SC 13G 1 sc13g.txt BOOKHAM, INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. _________)* Bookham, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (Title of Class of Securities) US09856E1055 (CUSIP Number) December 6, 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 in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes 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). Page 1 of 14 Pages CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 2 of 14 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) GLG North American Opportunity Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [X] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 3,229,000 shares of Common Stock OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,229,000 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,229,000 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.17% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 3 of 14 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) GLG Partners LP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [X] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.42% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 4 of 14 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) GLG Partners Limited ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [X] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.42% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 5 of 14 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Noam Gottesman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [X] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.42% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 6 of 14 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Pierre Lagrange ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [X] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Belgium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.42% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 7 of 14 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Philippe Jabre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [X] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.42% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 8 of 14 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Emmanuel Roman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [X] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH: (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,697,026 shares of Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.42% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 9 of 14 Pages Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer Bookham, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 2584 Junction Avenue San Jose, CA 95134 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence Item 2(c). Citizenship GLG North American Opportunity Fund c/o GLG Partners LP 1 Curzon Street London W1J 5HB England Citizenship: Cayman Islands GLG Partners LP 1 Curzon Street London W1J 5HB England Citizenship: England GLG Partners Limited c/o GLG Partners LP 1 Curzon Street London W1J 5HB England Citizenship: England Noam Gottesman c/o GLG Partners LP 1 Curzon Street London W1J 5HB England Citizenship: United States Pierre Lagrange c/o GLG Partners LP 1 Curzon Street London W1J 5HB England Citizenship: Belgium Philippe Jabre c/o GLG Partners LP 1 Curzon Street London W1J 5HB England Citizenship: France Emmanuael Roman CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 10 of 14 Pages c/o GLG Partners LP 1 Curzon Street London W1J 5HB England Citizenship: France Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock, $.01 par value per share ("Common Stock") Item 2(e) CUSIP Number US09856E1055 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Section240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). 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: As of the date of this filing, GLG Partners LP, GLG Partners Limited, Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange, Philippe Jabre and Emmanuel Roman may each be deemed the beneficial owner of (i) 110,000 shares of Common Stock held by GLG European Opportunity Fund , (ii) 3,229,000 shares of Common Stock held by GLG North American Opportunity Fund, (iii) 836,000 shares of Common Stock held by GLG Technology Fund, (iv) 306,400 shares of Common Stock held by GLG Investments plc, though its subfund, GLG North American Equity Fund, (v) 13,038 CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 11 of 14 Pages shares of Common Stock held by Lyxor/GLG Pan European Equity Fund Ltd, (vi)63,600 shares of Common Stock held by The Century Fund SICAV, (vii) 4,843 shares of Common Stock held by Orchestra Sub-Funds SPC, (viii) 35,702 shares of Common Stock held by GLG Equities Long-Short CI, (ix) 7,800 shares of Common Stock held by Citi GLG European Hedge Fund Ltd, (x) 59,779 shares of Common Stock held by Lyxor/GLG North American Alternative Equity Fund Ltd , (xi) 28,539 shares of Common Stock held by Citi GLG North American Fund Ltd., and (xii) 2,325 shares of Common Stock held by Sphinx Long/Short GLG Fund (each entity referred to in (i) through (xii) is herein referred to as a "Fund" and, collectively, as the "Funds"). GLG Partners LP, an English limited partnership, acts as the investment manager of each of the Funds and has voting and dispositive power over the securities held by the Funds. The general partner of GLG Partners LP is GLG Partners Limited, an English limited company. The shareholders of GLG Partners Limited are Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange, Philippe Jabre, Emmanuel Roman and Lehman (Cayman) Limited, a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., a publicly-held entity. The managing directors of GLG Partners Limited are Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange, Philippe Jabre and Emmanuel Roman, and as a result, each has voting and dispositive power over the securities held by the Funds. GLG Partners LP, GLG Partners Limited, Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange, Philippe Jabre and Emmanuel Roman disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Funds except for their pecuniary interest therein. (b) Percent of class: The Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q that was filed on November 7, 2005, indicates there were 45,055,437 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 4, 2005. Therefore, based on the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock, (i) GLG North American Opportunity Fund may be deemed be to beneficially own 7.17% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, and (ii) GLG Partners LP, GLG Partners Limited, Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange, Philippe Jabre and Emmanuel Roman may be deemed to beneficially own 10.42% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote See Item 4(a) above. (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See Item 4(a) above. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 12 of 14 Pages 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 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 Exhibit I. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable. Item 10. Certification By signing below each of 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. Exhibits: Exhibit I: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2005, by and among GLG North American Opportunity Fund, GLG Partners LP, GLG Partners Limited, Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange, Phiippe Jabre and Emmanuel Roman. CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 13 of 14 Pages 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: December 23, 2005 GLG NORTH AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FUND By: GLG Partners LP, GLG PARTNERS LP as its Investment Manager By: GLG Partners Limited, By: GLG Partners Limited, as its General Partner as its General Partner /s/ Noam Gottesman /s/ Noam Gottesman ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Name: Noam Gottesman Name: Noam Gottesman Title: Managing Director Title: Managing Director /s/ Victoria Parry /s/ Victoria Parry ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Name: Victoria Parry Name: Victoria Parry Title: Senior Legal Counsel Title: Senior Legal Counsel GLG PARTNERS LIMITED NOAM GOTTESMAN /s/ Noam Gottesman /s/ Noam Gottesman ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Name: Noam Gottesman Title: Managing Director /s/ Victoria Parry ------------------------------- Name: Victoria Parry Title: Senior Legal Counsel PIERRE LAGRANGE PHILIPPE JABRE /s/ Pierre Lagrange /s/ Philippe Jabre ------------------------------- ------------------------------- EMMANUEL ROMAN /s/ Emmanuel Roman ------------------------------- CUSIP No. US09856E1055 13G Page 14 of 14 Pages EXHIBIT I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of Bookham, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is being filed, and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Dated: December 23, 2005 GLG NORTH AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FUND By: GLG Partners LP, GLG PARTNERS LP as its Investment Manager By: GLG Partners Limited, By: GLG Partners Limited, as its General Partner as its General Partner /s/ Noam Gottesman /s/ Noam Gottesman ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Name: Noam Gottesman Name: Noam Gottesman Title: Managing Director Title: Managing Director /s/ Victoria Parry /s/ Victoria Parry ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Name: Victoria Parry Name: Victoria Parry Title: Senior Legal Counsel Title: Senior Legal Counsel GLG PARTNERS LIMITED NOAM GOTTESMAN /s/ Noam Gottesman /s/ Noam Gottesman ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Name: Noam Gottesman Title: Managing Director /s/ Victoria Parry ------------------------------- Name: Victoria Parry Title: Senior Legal Counsel PIERRE LAGRANGE PHILIPPE JABRE /s/ Pierre Lagrange /s/ Philippe Jabre ------------------------------- ------------------------------- EMMANUEL ROMAN /s/ Emmanuel Roman -------------------------------