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
SHARPER IMAGE CORP [ SHRP ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/23/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 05/23/2007 | P | 686,665 | A | $9.25 | 2,225,555 | I(1)(2)(3) | By Starboard Master | ||
Common Stock | 05/23/2007 | P | 130,973 | A | $9.25 | 423,915 | I(1)(2)(3) | By Parche, LLC |
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 |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. The reporting person may be deemed to be a member of a group which consists of Knightspoint Partners II, L.P., Knightspoint Capital Management II LLC, Knightspoint Partners LLC, Michael Koeneke, David Meyer, Jerry W. Levin, Steven R. Isko, Michael A. Popson, Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. ("Starboard"), Ramius Capital Group, LLC ("Ramius"), C4S & Co., L.L.C. ("C4S & Co."), Ramius Advisors, L.L.C., Peter A. Cohen, Jeffrey M. Solomon, Morgan B. Stark, Thomas W. Strauss, Parche, LLC ("Parche") and Admiral Advisors, LLC ("Admiral Advisors"). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of securities beneficially held by any other member of such group. |
2. Starboard and Parche beneficially own 2,225,555 and 423,915 shares of Common Stock, respectively. As the investment manager of Starboard and the managing member of Parche, Admiral Advisors may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Starboard and Parche, representing an aggregate of 2,649,470 shares. As the sole member of Admiral Advisors, Ramius may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Starboard and Parche. As the managing member of Ramius, C4S & Co. may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Starboard and Parche. As the managing members of C4S & Co., each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Starboard and Parche. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon & Strauss disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. |
3. For services provided in connection with their investment in Sharper Image Corporation, Knightspoint Partners LLC receives an amount equal to 11% of the profits realized by Parche and Starboard on their investment in Sharper Image. "Profits" are defined as pre-tax capital gains (losses) plus dividends less applicable broker fees and allocated Transaction Expenses. "Transaction Expenses" are defined as any direct expenses incurred by the group in connection with the investment including documented legal, travel and other "out of pocket" expenses. |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon for Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. | 05/25/2007 | |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon for C4S & Co., L.L.C. | 05/25/2007 | |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, as Attorney-in-Fact for Peter A. Cohen | 05/25/2007 | |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, as Attorney-in-Fact for Morgan B. Stark | 05/25/2007 | |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, as Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas W. Strauss | 05/25/2007 | |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon | 05/25/2007 | |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon for Ramius Capital, LLC | 05/25/2007 | |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon for Parche, LLC | 05/25/2007 | |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon for Admiral Advisors, LLC | 05/25/2007 | |
** 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). | ||
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