Schedule 13G/A

-----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, FsyWfvxCuYkTMYreoJ3RzPr1imR0P6bT6KxME/XkcF6jWtpP+vf59UpbRMae3xDu n/7Iidez+aF70GZTWjuo6Q== 0001193125-04-025924.txt : 20040218 0001193125-04-025924.hdr.sgml : 20040218 20040218165046 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-04-025924 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040218 GROUP MEMBERS: DOUGLAS P. TEITELBAUM GROUP MEMBERS: JOHN D. STOUT GROUP MEMBERS: STEVEN A. VAN DYKE GROUP MEMBERS: TOWER INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MOTIENT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000913665 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899] IRS NUMBER: 930976127 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42503 FILM NUMBER: 04613706 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10802 PARKRIDGE BLVD CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20191-5416 BUSINESS PHONE: 7037586000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10802 PARKRIDGE BLVD CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20191-5416 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN MOBILE SATELLITE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931019 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAY HARBOUR MANAGEMENT LC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001049310 IRS NUMBER: 593418243 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 SOUTH HARBOUR ISLAND BLVD CITY: TAMPA STATE: FL ZIP: 33602 BUSINESS PHONE: 8132721992 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 SOUTH HARBOUR ISLAND BLVD CITY: TAMPA STATE: FL ZIP: 33602 SC 13G/A 1 dsc13ga.htm SCHEDULE 13G/A Schedule 13G/A


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SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

MOTIENT CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

(Title and Class of Securities)

619908304

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2003

(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 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.


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1		Name of Reporting Person Tower Investment Group, Inc. I.R.S. Identification No. of above person 59-2924229

2		Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) x

3		SEC Use Only

4		Citizenship or Place of Organization Florida

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5 Sole Voting Power

6 Shared Voting Power

3,217,396

7 Sole Dispositive Power

8 Shared Dispositive Power

3,217,396


9		Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,217,396

10		Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ¨

11		Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 12.9%

12		Type of Reporting Person CO


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1		Name of Reporting Person Bay Harbour Management, L.C. I.R.S. Identification No. of above person None

2		Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) x

3		SEC Use Only

4		Citizenship or Place of Organization Florida

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5 Sole Voting Power

6 Shared Voting Power

3,217,396

7 Sole Dispositive Power

8 Shared Dispositive Power

3,217,396


9		Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,217,396

10		Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ¨

11		Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 12.9%

12		Type of Reporting Person CO


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1		Name of Reporting Person Steven A. Van Dyke I.R.S. Identification No. of above person Not applicable

2		Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) x

3		SEC Use Only

4		Citizenship or Place of Organization United States

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5 Sole Voting Power

6 Shared Voting Power

3,217,396

7 Sole Dispositive Power

8 Shared Dispositive Power

3,217,396


9		Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,217,396

10		Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ¨

11		Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 12.9%

12		Type of Reporting Person IN


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1.		Name of Reporting Person Douglas P. Teitelbaum I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person Not applicable

2.		Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) x

3.		SEC Use Only

4.		Citizenship or Place of Organization United States

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5. Sole Voting Power

6. Shared Voting Power

3,217,396

7. Sole Dispositive Power

8. Shared Dispositive Power

3,217,396


9.		Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,217,396

10.		Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ¨

11.		Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 12.9%

12.		Type of Reporting Person IN


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1.		Name of Reporting Person John D. Stout I.R.S. Identification No. of above Persons Not applicable

2.		Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) x

3.		SEC Use Only

4.		Citizenship or Place of Organization United States

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5. Sole Voting Power

6. Shared Voting Power

3,217,396

7. Sole Dispositive Power

8. Shared Dispositive Power

3,217,396


9.		Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,217,396

10.		Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ¨

11.		Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 12.9%

12.		Type of Reporting Person IN


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Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer:

Motient Corporation (“Motient”)

Item 1.

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

10802 Parkridge Blvd.

Reston VA 20191-5416

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person(s) Filing:

Bay Harbour Management, L.C. (“Bay Harbour”), Tower Investment Group, Inc. (“Tower”), as the majority stockholder of Bay Harbour, and Steven A. Van Dyke (“Mr. Van Dyke”), Douglas P. Teitelbaum (“Mr. Teitelbaum”) and John D. Stout (“Mr. Stout”), in their capacities as controlling stockholders of Tower.

Item 2.

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office:

The principal business address of Bay Harbour, Tower, Mr. Van Dyke, Mr. Teitelbaum and Mr. Stout is 885 Third Avenue, 34^t^h Floor, New York, NY 10022.

Item 2.

