N-PX 1 ssfiiinpxjune08.htm SSF III N-PX JUNE 2008 ssfiiinpxjune08.htm
UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM N-PX
 
 
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ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
 
Investment Company Act file number
811-08110
SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
527 MADISON AVENUE,   SUITE 2600, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(Address of principal executive offices)                                                                                                           (Zip Code)

Allen B. Levithan, Esq.
c/o Lowenstein Sandler PC
65 Livingston Avenue
Roseland,  NY 07068
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(212) 319-6670

Date of fiscal year end:
December 31, 2008

Date of reporting period:
July 2007 – June 2008

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Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
 

 
Name of Security
Ticker
Cusip
Proposed by
Meeting Date
Date Voted or Date Posted
Description of Issue
Item #
Vote
                 
Neomagic Corporation
nmgc
640497202
issuer
7/12/2007
7/11/2007
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Ratify Stonefield Josephson, Inc as accounting firm
2
For
           
Increase the number of shares available for issuance under the company's 2006 Employee stock purchase plan by 100,000
3
For
           
Increase the number of shares available for issuance under the company's 2003 stock plan by 500,000
4
For
                 
Quovadx, Inc.
qvdx
74913K106
issuer
7/18/2007
6/28/2007
Approve and adopt the agreement and plan of merger dtd as of April 1, 2007 by and among Quovadx, Inc. Quartzite Holdings, Inc. a wholly owned amended on April 2, 2007 amended and restated on May 4, 2007 all as more fully described in the proxy statement
1
For
           
Approve and adopt in order to effect requests by battery ventures, the sale of certain assets of Quovadx used in the operation of our integration solutions division by Quovadx to ISD Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Battery Ventures VII L.P. to Occur, at the discretion of Battery Ventures, all as more fully described in the proxy statement.
2
For
           
Approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting of stockholders if necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the meeting to approve and adopt proposal 1
3
For
                 
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp.
memy
58606R403
issuer
7/19/2007
6/21/2007
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve an amendment to the company's amended and restated COI to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 75MM shares
2
No Vote
           
Ratify KPMG LLP as accounting Firm
3
No Vote
                 
Multiband Corporation
mbnd
62544X100
issuer
8/6/2007
8/2/2007
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Ratify Virchow Krause & Co., LLP as independent auditors
2
For
           
Approve an amendment to Multiband's 2000 Non-employee Director Stock Compensation Plan ("the plan") to effectuate the following; a) Increase the total number of common stock shares reserved for awards to Non-employee Directors under the Plan from 800M to 1.25MM; b) Extend the time for Non-employee Director to exercise stock options subsequent to termination from 90 days to 24 months for awards issued subsequent to December 31, 2007; c) Extend the termination date of the Plan from December 31, 2009  to December 31, 2015; d) Allow from Restricted Stock Grants to Non-employee Directors in addition to stock options; e) change the number of options that can be awarded under the plan to each Non-employee Director from a fixed number to a discretionary number dertermined at any given time by the Company's Board of Directors or designated compensation committee, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in the Plan.
3
Against
           
Approve an amendment to Multiband's 1999 employee stock compensation plan to effectuate the following; a0 Extend the time for an employee to exercise stock options subsequent to termination of employment from 90 days to 24 months for awards issued subsequent to December 31, 2007; and b) to extend the termination date of the Plan from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2015
4
For
                 
                 
Vuance Ltd.
vuncf
M9763P108
issuer
8/15/2007
8/9/2007
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Grant of options to Mr. Jaime Shulman
2
For
           
Approve 2007 U.S. stock option plan
3
For
           
Approve acquisition of security holding corp.
4
For
           
Increase of authorized share capital
5
For
           
adoption of new articles
6
For
           
appointment of independent accountant -auditor for 2007
7
For
           
presentation and discussion of Vuance 2006 financial statements
8
For
                 
Capstone Turbine Corporation
cpst
14067D102
issuer
8/24/2007
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
                 
E Ink Corporation
eink
Private
stockholders
9/10/2007
9/7/2007
Fix size of the BOD at six (6) directors
1
For
           
