0001193125-13-345370.txt : 20130823 0001193125-13-345370.hdr.sgml : 20130823 20130823160233 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-345370 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130823 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130823 GROUP MEMBERS: JACOB GOTTLIEB GROUP MEMBERS: JG ASSET, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: VISIUM BALANCED MASTER FUND, LTD. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001065087 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731] IRS NUMBER: 141742717 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-57327 FILM NUMBER: 131057862 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 21 CORPORATE CIRCLE STREET 2: P O BOX 15098 CITY: ALBANY STATE: NY ZIP: 12203-5154 BUSINESS PHONE: 5184640279 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 21 CORPORATE CIRCLE STREET 2: P O BOX 15098 CITY: ALBANY STATE: NY ZIP: 12203-5154 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Visium Asset Management, LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001377452 IRS NUMBER: 203313013 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 SEVENTH AVENUE - 22ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-474-8800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 SEVENTH AVENUE - 22ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Visium Asset Management LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20061004 SC 13G 1 d588623dsc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G Schedule 13G

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

012423109

(CUSIP Number)

August 14, 2013

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose 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).

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 012423109   Page 2 of 12 Pages

 

  1   

Names of reporting persons

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)

 

Visium Balanced Master Fund, Ltd.

  2  

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC use only

 

  4  

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Cayman Islands

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

    5    

Sole voting power

 

    None

   6   

Shared voting power

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

   7   

Sole dispositive power

 

    None

   8   

Shared dispositive power

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

  9  

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

10  

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares*    ¨

 

    Not Applicable

11  

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)

 

     5.1%

12  

Type of reporting person*

 

    CO

 

 

Page 2 of 12 Pages

CUSIP No. 012423109   Page 3 of 12 Pages

 

  1   

Names of reporting persons

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)

 

Visium Asset Management, LP

  2  

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC use only

 

  4  

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    United States

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

    5    

Sole voting power

 

    None

   6   

Shared voting power

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

   7   

Sole dispositive power

 

    None

   8   

Shared dispositive power

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

  9  

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

10  

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares*    ¨

 

    Not Applicable

11  

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)

 

     5.1%

12  

Type of reporting person*

 

    IA

 

 

Page 3 of 12 Pages

CUSIP No. 012423109   Page 4 of 12 Pages

 

  1   

Names of reporting persons

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)

 

JG Asset, LLC

  2  

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC use only

 

  4  

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    United States

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

    5    

Sole voting power

 

    None

   6   

Shared voting power

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

   7   

Sole dispositive power

 

    None

   8   

Shared dispositive power

 

     1,600,600 (See Item 4)

  9  

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

10  

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares*    ¨

 

    Not Applicable

11  

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)

 

    5.1%

12  

Type of reporting person*

 

    HC

 

 

Page 4 of 12 Pages

CUSIP No. 012423109   Page 5 of 12 Pages

 

  1   

Names of reporting persons

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)

 

Jacob Gottlieb

  2  

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC use only

 

  4  

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    United States

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

    5    

Sole voting power

 

    None

   6   

Shared voting power

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

   7   

Sole dispositive power

 

    None

   8   

Shared dispositive power

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

  9  

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    1,600,600 (See Item 4)

10  

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares*    ¨

 

    Not Applicable

11  

Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)

 

    5.1%

12  

Type of reporting person*

 

    HC, IN

 

 

Page 5 of 12 Pages

CUSIP No. 012423109    Page 6 of 12 Pages

 

Item 1    (a)    Name of Issuer:
      Albany Molecular Research, Inc.   
   (b)    Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:   
     

