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Orbcomm Inc. (ORBC): Raging Capital Management Decreases Stake

Published on September 10, 2016 at 11:00 am by Insider Monkey Staff in Hedge Funds, News

William Martin‘s Raging Capital Management reported lowering its stake in Orbcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:ORBC) through an amended 13G filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Now, the fund’s stake consists of 4.75 million shares, which amass 6.7% of the company’s outstanding stock,  compared to 6.48 million shares Raging Capital Management held at the end of June, as reported in its last 13F filing.

Orbcomm is a company that provides Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications solutions and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, which encompass network connectivity, devices, and Web applications. Recently, the company has been awarded by the IoT Evolution magazine and IoT Evolution World, which acknowledged its two products, ORBCOMM PT 7000 and the ORBCOMMconnect multi-network management portal, as IoT Evolution Products of the Year. Over the past 12 months, the company’s stock has gained 66.21%. For the second quarter of 2016, Orbcomm disclosed a loss per share of $0.06, below the estimates of a loss per share of $0.02, and revenue of $50.06 million, topping the estimates of $49 million.

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Out of 749 hedge funds that we follow, 16 reported long positions in Orbcomm (NASDAQ:ORBC) at the end of June, down from 19 in the previous quarter. Some of the bullish investors encompassed John W. Rogers’s Ariel Investments with a position valued at $32.27 million, Phill Gross And Robert Atchinson’s Adage Capital Management, which held a position worth around $14.15 million in the stock, Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates, Mike Masters’s Masters Capital Management, Charles Paquelet’s Skylands Capital, and Brandon Osten’s Venator Capital Management.

Some of the smart money managers who lost enthusiasm for Orbcomm (NASDAQ:ORBC) and sold off their positions during the quarter included Richard Driehaus’ Driehaus Capital, which dropped its position valued at the end of March at $1.95 million, Mark Broach’s Manatuck Hill Partners, which said goodbye to $1.27 million worth of Orbcomm’s shares, and Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group.

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You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here.

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Page 1 of 6 – SEC Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 3)1
ORBCOMM Inc.
 (Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
 (Title of Class of Securities)
68555P 10 0
 (CUSIP Number)
August 31, 2016
 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
   x  Rule 13d-1(b)
   o  Rule 13d-1(c)
   o  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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Page 2 of 6 – SEC Filing

Item 1(a).
Name of Issuer:
ORBCOMM Inc.
Item 1(b).
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
395 W. Passaic Street
Rochelle Park, New Jersey 07662
Item 2(a).
Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed by Raging Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Raging Capital”), and William C. Martin.  Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”
Raging Capital is the Investment Manager of Raging Capital Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Raging Master”), in whose name the Issuer’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”), are held.  William C. Martin is the Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Member of Raging Capital.  Raging Master has delegated to Raging Capital the sole authority to vote and dispose of the securities held by Raging Master pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement, dated November 9, 2012 (the “IMA”).  The IMA may be terminated by any party thereto effective at the close of business on the last day of any fiscal quarter by giving the other party not less than sixty-one days’ written notice.  As a result, each of Raging Capital and William C. Martin may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares held by Raging Master.
The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any of the Shares reported herein.  Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein.  Without limiting the foregoing sentence, Raging Master specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held by it by virtue of its inability to vote or dispose of such Shares as a result of the IMA.
Item 2(b).
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
The principal business address of each of Raging Capital and William C. Martin is Ten Princeton Avenue, P.O. Box 228, Rocky Hill, New Jersey 08553.
Item 2(c).
Citizenship:
Raging Capital is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.  William C. Martin is a citizen of the United States of America.
Item 2(d).
Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share.
Item 2(e).
CUSIP Number:
68555P 10 0

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Page 3 of 6 – SEC Filing

 
(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
 
4,749,079 Shares
 
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
 
0 Shares
 
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
 
4,749,079 Shares
Mr. Martin
 
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
 
4,749,079 Shares
 
(b)
Percent of class:
 
6.7% (based upon 70,986,705 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of August 1, 2016 as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2016).
 
(c)
Number of shares as to which such person has:
 
(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
 
0 Shares
 
(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
 
4,749,079 Shares
 
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
 
0 Shares
 
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
 
4,749,079 Shares
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 five percent of the class of securities, check the following [  ].

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Page 4 of 6 – SEC Filing

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.
See Item 2(a).
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2016.
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10.
Certifications.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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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Page 5 of 6 – SEC Filing

SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: September 9, 2016
Raging Capital Management, LLC
   
 
By:
/s/ Frederick C. Wasch
   
Name:
Frederick C. Wasch
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
/s/ Frederick C. Wasch
 
Frederick C. Wasch as attorney-in-fact for William C. Martin
 

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Page 6 of 6 – SEC Filing

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