Elect Directors
2
For
           
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors
3
For
                 
Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc.
cesi
148884109
issuer
9/27/2007
9/20/2007
Adopt the contribution and merger agreement, as amended by and among Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc. Renegy Holdings, Inc or Renegy Snowflake Acquisition Corp., Renegy Trucking, LLC, Snowflake White Mountain Power, LLC., Robert M. Worsley, Christi M. Worsley and the Robert M. Worsley and Christi M. Worsley Revocable Trust.
1
Against
                 
Rush Enterprises, Inc.
rusha
781846209
issuer
9/20/2007
9/20/2007
Amend the company's AOI to increase the total number of shares of Class A common stock that the company is authorized to issue from 40MM to 60MM and to increase the total number of shares of Class B common stock that the company is authorized to issue from 10MM to 20MM
1
No Vote
                 
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc.
qtww
74765E109
issuer
9/28/2007
9/20/2007
Elect Directors
1
Withhold
           
Approve the amendment to the COI Increasing the number dof authorized shares of common stock from 100MM to 250MM
2
For
           
Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors
3
For
                 
Frequency Electronics Inc.
fei
358010106
issuer
9/26/2007
9/24/2007
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Ratify Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP as independent auditors
2
For
                 
WPCS International Inc.
wpcs
92931L203
BOD
10/2/2007
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Propose to approve appointment of J.H. Cohn LLP as independent accounting firm.
2
No Vote
                 
Adept Technology Inc.
adep
006854202
issuer
11/9/2007
11/8/2007
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Approve amendment of the 2005 equity incentive plan to increase the authorized shares by 200,000 and permit grants to be made thereunder to consultants to Adept.
2
For
           
Ratify Armanino Mckenna LLP as independent auditors
3
For
                 
Corgi International
crgi
21872Q202
issuer
12/6/2007
11/19/2007
Adopt the audited financial statements and the reports of the directors and the independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the fiscal year ended 3/31/07
1
No Vote
           
Elect seven directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected
2
No Vote
           
Appoint Baker Tilly Hong Kong as Hong Kong statutory independent auditors
3
No Vote
           
Authorize the BOD to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued shares of the company in such manner and to such persons as they shall in their absolute discretion deem fit such authorization to lapse at the company's next annual general meeting
4
No Vote
           
Amend to company's amended and retated 1997 eguity incentive plan to increase the aggregate numbr of ordinary shares and ADSS authorized for issuance under such plan from 1,574,996 to 2,074,996 and that the Board and the Officrs of the company be authorized all as more fully described in the proxy statement
5
No Vote
           
Transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postdponement thereof
6
No Vote
                 
Precision Optics Corporation Inc.
poci
740294202
issuer
11/27/2007
11/21/2007
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Approve an amendment to the company AOO to be filed at the discrestion of the BOD to increase the number of authorized shares of the company as more fully described in the proxy statement
2
For
                 
Acorn Factor Inc.
acfn
004848107
issuer
12/5/2007
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
                 
           
Approve amendments to our amended and restated COI to eliminate the classification of the company's BOD and thereby ensure that each Director will stand for election annually and to remove all references to Series A Junior participating preferred stock.
3
For
           
Approve the company's 2007 Equity incentive plan
4
Against
           
Approve amendments to the company's 2001 employee stock purchase plan (the ESPP) to (A) increase the number of shares issuable under the ESPP by 500M shares to an aggregate of 1.750MM shares and (B) extend the term of the ESPP
5
For
           
Approve the material terms of performance vesting stock option grants to certain executive officers and related amendments to the company's 1999 stock plan
6
Against
                 
Ion Networks, Inc.
ionn
46205P100
issuer
12/31/2007
12/19/2007
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Approve the asset purchase agreement with Cryptek, Inc. constituting the sale of substantially all of the assets of the company
2
For
           
Amend article four of the company's COI to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 50MM to 750MM
3
For
           
Amend article first of the company's COI to change the name of the company from Ion Networks, Inc. to Clacendix, Inc.
4
For
                 
Radware Ltd
rdwr
M81873107
issuer
12/31/2007
n/a
Approve compensation to the CEO of the company
1
No Vote
           
Approve grant of stock options to the CEO of the company
2
No Vote
                 
Unify Corporation
ufyc
904743200
issuer
2/22/2008
2/15/2008
Elect directors
1
For
           
