Business Objects S.A. - Amended Statement of Ownership (SC 13G/A)
15 February 2008 - 4:38AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13G
(Amendment
No. 1)
Under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Business
Objects S.A.
(Name
of
Issuer)
Common
Stock, €0.10 par value
(Title
of
Class of Securities)
F12338103
(CUSIP
Number)
(Date
of
Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check
the
following box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is filed:
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Rule
13d-1(b)
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x
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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*
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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CUSIP
No. F12338103
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Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
13-3695715
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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Sole
Voting Power
-0-
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Shared
Voting Power
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Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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(1)
The
number of shares beneficially owned includes 960,136 shares
represented by
960,136 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) and 8,300 shares represented by
listed call options on 8,300
ADSs.
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CUSIP
No. F12338103
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
David
E. Shaw
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
United
States
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
-0-
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Shared
Voting Power
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Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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(1)
The
number of shares beneficially owned includes 960,136 shares represented
by
960,136 ADSs and 8,300 shares represented by listed call options
on 8,300
ADSs.
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Item
1.
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(a)
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Name
of Issuer:
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(b)
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Address
of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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157-159
Rue
Anatole
Levallois-Perret,
92300
FRANCE
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Item
2.
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(a)
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Name
of Person Filing:
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(b)
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Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
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The
business address for each reporting person is:
120
W. 45
th
Street, Tower 45, 39
th
Floor
New
York, NY 10036
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(c)
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Citizenship:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under
the
laws of the state of Delaware.
David
E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of
America.
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(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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Common
Stock, €0.10 par
value
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(e)
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CUSIP
Number:
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Item
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c),
check whether the person filing is a:
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Not
Applicable
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Item
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Ownership
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As
of December 31, 2007:
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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1,293,498
shares
This
is composed
of (i) 616,834
ADSs in the
name of D. E. Shaw Oculus
Portfolios,
L.L.C., (ii)
343,044 ADSs
in the name
of D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C., (iii)
8,300 ADSs
that D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C. has
the right
to acquire
through the
exercise
of listed
call options,
(iv) 315,962
shares in
the name
of
D. E. Shaw Valence
International,
Inc., (v)
9,100 shares
that
D. E. Shaw Valence
International,
Inc. has
the right
to acquire
through the
exercise
of listed
call options,
and (vi)
258 ADSs
in the name
of D. E. Shaw Synoptic
Portfolios
2,
L.L.C.
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David
E. Shaw:
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1,293,498
shares
This
is composed
of (i) 616,834
ADSs in the
name of D. E. Shaw Oculus
Portfolios,
L.L.C., (ii)
343,044 ADSs
in the name
of D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C., (iii)
8,300 ADSs
that D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C. has
the right
to acquire
through the
exercise
of listed
call options,
(iv) 315,962
shares in
the name
of
D. E. Shaw Valence
International,
Inc., (v)
9,100 shares
that
D. E. Shaw Valence
International,
Inc. has
the right
to acquire
through the
exercise
of listed
call options,
and (vi)
258 ADSs
in the name
of D. E. Shaw Synoptic
Portfolios
2,
L.L.C.
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(b)
Percent of class:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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David
E. Shaw:
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(c)
Number of shares to which the person has:
(i) Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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shares
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David
E. Shaw:
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shares
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(ii) Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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David
E. Shaw:
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(iii) Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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shares
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David
E. Shaw:
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-0-
shares
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(iv) Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
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David
E. Shaw:
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David
E.
Shaw does not own any shares directly. By virtue
of David E. Shaw’s
position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co.,
Inc., which is the general partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.,
which in turn is the investment adviser of D. E. Shaw Oculus
Portfolios, L.L.C. and D. E. Shaw Synoptic Portfolios 2, L.L.C., and
the managing member and investment adviser of D. E. Shaw Valence
Portfolios, L.L.C., which in turn is the sole shareholder
of
D. E. Shaw Valence International, Inc., and by virtue of
David E. Shaw’s position as President and sole shareholder of
D. E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., which is the managing member of
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., which in turn is the managing member
of
D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C. and D. E. Shaw Synoptic
Portfolios 2, L.L.C., David E. Shaw may be deemed to have the shared
power to vote or direct the vote of, and the shared
power to dispose or direct
the disposition of, the 1,293,498 shares as described
above constituting 1.4% of
the outstanding shares and, therefore, David E. Shaw may be deemed to
be the beneficial owner of such shares. David E. Shaw disclaims
beneficial ownership of such 1,293,498
shares.
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5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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If
this statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more
than 5 percent of the class of securities, check
the following
[X]
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
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Not
Applicable
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
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Not
Applicable
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8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group
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Not
Applicable
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group
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Not
Applicable
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Item
10.
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Certification
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By
signing below, each of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and
David E. Shaw certify that, to the best of such reporting
person’s 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 purposes or
effect.
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SIGNATURE
After
reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief,
the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true,
complete and correct. A Power of Attorney, dated October 24,
2007, granted by
David E. Shaw in favor of Rochelle Elias, is attached
hereto.
Dated:
February 14, 2008
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D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
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By:
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/s/
Rochelle
Elias
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David
E. Shaw
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By:
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/s/
Rochelle
Elias
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Attorney-in-Fact
for David E.
Shaw
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