-----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, Nf2/YZDG1iJtcU/867jUVd4AzGpOVFUJv5KlQjbrdsXRh57ipLCkMW3LJbmAAnsX UuljATX3iQfeHEXglVldkg== 0000905148-06-001321.txt : 20060214 0000905148-06-001321.hdr.sgml : 20060214 20060214170452 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000905148-06-001321 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060214 GROUP MEMBERS: ALEC N. LITOWITZ GROUP MEMBERS: MAGNETAR CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC GROUP MEMBERS: SUPERNOVA MANAGEMENT LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASHWORTH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000820774 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEN'S & BOYS' FURNISHINGS, WORK CLOTHING, AND ALLIED GARMENTS [2320] IRS NUMBER: 841052000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41392 FILM NUMBER: 06616810 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2765 LOKER AVE WEST CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92008 BUSINESS PHONE: 7604386610 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2765 LOKER AVENUE WEST CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92008 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHARTER GOLF INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Magnetar Capital Partners LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001353085 IRS NUMBER: 202571205 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1603 ORRINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 13TH FLOOR CITY: EVANSTON STATE: IL ZIP: 60201 BUSINESS PHONE: (847)905-4400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1603 ORRINGTON AVE. STREET 2: 13TH FLOOR CITY: EVANSTON STATE: IL ZIP: 60201 SC 13G 1 efc6-0540_5832876formsc13g.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) ASHWORTH, INC. ------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.001 par value per share ------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 04516H101 -------------------- (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). Continued on following pages Page 1 of 10 Pages Exhibit Index: Page 9 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No.: 04516H101 Page 2 of 10 Pages ................................................................................. 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). MAGNETAR CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC ................................................................................. 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ................................................................................. 3. SEC Use Only ................................................................................. 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware ................................................................................. Number of Shares 5. Sole Voting Power 0 Beneficially Owned .......................................................... by Each Reporting 6. Shared Voting Power 1,002,993 Person With .......................................................... 7. Sole Dispositive Power 0 .......................................................... 8. Shared Dispositive Power 1,002,993 ................................................................................. 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,002,993 ................................................................................. 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] ................................................................................. 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 7.1% based on 14,166,800 shares outstanding as of December 30, 2005. ................................................................................. 12. Type of Reporting Person: HC; OO SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No.: 04516H101 Page 3 of 10 Pages ................................................................................. 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). SUPERNOVA MANAGEMENT LLC ................................................................................. 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ................................................................................. 3. SEC Use Only ................................................................................. 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware ................................................................................. Number of Shares 5. Sole Voting Power 0 Beneficially Owned .......................................................... by Each Reporting 6. Shared Voting Power 1,002,993 Person With .......................................................... 7. Sole Dispositive Power 0 .......................................................... 8. Shared Dispositive Power 1,002,993 ................................................................................. 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,002,993 ................................................................................. 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] ................................................................................. 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 7.1% based on 14,166,800 shares outstanding as of December 30, 2005. ................................................................................. 12. Type of Reporting Person: HC; OO SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No.: 04516H101 Page 4 of 10 Pages ................................................................................. 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). ALEC N. LITOWITZ ................................................................................. 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (b) [ ] ................................................................................. 3. SEC Use Only ................................................................................. 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America ................................................................................. Number of Shares 5. Sole Voting Power 0 Beneficially Owned .......................................................... by Each Reporting 6. Shared Voting Power 1,002,993 Person With .......................................................... 7. Sole Dispositive Power 0 .......................................................... 