SC 13G/A 1 istat_feb13ga.txt CAVALLO\I-STAT CORP\FEB 13G-A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) (Amendment No. 1)* I-Stat Corporation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.15 par value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 450312103 --------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 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 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). SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 450312103 Page 2 of 8 _____________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Cavallo Capital Corp. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (See Item 6) (b) [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 634,298 (See Item 4) ______________________________________________________________ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 634,298 (See Item 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 634,298 (See Item 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.1%(See Item 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO _____________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 450312103 Page 3 of 8 _____________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Pine Ridge Financial, Inc. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (See Item 6) (b) [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 634,298 (See Item 4) ______________________________________________________________ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 634,298 (See Item 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 634,298 (See Item 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.1%(See Item 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO _____________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 450312103 Page 4 of 8 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: I-Stat Corporation (the "Company"). Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 104 Windsor Center Drive, East Windsor, New Jersey 08520. Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: Cavallo Capital Corp. ("Cavallo") Pine Ridge Financial, Inc. ("Pine Ridge") Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: Cavallo: -------- 660 Madison Avenue, 18th floor, New York, NY 10021. Pine Ridge: ----------- Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman (BVI) Limited, Wickhams Cay I, Vanterpool Plaza, P.O. Box 873, Road Town, Tortolla, BVI Item 2(c). Citizenship: Cavallo: -------- New York. Pine Ridge: ---------- British Virgin Islands. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.15 par value (the "Common Stock"). Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 450312103 Item 3. If this Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Persons Filing are a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act; (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act; (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act; (d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act; (e) [ ] An investment advisor in accordance with Rule 13-d(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section (c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 450312103 Page 5 of 8 Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentages of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. Cavallo: -------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 634,298 shares of Common Stock (b) Percent of class: 3.1% (based on 20,117,110 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as reported on the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002). (c) Number of shares to which Cavallo has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 634,298 shares of Common Stock (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of: 634,298 shares of Common Stock Pine Ridge: ----------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 634,298 shares of Common Stock (b) Percent of class: 3.1% (based on 20,117,110 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as reported on the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002). (c) Number of shares to which Pine Ridge has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 634,298 shares of Common Stock (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 450312103 Page 6 of 8 (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of: 634,298 shares of Common Stock Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof each reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [X]. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Pursuant to an investment management agreement between Pine Ridge and Cavallo, Cavallo has the power to sell or vote on behalf of Pine Ridge, some or all of the shares of Common Stock to which this report relates. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported By the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. See the Joint Filing Agreement attached as an exhibit hereto. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. By signing below, the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its 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 such purpose or effect. SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 450312103 Page 7 of 8 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with rule 13d 1(k)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each other of the attached statement on Schedule 13G, and all amendments thereto, and that such statement, and all amendments thereto, is made on behalf of each of them. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby executed this agreement as of December 31, 2002. Cavallo Capital Corp. /s/ Avi Vigder -------------------------- Name: Avi Vigder Title: Managing Director Pine Ridge Financial, Inc. By: Cavallo Capital Corp., Investment Manager /s/ Avi Vigder -------------------------- Name: Avi Vigder Title: Managing Director SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 450312103 Page 8 of 8 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. Dated: As of December 31, 2002. Cavallo Capital Corp. /s/ Avi Vigder -------------------------- Name: Avi Vigder Title: Managing Director Pine Ridge Financial, Inc. By: Cavallo Capital Corp., Investment Manager /s/ Avi Vigder -------------------------- Name: Avi Vigder Title: Managing Director