SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Van Buhler Allan Martin

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3190 TREMONT AVENUE

(Street)

TREVOSE

19053

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/29/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WORLDGATE COMMUNICATIONS INC [ WGAT.OB ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP-Sales, Marketing & Bus Dev

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	1,720,928	I	By WGI Investor LLC⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Warrant (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	04/06/2019	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	1,190,083	$0.01	I	By WGI Investor LLC⁽¹⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported securities are held directly by WGI Investor LLC ("WGI Investor"). Reflects the reporting person's pro rata interest as a member of WGI in the securities of the issuer held by WGI. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for the purpose of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of such reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.

2. This warrant is exercisable with respect to 1.7027027 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock for each share of Common Stock issued by the Issuer upon the conversion, exercise or deemed exercise of (i) any of the Issuer's warrants, options and other purchase rights that are outstanding as of April 6, 2009, (ii) up to 19.7 million shares underlying future options, warrants or other purchase rights issued by the Issuer after April 6, 2009, or (iii) a warrant held by ACN Digital Phone Service, LLC.

	/s/ Allan Van Buhler by Christopher V. Vitale, attorney-in-fact	05/01/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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