-----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, FavqJjp7S23rD4xUWmS1l67qhWHPpw6D004Bf1lAEquSfl1uTuAV3nyy117ZiC2E TUCKeuiIjAx8RgnACjYKIA== 0001104659-07-063970.txt : 20070821 0001104659-07-063970.hdr.sgml : 20070821 20070821150207 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-063970 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070821 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070821 GROUP MEMBERS: JOHN F. BRENNAN, JR. GROUP MEMBERS: SIRIOS ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: SIRIOS CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SIRIOS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SIRIOS OVERSEAS FUND, LTD. GROUP MEMBERS: SIRIOS/QP PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: VITRUVIUS SICAV SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Calamos Asset Management, Inc. /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001299033 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 320122554 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-80145 FILM NUMBER: 071070546 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2020 CALAMOS COURT CITY: NAPERVILLE STATE: IL ZIP: 60563-1463 BUSINESS PHONE: (630) 245-7200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2020 CALAMOS COURT CITY: NAPERVILLE STATE: IL ZIP: 60563-1463 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SIRIOS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001104883 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110-2649 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-598-5100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110-2649 SC 13G 1 a07-22314_1sc13g.htm SC 13G

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Original Filing)(1)

(Amendment No.     )

 

Calamos Asset Management, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

12811R104

(CUSIP Number)

August 14, 2007

(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)

x

Rule 13d-1(c)

o

Rule 13d-1(d)

 


(1)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).




 

CUSIP No. 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Sirios Capital Partners, L.P.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

x

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
42,230

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
42,230

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
42,230 shares

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
Not Applicable

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.19%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN

 

2




 

CUSIP No. 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

x

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
208,130

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
208,130

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
208,130 shares

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
Not Applicable

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.92%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN

 

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CUSIP No. 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Sirios/QP Partners, L.P.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

x

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
380,800

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
380,800

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
380,800 shares

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
Not Applicable

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
1.69%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN

 

4




 

CUSIP No. 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

x

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
455,470

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
455,470

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
455,470 shares

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
Not Applicable

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
2.02%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO

 

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CUSIP No. 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Vitruvius SICAV

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

x

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Luxembourg

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
55,390

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
55,390

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
55,390 shares

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
Not Applicable

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.25%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO

 

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CUSIP No. 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Sirios Capital Management, L.P.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

x

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
1,142,020

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
1,142,020

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,142,020 shares

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
Not Applicable

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.07%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA, PN

 

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CUSIP No. 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Sirios Associates, L.L.C.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

x

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
1,142,020

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
1,142,020

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,142,020 shares

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
Not Applicable

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.07%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO

 

8




 

CUSIP No. 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
John F. Brennan, Jr.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

x

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.A.

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
1,142,020

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
1,142,020

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,142,020 shares

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
Not Applicable

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.07%

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 

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Item 1.

 

(a)

Name of Issuer
The name of the issuer is Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (the “Company”).

 

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, Illinois 60563.

 

Item 2.

 

(a)

Name of Person Filing

This statement is filed by:

(i)    Sirios Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SCP I”), with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by it;

(ii)   Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SCP II”), with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by it;

(iii)  Sirios/QP Partners, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“SQP”), with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by it;

(iv)  Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (“SOF”), with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by it;

(v)   Vitruvius SICAV, a Société d’Investissement à Capital Variable organized under the laws of Luxembourg (“VS”), with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by it;

(vi)  Sirios Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SCM”), which serves as investment manager to SCP I, SCP II, SQP, SOF and VS, with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by SCP I, SCP II, SQP, SOF and VS;

(vii) Sirios Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“SA”), which is the general partner of SCM, with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by SCP I, SCP II, SQP, SOF and VS; and

(viii) John F. Brennan, Jr., the sole managing member of SA, with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by SCP I, SCP II, SQP, SOF and VS.

              The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

 

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
The address of the business office of SCP I, SCP II, SCM, SA, and Mr. Brennan is One International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2649.  The address of the registered office of SQP and SOF is c/o Goldman Sachs (Cayman) Trust, Limited, 2nd Floor, Harbour Centre, P.O. Box 896, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1•1103, Cayman Islands.  The address of the registered office of VS is 11 rue Aldringen, L-1118 Luxembourg.