Approve an amendment to the 2001 stock option plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance from 595M to 1.2MM
2
For
           
Ratify Grant Thornton LLp as independent auditors
3
For
                 
HI/FN Inc.
hifn
428358105
issuer
2/22/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify PriceWaterHouse Coops LLP as accounting firm
2
No Vote
           
Approve an amendment to the amended and restated 1998 employee stock purchase plan to extend the term by five years from December 16,2008 to December 16, 2013
3
No Vote
                 
Regeneration Technologies, Inc.
rtix
75886N100
issuer
2/27/2008
1/16/2008
Amendment of COI to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock and change name
1
For
           
Issuance of common stock to former stockholders of Tutogen Medical Inc.
2
For
           
Possible adjournment or postponement of the special meeting
3
For
                 
American Dental Partners, Inc.
adpi
025353103
issuers
4/25/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve amendment to the companys 2005 equity incentive plan to increase by 250,000 shares the number of shares available under the plan
2
No Vote
           
Approve amendment to the companys 2005 directors stock option plan to increase by 25,000 shares the number of shares available under the plan
3
No Vote
           
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP  as independent auditors
4
No Vote
                 
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Inc.
pcop
7171EP101
issuer
4/30/2008
4/9/2008
Elect directors
1
No vote
           
Ratify Ernst & Younkg LLP
2
No vote
           
Approve amendment of the company's amended and restated COI to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock
3
No vote
           
Approve amendment to the amended and restated 2004 stock incentive plan
4
No vote
                 
World Heart Corp.
whrt
980905301
issuer
4/28/2008
4/9/2008
Elect directors
1
For
           
Appoint Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP as auditors
2
For
           
Approve the conversion of a secured promissory note (the "Note") in the principal amount of up to 5MM perviously issued to ABIOMED, Inc. ("Abiomed") convertible to Abiomed's option into the company's common shares at 1.748948 per share subject to adjustments, including any conversion of interest owed and to approve the exercise of a 5 year warrant to purchase up to 3.4MM of the company's common shares exercisable at .01 per share, issued to Abiomed in connection with the Note.
3
For
                 
Specialty Underwriters Alliance Inc.
suai
84751T309
issuer
5/6/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify PriceWaterhouse Coopers as independt auditors
2
No Vote
                 
Peco II, Inc.
piii
705221109
issuer
5/6/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve a shareholder resolution to authorize the BOD in its sole and absolute discretion without further action of the shareholders to amend the companys amended and restated AofI to implement a reverse stock split of the companys common shadres without par value at a ratio of 1 for 10 at anytime pkrior to 12/31/08
2
No Vote
                 
Dover Saddlery, Inc.
dovr
260412101
issuer
5/7/2008
5/6/2008
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof
2
For
                 
Sonic Innovations, Inc.
snci
83545M109
issuer
5/8/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting
2
No Vote
                 
Integramed America, Inc.
inmd
45810N302
issuer
5/13/2008
4/22/2008
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
                 
Intermap Technologies Corp
imp.cn
458977204
issuer
5/13/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Appoint KPMG LLP as accountants
2
No Vote
           
Approve adopt and ratify the corporation's stock option plan as amended the details of which are more particularly described in the accompanying information circular
3
No Vote
           
Approve adopt and ratify the corporation's share compenstion plan as amended the details of which are more particularly described in the accompanying information circular
4
No Vote
                 
Microfinancial Incorporated
mfi
595072109
issuer
5/14/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approval of the Microfinancial Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
2
No Vote
           
Ratify Vitale Caturano & Co. as accounting firm
3
No Vote
                 
WFI Industries Ltd
WFI
92923V102
issuer
5/15/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Appoint Grant Thornton LLP as accountants & auditors
2
No Vote
           
To consider and if thought fit pass a special resolution to change the name of the company to Waterfurnace Renewable Energy Inc.
3
No Vote
                 
Trident Microsystems Inc.
trid
895919108
issuer
5/16/2008
5/15/2008
Approve an amendment to increase the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under our 2006 equity incentive plan by 4MM  shares
1
For
                 
