were 20,999,870 Common Shares issued and outstanding as of January 27, 2009.  The 1,612,203 Common Shares beneficially owned by KarpReilly LP (the “KarpReilly LP Shares”) represent approximately 7.68% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding.  The 1,612,203 Common Shares beneficially owned by KarpReilly GP represent approximately 7.68% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding.  The 1,813,477 Common Shares beneficially owned by Allan Karp (the “Allan Karp Shares”) represent approximately 8.64% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding.  1,500 of the Allan Karp Shares are held in trust for certain family members.  The 1,615,844 Common Shares beneficially owned by Christopher Reilly (the “Christopher Reilly Shares”) represent approximately 7.69% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding.  The 1,085 Common Shares beneficially owned by William Logan (the “William Logan Shares”) represent less than one percent of the Common Shares issued and outstanding.  An additional 100 Common Shares are owned by an employee of KarpReilly LLC, but KarpReilly LP expressly disclaims any agreement to act together with such employee for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of such equity securities of the Issuer.
 
Mr. Bitton directly owns 50,000 Common Shares (the “Gabriel Bitton Shares”).  Mr. Shaked does not own any Common Shares directly.
 
Collectively, the Reporting Persons beneficially own 1,868,203 Common Shares, constituting approximately 8.90% of all of the outstanding Common Shares.
 
KarpReilly LP has the power to vote or to direct the vote of (and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the KarpReilly LP Shares.
 
KarpReilly GP, as general partner of KarpReilly LP, has the shared power to vote or to direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the KarpReilly LP Shares.
 
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CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
By virtue of Allan Karp and Christopher Reilly’s positions as the managers of KarpReilly GP, which is the general partner of KarpReilly LP, Allan Karp and Christopher Reilly may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the KarpReilly LP Shares.
 
Allan Karp has the power to vote or to direct the vote of (and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the Allan Karp Shares.
 
Christopher Reilly has the power to vote or to direct the vote of (and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the Christopher Reilly Shares.
 
William Logan has the power to vote or to direct the vote of (and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the William Logan Shares.
 
KarpReilly GP does not own any Common Shares directly.
 
Mr. Bitton has the power to vote or to direct the vote of (and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the Gabriel Bitton Shares.
 
Each of the Reporting Persons, as a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Common Shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by the other members of the group reported herein.  Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such Common Shares, except that KarpReilly GP, Allan Karp and Christopher Reilly do not disclaim beneficial ownership of the KarpReilly LP Shares.
 
As of the date hereof, no Reporting Person owns any Common Shares other than those set forth in this Item 5.
 
(c)           The trading dates, number of Shares purchased and sold and price per share for all transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Persons since the filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D are set forth in Schedule A.  All such transactions were effected in open market transactions with brokers, except where indicated.
 
(d)           The family members for whom the 1,500 Allan Karp Shares are held in trust have the joint right to receive or the power to direct, along with Allan Karp, the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such Common Shares. Other than such Allan Karp family members with respect to such Allan Karp Shares, no person other than the Reporting Persons has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Shares set forth above.
 
(e)           Not applicable.
 
Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
 
Item 7 is hereby amended to include the following exhibit:
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
Powers of attorney.

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CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
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.
 
Dated: March 16, 2009
 
 
KARPREILLY CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
   
 
By:
KarpReilly GP I, LLC, its general partner
     
 
By:
/s/ Allan W. Karp
   
Name:
Allan W. Karp
   
Title:
Manager


 
KARPREILLY GP I, LLC
   
 
By:
/s/ Allan W. Karp
   
Name:
Allan W. Karp
   
Title:
Manager


 
/s/ Allan W. Karp
 
ALLAN W. KARP, Individually and as attorney-in-fact for Christopher K. Reilly, Hezy Shaked and Gabriel Bitton


 
/s/ William P. Logan
 
WILLIAM P. LOGAN
 
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CUSIP NO. 161048103
 
SCHEDULE A

Transactions in the Shares Since the Filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D

Shares of Common Stock
Purchased
Price Per
Share($)
Date of
Purchase

KARPREILLY CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
 
9,083
  
5.2275
03/09/2009

KARPREILLY GP I, LLC
None

ALLAN W. KARP
None

CHRISTOPHER K. REILLY
None

WILLIAM P. LOGAN
None

HEZY SHAKED
None

GABRIEL BITTON
None

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