 

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(c)

Citizenship
SCP I, SCP II, and SCM are limited partnerships organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.  SQP is an exempted limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.  SOF is a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.  VS is a “Société d’Investissement à Capital Variable” organized under the laws of Luxembourg.  SA is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.  Mr. Brennan is a United States citizen.  

 

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.

 

(e)

CUSIP Number
CUSIP No. 12811R104

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-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 §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

(f)

o

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

(h)

o

A savings associations 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 §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

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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.

As of August 14, 2007, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own 5.07% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company.  The percentages used herein are calculated based upon the 22,536,282 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding at July 25, 2007, as reflected in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarterly period ended June 30, 2007.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

A.      Sirios Capital Partners, L.P.:   42,230

B.      Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P.:   208,130

C.      Sirios/QP Partners, L.P.:    380,800

D.      Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd.:   455,470

E.      Vitruvius SICAV:  55,390

F.      Sirios Capital Management, L.P.:   1,142,020

G.     Sirios Associates, L.L.C.:   1,142,020

H.     John F. Brennan, Jr.:   1,142,020

 

(b)

Percent of class:   

A.      Sirios Capital Partners, L.P.:   0.19%

B.      Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P.:   0.92%

C.      Sirios/QP Partners, L.P.:   1.69%

D.      Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd.:   2.02%

E.      Vitruvius SICAV:   0.25%

F.      Sirios Capital Management, L.P.:   5.07%

G.     Sirios Associates, L.L.C.:   5.07%

H.     John F. Brennan, Jr.:   5.07%

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

 

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

A.      Sirios Capital Partners, L.P.:   -0-

B.      Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P.:   -0-

C.      Sirios/QP Partners, L.P.:   -0-

D.      Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd.:   -0-

E.      Vitruvius SICAV:    -0-

F.      Sirios Capital Management, L.P.:   -0-

G.     Sirios Associates, L.L.C.:   -0-

H.     John F. Brennan, Jr.:   -0-

 

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(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

A.      Sirios Capital Partners, L.P.:   42,230

B.      Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P.:   208,130

C.      Sirios/QP Partners, L.P.:    380,800

D.      Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd.:   455,470

E.      Vitruvius SICAV:  55,390

F.      Sirios Capital Management, L.P.:   1,142,020

G.      Sirios Associates, L.L.C.:   1,142,020

H.      John F. Brennan, Jr.:   1,142,020

 

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

A.     Sirios Capital Partners, L.P.:   -0-

B.      Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P.:   -0-

C.      Sirios/QP Partners, L.P.:   -0-

D.      Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd.:   -0-

E.      Vitruvius SICAV:    -0-

F.      Sirios Capital Management, L.P.:   -0-

G.     Sirios Associates, L.L.C.:   -0-

H.     John F. Brennan, Jr.:   -0-

 

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

A.      Sirios Capital Partners, L.P.:   42,230

B.      Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P.:   208,130

C.      Sirios/QP Partners, L.P.:    380,800

D.      Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd.:   455,470

E.      Vitruvius SICAV:  55,390

F.       Sirios Capital Management, L.P.:   1,142,020

G.      Sirios Associates, L.L.C.:   1,142,020

H.      John F. Brennan, Jr.:   1,142,020

 

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   o.

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

 

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Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable

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.

 

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SIGNATURE

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

EXECUTED as a sealed instrument this 20th day of August, 2007.

/s/ John F. Brennan, Jr.

 

John F. Brennan, Jr., individually, and as sole managing
member of Sirios Associates, L.L.C., the general partner of
Sirios Capital Management, L.P., the investment manager of
Sirios Capital Partners, L.P., Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P.,
Sirios/QP Partners, L.P., Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd. and
Vitruvius SICAV.

 

 

15




Exhibit 1

AGREEMENT

Each of the undersigned, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(l) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, hereby agrees that only one statement containing the information required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership by each of the undersigned of the shares of Class A Common Stock of Calamos Asset Management, Inc., and that the Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is appended as Exhibit 1 is to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of each of the undersigned on or about the date hereof.

EXECUTED as a sealed instrument this 20th day of August, 2007.

 

 

 

John F. Brennan, Jr., individually, and as sole managing
member of Sirios Associates, L.L.C., the general partner of
Sirios Capital Management, L.P., the investment manager of
Sirios Capital Partners, L.P., Sirios Capital Partners II, L.P.,
Sirios/QP Partners, L.P., Sirios Overseas Fund, Ltd. and
Vitruvius SICAV.

 

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