Amendment No 5 to Schedule 13G

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)1

 

 

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

 

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

525558 20 1

 

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2012

 

(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)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

x Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

1  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).

 

 

 

 

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      1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Housatonic Equity Investors, L.P.

      2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

      3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

      4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF 

SHARES 

BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY 

EACH 

REPORTING 

PERSON 

WITH 

         5   

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

        6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

59,500

        7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

        8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

59,500

      9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

59,500

    10  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

    11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

0.4%

    12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

Page 2 of 12 pages

      1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Housatonic Equity Partners I, LLC

      2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

      3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

      4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Massachusetts

NUMBER OF 

SHARES 

BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY 

EACH 

REPORTING 

PERSON 

WITH 

         5   

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

        6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

59,500

        7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

        8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

59,500

      9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

59,500

    10  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

    11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

0.4%

    12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

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      1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

William N. Thorndike, Jr.

      2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(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

 

0

        6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

59,500

        7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

        8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

59,500

      9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

59,500

    10  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

    11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

0.4%

    12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

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      1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Barry D. Reynolds

      2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(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

 

0

        6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

59,500

        7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

        8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

59,500

      9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

59,500

    10  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

    11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

0.4%

    12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

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      1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Michael C. Jackson

      2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(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

 

0

        6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

59,500

        7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

        8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

59,500

      9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

59,500

    10  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

    11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

0.4%

    12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

Page 6 of 12 pages

      1   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Eliot Wadsworth II

      2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(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

 

0

        6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

59,500

        7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

        8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

59,500

      9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

59,500

    10  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

    11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

0.4%

    12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

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Item 1 (a). Name of Issuer:

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

 

Item 1 (b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

63 Second Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803

 

Item 2 (a). Name of Persons Filing:

(1) Housatonic Equity Investors, L.P.; (2) Housatonic Equity Partners I, LLC (the sole general partner of Housatonic Equity Investors, L.P.); and (3) William N. Thorndike, Jr., Barry D. Reynolds, Michael C. Jackson and Eliot Wadsworth II (the managing members of Housatonic Equity Partners I, LLC). The persons named in this paragraph are referred to individually herein as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”

 

Item 2 (b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is One Post Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94104.

 

Item 2 (c). Citizenship:

Housatonic Equity Investors, L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Housatonic Equity Partners I, LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Each of William N. Thorndike, Jr., Barry D. Reynolds, Michael C. Jackson and Eliot Wadsworth II is a United States citizen.

 

Item 2 (d). Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

 

Item 2 (e). CUSIP Number

525558 20 1

 

Item 3.   If This Statement is Filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Filing Person is 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 adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

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(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 3(c)(14) of the            Investment Company Act;

(j)   ¨ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Ownership:

(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

As of December 31, 2012, Housatonic Equity Investors, L.P. was the record holder of 59,500 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2012 (such shares of Common Stock to be referred to collectively as the “Record Shares”).

By virtue of its affiliate relationship with Housatonic Equity Investors, L.P., Housatonic Equity Partners I, LLC may be deemed to own beneficially all of the Record Shares. In their capacities as individual managing members of Housatonic Equity Partners I, LLC, William N. Thorndike, Jr., Barry D. Reynolds, Michael C. Jackson and Eliot Wadsworth II may be deemed to own beneficially all of the Record Shares.

Each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership, except any shares or options held directly of record and any shares or options to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

(b)  Percent of Class:

Each Reporting Person: 0.4%

(c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)  Sole power to vote or direct the vote:

0 shares for each Reporting Person.

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

59,500 shares for each Reporting Person.

 

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(iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

0 shares for each Reporting Person.

(iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

59,500 shares for each Reporting Person.

 

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:

Not applicable.

 

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. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim membership in a “group” as defined in Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(J).

 

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Certification:

Not applicable. This statement on Schedule 13G is not filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or Rule 13d-1(c).

 

Page 10 of 12 pages

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 12, 2013

 

HOUSATONIC EQUITY INVESTORS, L.P.
By:   Housatonic Equity Partners I, LLC

 

By:   /s/ William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Name:   William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Title:   Managing Director

 

HOUSATONIC EQUITY PARTNERS I, LLC
By:   /s/ William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Name:   William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Title:   Managing Director

 

/s/ William N. Thorndike, Jr.
  William N. Thorndike, Jr.

 

/s/ Barry D. Reynolds
  Barry D. Reynolds

 

/s/ Michael C. Jackson
  Michael C. Jackson

 

/s/ Eliot Wadsworth II
  Eliot Wadsworth II

 

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AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information required by this Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership by each of the undersigned of shares of stock of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

EXECUTED on this 12 day of February, 2013.

 

HOUSATONIC EQUITY INVESTORS, L.P.
By:   Housatonic Equity Partners I, LLC

 

By:   /s/ William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Name:   William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Title:   Managing Director

 

HOUSATONIC EQUITY PARTNERS I, LLC
By:   /s/ William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Name:   William N. Thorndike, Jr.
Title:   Managing Director

 

/s/ William N. Thorndike, Jr.
  William N. Thorndike, Jr.

 

/s/ Barry D. Reynolds
  Barry D. Reynolds

 

/s/ Michael C. Jackson
  Michael C. Jackson

 

/s/ Eliot Wadsworth II
  Eliot Wadsworth II

 

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