-----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, V5bbUnOn5y+TBaQAiuRM0ugaFm52h8H4J4k5BcGbReI6qId0aa6JKKiXQMJDO2lR Emm3h/tHeVrbrfAqyHPR5g== /in/edgar/work/20000908/0001013594-00-000173/0001013594-00-000173.txt : 20000922 0001013594-00-000173.hdr.sgml : 20000922 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001013594-00-000173 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000908 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PLATO LEARNING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000893965 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [2741 ] IRS NUMBER: 363660532 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43059 FILM NUMBER: 718858 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: POPLAR CREEK OFFICE PLAZA STREET 2: 1721 MOON LAKE BOULEVARD CITY: HOFFMAN ESTATES STATE: IL ZIP: 60194 BUSINESS PHONE: 8477817800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1721 MOON LAKE BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 255 CITY: HOFFMAN ESTATES STATE: IL ZIP: 60194 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRO LEARNING INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940218 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000904495 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [0000 ] IRS NUMBER: 222140975 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 712 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125062999 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES LP STREET 2: 712 5TH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 SC 13G 1 0001.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (RULE 13d - 102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b) (Amendment No. _______)* Plato Learning, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 72764Y100 (CUSIP Number) Eric S. Wagner, Esq., Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C., 551 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10176 Tel: (212) 986-6000 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) July 17, 2000 (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 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 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). (Page 1 of 10) Page 10 of 10 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Elliott Associates, L.P. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [ ] 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 204,773 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 0 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 204,773 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 204,773 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.6% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Westgate International, L.P. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands, British West Indies NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 204,771 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 204,771 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 204,771 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.6% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Elliott International Capital Advisors, Inc. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [ ] 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 204,771 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 204,771 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 204,771 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.6% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer: Plato Learning, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1721 Moon Lake Boulevard, Suite 555 Hoffman Estates, IL 60194 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: The names of the persons filing this statement on Schedule 13G are: Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("Elliott"), Westgate International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Westgate"), and Elliott International Capital Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("International Advisors") (together, the "Reporting Persons"). Paul E. Singer ("Singer") and Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Capital Advisors"), which is controlled by Singer, are the general partners of Elliott. Hambledon, Inc., a Cayman Islands corporation ("Hambledon"), is the sole general partner of Westgate. International Advisors is the investment manager for Westgate. International Advisors expressly disclaims equitable ownership of and pecuniary interest in any Common Stock. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: ELLIOTT The business address of Elliott is 712 Fifth Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, New York 10019. SINGER The business address of Singer is 712 Fifth Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, New York 10019. CAPITAL ADVISORS The business address of Capital Advisors is 712 Fifth Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, New York 10019. WESTGATE The business address of Westgate is Westgate International, L.P., c/o HSBC Financial Services (Cayman) Limited, P.O. Box 1109, Mary Street, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. HAMBLEDON The business address of Hambledon is Hambledon, Inc., c/o HSBC Financial Services (Cayman) Limited, P.O. Box 1109, Mary Street, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS The business address of International Advisors is 712 Fifth Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, New York 10019. Item 2(c). Citizenship: Elliott is a limited partnership formed under the laws of Delaware. Westgate is a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands, British West Indies. International Advisors is a corporation formed under the laws of Delaware. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (the "Common Stock") Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 72764Y100 Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 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 Exchange Act. (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. (c) [ ] Insurance company defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. (d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-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. (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; (j) [ ] 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 [x] 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: Elliott beneficially owns a total of 204,773 shares of Common Stock. Westgate and International Advisors together beneficially own a total of 204,771 shares of Common Stock. Elliott, Westgate and International Advisors together beneficially own an aggregate of 409,544 shares of Common Stock. (b) Percent of class: Elliott's beneficial ownership of 204,773 shares of Common Stock constitutes 2.6% of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Westgate and International Advisors' aggregate beneficial ownership of 204,771 shares of Common Stock constitutes 2.6% of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Elliott, Westgate and International Advisors' aggregate beneficial ownership of 409,544 shares of Common Stock constitutes 5.2% of all the outstanding shares of Common Stock. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote Elliott has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 204,773 shares of Common Stock. (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote Westgate and International Advisors together have shared power to vote or direct the vote of 204,771 shares of Common Stock. (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of Elliott has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 204,773 shares of Common Stock. (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of Westgate and International Advisors together have shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 204,771 shares of Common Stock. 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 Persons have 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. 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. See Item 2(a) above. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. By signing below 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. 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: September 7, 2000 ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. By: /s/ Paul E. Singer Paul E. Singer General Partner WESTGATE INTERNATIONAL, L.P. By: Elliott International Capital Advisors, Inc., as Investment Manager By: /s/ Paul E. Singer Paul E. Singer President ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. By: /s/ Paul E. Singer Paul E. Singer President EXHIBIT A JOINT FILING AGREEMENT The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Stock of Plato Learning, Inc. dated September 7, 2000 is, 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: September 7, 2000 ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. By: /s/ Paul E. Singer Paul E. Singer General Partner WESTGATE INTERNATIONAL, L.P. By: Elliott International Capital Advisors, Inc., as Investment Manager By: /s/ Paul E. Singer Paul E. Singer President ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. By: /s/ Paul E. Singer Paul E. Singer President -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----