-----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, GgE7xik/HRwIuTGINGShAd4KXVUjuHeBsbTXU1g5+MA1pDjFTPOC77pUp4PN0Q3c uB8q3KELzDyVjGLLrIS+Og== 0001193125-07-055455.txt : 20070315 0001193125-07-055455.hdr.sgml : 20070315 20070315134157 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-055455 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070315 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070315 GROUP MEMBERS: SOWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000897322 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-49455 FILM NUMBER: 07695998 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS INC STREET 2: 1651 OLD MEADOW RD CITY: MCLEAN STATE: VA ZIP: 22102 BUSINESS PHONE: 7037349401 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GILAT HOUSE YEGIA KAPAYIM STREET STREET 2: DANIV PARK CITY: KIRYAT ARYE PETAH TI STATE: L3 ZIP: 00000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sowood Capital Management LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001304294 IRS NUMBER: 743113983 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 BOYLSTON STREET STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-603-3400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 BOYLSTON STREET STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 SC 13G 1 dsc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G Schedule 13G

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.20 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

M51474100

                                (CUSIP Number)                                

March 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:

¨ 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 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. M51474100   13G   Page 2 of 6 Pages

 

  1  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

    
                Sowood Capital Management LP    
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  
  (a)  ¨  
    (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
 
                  2,440,000
    7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  0
    8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  2,440,000
  9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    
                2,440,000    
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  
       

¨

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)  
                6.3%    
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  
                 IA    

 

CUSIP No. M51474100   13G   Page 3 of 6 Pages

 

  1  

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

    
                Sowood Capital Management LLC    
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  
  (a)  ¨  
    (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
 
                  2,440,000
    7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  0
    8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  2,440,000
  9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    
                2,440,000    
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  
       

¨

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)  
                6.3%    
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  
                HC    

 

Page 4 of 6 Pages

 

Item 1.  

(a)

    Name of Issuer      
     Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.      
Item 1.  

(b)

    Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices      
    

21 Yegia Kapayim Street

Kiryat Arye, Petah Tikva 49130 Israel

      
Item 2.  

(a)

    Name of Person Filing      
     This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons (the “Reporting Persons”):      
     (i) Sowood Capital Management LP      
     (ii) Sowood Capital Management LLC      
Item 2.  

(b)

    Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence      
    

Sowood Capital Management LP

500 Boylston Street, 17th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

      
    

Sowood Capital Management LLC

500 Boylston Street, 17th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

      
Item 2.  

(c)

    Citizenship      
     See Item 4 of the attached cover pages.      
Item 2.  

(d)

    Title of Class of Securities      
     Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.20 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”)      
Item 2.  

(e)

    CUSIP Number      
     M51474100      
Item 3.     
  Not Applicable as this Schedule 13G is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).   

Page 5 of 6 Pages

 

Item 4.    Ownership      
   (a)   

Amount beneficially owned:

 

See Item 9 of the attached cover pages.

      
   (b)   

Percent of class:

 

See Item 11 on the attached cover pages.

      
   (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:      
      (i)   

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See Item 5 of the attached cover pages.

      
      (ii)   

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See Item 6 of the attached cover pages.

      
      (iii)   

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:

 

See Item 7 of the attached cover pages.

      
      (iv)   

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition:

 

See Item 8 of the attached cover pages.

      
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      
   Investment funds managed by Sowood Capital Management LP are the owners of record of the Ordinary Shares reported herein. Of the shares of Ordinary Stock reported herein, 2,071,271 (5.3%) are held for the benefit of Sowood Alpha Fund Ltd. and 368,729 (1.0%) are held for the benefit of Sowood Alpha Fund LP. The general partner of Sowood Alpha Fund LP is Sowood Associates LP. Sowood Capital Management LLC is the sole general partner of Sowood Capital Management LP. Jeffrey B. Larson may be deemed to beneficially own the Ordinary Shares reported herein because he may be deemed to control Sowood Capital Management LLC. Jeffrey Larson’s principal business address is 500 Boylston Street, 17th Floor, Boston, MA 02116, and he is a U.S. citizen.      
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 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 6 of 6 Pages

SIGNATURE

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: March 15, 2007

 

SOWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
By:  

/s/ Megan Kelleher

Name:   Megan Kelleher
Title:   Managing Partner
SOWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By:  

/s/ Megan Kelleher

Name:   Megan Kelleher
Title:   Authorized Signatory
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