-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, R9JL0t7MaKMFRceVuLny8PNz+Ui9Zkn0RE/5afplZdsHnXdQbVyixG2aSi1tQ1KQ w+iljx91A+zr3xYi2u+a6w== 0000899140-07-000249.txt : 20070213 0000899140-07-000249.hdr.sgml : 20070213 20070213172437 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899140-07-000249 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070213 GROUP MEMBERS: DANIEL S. LOEB GROUP MEMBERS: THIRD POINT OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001008848 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-81801 FILM NUMBER: 07611719 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 SKYLINE DRIVE CITY: HAWTHORNE STATE: NY ZIP: 10532 BUSINESS PHONE: 914-347-4300 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Third Point LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001040273 IRS NUMBER: 133922602 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 390 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122247400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 390 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: THIRD POINT MANAGEMENT CO LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970602 SC 13G/A 1 t3603563b.txt FIRST AMENDMENT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934* (Amendment No. 1) Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. ------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share ---------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 00484M106 --------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2006 ----------------- (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) [X] 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 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 (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. 00484M106 13G Page 2 of 8 Pages - --------------------------------- ------------------- - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Third Point LLC - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 2,240,000 OWNED BY EACH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,240,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,240,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.7% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------- ------------------- CUSIP No. 00484M106 13G Page 3 of 8 Pages - --------------------------------- ------------------- - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Daniel S. Loeb - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 2,240,000 OWNED BY EACH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,240,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,240,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.7% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------- ------------------- CUSIP No. 00484M106 13G Page 4 of 8 Pages - --------------------------------- ------------------- - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd. - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 1,460,000 OWNED BY EACH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,460,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,460,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.3% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G (this "Amendment No. 1") is being filed with respect to the Common Stock of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), to amend the Schedule 13G filed on October 6, 2006 (the "Schedule 13G"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13G. Item 4: Ownership: - ------ --------- Item 4 is hereby amended and restated as follows: The beneficial ownership of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons, as of December 31, 2006, is as follows: A. Third Point LLC --------------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,240,000 (b) Percent of class: 9.7%. The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon a total of 23,021,912 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2006, as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 2,240,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,240,000 B. Daniel S. Loeb --------------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,240,000 (b) Percent of class: 9.7%. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 2,240,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,240,000 C. Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd. ------------------------------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,460,000 (b) Percent of class: 6.3%. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,460,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,460,000 -5- Item 10: Certification: - ------- ------------- Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification: 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. [Signatures on following page] -6- 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: February 13, 2007 THIRD POINT LLC By: Daniel S. Loeb, Chief Executive Officer By: /s/ Justin Nadler ---------------------------------------- Name: Justin Nadler Title: Attorney-in-Fact THIRD POINT OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By: Daniel S. Loeb, Director By: /s/ Justin Nadler ---------------------------------------- Name: Justin Nadler Title: Attorney-in-Fact DANIEL S. LOEB By: /s/ Justin Nadler ---------------------------------------- Name: Justin Nadler Title: Attorney-in-Fact [SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G WITH RESPECT TO ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC.] EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit 99.1: Power of Attorney granted by Mr. Daniel S. Loeb in favor of James Kelly, Justin Nadler, Zachary Snow and Keith Waller, dated December 1, 2006. EX-99.1 3 t3603563c.txt POA Exhibit 99.1 ------------ POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT the undersigned hereby constitute and appoint JAMES KELLY, JUSTIN NADLER, ZACHARY SNOW and KEITH WALLER and each of them severally, as the true and lawful attorneys and agents of each of the undersigned, with power to act with or without the others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned any statement or report, including any amendment to any statement or report, required to be filed with respect to the undersigned (whether such filing includes one or more or all of the undersigned) under Section 13 or Section 16 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements thereunder, including any forms or statements required to be submitted in connection with any electronic filing, or any statement or report, including any amendment to any statement or report, required to be filed with respect to any of the undersigned under any comparable laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any foreign jurisdiction, and to file any of the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other appropriate U.S. and foreign regulatory authorities, said attorneys and agents having full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of any of the undersigned every act necessary to be done in the premises as fully and as effectually as the undersigned might or could do in person; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents as of December 1, 2006. /s/ Daniel S. Loeb ----------------------------------------------- Daniel S. Loeb THIRD POINT LLC By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb ------------------------------------------ Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Chief Executive Officer THIRD POINT OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb ------------------------------------------ Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Director [Additional signatures on following page] THIRD POINT PARTNERS LP By: Third Point Advisors LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb -------------------------------------- Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Managing Member THIRD POINT PARTNERS QUALIFIED LP By: Third Point Advisors LLC, its General Partner By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb -------------------------------------- Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Managing Member THIRD POINT ULTRA LTD. By: Third Point LLC, its Investment Manager By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb -------------------------------------- Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Chief Executive Officer LYXOR/THIRD POINT FUND LIMITED By: Third Point LLC, its Investment Manager By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb -------------------------------------- Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Chief Executive Officer [Signatures to Power of Attorney] -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----