8. Shared Dispositive Power 1,002,993 ................................................................................. 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,002,993 ................................................................................. 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] ................................................................................. 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 7.1% based on 14,166,800 shares outstanding as of December 30, 2005. ................................................................................. 12. Type of Reporting Person: HC Page 5 of 10 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Ashworth, Inc. (the "Issuer") Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 2765 Loker Avenue West, Carlsbad, CA 92008. Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing This Statement is filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"): i) Magnetar Capital Partners LLC ("Magnetar Capital Partners); ii) Supernova Management LLC ("Supernova Management); and iii) Alec N. Litowitz ("Mr. Litowitz"). This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the accounts of Magnetar Capital Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Magnetar Capital Master Fund"), Magnetar Capital Assets Fund, Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Magnetar Capital Assets Fund"), and certain managed accounts (the "Managed Accounts"). Magnetar Capital Partners serves as the sole member and parent holding company of Magnetar Financial LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Magnetar Financial"), and Magnetar Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Magnetar Investment Management). Each of Magnetar Financial and Magnetar Investment Management are registered investment advisers under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Magnetar Financial serves as investment adviser to Magnetar Capital Master Fund and Magnetar Capital Assets Fund. In such capacity, Magnetar Financial exercises voting and investment power over the Shares held for the account of Magnetar Capital Master Fund and Magnetar Capital Assets Fund. Magnetar Investment Management serves as investment adviser to the Managed Accounts. In such capacity, Magnetar Investment Management exercises voting and investment power over the Shares held for the accounts of the Managed Accounts. Supernova Management is the controlling member of Magnetar Capital Partners. The manager of Supernova Management is Mr. Litowitz. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence The address of the principal business office of each of Magnetar Financial, Magnetar Capital Partners, Supernova Management, and Mr. Litowitz is 1603 Orrington Avenue, 13th Floor, Evanston, Illinois 60210. Item 2(c). Citizenship i) Magnetar Financial is a Delaware limited liability company; ii) Magnetar Capital Partners is a Delaware limited liability company; iii) Supernova Management is a Delaware limited liability company; and iv) Mr. Litowitz is a citizen of the United States of America. Page 6 of 10 Pages Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Shares"). Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 04516H101 Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: This Item 3 is not applicable. Item 4. Ownership: Item 4(a). Amount Beneficially Owned: As of February 6, 2006, each of Magnetar Capital Partners, Supernova Management and Mr. Litowitz may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of 1,002,993 Shares. This amount consists of: (A) 490,762 Shares held for the account of Magnetar Capital Master Fund; (B) 33,416 Shares held for the account of Magnetar Capital Assets Fund; and (C) 478,815 Shares held for the accounts of the Managed Accounts. Item 4(b). Percent of Class: The number of Shares of which each of Magnetar Capital Partners, Supernova Management and Mr. Litowitz may be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes approximately 7.1% of the total number of Shares outstanding (based upon information provided by the Issuer in its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, there were approximately 14,166,800 Shares outstanding as of December 30, 2005). Item 4(c). Number of Shares of which such person has: Magnetar Capital Partners, Supernova Management, and Mr. Litowitz: - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,002,993 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 1,002,993 Page 7 of 10 Pages Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: This Item 5 is not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: This Item 6 is not applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: See disclosure in Item 2 hereof. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: This Item 8 is not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: This Item 9 is not applicable. Item 10. Certification: By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of their 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. Page 8 of 10 Pages SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 14, 2006 MAGNETAR CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC By: /s/ Alec N. Litowitz ------------------------------ Name: Alec N. Litowitz Title: Manager Date: February 14, 2006 SUPERNOVA MANAGEMENT LLC By: /s/ Alec N. Litowitz ------------------------------ Name: Alec N. Litowitz Title: Manager Date: February 14, 2006 ALEC N. LITOWITZ /s/ Alec N. Litowitz --------------------------------- Page 9 of 10 Pages EXHIBIT INDEX Ex. Page No. - --- -------- A. Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 14, 2006 by and among Magnetar Capital Partners LLC, Supernova Management LLC, and Alec N. Litowitz................................ 10 Page 10 of 10 Pages EXHIBIT A JOINT FILING AGREEMENT The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Stock of Ashworth, Inc. dated as of February 14, 2006 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Date: February 14, 2006 MAGNETAR CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC By: /s/ Alec N. Litowitz ------------------------------ Name: Alec N. Litowitz Title: Manager Date: February 14, 2006 SUPERNOVA MANAGEMENT LLC By: /s/ Alec N. Litowitz ------------------------------ Name: Alec N. Litowitz Title: Manager Date: February 14, 2006 ALEC N. LITOWITZ /s/ Alec N. Litowitz --------------------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----