-----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, NTKAXM9xSCXaZ6Yhr/KX7bMDcUZc344NmgPOrv4qbRyMvar4NbYzDwXZ5o9Wkmml BqML5lSDczh9pbPdZLva8w== 0001169232-06-000248.txt : 20060125 0001169232-06-000248.hdr.sgml : 20060125 20060125145115 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001169232-06-000248 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060125 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060125 GROUP MEMBERS: ISRAEL A. ENGLANDER GROUP MEMBERS: MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AUGUST TECHNOLOGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001063527 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS & LENSES [3827] IRS NUMBER: 411729485 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-60375 FILM NUMBER: 06549323 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4900 W 78TH ST CITY: BLOOMINGTON STATE: MN ZIP: 55435 BUSINESS PHONE: 9528200080 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4900 WEST 78TH STREET CITY: BLOOMINGTON STATE: MN ZIP: 55435 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MILLENCO, L.P./NY CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001132413 IRS NUMBER: 133532932 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 FIFTH AVENUE 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10103 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 841-4100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 FIFTH AVENUE 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MILLENCO LP/NY DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010111 SC 13G 1 d66581_sc13g.txt SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AUGUST TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE (Title of Class of Securities) 05106U105 (CUSIP NUMBER) DECEMBER 31, 2005 (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |X| Rule 13d-1(b) |_| 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 ("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). Page 1 of 9 Pages CUSIP No. 05106U105 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Millenco, L.P. 13-3532932 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |X| (b) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,415,151 ----------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,415,151 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,415,151 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.7% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN,BD - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 05106U105 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Millennium Management, L.L.C. 13-3804139 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |X| (b) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,415,151 ----------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,415,151 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,415,151 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.7% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 05106U105 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Israel A. Englander - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |X| (b) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,415,151 ----------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,415,151 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,415,151 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.7% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 05106U105 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer August Technology Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"). (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 4900 West 78th Street Bloomington, Minnesota 55435 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office Item 2(c). Citizenship Millenco, L.P. c/o Millennium Management, L.L.C. 666 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10103 Citizenship: Delaware Millennium Management, L.L.C. 666 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10103 Citizenship: Delaware Israel A. Englander c/o Millennium Management, L.L.C. 666 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10103 Citizenship: United States (d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock, no par value ("Common Stock") (e) CUSIP Number 05106U105 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) |X| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). (e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); CUSIP No. 05106U105 13G Page 6 of 9 Pages (g) |X| A parent holding company or control person 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 (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j) |X| 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. |_| Item 4. Ownership Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned As of the date of this filing, each Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,415,151 shares of Common Stock owned outright by Millenco, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Millenco"). Millennium Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Millennium Management"), is the general partner of Millenco, and consequently may be deemed to have voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by Millenco. Israel A. Englander ("Mr. Englander") is the managing member of Millennium Management. As a result, Mr. Englander may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Millennium Management. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by Millennium Management or Mr. Englander as to beneficial ownership of the shares owned by Millenco. Note: Millennium Partners, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Partners"), is a limited partner of Millenco. As a limited partner, Partners has no investment or voting control over Millenco or its securities positions. (b) Percent of Class 7.7% (see Item 4(a) above) which percentage was calculated based on 18,294,438 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2005, as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated as of November 9, 2005. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 1,415,151 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -0- CUSIP No. 05106U105 13G Page 7 of 9 Pages (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,415,151 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 See Exhibit I. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable. Item 10. Certification By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its 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. Exhibits: Exhibit I: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2006, by and among Millenco, L.P., Millennium Management, L.L.C. and Israel A. Englander. CUSIP No. 05106U105 13G Page 8 of 9 Pages SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct. Dated: January 24, 2006 MILLENCO, L.P. By: Millennium Management, L.L.C. its general partner By: /s/ Terry Feeney -------------------------------------- Name: Terry Feeney Title: Chief Operating Officer MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Terry Feeney -------------------------------------- Name: Terry Feeney Title: Chief Operating Officer /s/ Israel A. Englander by David Nolan pursuant to Power of Attorney filed with SEC on June 6, 2005 ----------------------------------------- Israel A. Englander CUSIP No. 05106U105 13G Page 9 of 9 Pages EXHIBIT I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the Common Stock, no par value, of August Technology Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, is being filed, and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Dated: January 24, 2006 MILLENCO, L.P. By: Millennium Management, L.L.C. its general partner By: /s/ Terry Feeney ----------------------------------- Name: Terry Feeney Title: Chief Operating Officer MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Terry Feeney ----------------------------------- Name: Terry Feeney Title: Chief Operating Officer /s/ Israel A. Englander by David Nolan pursuant to Power of Attorney filed with SEC on June 6, 2005 -------------------------------------- Israel A. Englander -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----