Ceva, Inc.
ceva
157210105
issuer
5/16/2008
5/15/2008
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Ratify Kost Forer Gabbay & Kassierer (Ernst & Young Global) as independent auditors
2
For
                 
Kopin Corp
kopn
500600101
issuer
5/20/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
Rush Enterprises, Inc.
rush
781846209
issuer
5/20/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve the adoption of the amdended and restaed 2006 non-employee director stock plan
2
No Vote
           
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent public accounting
3
No Vote
                 
Curagen Corp
crgn
23126R101
issuer
5/21/2008
4/22/2008
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approval of an amendment to the 2007 stock incentive plan to increase the maximaum aggregate number of shares of the company's common stock available for issuance thereunder from 3MM shares to 6MM shares
2
No Vote
                 
The Knot, Inc.
knot
799184109
issuer
5/21/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
Image Sensing Systems Inc.
isns
45244C104
issuer
5/21/2008
5/14/2008
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Amend the 2005 stock Incentive plan to increase the number of shares of common stock subject to it from 281,200 shares to 420M
2
For
           
Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as accounting firm
3
For
                 
Marlin Business Services Corp.
mrln
571157106
issuer
5/22/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve amendment to increase by 1.2MM the number of shares authorized for issuance under the corporations 2003 equity compensation plan and approval of the corporations 2003 equity compensation plan as amended
2
No Vote
                 
Omega Protein Corp
ome
68210P107
issuer
5/27/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
CombinatoRx, Inc.
crxx
20010A103
issuer
5/29/2008
4/30/2008
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent accounting Firm
2
For
                 
Constant Contact Inc.
ctct
210313102
issuer
5/29/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP as accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
Ipass Inc.
ipas
46261V108
issuer
5/29/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve the amendment of the Ipass bylaws to cause stockholder electionof directors in uncontested elections to be by a majority vote of our stockholders
2
No Vote
           
Ratify KPMG LLP as Ipass Inc. accounting firm
 
                 
NMS Communications Corp
nmss
629248105
issuer
5/29/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify PriceWaterHouse Coopers LLP as accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
qsc
74835Y101
issuer
5/29/2008
5/13/2008
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Approve amendment of the 2003 Employee Stock Purchase plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 500M shares to reduce the maximum time for an offering period from 27 months to 6 months and to eliminate the ability of employees to increase their payroll contributions during an offering period.
2
For
           
Ratify Odenberg, Ullakko, Muranishi & Co LLP as independent accounting firm
3
For
                 
Amcomp Inc.
amcp
02342J101
issuer
5/29/2008
5/13/2008
Adopt the agreement and plan of merger dated as of 1/10/08 as amended on 4/28/08 (the merger agreement) by and among Amcomp Inc. (the company) Employers Holdings, Inc. and Sapphire Acquisition Corp. All as more fully describfed in the proxy statement
1
For
           
Approve the adjournment of the special meeting if necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the merger agreement
2
For
                 
Full House Resorts, Inc.
fll
359678109
issuer
5/29/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern as independent auditors
2
No Vote
           
Amend the 2006 incentive compensation jplan to increase the shares of common stock reserved under the plan by 100m shares
3
No Vote
                 
Heelys, Inc.
hlys
42279M107
issuer
5/30/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as public accounting firm
2
No Vote
           
Approve amendment to increase the maximum number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the companys 2006 stock incentive plan by 700,000 shares
3
No Vote
                 
Internet Brands Inc.
inet
460608102
issuer
5/30/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
                 
Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.
sgmo
800677106
issuer
6/4/2008
5/9/2008
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors
2
No Vote
                 
Barrier Therapeutics, Inc.
btrx
06850R108
issuer
6/4/2008
5/9/2008
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent public accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
uctt
90385V107
issuer
6/5/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
Medivation, Inc.
mdvn
58501N101
issuer
6/5/2008
5/13/2008
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as accounting firm.
2
No Vote
                 
PowerSecure International Inc.
powr
43936N105
issuer
6/9/2008
5/7/2008
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve the PowerSecure Int'l Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
2
No Vote
           
Ratify Hein & Assocs LLP as independent public accounting firm
3
No Vote
                 
Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.
apt
020772109
issuer
6/9/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as independent accountants
2
No Vote
                 
