FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SMART BALANCE, INC. [ SMBL ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/28/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock ($.0001 par value) | 09/28/2007 | P | 90,000 | A | $12.21 | 3,668,070 | I | See Footnotes(1)(2)(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. This Form 4 is being filed to report that O.S.S. Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Investment Manager"), Schafer Brothers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "SB LLC") and Mr. Oscar S. Schafer ("Mr. Schafer", collectively with the Investment Manager and SB LLC, the "Reporting Persons") purchased an additional 90,000 shares of Smart Balance, Inc. (the "Issuer") on September 28, 2007. |
2. The Reporting Persons have investment discretion with respect to shares of common stock and warrants held by a Cayman Islands exempted company and two Delaware limited partnerships as more fully described in: (i) the Form 3 filed on December 28, 2005 (Accession Number: 0000902664-05-002439); (ii) the Form 4 filed on August 8, 2007 (Accession Number: 0000902664-07-002472); (iii) the Form 4 filed on September 9, 2007 (Accession Number: 0000902664-07-002769); (iv) the Form 4 filed on September 11, 2007 (Accession Number: 0000902664-07-002790); (v) the Form 4 filed on September 27, 2007 (Accession Number: 0000902664-07-002890); and (vi) the Form 4 filed on September 28, 2007 (Accession Number: 0000902664-07-002907). |
3. Each of the Investment Manager, SB LLC and Mr. Schafer may be deemed to beneficially own 3,668,070 shares of common stock and 1,875,000 warrants, which represent, together, approximately 17.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock and warrants. Each of the Investment Manager, SB LLC, and Mr. Schafer disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities included in this report and this report shall not be deemed an admission that either the Investment Manager, SB LLC, or Mr. Schafer is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are or have been the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
/s/ Oscar S. Schafer | 10/01/2007 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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