(c)

Citizenship:

Bay Harbour—Florida

Tower—Florida

Mr. Van Dyke—United States

Mr. Teitelbaum—United States

Mr. Stout—United States

Item 2.

(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Motient Corporation.

Item 2.

(e)

Motient common stock has the following CUSIP number: 619908304.

Item 3.

The person(s) filing is (are):

Bay Harbour is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Tower is a parent holding company of Bay Harbour.

Mr. Van Dyke is a control person of Bay Harbour.

Mr. Teitelbaum is a control person of Bay Harbour.

Mr. Stout is a control person of Bay Harbour.

Item 4.

(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned:

As of December 31, 2003, Bay Harbour may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of


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	3,217,396 shares of Motient common stock as a result of voting and dispositive power that it held with respect to the 3,217,396 shares of Motient common stock held for the account of private investment funds and managed accounts.

	As of December 31, 2003, Tower may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 3,217,396 shares of Motient common stock deemed to be beneficially owned by Bay Harbour as referred to above. Tower is the majority stockholder of Bay Harbour.

	As of December 31, 2003, Mr. Van Dyke may be deemed beneficial owner of 3,217,396 shares of Motient common stock deemed to be beneficially owned by Bay Harbour as referred to above. Mr. Van Dyke is a stockholder of Tower, which is the majority shareholder of Bay Harbour.

	As of December 31, 2003, Mr. Teitelbaum may be deemed beneficial owner of 3,217,396 shares of Motient common stock deemed to be beneficially owned by Bay Harbour as referred to above. Mr. Teitelbaum is a stockholder of Tower, which is the majority shareholder of Bay Harbour.

	As of December 31, 2003, Mr. Stout may be deemed beneficial owner of 3,217,396 shares of Motient common stock deemed to be beneficially owned by Bay Harbour as referred to above. Mr. Stout is a stockholder of Tower, which is the majority shareholder of Bay Harbour.

	Bay Harbour Tower, Mr. Van Dyke, Mr. Teitelbaum and Mr. Stout each expressly disclaim any beneficial ownership interest in Motient common stock owned by the limited partners and investors in the managed accounts for which Bay Harbour acts as investment adviser, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that they are the beneficial owners of Motient common stock owned by the limited partners and investors in the managed accounting for which Bay Harbour acts as investment adviser.

Item 4.	(b)	Percent of class:

		12.9%

	(c)	Number of shares as to which reporting persons have:

		Number of shares as to which Bay Harbour has:

		(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,217,396

		(iii)	The sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 0

		(iv)	Shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 3,217,396

		Number of shares as to which Tower has:

		(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,217,396

		(iii)	The sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 0

		(iv)	Shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 3,217,396


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		Number of shares as to which Mr. Van Dyke has:

		(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,217,396

		(iii)	The sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 0

		(iv)	Shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 3,217,396

		Number of shares as to which Mr. Teitelbaum has:

		(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,217,396

		(iii)	The sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 0

		(iv)	Shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 3,217,396

		Number of shares as to which Mr. Stout has:

		(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,217,396

		(iii)	The sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 0

		(iv)	Shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 3,217,396

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

	The limited partners of the partnerships and the investors in the managed accounts for which Bay Harbour acts as an investment adviser have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, securities held by their funds or accounts, as the case may be. No such fund, single limited partner of any of such funds nor any investor in a managed account has the right to receive, nor the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, shares of Motient common stock reported in this Schedule 13G representing more than five percent of the outstanding Motient common stock.

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

	See Item 3 hereof, and Exhibit 1.

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

	Not Applicable.

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of the Group.

	Not Applicable.

Item 10.	Certification.

	By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of such person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course


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		of business and 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.


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SIGNATURE

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


Date: February 17, 2004	BAY HARBOUR MANAGEMENT, L.C.

	By:	/s/ Steven A. Van Dyke

		Name: Steven A. Van Dyke Title: President

Date: February 17, 2004	TOWER INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

	By:	/s/ Steven A. Van Dyke

		Name: Steven A. Van Dyke Title: President

Date: February 17, 2004		/s/ Steven A. Van Dyke

		Steven A. Van Dyke

Date: February 17, 2004		/s/ Douglas P. Teitelbaum

		Douglas P. Teitelbaum

Date: February 17, 2004		/s/ John D. Stout


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Exhibit Index



Exhibit 1		List of subsidiaries provided in response to Item 7 of this Schedule 13G.

EX-1 3 dex1.htm LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES List of Subsidiaries


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Exhibit 1

Subsidiaries

Bay Harbour Management, L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tower Investment Group, L.C., is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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