- Statement of Ownership (SC 13G)
26 September 2009 - 12:03AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13G
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
GS
FINANCIAL CORP.
(Name of
Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par
value
(Title of
Class of Securities)
362274102
(CUSIP
Number)
September 16,
2009
(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)
T
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 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
(the “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. 640497202
|
|
Page
2 of 5 Pages
|
1
|
NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
RAFFLES
ASSOCIATES, L.P.
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
(a)
£
(b)
T
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
|
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
69,496
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
69,496
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
69,496
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
|
£
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
|
|
Item
1(a).
|
Name
of Issuer:
|
GS
Financial Corp.
Item
1(b).
|
Address
of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices:
|
3798
Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA 70002
Item
2(a).
|
Name
of Person Filing:
|
Raffles
Associates, L.P.
Item
2(b).
|
Address
of Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:
|
2 Penn
Plaza, Suite 1920A, New York, NY 10121
Not
Applicable.
Item
2(d).
|
Title
of Class of Securities:
|
Common
Stock, $.01 par value.
362274102
Item
3.
|
If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c),
check whether the person filing is
a:
|
|
(a)
|
£
|
Broker
or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Act.
|
|
(b)
|
£
|
Bank
as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
Act.
|
|
(c)
|
£
|
Insurance
Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act.
|
|
(d)
|
£
|
Investment
Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act.
|
|
(e)
|
£
|
Investment
Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of
1940.
|
|
(f)
|
£
|
Employee
Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
|
|
(g)
|
£
|
Parent
Holding Company in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
|
|
(h)
|
£
|
A
savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act.
|
|
(i)
|
£
|
A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company
under Section 3(c) (14) of the Investment Company
Act.
|
|
(j)
|
£
|
Group,
in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
|
If this
Statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this
box [x].
|
(a)
|
Amount
beneficially
owned: 69,496
|
|
(b)
|
Percent
of
Class: 5.5%
|
|
(c)
|
Number
of Shares as to which the person
has:
|
|
(i)
|
Sole
power to vote or to direct the
vote: 69,496
|
|
(ii)
|
Shared
power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
|
|
(iii)
|
Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 69,496
|
|
(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.
£
|
Item
6
|
Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
|
Not
Applicable.
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.
|
Not
Applicable.
Item
9.
|
Notice
of Dissolution of Group.
|
Not
Applicable.
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.
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.
Date:
September 18, 2009
|
RAFFLES
ASSOCIATES, L.P.
|
|
By:
|
RAFFLES
CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC,
|
|
General
Partner
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Paul H. O’Leary
|
|
|
Name:
Paul H. O’Leary
|
|
|
Title
:
Managing
Member
|
5
GS Financial Corp. (MM) (NASDAQ:GSLA)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024
GS Financial Corp. (MM) (NASDAQ:GSLA)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024