SEC Form 4
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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PALISADE CONCENTRATED HOLDINGS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE BRIDGE PLAZA, SUITE 695

(Street)
FORT LEE NJ 07024

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REFAC OPTICAL GROUP [ REF ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/06/2006
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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, $0.001 par value per share 03/06/2006 J(1) 3,741,509 A (1) 15,804,895(3) I General Partner(4)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share 03/06/2006 J(2) 5,756,999 A (2) 15,804,895(3) I General Partner(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 22, 2005, as amended, by and among Refac Optical Group (formerly Refac) (the "Company"), OptiCare Merger Sub, Inc. and OptiCare Health Systems, Inc. ("OptiCare"), on March 6, 2006, 9,285,838 shares of OptiCare common stock held by Palisade Concentrated Equity Partnership, L.P. ("Palisade") were converted into 3,741,509 shares of Refac common stock.
2. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 22, 2005, as amended, by and among the Company, USV Merger Sub, Inc. and U.S. Vision, Inc. ("U.S. Vision"), on March 6, 2006, 13,902,439 shares of U.S. Vision common stock held by Palisade were converted into 5,756,999 shares of Refac common stock.
3. Includes 6,306,387 shares of the Company's common stock held by Palisade prior to the completion of the transactions described in Notes 1 and 2 above.
4. Palisade Concentrated Holdings, LLC ("PCH") serves as General Partner of Palisade Concentrated Equity Partnership, LP ("PCEP"), the direct owner of the shares of common stock. The Investment Manager of PCEP is Palisade Capital Management, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser. Certain members of PCM are also members of PCH and limited partners in PCEP.
Steven E. Berman, General Partner 03/06/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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