Star
Gas Partners, L.P.
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Common
Units
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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85512C105
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(CUSIP
Number)
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December
31, 2007
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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¨
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Rule
13d-1(b)
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ý
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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¨
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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CUSIP
No.85512C105
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Schedule
13G
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1)
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
IRS
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES
ONLY)
Bandera
Partners LLC
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2)
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a) o
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(b) x
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3)
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4)
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
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5)
6)
7)
8)
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
4,960,100
SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,960,100
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9)
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,960,100
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10)
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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o
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11)
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.5%
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12)
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
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CUSIP
No.85512C105
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Schedule
13G
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1)
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
IRS
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES
ONLY)
Gregory
Bylinsky
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2)
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a) o
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(b) x
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3)
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SEC
USE ONLY
|
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4)
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
|
5)
6)
7)
8)
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
SHARED
VOTING POWER
4,960,100
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,960,100
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9)
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,960,100
|
|
10)
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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o
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11)
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.5%
|
|
12)
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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CUSIP
No.85512C105
|
Schedule
13G
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1)
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
IRS
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES
ONLY)
Jefferson
Gramm
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2)
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a) o
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(b) x
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||
3)
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SEC
USE ONLY
|
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4)
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
|
NUMBER
OF
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
|
5)
6)
7)
8)
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
SHARED
VOTING POWER
4,960,100
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,960,100
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9)
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,960,100
|
|
10)
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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o
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11)
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.5%
|
|
12)
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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CUSIP
No.85512C105
|
Schedule
13G
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1)
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
IRS
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES
ONLY)
William
Gramm
|
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2)
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a) o
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(b) x
|
||
3)
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SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4)
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
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5)
6)
7)
8)
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
110,000
SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 110,000
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9)
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
110,000
|
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10)
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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o
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11)
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.1%
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12)
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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Item
1(a).
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Name
of Issuer:
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Star
Gas Partners, L.P.
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Item
1(b).
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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2187
Atlantic Street
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Stamford,
Connecticut 06902
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Item
2(a).
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Name
of Person Filing:
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This
Schedule is being filed jointly by the following reporting persons
(hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting
Persons”) pursuant to an Agreement of Joint Filing attached as Exhibit
A
to the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
May 18, 2007:
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(i)
Bandera Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Bandera
Partners”);
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(ii)
Gregory Bylinsky;
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(iii)
Jefferson Gramm; and
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(iv)
William Gramm.
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Bandera
Partners, Gregory Bylinsky and Jefferson Gramm are filing this
Schedule
with respect to 4,960,100 Common Units directly owned by Bandera
Master
Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Bandera Master
Fund”).
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Bandera
Partners is the investment manager of Bandera Master Fund and may
be
deemed to have beneficial ownership over the 4,960,100 Common Units
directly owned by Bandera Master Fund by virtue of the sole and
exclusive
authority granted to Bandera Partners by Bandera Master Fund to
vote and
dispose of such Common Units.
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Gregory
Bylinsky and Jefferson Gramm are Managing Partners , Managing Directors
and Portfolio Managers of Bandera Partners.
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William
Gramm is chairman of the advisory board of Bandera Partners (the
“Advisory
Board”). The Advisory Board provides strategic advice to Bandera Partners
but takes no part in the control or management of Bandera Partners.
Members of the Advisory Board have no power or authority to act
for or on
behalf of Bandera Partners in their capacity as members of the
Advisory
Board.
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Item
2(b).
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Address
of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
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The
principal business office address of each of Bandera Partners,
Gregory
Bylinsky and Jefferson Gramm is:
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26
Broadway, Suite 1607
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New
York, New York 10004
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The
residence address of William Gramm is:
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PO
Box 1559
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Helotes,
Texas 78023
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Item
2(c).
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Citizenship:
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The
place of organization or citizenship of each of the Reporting Persons
is
as follows:
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Name
of Reporting Person
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Place
of Organization/Citizenship
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Bandera
Partners LLC
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Delaware
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Gregory
Bylinsky
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United
States
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Jefferson
Gramm
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United
States
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William
Gramm
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United
States
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Item
2(d).
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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Common
Units
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Item
2(e).
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CUSIP
Number:
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85512C105
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Item
3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
or (c),
check whether the person filing is a:
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Not
Applicable.
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Item
4.
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Ownership.
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Provide
the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage
of
the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item
1.
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(i) Bandera
Partners LLC
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(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
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4,960,100
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(b)
Percent of class:
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6.5%
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(c)
Number of shares as to which the person has:
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(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
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4,960,100
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(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
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0
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(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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4,960,100
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(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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0
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(ii) Gregory
Bylinsky
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(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
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4,960,100
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(b)
Percent of class:
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6.5%
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(c)
Number of shares as to which the person has:
|
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(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
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0
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(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
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4,960,100
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(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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0
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(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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4,960,100
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(iii) Jefferson
Gramm
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(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
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4,960,100
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(b)
Percent of class:
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6.5%
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(c)
Number of shares as to which the person has:
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(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
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0
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(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
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4,960,100
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(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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0
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(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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4,960,100
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(iv) William
Gramm
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(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
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110,000
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(b)
Percent of class:
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0.1%
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(c)
Number of shares as to which the person has:
|
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(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
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110,000
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(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
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0
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(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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110,000
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(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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0
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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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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o
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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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The
right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale
of, all
Common Units reported in this Schedule as beneficially owned by
Bandera
Partners, Gregory Bylinsky and Jefferson Gramm is held by Bandera
Master
Fund, a fund for which Bandera Partners serves as investment manager.
The
general partner and limited partners of Bandera Master Fund have
the right
to participate in the receipt of dividends from, and proceeds from
the
sale of, the Common Units held by Bandera Master Fund in accordance
with
their ownership interests in Bandera Master Fund. Bandera Partners,
Gregory Bylinsky and Jefferson Gramm disclaim beneficial ownership
of all
Common Units reported in this statement pursuant to Rule 13d-4
under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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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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Not
Applicable.
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Not
Applicable.
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group.
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Not
Applicable.
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Item
10.
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Certification.
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BANDERA PARTNERS LLC | ||
By: |
/s/
Gregory
Bylinsky
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Gregory
Bylinsky
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Managing
Director
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Item
10.
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Certification.
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/s/
Gregory
Bylinsky
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Gregory
Bylinsky
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Item
10.
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Certification.
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/s/
Jefferson
Gramm
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Jefferson
Gramm
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Item
10.
|
Certification.
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/s/
William
Gramm
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William
Gramm
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