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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001264128-11-000061
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20111028
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111028
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VITRAN CORP INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000946823
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT & CARGO [4731]
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52463
FILM NUMBER: 111163548
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 185 THE WEST MALL
STREET 2: SUITE 701
CITY: TORONTO
STATE: A6
ZIP: M9C 5L5
BUSINESS PHONE: 416-596-7664
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 185 THE WEST MALL
STREET 2: SUITE 701
CITY: TORONTO
STATE: A6
ZIP: M9C 5L5
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001317583
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 623 5TH AVENUE
STREET 2: 31ST FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
BUSINESS PHONE: 212-251-3270
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 623 5TH AVENUE
STREET 2: 31ST FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10022
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050214
SC 13G
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scopus13g-vitran_102011.txt
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
Vitran Corporation Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
92850E107
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(CUSIP Number)
October 21, 2011
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(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 ("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. 92850E107
1. Name of Reporting Person
I.R.S. Identification No. of the above person (entities only).
Scopus Asset Management, L.P.
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 Shares Beneficially Owned by Each 6. Shared Voting Power
Reporting Person With 932,594
7. Sole Dispositive Power
-0-
8. Shared Dispositive Power
932,594
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person.
932,594
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.7%
12. Type of Reporting Person
OO
CUSIP No. 92850E107
Item 1(a):Name of Issuer:
Vitran Corporation Inc. (the "Company").
Item 1(b):Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
185 The West Mall, Suite 701
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9C 5L5
Items 2(a)Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal Business Office
and 2(b):
This statement is filed by and on behalf of Scopus Asset Management,
L.P. ("Scopus"), which acts as investment manager to one or more
private investment funds (the "Funds") and an institutional managed
account (the "Managed Account"). The principal business address of
the reporting person is 623 5[th] Avenue, 31[st] Floor, New York, New
York, 10022.
Item 2(c):Citizenship:
Scopus is a Delaware limited partnership
Item 2(d):Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock ("Common Stock")
Item 2(e):CUSIP Number:
92850E107
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) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Act.
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act.
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) [ ] 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.
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4: Ownership:
The following states the beneficial ownership of Scopus as of
October 25, 2011. This report relates to the same shares of
Common Stock which may be deemed to be owned (i) directly (in the
aggregate) by the Funds and the Managed Account, none of which
individually beneficially own more than 5% of the class; and (ii)
indirectly by Scopus, which as investment adviser to the Funds
and the Managed Account, shares the power to direct the vote or
disposition of such securities.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 932,594 shares of Common
Stock.
(b) Percent of class: 5.7%.
(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: 932,594
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 932,594
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:
The Funds and the Managed Account have the right to receive
dividends from and the proceeds of the sale of the subject
securities owned by such entities. None of such parties owns
beneficially more than 5% of the class.
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:
Not Applicable.
Item 9: Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable.
Item 10: Certification:
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of the
undersigned's 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.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and
belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 28, 2011
Scopus Asset Management, L.P.
/s/ Jonathan D'Orsi
_____________________________________
By: Jonathan D'Orsi
Title: Chief Operating Officer