-----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, L+9lbnMWwrBj3X3WfAMdyBDM/fMkprEgf78/91JkrhPimOMvN55hJgoxVQigRD9M oAXgvGzQoLf2LhYuN/s44A== 0000899140-05-000420.txt : 20050428 0000899140-05-000420.hdr.sgml : 20050428 20050428164134 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899140-05-000420 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050428 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050428 GROUP MEMBERS: DANIEL S. LOEB GROUP MEMBERS: THIRD POINT OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OPTIMAL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001015923 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CALCULATING & ACCOUNTING MACHINES (NO ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS) [3578] IRS NUMBER: 980160833 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50030 FILM NUMBER: 05781177 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3500 DE MAISONNEUVE BLVD. WEST STREET 2: 2 PLACE ALEXIS-NIHON, SUITE 1700 CITY: MONTREAL STATE: A8 ZIP: H3Z 3C1 BUSINESS PHONE: 5147388885 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3500 DE MAISONNEUVE BLVD. WEST STREET 2: 2 PLACE ALEXIS-NIHON, SUITE 1700 CITY: MONTREAL STATE: A8 ZIP: H3Z 3C1 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OPTIMAL ROBOTICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960603 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Third Point LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001040273 IRS NUMBER: 133922602 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12 EAST 49TH ST STREET 2: 28TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122247400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12 EAST 49TH ST STREET 2: 28TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: THIRD POINT MANAGEMENT CO LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970602 SC 13G 1 t2851884b.txt INITIAL FILING ON SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934* (Amendment No. __) Optimal Group Inc. ------------------ (Name of Issuer) Class A, no par value per share ------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 68388R208 --------- (CUSIP Number) April 21, 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: [ ] 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 the 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 ("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. 68388R208 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages - ------------------- ------------------ - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Third Point LLC - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 1,995,000 OWNED BY EACH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,995,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,995,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.9% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ------------------- ------------------ CUSIP No. 68388R208 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages - ------------------- ------------------ - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Daniel S. Loeb - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 1,995,000 OWNED BY EACH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,995,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,995,000 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.9% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ------------------- ------------------ CUSIP No. 68388R208 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages - ------------------- ------------------ - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd. - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 1,214,500 OWNED BY EACH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,214,500 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,214,500 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.4% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Item 1(a): Name of Issuer: - --------- -------------- The name of the issuer is Optimal Group Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (the "Company"). Item 1(b): Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: - --------- ----------------------------------------------- The Company's principal executive office is located at 3500 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Suite 1700, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3Z 3C1. Item 2(a): Name of Person Filing: - --------- --------------------- This Schedule 13G is filed by: (i) Third Point LLC (f/k/a Third Point Management Company L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company (the "Management Company"), which serves as investment manager or adviser to a variety of hedge funds and managed accounts (such funds and accounts, collectively, the "Funds"), with respect to shares of Class A Stock (as defined in Item 2(d)) directly beneficially owned by the Funds; (ii) Mr. Daniel S. Loeb ("Mr. Loeb"), who is the managing member of the Management Company and controls its business activities, with respect to shares of Class A Stock indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Loeb by virtue of such position; and (ii) Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd. ("Third Point Offshore"), which is one of the Funds referred to in paragraph (i) of Item 2(a) above, with respect to shares of Class A Stock directly beneficially owned by Third Point Offshore. The Management Company, Mr. Loeb and Third Point Offshore are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party. Item 2(b): Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, - --------- ------------------------------------------------- Residence: --------- The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 360 Madison Ave, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10017. Item 2(c): Citizenship: ----------- The Management Company is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Loeb is a United States citizen. -5- Third Point Offshore is a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. Item 2(d): Title of Class of Securities: ---------------------------- Class A Stock, no par value per share ("Class A Stock"). Item 2(e): CUSIP Number: - --------- ------------ 68388R208 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. [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, B. [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, C. [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, D. [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, E. [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E), F. [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F), G. [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G), H. [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, I. [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, J. [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). -4- Item 4: Ownership: - ------ ---------- The beneficial ownership of Class A Stock by the Reporting Persons, as of the date of this Schedule 13G, is as follows: A. Third Point LLC --------------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,995,000 (b) Percent of class: 8.9%. The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon (i) the 22,501,486 shares of Class A Stock stated to be issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2005, as reflected in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2005 (the "Form 10-K"), and (ii) 70,000 shares of Class A Stock underlying 700 options held by Third Point LLC and Daniel S. Loeb and exercisable within the next 60 days. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,995,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,995,000 B. Daniel S. Loeb -------------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,995,000 (b) Percent of class: 8.9%. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,995,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,995,000 C. Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd. ------------------------------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,214,500 (b) Percent of class: 5.4%. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,214,500 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,214,500 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 person has 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: - ------ --------------------------------------------------------------- -7- Other than as set forth herein, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, in excess of 5% of the total outstanding Class A Stock. 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: - ------- ------------- Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following 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. -8- SIGNATURES 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: April 28, 2005 THIRD POINT LLC By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb ------------------------------ Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Managing Member /s/ Daniel S. Loeb ------------------------------ Daniel S. Loeb THIRD POINT OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb ------------------------------ Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Director [SIGNATURE PAGE TO SCHEDULE 13G WITH RESPECT TO OPTIMAL GROUP INC.] EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit 99.1: Joint Filing Agreement, dated April 28, 2005, by and between Third Point LLC, Daniel S. Loeb and Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd. EX-99.1 3 t2851884c.txt JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Exhibit 99.1 ------------ JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)(1) ---------------------------- The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Dated: April 28, 2005 THIRD POINT LLC By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb ------------------------------ Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Managing Member /s/ Daniel S. Loeb ------------------------------ Daniel S. Loeb THIRD POINT OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By: /s/ Daniel S. Loeb ------------------------------ Name: Daniel S. Loeb Title: Director [JOINT FILING AGREEMENT OF SCHEDULE 13G WITH RESPECT TO OPTIMAL GROUP INC.] -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----