-----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, L8lUL50pxLoRshd0RZ4D9YA6B1rCpKGCu2BkSfXNwKUfBCKr9CYOrqvligyXno7P x9LZWJA8g5yXnA6rvIjFqA== 0000950123-09-004692.txt : 20090316 0000950123-09-004692.hdr.sgml : 20090316 20090316060813 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-09-004692 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090316 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090316 GROUP MEMBERS: DBCM PARTNERS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: DIAMONDBACK MASTER FUND, LTD. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PALM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001100389 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER TERMINALS [3575] IRS NUMBER: 943150688 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0602 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-61107 FILM NUMBER: 09682355 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 950 W. MAUDE AVENUE CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94085 BUSINESS PHONE: 4086177000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 950 W. MAUDE AVENUE CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94085 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PALMONE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20031029 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PALM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991203 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DIAMONDBACK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001342637 IRS NUMBER: 202576915 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LANDMARK SQUARE CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06901 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-399-1600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LANDMARK SQUARE CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06901 SC 13G 1 y75347sc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G SC 13G
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
PALM Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
696643105
(CUSIP Number)
March 11, 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:
o      Rule 13d-1(b)
þ      Rule 13d-1(c)
o      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 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).
 
 


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Item 1
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office
Item 2(c). Citizenship
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a
Item 4. Ownership
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Item 10. Certification
SIGNATURES
EX-99.I: JOINT FILING AGREEMENT


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1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Diamondback Master Fund, Ltd.
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   þ
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Cayman Islands, British West Indies
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   7,060,354 shares of Common Stock

Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    7,060,354 shares of Common Stock

Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  7,060,354 shares of Common Stock

Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock
     
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.38%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  CO

 


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CUSIP No.
 
696643105 
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1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Diamondback Capital Management, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   þ
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  State of Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   7,060,354 shares of Common Stock

Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    7,060,354 shares of Common Stock

Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  7,060,354 shares of Common Stock

Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock
     
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.38%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO

 


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CUSIP No.
 
696643105 
13G Page  
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1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

DBCM Partners, LLC
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   þ
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  State of Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   7,060,354 shares of Common Stock

Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    7,060,354 shares of Common Stock

Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  7,060,354 shares of Common Stock

Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock
     
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.38%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO

 


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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
PALM Inc. (the “Company”)
(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
950 West Maude Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94085
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office
Item 2(c). Citizenship
Diamondback Master Fund, Ltd.
c/o Morgan Stanley Fund Services (Bermuda) Ltd.
Cricket Square, 2nd Floor, Boundary Hall
Hutchins Drive, PO Box 2681
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-1111
Citizenship: Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Diamondback Capital Management, LLC
One Landmark Square, 15th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Citizenship: State of Delaware
DBCM Partners, LLC
One Landmark Square, 15th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Citizenship: State of Delaware
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value (“Common Stock”)
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
696643105
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
     
(a)      o
  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
 
   
(b)      o
  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
 
   
(c)      o
  Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
 
   
(d)      o
  Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
 
   
(e)      o
  An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
 
   
(f)      o
  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 


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(g)      o
  A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
 
   
(h)      o
  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
 
   
(i)       o
  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)       o
  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. þ
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, (i) Diamondback Master Fund, Ltd. beneficially owns 7,060,354 shares of Common Stock and Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock and (ii) each of Diamondback Capital Management, LLC and DBCM Partners, LLC may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 7,060,354 shares of Common Stock and Calls to purchase 156,100 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Diamondback Master Fund, Ltd.
     Diamondback Capital Management, LLC is the investment manager of Diamondback Master Fund, Ltd. DBCM Partners, LLC is the managing member of Diamondback Capital Management, LLC. Each of Chad Loweth, Richard Sapanski and Richard H. Schimel (the “Diamondback Principals”) serve as managing members of DBCM Partners, LLC. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person or the Diamondback Principals as to beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person. In addition, each of Diamondback Capital Management, LLC, DBCM Partners, LLC and the Diamondback Principals disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by Diamondback Master Fund, Ltd.
     (b) Percent of class:
     The Company’s Free Writing Prospectus on Form FWP filed on March 10, 2008 indicates that immediately following the Company’s offering of 23,125,000 shares of Common Stock on March 10, 2009, the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is 134,187,790. Based on the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock on March 10, 2009 after the offering, and assuming the exercise of the reported call options, each of Diamondback Master Fund, Ltd., Diamondback Capital Management, LLC and DBCM Partners, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 5.38% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person.
     (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
  (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

 


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  (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
 
      See Item 4(a)
 
  (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
 
      0
 
  (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
 
      See Item 4(a)
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
     Not applicable.
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 or
Control Person
     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 March 16, 2009, by and among Diamondback Master Fund, Ltd., Diamondback Capital Management, LLC and DBCM Partners, LLC

 


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SIGNATURES
     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: March 16, 2009
                     
DIAMONDBACK MASTER FUND, LTD.       DIAMONDBACK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC    
 
                   
By:
  /s/ Chad Loweth                
 
                   
Name: Chad Loweth       By:   /s/ Mark Hadlock    
 
                   
Title: Chief Operating Officer       Name: Mark Hadlock    
            Title: Chief Compliance Officer    
DBCM PARTNERS, LLC                
 
                   
By:
  /s/ Chad Loweth                
 
                   
Name: Chad Loweth                
Title: Managing Member                

 

EX-99.I 2 y75347exv99wi.htm EX-99.I: JOINT FILING AGREEMENT EX-99.1
                     
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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, $0.01 par value, of PALM Inc., 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 as of March 16, 2009
                     
DIAMONDBACK MASTER FUND, LTD.       DIAMONDBACK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC    
 
                   
By:
  /s/ Chad Loweth                
 
                   
Name: Chad Loweth       By:   /s/ Mark Hadlock    
 
                   
Title: Chief Operating Officer       Name: Mark Hadlock    
            Title: Chief Compliance Officer    
DBCM PARTNERS, LLC                
 
                   
By:
  /s/ Chad Loweth                
 
                   
Name: Chad Loweth                
Title: Managing Member                

 

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