Natus Medical Inc.
baby
639050103
issuer
6/10/2008
5/16/2008
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent public accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
PC Tel Inc.
pcti
69325Q105
issuer
6/10/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
Environmental Power Corp
epg
29406L201
issuer
6/11/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Caturano & Co. as accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
ICX Technologies, Inc
icxt
44934T105
issuer
6/12/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
U.S. Home Systems, Inc
ushs
90335C100
issuer
6/12/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
In the discretion of the proxy holders on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof
2
No Vote
                 
Youbet.com, Inc.
ubet
987413101
issuer
6/12/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve an amendment to the Youbet.com, Inc equity incentive plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan.
2
No Vote
                 
PFSWeb, Inc.
pfsw
717098107
issuer
6/13/2006
6/10/2008
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Ratify independent auditors
2
For
                 
Modtech Holdings Inc.
modt
60783C100
issuer
6/17/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
                 
Cryptologic Ltd.
cryp
G3159C109
issuer
6/17/2008
n/a
Adopt the 2008 incentive stock option plan as set out in the management information circular
1
No Vote
           
Adopt the amendment to the 2008 incentive stock option plan to authorize the granting of 100M options to non-employee directors as set out in the management information circular
2
No Vote
           
Elect the persons proposed as directors in the management information circular until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors shall be elected or appointed
3
No Vote
           
Authorize the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors and authorize the directors to fix the auditor's remuneration.
4
No Vote
           
In his discretion such other issues as may properly come before the meeting
5
No Vote
                 
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc.
bkrs
057465106
issuer
6/17/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as accounting firm
2
No Vote
                 
Emrise Corporation
eri
29246J101
issuer
6/24/2008
6/17/2008
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Ratify independent public accountants
2
For
                 
Scopus Video Networks, Ltd.
scop
M8260H106
issuer
6/16/2008
6/13/2008
Approve the Board's proposal to amend the company's Art. Of Assn. in a manner that will declassify the company's BOD effective as of the next annual meeting
1
Against
           
Approve Optibase'sproposal to amend the company's Art. Of Assn. in a manner that will declassify the company's BOD
2
Against
           
Approve Optibase's proposal to elect five nominees proposed by Optibase to the company's BOD
3
Against
                 
Centillium Communications, Inc.
ctlm
152319109
issuer
6/19/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Grant our BoD the authority to amend our CoI to effect a revers stock split of our common stock at a specific ratio to be determined by our BoD within a range of one for two and one for ten inclusive
2
No Vote
           
ratify Ernst & Young LLP as accounting firm
3
No Vote
                 
Comarco Inc.
cmro
200080109
issuer
6/24/2008
6/20/2008
Elect Directors
1
For
           
Approve the adoption of the amendment to the company's 2005 equity incentive plan
2
For
           
Ratify BDO Seidman LLP as public accounting firm
3
For
                 
Interlink Electronics, Inc.
link
458751104
issuer
6/24/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
                 
Clicksoftware Technologies, Ltd
cksw
M25082104
issuer
6/26/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve  the Brightman Almagor & Co as auditors
2
No Vote
           
Approve the grant of options to Dr. Moshe Benbassat for the purchase 70M oridianry shares of the company
3
No Vote
                 
Zhongpin Inc.
hogs
98952K107
issuer
6/26/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve and amendment to our amended and restated 2006 Equity Incentive plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock  issuable thereunder by 700M shares
2
No Vote
           
Ratify BDO Shenzhen Dahua Tiancheng CPA's as accountants
3
No Vote
                 
Monterey Gourmet Foods, Inc.
psta
612570101
issuer
6/27/2008
n/a
Elect Directors
1
No Vote
           
Approve the selection of BDO Seidman LLP accounting firm
2
No Vote
           
Consider and vote upon a proposal to amend the company's 2002 stock option plan to increase the share reserve by 1MM shares from 3.240MM shares to 4.240MM shares
3
No Vote

 
 

 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
(Registrant)
SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, L.P.

By (signature and Title)*
/s/Austin W. Marxe
       AUSTIN W. MARXE, MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER

Date:
August 28, 2008