-----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, Le39H7nUcA/syXhX0r97Inz7faYKF8txiYqEXRf9kNordmnSnOACeRoCbVKdt3Ac 2aQIHf6yfmXzybzgaeUqxQ== 0001193125-08-052949.txt : 20080311 0001193125-08-052949.hdr.sgml : 20080311 20080311163300 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-052949 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080311 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080311 GROUP MEMBERS: SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND GP, L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND II, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SHAMROCK PARTNERS ACTIVIST VALUE FUND, L.L.C. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IPASS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001053374 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374] IRS NUMBER: 931214598 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-79585 FILM NUMBER: 08680943 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3800 BRIDGE PARKWAY CITY: REDWOOD SHORES STATE: CA ZIP: 94065 BUSINESS PHONE: 6502324115 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3800 BRIDGE PARKWAY CITY: REDWOOD SHORES STATE: CA ZIP: 94065 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Shamrock Activist Value Fund III, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001352174 IRS NUMBER: 113768779 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4444 LAKESIDE DRIVE CITY: BURBANK STATE: CA ZIP: 91505 BUSINESS PHONE: (818) 845-4444 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4444 LAKESIDE DRIVE CITY: BURBANK STATE: CA ZIP: 91505 SC 13D/A 1 dsc13da.htm AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO SCHEDULE 13D Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 13D

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 15)

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE

13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)*

 

iPass Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Shares, $.001 Par Value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

42621V108

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

David K. Robbins, Esq.

Bingham McCutchen LLP

355 South Grand Avenue, 44th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 680-6400

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

 

March 7, 2008

(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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 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 Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

*   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, as amended (“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).


INTRODUCTION

This statement amends the Schedule 13D filed on May 23, 2005, as amended on August 5, 2005, November 9, 2005, February 6, 2006, May 16, 2006, June 26, 2006, August 1, 2006, August 15, 2006, September 28, 2006, October 10, 2006, January 12, 2007, February 22, 2007, January 9, 2008, March 3, 2008, and March 4, 2008 (the “Amended Schedule 13D”), filed by Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SAVF”), Shamrock Activist Value Fund II, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership (“SAVF II”), Shamrock Activist Value Fund III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SAVF III” and collectively, with SAVF and SAVF II, the “Shamrock Activist Value Fund”), Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”), and Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Shamrock Partners” and collectively, with SAVF, SAVF II, SAVF III and the General Partner, the “Reporting Persons”), with respect to Common Shares, $.001 par value per share (“Common Shares”), of iPass Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment No. 15 shall have the meanings set forth in the Amended Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 15 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Amended Schedule 13D.

1. ITEM 4 OF THE AMENDED SCHEDULE 13D IS HEREBY AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

 

ITEM 4. Purpose of Transaction.

On March 7, 2008, the Shamrock Activist Value Fund sent a notice to iPass Inc. (the “Company”) notifying the Company, in accordance with the advance notice provisions set forth in Article III, Section 5 of the Company’s bylaws, of the Shamrock Activist Value Fund’s intent, should the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) fail to appoint Mr. Stanley P. Gold to the Board (the “Gold Appointment”) in violation of the terms of the Company’s February 20, 2007 Agreement with the Reporting Persons, to: (i) nominate, for election to the Board at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2008 Annual Meeting”), three of the following four individuals: Mr. Stanley P. Gold, Mr. Michael J. McConnell, Mr. Eugene I. Krieger, and Mr. Mark E. Schaffer (the “Nominees”); and (ii) bring the stockholder proposal described below to declassify the Board (the “Proposal”) before the Company’s stockholders for consideration and approval at the 2008 Annual Meeting. The three Nominees to be included in the Shamrock Activist Value Fund’s proxy statement (the “Shamrock Proxy Statement”) will be determined on a date more proximate to the 2008 Annual Meeting.

If elected, the Nominees will seek to cause the Board to: (i) immediately commence a process to review the Company’s strategic alternatives, as previously encouraged by the Reporting Persons, including the sale of the Company and (ii) form a special committee of non-management directors to conduct such process. In order to facilitate an effective process with respect to any potential transaction, the special committee shall have the right to retain independent financial and legal advisors. The Nominees will also seek to cause the Board to implement, as promptly as possible, the Proposal.


