Nathans Famous, Inc. has 3 Schedule 13D or 13G filings on record since 2026-01-21. 2 holders' latest filing reports 5% or more of common stock. Each figure below is the holder's own, as filed, with the filing linked.
Holders
| Holder | Percent | Shares | Latest | Event date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard M. Lorber | 24.2% | 989,841 | SCHEDULE 13D/A, 2026-01-21 | 2026-01-20 |
| Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al | 6.4% | 0 | SCHEDULE 13D/A, 2026-08-31 | 2026-08-28 |
Purpose of Transaction (Item 4)
Howard M. Lorber
On January 20, 2026, Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Buyer"), Boardwalk Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Buyer ("Merger Sub"), and the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a subsidiary of the Buyer pursuant to the Merger. Concurrently with the signing of the Merger Agreement on January 20, 2026, Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company entered into a Voting Agreement (the "Voting Agreement") with Mr. Lorber, Lorber Alpha II LP and Lorber Gamma LP (collectively, the "Lorber Signatories") and certain other signatories party thereto, pursuant to which the Lorber Signatories agreed, among other things, to vote their Company shares (a) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and any other actions necessary for the consummation of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including any proposal to adjourn the Stockholders' Meeting (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and (b) against any Acquisition Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and any other action that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect …The first part of Item 4 of the SCHEDULE 13D/A filed 2026-01-21; the filing has the rest
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al
The Reporting Persons file the long form Schedule 13D pursuant to Section 13d-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") even though they may be technically eligible to file the short form Schedule G. Because the Reporting Persons may regularly communicate with the Issuer's management, filing the Schedule 13D ensures that these conversations are compliant with the reporting obligations under the Exchange Act.Item 4 of the SCHEDULE 13D/A filed 2026-08-31
Timeline
| Filed | Holder | Percent | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Howard M. Lorber | 24.2% | SCHEDULE 13D/A |
| 2026-04-23 | Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al | 7% | SCHEDULE 13D/A |
| 2026-08-31 | Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al | 6.4% | SCHEDULE 13D/A |
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Where this comes from
Anyone who comes to own more than 5% of a class of a listed company's voting shares has to tell the SEC. A holder who may seek to change or influence the company files Schedule 13D, and has to say in Item 4, "Purpose of Transaction", what it intends to do. A holder with no such intent, such as many index and passive funds, may file the shorter Schedule 13G. Both are amended when the stake changes, including when it falls below 5%.
Every row here is one of those filings, linked to the filing itself. Percentages and share counts are exactly as the holder filed them, for the holder the filing names; an amendment showing a lower figure is shown as filed. Item 4 text is quoted word for word. Where a 13D's Item 4 contains a sentence stating a definite intent to influence the company, that sentence is marked and quoted; the page does not describe the holder or its motives beyond the words it filed. Nothing here is investment advice.