-----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, BuoT7xGtKZihPMan0nBk3XIwamligZzez5LWfZcmieyRlOXG+md/Vhex/L/Sihtn /giZ7/j7OdKWeQveGv3skw== 0001365417-07-000085.txt : 20071206 0001365417-07-000085.hdr.sgml : 20071206 20071206172343 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001365417-07-000085 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071206 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000880446 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 770138960 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42031 FILM NUMBER: 071290358 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 741 CALLE PLANO CITY: CAMARILLO STATE: CA ZIP: 93012 BUSINESS PHONE: 8053883700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 741 CALLE PLANO CITY: CAMARILLO STATE: CA ZIP: 93012 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Chap Cap Activist Partners Master Fund Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001365418 IRS NUMBER: 980486684 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1007 N. SEPULVEDA BLVD. #129 CITY: MANHATTAN BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 90267 BUSINESS PHONE: (310) 373-0404 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 31106 SMB STREET 2: WINWARD 1 BUILDING, WEST BAY ROAD CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: XX ZIP: 00000 SC 13G/A 1 formsc13g.htm CHAPMAN CAPITAL VTSS SC 13GA1 12-06-2007 formsc13g.htm

 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
 
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
 
(Amendment No. 1)*
 
 
 
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
928497106
           (CUSIP Number)     
 
December 5, 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)

 
 
*              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 (the "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. 928497106
 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Chap-Cap Activist Partners Master Fund, Ltd. - 98-0486684
 
 
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
 
 
6.
Shared Voting Power
9,075,764 Common Shares
 
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
9,075,764 Common Shares
 
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
 
 
 
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
9,075,764 Common Shares
 
 
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
 
 
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
4.1%
 
 
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO
           
 
 

 
CUSIP No. 928497106
 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Chap-Cap Partners II Master Fund, Ltd. - 98-0486687
 
 
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
 
 
6.
Shared Voting Power
6,537,392 Common Shares
 
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
6,537,392 Common Shares
 
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
 
 
 
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,537,392 Common Shares
 
 
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
 
 
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
2.9%
 
 
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO
           
 
 

 
CUSIP No. 928497106
 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Chapman Capital L.L.C. - 52-1961967
 
 
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
 
 
6.
Shared Voting Power
15,613,156 Common Shares
 
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
 
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
15,613,156 Common Shares
 
 
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
15,613,156 Common Shares
 
 
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
 
 
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.0%
 
 
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA
           
 
 

 
CUSIP No. 928497106
 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Robert L. Chapman, 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
United States
 
 
 
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5.
Sole Voting Power
 
 
6.
Shared Voting Power
15,613,156 Common Shares
 
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
 
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
15,613,156 Common Shares
 
 
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
15,613,156 Common Shares
 
 
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
 
 
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.0%
 
 
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
           
 
 

 
INTRODUCTION
 
This Schedule 13G Amendment (the "13G Amendment #1") amends the original Schedule 13G filed December 5, 2007 (the "Original 13G"; collectively, the "13G Filings"), and is being filed on behalf of Chap-Cap Partners II Master Fund, Ltd., and Chap-Cap Activist Partners Master Fund, Ltd., Cayman Islands exempted companies (collectively, "the Funds"), Chapman Capital L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Chapman Capital"), and Robert L. Chapman, Jr., an individual ("Mr. Chapman" and, together with the Funds and Chapman Capital, the "Reporting Persons"). The 13G Filings relate to the common stock, $.01 par value per share, of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer” or "Company").  Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to the "Common Stock" are to such common stock of the Company. Chapman Capital is the investment manager and adviser to the Funds. The Funds directly own the Common Stock to which the Original 13G relates and over which Chapman Capital may be deemed to have control by virtue of the authority granted by the Funds to vote and to dispose of securities held by the Funds, including the Common Stock. Except as set forth herein, the Original 13G filing is unmodified.
 
Item 1(a)
 
Name of Issuer:
 
 
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation
 
 
 
Item 1(b)
 
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive offices:
 
 
741 Calle Plano, Camarillo, CA  93012
 
 
 
Item 2(a)
 
Name of Person(s) Filing:
 
 
This statement is being filed by the Reporting Persons.
 
