3 1 srz9349762v2.txt ARDSLEY/OMG FORM 3/GENERAL -------- ----------------------------- FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL -------- ----------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response 0.5 ----------------------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Print or Type Responses) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ardsley Advisory Partners ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 262 Harbor Drive ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Stamford CT 06902 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/13/02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OM Group, Inc. (OMG) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title Below) [ ] Other (Specify below)(1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [ ] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ X ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect (Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct (D) Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OM Group, Inc. Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock") 3,050,000 I(1) (1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) (Print or Type Responses)
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Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount 4. Conversion 5. Ownership Form 6. Nature of Security and Expiration Date of Securities or Exercise of Derivative Indirect (Instr. 4) Month/Day/Year Underlying Price of Security: Direct Beneficial ----------------------- Derivative Derivative (D) or Indirect (I) Ownership Date Expiration Security Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) Exercisable Date (Instr. 4) -------------------- Title Amount or Number of Shares --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: (1) The shares of Common Stock to which this note relates are held directly by Ardsley Offshore Fund Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation ("Ardsley Offshore"), as to 775,000 shares; Ardsley Partners Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Ardsley Fund II"), as to 725,000 shares; Ardsley Partners Fund I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Ardsley Fund I"), as to 425,000 shares; Ardsley Partners Institutional Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, ("Ardsley Institutional"), as to 425,000 shares; Augusta Partners L.P. a Delaware limited partnership ("Augusta"), as to 450,000 shares; and Philip J. Hempleman, the managing partner of Ardsley Advisory Partners and the general partner of Ardsley Partners I as to 250,000 shares. Ardsley Advisory Partners serves as investment manager to, and has investment discretion over the securities held by Ardsley Offshore. Ardsley Advisory Partners also serves as a non-managing member of Augusta Management L.L.C., the investment advisor to Augusta and has investment discretion over the securities held by Augusta. Ardsley Partners I serves as the general partner of, and has investment discretion over the securities held by Ardsley Fund II, Ardsley Fund I and Ardsley Institutional. Ardsley Partners I also serves as the general partner of Ardsley Advisory Partners. Ardsley Advisory Partners and Ardsley Partners I each disclaim any beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities to which this Form 3 relates for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as to such securities representing in which each such person may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2). *If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction 5(b)(v). **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS /s/ Philip J. Hempleman 12/16/02 --------------------------------- -------- Name: Philip J. Hempleman Date Title: Managing Partner **Signature of Reporting Person Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. (Print or Type Responses) Joint Filer Information Name: Ardsley Offshore Fund Ltd. Address: Romasaco Place, Wickhams Cay I, Roadtown Tortola, British Virgin Islands Designated Filer: Ardsley Advisory Partners Issuer & Ticker Symbol: OM Group, Inc.(OMG) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 12/13/02 Signature: Ardsley Offshore Fund, Ltd. By: Neil Glass, its vice president and administrative manager By: /s/ Neil Glass ------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Neil Glass Title: Vice President and Administrative Manager Name: Ardsley Partners Fund II, L.P. Address: 262 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Designated Filer: Ardsley Advisory Partners Issuer & Ticker Symbol: OM Group, Inc.(OMG) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 12/13/02 Signature: Ardsley Partners Fund II, L.P. By: Ardsley Partners I, its general partner By: /s/ Philip J. Hempleman ----------------------------------------------------------- Name: Philip J. Hempleman Title: Managing Partner Name: Ardsley Partners Fund I, L.P. Address: 262 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Designated Filer: Ardsley Advisory Partners Issuer & Ticker Symbol: OM Group, Inc.(OMG) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 12/13/02 Signature: Ardsley Partners Fund I, L.P. By: Ardsley Partners I, its general partner By: /s/ Philip J. Hempleman ----------------------------------------------------------- Name: Philip J. Hempleman Title: Managing Partner Name: Ardsley Partners Institutional Fund, L.P. Address: 262 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Designated Filer: Ardsley Advisory Partners Issuer & Ticker Symbol: OM Group, Inc.(OMG) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 12/13/02 Signature: Ardsley Partners Institutional Fund, L.P. By: Ardsley Partners I, its general partner By: /s/ Philip J. Hempleman ----------------------------------------------------------- Name: Philip J. Hempleman Title: Managing Partner Name: Augusta Partners L.P. Address: 622 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017 Designated Filer: Ardsley Advisory Partners Issuer & Ticker Symbol: OM Group, Inc.(OMG) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 12/13/02 Signature: Augusta Partners L.P. By: Howard Singer, its general partner By: /s/ Howard Singer ----------------------------------------------------------- Name: Howard Singer Title: General Partner Name: Ardsley Partners I Address: 262 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Designated Filer: Ardsley Advisory Partners Issuer & Ticker Symbol: OM Group, Inc.(OMG) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 12/13/02 Signature: Ardsley Partners I By: /s/ Philip J. Hempleman ----------------------------------------------------------- Name: Philip J. Hempleman Title: Managing Partner Name: Philip J. Hempleman Address: c/o Ardsley Advisory Partners 262 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Designated Filer: Ardsley Advisory Partners Issuer & Ticker Symbol: OM Group, Inc.(OMG) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 12/13/02 Signature: /s/ Philip J. Hempleman ----------------------------------------------------------- Name: Philip J. Hempleman