The Nominees

Mr. Gold is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Shamrock Holdings Inc. (“SHI”), the private investment firm for the Roy E. Disney family, and Shamrock Capital Advisors, Inc. (“SCA”), the investment manager for the Shamrock Activist Value Fund. Mr. Gold is also the President of Shamrock Partners.

Mr. McConnell is a Managing Director of SCA, and the Vice President of Shamrock Partners. He is also the Vice President of Shamrock Holdings of California, Inc., special limited partner of SAVF and currently sits on the Board.

Mr. Krieger is the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of SHI and Vice President of Shamrock Partners. Prior to joining SHI, Mr. Krieger was a senior tax partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Mr. Schaffer is a Managing Director of SCA’s Genesis Real Estate Funds. Prior to joining SCA, Mr. Schaffer was a management consultant for a private real estate company.

The Shamrock Activist Value Fund intends to select three of the four individuals listed above to be included in the Shamrock Proxy Statement.

The Proposal

The Shamrock Activist Value Fund intends to bring the following proposal before the 2008 Annual Meeting if the Gold Appointment does not occur:

RESOLVED, that the stockholders of the Company hereby urge the Board to immediately take all appropriate steps, in compliance with state law, to declassify the Board and promptly implement annual director elections, commencing no later than the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders.

As a member of the Board, Mr. McConnell has sought to have the Board take action to implement the annual election of the Company’s directors. The Board, including its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, has rejected Mr. McConnell’s entreaties to declassify the Board. The Shamrock Activist Value Fund believes the Board should promptly embrace the good corporate governance practice of annual elections of all directors in order to hold directors accountable to stockholders for their decisions as board members. The Shamrock Activist Value Fund believes annual director elections will foster director accountability and strengthen the Company financially and thereby enhance the opportunity to maximize stockholder value.

2. ITEM 7 OF THE AMENDED SCHEDULE 13D IS HEREBY AMENDED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

 

ITEM 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.


          Document

Exhibit 25

   —      Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 6, 2006, among Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P., Shamrock Activist Value Fund II, L.P., Shamrock Activist Value Fund III, L.P., Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C. and Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C.


SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: March 11, 2008

 

SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND, L.P.
By:   Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C., its general partner
By:   Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C., its managing member
By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President
SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND II, L.P.
By:   Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C., its general partner
By:   Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C., its managing member
By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President
SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND III, L.P.
By:   Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C., its general partner
By:   Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C., its managing member
By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President


SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND GP, L.L.C.
By:   Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C., its managing member
By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President
SHAMROCK PARTNERS ACTIVIST VALUE FUND, L.L.C.
By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President


Exhibit Index

 

          Document
Exhibit 25    —      Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 6, 2006, among Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P., Shamrock Activist Value Fund II, L.P., Shamrock Activist Value Fund III, L.P., Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C. and Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C.
EX-25 2 dex25.htm JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Joint Filing Agreement

Exhibit 25

AGREEMENT

JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13D AND ALL FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE

13D

Each of the undersigned hereby agrees to file jointly the Statement on Schedule 13D to which this Agreement is attached, and any amendments to the Statement on Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to Common Shares of iPass Inc. which may be deemed necessary, pursuant to Regulation 13D under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

It is understood and agreed that each of the parties hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such statement and any future amendments to the Schedule 13D, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such party contained therein, but such party is not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of information concerning any other party unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

It is understood and agreed that a copy of this Agreement shall be attached as an exhibit to the Statement on the Schedule 13D, and any future amendments to the Schedule 13D, filed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. This Agreement amends and entirely supercedes the Joint Filing Agreement dated November 8, 2005 among Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P., Shamrock Activist Value Fund II, L.P., Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C. and Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C.

Date: February 6, 2006

 

SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND, L.P.
By:  

Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C., its

general partner

By:  

Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C.,

its managing member

By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President


SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND II, L.P.
By:  

Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C., its

general partner

By:  

Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C.,

its managing member

By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President
SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND III, L.P.
By:  

Shamrock Activist Value Fund GP, L.L.C., its

general partner

By:  

Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C.,

its managing member

By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President
SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND GP, L.L.C.
By:   Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund, L.L.C., its managing member
By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President
SHAMROCK PARTNERS ACTIVIST VALUE FUND, L.L.C.
By:   /s/ Michael J. McConnell
  Name:   Michael J. McConnell
  Title:   Vice President
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