 
 
Item 2(b)
 
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence:
 
 
The mailing address of the principal business and principal office of the Funds, Chapman Capital and Mr. Chapman is 1007 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #129, Manhattan Beach, California  90267.
 
 
 
Item 2(c)
 
Citizenship or Place of Organization
 
 
This 13G Amendment #1 amends the Original 13G filed December 5, 2007, and is being  filed on behalf of the Funds, Cayman Islands exempted companies, Chapman Capital, a Delaware limited liability company, and Mr. Chapman, an individual citizen of the United States.
 
 
 
Item 2(d)
 
Title of Class of Securities:
 
 
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
 
 
 
Item 2(e)
 
CUSIP Number:
 
 
928497106
 
 
 
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 Exchange Act;
 
(b)
o
Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;
 
(c)
o
Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act;
 
(d)
o
Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act;
 
(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)(l)(ii)(F);
 
(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;
 
(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;
 
(j)
o
Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
         
 

 
Item 4
 
Ownership:
 
 
Together, the Reporting Persons beneficially own a total of 15,613,156 shares of Common Stock constituting 7.0% of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.  The Reporting Persons have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and to dispose or direct the disposition of, the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them. See Rows 5 through 9 and 11 on pages 2 through 5.
     
 
 
The Reporting Persons originally acquired the Common Stock for investment in the ordinary course of business because they believed that the Common Stock, when purchased, was undervalued and represented an attractive investment opportunity.

On July 7, 2006, the Reporting Persons filed a Schedule 13D (the “Original 13D”) with respect to the Issuer, stating that the Reporting Persons were concerned that the Issuer's management and board of directors would not maximize the Issuer's value. The Original 13D was subsequently amended on December 6, 2006, December 13, 2006, June 15, 2007, June 18, 2007, July 5, 2007, July 9, 2007, July 30, 2007, August 15, 2007, August 21, 2007 and November 2, 2007.

At this time, the Reporting Persons believe that prior actions taken by Chapman Capital have catalyzed the Issuer's management and board of directors to explore strategic alternatives and improve corporate governance, significantly reducing the need to seek change or influence control of the Issuer.
 
Despite the Original 13G's provision of incremental disclosure regarding the Reporting Persons’ modified intentions with respect to seeking change or influencing control of the Issuer, a recent, alternative interpretation of various sections of Regulation 13D guides toward the Reporting Persons remaining within the construct of Schedule 13D versus Schedule 13G. As a result, the Reporting Persons shall be filing future amendments on Schedule 13D.
     
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
 
 
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 I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business; however, such securities were acquired but are no longer held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities, but were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
 

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

Dated: December 6, 2007
Chap-Cap Partners II Master Fund, Ltd.
 
By: Chapman Capital L.L.C.,
 
as Investment Manager
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
 
 
Name: Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
Title: Managing Member
 
 
 
 
Dated: December 6, 2007
Chap-Cap Activist Partners Master Fund, Ltd.
 
By: Chapman Capital L.L.C.,
 
as Investment Manager
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
 
 
Name: Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
Title: Managing Member
 
 
 
 
Dated: December 6, 2007
CHAPMAN CAPITAL L.L.C.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
 
 
Name: Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
Title: Managing Member
 
 
Dated: December 6, 2007
/s/ Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
 
 Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Stock of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation. dated December 5, 2007, and any further amendments thereto signed by each of the undersigned, shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Dated: December 5, 2007

 
CHAP-CAP PARTNERS II MASTER FUND, LTD.
 
By: Chapman Capital L.L.C.,
 
as Investment Manager
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
 
 
Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
Managing Member
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CHAP-CAP ACTIVIST PARTNERS MASTER FUND, LTD.
 
By: Chapman Capital L.L.C.,
 
as Investment Manager
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
 
 
Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
Managing Member
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CHAPMAN CAPITAL L.L.C.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
 
 
Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
Managing Member
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Robert L. Chapman, Jr.
 
 
 
Robert L. Chapman, Jr.

 
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