goldreserve13g-a3.htm
 
 


 
UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
(Amendment No. 3)*
 
Gold Reserve Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Class A Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
38068N108
(CUSIP Number)
 
July 1, 2008
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
T         Rule 13d-1(b)
 
T         Rule 13d-1(c)
 
£         Rule 13d-1(d)
 
*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.
 
Names of Reporting Persons.
STEELHEAD PARTNERS, 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
Delaware
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5.
 
Sole Voting Power
7,251,673
6.
 
Shared Voting Power
0
7.
 
Sole Dispositive Power
7,251,673
8.
 
Shared Dispositive Power
0
9.
 
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,251,673
10.
 
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
£
11.
 
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
13.1%
12.
 
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA


 
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1.
 
Names of Reporting Persons.
JAMES MICHAEL JOHNSTON
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
7,251,673
7.
 
Sole Dispositive Power
0
8.
 
Shared Dispositive Power
7,251,673
9.
 
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,251,673
10.
 
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
£
11.
 
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
13.1%
12.
 
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN/HC


 
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1.
 
Names of Reporting Persons.
BRIAN KATZ KLEIN
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
7,251,673
7.
 
Sole Dispositive Power
0
8.
 
Shared Dispositive Power
7,251,673
9.
 
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,251,673
10.
 
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
£
11.
 
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
13.1%
12.
 
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN/HC


 
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1.
 
Names of Reporting Persons.
STEELHEAD NAVIGATOR MASTER, 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
Bermuda
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5.
 
Sole Voting Power
7,251,673
6.
 
Shared Voting Power
0
7.
 
Sole Dispositive Power
7,251,673
8.
 
Shared Dispositive Power
0
9.
 
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,251,673
10.
 
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
£
11.
 
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
13.1%
12.
 
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN


 
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Item 1(a).
Name of Issuer:
 
Gold Reserve Inc.
 
Item 1(b).
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
 
926 West Sprague Avenue, Suite 200
Spokane, WA  99201
 
Item 2(a).
Name of Person Filing:
 
Steelhead Partners, LLC (“Steelhead”)
James Michael Johnston
Brian Katz Klein
Steelhead Navigator Master, L.P. (“Navigator”)
 
Item 2(b).
Address of Principal Business office or, if none, Residence:
 
The business address of each reporting person is 1301 First Avenue, Suite 201, Seattle, WA  98101.
 
Item 2(c).
Citizenship:
 
Reference is made to Item 4 of pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule 13G (this “Schedule”), which Items are incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 2(d).
Title of Class of securities:
 
Class A Common Stock
 
Item 2(e).
CUSIP Number:
 
38068N108
 
Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
 
 
£
(a)
Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
 
 
£
(b)
Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
 
 
£
(c)
Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
 
 
£
(d)
Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
 

 

 
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T
(e)
An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
 
 
£
(f)
An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
 
 
T
(g)
A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
 
 
£
(h)
A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
 
 
£
(i)
A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
 
 
£
(j)
Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
 
Item 4.
Ownership:
 
Reference is hereby made to Items 5-9 and 11 of pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule, which Items are incorporated by reference herein.
 
Steelhead, as Navigator’s investment manager and the sole member of Navigator’s general partner and J. Michael Johnston and Brian K. Klein, as the member-managers of Steelhead, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by Navigator insofar as they may be deemed to have the power to direct the voting or disposition of such securities.
 
Neither the filing of this Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of Steelhead, Mr. Johnston or Mr. Klein is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the securities to which this Schedule relates (the “Securities”), and Steelhead, Mr. Johnston and Mr. Klein disclaim beneficial ownership as to the Securities, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein.
 
Under the definition of “beneficial ownership” in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it is also possible that the individual general partners, executive officers, and members of the foregoing entities might be deemed the “beneficial owners” of some or all of the Securities insofar as they may be deemed to share the power to direct the voting or disposition of such Securities.  Neither the filing of this Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of such individuals is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the Securities, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
 
The calculation of percentage of beneficial ownership in item 11 of pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 was derived from the Issuer’s Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2008, in which the Issuer stated that the number of shares of its Class A Common Shares outstanding as of March 28, 2008 was 55,230,253.
 
Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
 
Not Applicable.
 

 
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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:
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group:
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 10.
Certification:
 
By signing below the undersigned certify that, to the best of their 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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SIGNATURE
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated:  December 2, 2008
STEELHEAD PARTNERS, LLC
 
 
By:      /s/ James Michael Johnston            
James Michael Johnston
Its Member-Manager
 
 
JAMES MICHAEL JOHNSTON
 
 
/s/ James Michael Johnston                   
James Michael Johnston
 
 
BRIAN KATZ KLEIN
 
 
/s/ Brian Katz Klein                            
Brian Katz Klein


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

Dated:  December 2, 2008
STEELHEAD NAVIGATOR MASTER, L.P.
By:  Steelhead Partners, LLC, its Investment Manager
 
 
By:    /s/ James Michael Johnston            
James Michael Johnston
Its Member-Manager


 
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EXHIBITS LIST
 
        Exhibit A                                   Joint Filing Undertaking                                                       Page 12
 


 
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EXHIBIT A
 
JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING
 
The undersigned, being authorized thereunto, hereby execute this agreement as an exhibit to this Schedule 13G to evidence the agreement of the below-named parties, in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Schedule, as it may be amended, jointly on behalf of each of such parties.
 
Dated:  December 2, 2008
STEELHEAD PARTNERS, LLC
 
 
By:      /s/ James Michael Johnston            
     James Michael Johnston
Its Member-Manager
 
 
STEELHEAD NAVIGATOR MASTER, L.P.
By:  Steelhead Partners, LLC, its Investment Manager
 
 
By:  /s/ James Michael Johnston              
James Michael Johnston
Its Member-Manager
 
 
JAMES MICHAEL JOHNSTON
 
 
/s/ James Michael Johnston                                    
James Michael Johnston
 
 
BRIAN KATZ KLEIN
 
 
/s/ Brian Katz Klein                                             
Brian Katz Klein

 
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