-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, L0QOeTA+Qg51FldOqkwX48L2Y4ZR4i0zYNL1DwgzNcasA2N7jS+0ZmAiyogQAc16 FpHXQb/Jf52gPtrRlouI7g== 0000902664-05-000455.txt : 20050211 0000902664-05-000455.hdr.sgml : 20050211 20050211170405 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-05-000455 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050211 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DAYSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001262200 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 841390053 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-79773 FILM NUMBER: 05599838 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 GOLDEN GATE TERRACE STREET 2: SUITE A CITY: GRASS VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 95945 BUSINESS PHONE: 530-271-5557 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 GOLDEN GATE TERRACE STREET 2: STE A CITY: GRASS VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 95945 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001050154 IRS NUMBER: 133937658 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 26TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128457900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 26TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13G/A 1 srz9809964v2.txt DAYSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- SCHEDULE 13G/A Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)* DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 23962Q100 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2004 (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G 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 10 Pages CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 2 of 11 Pages (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Ramius Capital Group, LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 213,775 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 213,775 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 213,775 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.12% - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IA - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 3 of 11 Pages (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Ramius Securities, L.L.C. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES -------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 213,775 OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 213,775 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 213,775 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.12% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** BD - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 4 of 11 Pages (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS C4S & Co., L.L.C. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 213,775 OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.12% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** OO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 5 of 11 Pages (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Peter A. Cohen - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (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 213,775 OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.12% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 6 of 11 Pages (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Morgan B. Stark - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (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 213,775 OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.12% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 7 of 11 Pages (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Thomas W. Strauss - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (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 213,775 OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.12% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 8 of 11 Pages (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Jeffrey M. Solomon - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (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 213,775 OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 213,775 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.12% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 9 of 11 Pages This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") amends the statement on Schedule 13G filed on April 30, 2004(the "Schedule 13G") with respect to shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share(the "Common Stock") of DayStar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13G. This Amendment amends and restates item 4 in its entirety as set forth below. 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 December 31, 2004, each Reporting Person may have been deemed the beneficial owner of warrants to purchase 213,775 shares of Common Stock owned by Ramius Securities, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Ramius Securities"). Note: Ramius Securities is a broker dealer affiliated with Ramius Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Ramius"). C4S & Co., L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("C4S"), is the managing member of Ramius and in that capacity directs its operations. Peter A. Cohen ("Mr. Cohen"), Morgan B. Stark ("Mr. Stark"), Thomas W. Strauss ("Mr. Strauss") and Jeffrey M. Solomon ("Mr. Solomon") are the managing members of C4S and in that capacity direct its operations. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person. In addition, each of Mr. Cohen, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strauss and Mr. Solomon disclaims beneficial ownership of the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock owned by Ramius Securities, and the filing of this Amendment shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is the beneficial owner of any such securities. (b) Percent of class: Approximately 6.12% as of December 31, 2004. (Based on the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004, there were 3,491,830 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 12, 2004.) (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 213,775 shares of Common Stock. (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 10 of 11 Pages 213,775 shares of Common Stock. CUSIP No. 23962Q100 13G/A Page 11 of 11 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: February 11, 2005 RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC RAMIUS SECURITIES, L.L.C. By: C4S & Co., L.L.C., By: Ramius Capital Group, as Managing Member its Managing Member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon By: C4S & Co., L.L.C., -------------------------- its Managing Member Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Managing Member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Managing Member C4S & CO., L.L.C. PETER A. COHEN By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon --------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Managing Member /s/ Peter A. Cohen ------------------------------ MORGAN B. STARK THOMAS W. STRAUSS /s/ Morgan B. Stark /s/ Thomas W. Strauss - -------------------------------- ------------------------------ JEFFREY M. SOLOMON /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon - -------------------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----