SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G*
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 1)*
VERSO PAPER CORP.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
92531L108
(CUSIP Number)
February 17, 2009
(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
|_| Rule 13d-1(b)
|X| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
(Page 1 of 15 Pages)
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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 purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1534 ("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
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
The Ospraie Portfolio Ltd.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP** (a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES** |_|
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON**
CO
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Ospraie Management, LLC
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP** (a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES** |_|
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON**
OO
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Ospraie Holding I, L.P.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP** (a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES** |_|
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON**
PN
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Ospraie Management, Inc.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP** (a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES** |_|
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON**
CO
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Dwight Anderson
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP** (a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES** |_|
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON**
IN
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
The name of the issuer is VERSO PAPER CORP. (the "Company")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 6775 Lenox Center
Court, Suite 400, Memphis, Tennessee 38115.
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed by:
(i) The Ospraie Portfolio Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company
("Portfolio");
(ii) Ospraie Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Investment Manager");
(iii) Ospraie Holding I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Ospraie Holding");
(iv) Ospraie Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Ospraie
Management"); and
(v) Dwight Anderson ("Mr. Anderson").
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to
as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other
than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making
inquiry to the appropriate party.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons other
than Portfolio is 320 Park Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10022, U.S.A.
The address of the office of Portfolio is c/o M&C Corporate Services Limited, PO
Box 309 GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Portfolio is a Cayman Islands exempted company. Investment Manager is a
limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Ospraie Holding is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State
of Delaware. Ospraie Management is a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware. Mr. Anderson is a United States citizen.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock.
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
92531L108
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
(b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act,
(d) |_| Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940,
(e) |_| Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),
(f) |_| Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance
with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g) |_| Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),
(h) |_| Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
(i) |_| Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940,
(j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check the box.[X]
Item 4. Ownership.
A. The Ospraie Portfolio Ltd.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0 shares of Common Stock.
(b) Percent of Class: 0%.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
B. Ospraie Management, LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0 shares of Common Stock.
(b) Percent of class: 0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
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C. Ospraie Holding I, L.P.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0 shares of Common Stock.
(b) Percent of class: 0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
D. Ospraie Management, Inc.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0 shares of Common Stock.
(b) Percent of class: 0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
E. Dwight Anderson
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0 shares of Common Stock.
(b) Percent of class: 0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
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
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. 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 or Control Person.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Item 2. Due to the relationships between them, the Reporting Persons
may have been deemed to constitute a "group" with one another under Section
13(d) when they beneficially owned shares of the Company. The Reporting Persons
disclaim the existence of a group with one another.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my 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 that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
DATED: February 17, 2009
OSPRAIE MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: Ospraie Holding I, L.P.,
its Managing Member
By: Ospraie Management, Inc.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Michael Wasserman
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Michael Wasserman
Authorized Signatory
OSPRAIE HOLDING I, L.P.
By: Ospraie Management, Inc.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Michael Wasserman
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Michael Wasserman
Authorized Signatory
OSPRAIE MANAGEMENT, INC.,
By: /s/ Michael Wasserman
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Michael Wasserman
Authorized Signatory
THE OSPRAIE PORTFOLIO LTD.
By: Ospraie Management, LLC,
its Investment Manager
By: Ospraie Holding I, L.P.,
its Managing Member
By: Ospraie Management, Inc.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Michael Wasserman
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Michael Wasserman
Authorized Signatory
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DWIGHT ANDERSON
By: /s/ Michael Wasserman
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Michael Wasserman, Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filing Agreement
Exhibit 99.2 - Power of Attorney, dated June 27, 2008, granted by Dwight
Anderson in favor of Michael Wasserman, Eric Vincent and Michael
Fischer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the
Schedule 13G filed by the reporting persons July 3, 2008 with
respect to the Company).