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) 03/14/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 03/14/2008 | P | 341,500 | A | $5.77 | 6,482,270 | I | See Footnotes(1)(2)(3) | ||
Common Stock ($.0001 par value) | 150,000 | D |
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") purchased an additional 341,500 shares of Smart Balance, Inc. on March 14, 2008. Mr. Andrew J. Goffe (the "Reporting Person"), a managing member of Schafer Brothers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("SB LLC"), the general partner of the Investment Manager, and Mr. Oscar S. Schafer ("Mr. Schafer"), the senior managing member of SB LLC, each has investment discretion with respect to such shares. |
2. As reported previously, the Reporting Person, the Investment Manager, SB LLC and Mr. Schafer have investment discretion with respect to shares of common stock held by a Cayman Islands exempted company, two Delaware limited partnerships and a separately managed account which is held for the benefit of a third party as more fully described in: the Form 3 filed on March 27, 2008 (Accession Number: 0000902664-08-001681). |
3. Each of the Investment Manager, SB LLC, Mr. Schafer may be deemed to beneficially own 6,482,270 shares of common stock, which represent, approximately 10.4% of the outstanding shares of common stock. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own 6,632,270 shares of common stock, which represent, approximately 10.6% of the outstanding shares of common stock. Each of the Investment Manager, SB LLC, Mr. Schafer and the Reporting Person disclaim 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, Mr. Schafer or the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of such person's pecuniary interest therein. |
/s/ Andrew J. Goffe | 03/28/2008 | |
** 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). | ||
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