26 Corporate Circle

Albany, NY 12203

   
Item 2    (a) – (c)    This statement is filed on behalf of the following:   
      (1)    Visium Balanced Master Fund, Ltd, a Cayman Islands corporation (“VBMF”), with its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.   
      (2)    Visium Asset Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“VAM”), with its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.   
      (3)    JG Asset, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JG Asset”), with its principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. JG Asset is the General Partner of VAM.   
      (4)    Jacob Gottlieb (“Gottlieb”), a natural person, with his principal business office c/o Visium Asset Management, LP, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. Gottlieb is the Managing Member of JG Asset.   
   (d)    Title of Class of Securities:   
      Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share   
   (e)    CUSIP Number:   
      012423109   
        

 

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CUSIP No. 012423109    Page 7 of 12 Pages

 

Item 3    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:   

 

¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 

¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

 

x An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

x A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

¨ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

¨ Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

Item 4    Ownership:   
VBMF   
   (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:   
      1,600,600   
   (b)    Percent of Class:   
      5.1%   
   (c)    Number of Shares as to which person has:   
      (i)    sole power to vote or to direct vote:   
         None   

 

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CUSIP No. 012423109    Page 8 of 12 Pages

 

      (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct vote:   
         1,600,600 shares   
      (iii)    sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:   
         None   
      (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:   
         1,600,600 shares   
VAM
   (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:   
  

By virtue of its position as investment manager to pooled investment funds, VAM may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,600,600 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by the pooled investment vehicle.

   
   (b)    Percent of Class:   
      5.1%   
   (c)    Number of Shares as to which person has:   
      (i)    sole power to vote or to direct vote:   
         None   
      (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct vote:   
         1,600,600 shares   
      (iv)    sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:   
         None   
      (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:   
         1,600,600 shares   

 

Page 8 of 12 Pages

CUSIP No. 012423109    Page 9 of 12 Pages

 

JG Asset   
   (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:   
  

By virtue of its position as General Partner to VAM, JG Asset may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,600,600 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by VAM.

   
   (b)    Percent of Class:   
      5.1%   
   (c)    Number of Shares as to which person has:   
      (i)    sole power to vote or to direct vote:   
         None   
      (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct vote:   
         1,600,600 shares   
      (iii)    sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:   
         None   
      (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:   
         1,600,600 shares   
Gottlieb
   (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:   
  

By virtue of his position as the Managing Member of JG Asset, Gottlieb may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,600,600 shares of the Company’s Common Stock beneficially owned by JG Asset.

   
   (b)    Percent of Class:   
      5.1%   

 

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CUSIP No. 012423109    Page 10 of 12 Pages

 

   (c)    Number of Shares as to which person has:   
      (i)    sole power to vote or to direct vote:   
         None   
      (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct vote:   
         1,600,600 shares   
      (iii)    sole power to dispose or direct disposition of:   
         None   
      (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:   
         1,600,600 shares   
VAM, JG Asset and Gottlieb disclaim beneficial ownership as to the Securities, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interests therein. Neither the filing of this Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of the other individual officers and members of VBMF, VAM or JG Asset is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the Securities.
Item 5       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:   
      Not Applicable   
Item 6       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:   
      The securities reported in this Schedule 13G, which are beneficially owned by VAM, JG Asset and Gottlieb, are owned by VBMF, an advisory client of VAM.   
Item 7       Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:   
      Not Applicable   
Item 8       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:   
      Not Applicable   
Item 9       Notice of Dissolution of Group:   
      Not Applicable   

 

Page 10 of 12 Pages

CUSIP No. 012423109    Page 11 of 12 Pages

 

Item 10       Certification:   
      By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.   

 

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CUSIP No. 012423109    Page 12 of 12 Pages

 

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: August 23, 2013

 

VISIUM BALANCED MASTER FUND, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Mark Gottlieb

  Mark Gottlieb
  Authorized Signatory
VISIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP
By:  

/s/ Mark Gottlieb

  Mark Gottlieb
  Authorized Signatory
JG ASSET, LLC
By:  

/s/ Mark Gottlieb

  Mark Gottlieb
  Authorized Signatory
JACOB GOTTLIEB
By:  

/s/ Mark Gottlieb

  Mark Gottlieb
  Authorized Signatory

 

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