p11-0867sc13g.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
CrowdGather, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
22787P107
(CUSIP Number)
 
March 1, 2011
(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)
 
 

______________________________
*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.  22787P107
 
13G
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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Highbridge International LLC
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)
(a) x
(b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
2,727,273 shares of Common Stock
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,727,273 shares of Common Stock
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,727,273 shares of Common Stock
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)
5.04%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
OO


 

 
 
 
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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)
(a) x
(b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
2,727,273 shares of Common Stock
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,727,273 shares of Common Stock
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,727,273 shares of Common Stock
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)
5.04%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
OO



 
 
 
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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Glenn Dubin
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)
(a) x
(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
2,727,273 shares of Common Stock
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,727,273 shares of Common Stock
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,727,273 shares of Common Stock
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)
5.04%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
IN


 


 
 
 
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Item 1 (a).
NAME OF ISSUER
   
 
CrowdGather, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”)

Item 1(b).
ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
   
 
20300 Ventura Blvd., Suite 330
Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Item 2 (a).
NAME OF PERSON FILING
Item 2(b).
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE
Item 2(c).
CITIZENSHIP

 
Highbridge International LLC
c/o Harmonic Fund Services
The Cayman Corporate Centre, 4th Floor
27 Hospital Road
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Citizenship:  Cayman Islands, British West Indies
   
 
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, New York  10019
Citizenship:  State of Delaware
   
 
Glenn Dubin
c/o Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, New York 10019
Citizenship:  United States

Item 2(d).
TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
   
 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value (“Common Stock”)

Item 2(e).
CUSIP NUMBER
   
 
22787P107


 
 
 
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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 (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).
 
(e)
¨
An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
 
(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 (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 Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box:  x

Item 4.
OWNERSHIP.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in
Item 1.
 
(a)           Amount beneficially owned:
 
As of the date hereof, (i) Highbridge International LLC beneficially owns 2,727,273 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) each of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and Glenn Dubin may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 2,727,273 shares of Common Stock.
 
In addition to the reported Common Stock, Highbridge International LLC owns certain warrants to purchase 2,045,454 shares of Common Stock which may not be exercised until September 4, 2011.
 


 
 
 
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Highbridge Capital Management, LLC is the trading manager of Highbridge International LLC.  Glenn Dubin is the Chief Executive Officer of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC.  The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person.  In addition, each of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and Glenn Dubin disclaims beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock held by Highbridge International LLC.
 
(b)           Percent of class:
 
The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon an aggregate of 54,070,186 shares of Common Stock, which includes (i) 46,433,822 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 10, 2010, as represented in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 30, 2010, (ii) 7,136,364 shares of Common Stock issued on March 3, 2011, as reported on the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2011, and (iii) 500,000 shares of Common Stock issued on January 5, 2011, as reported in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 6, 2011.  Therefore, based on the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock, (i) Highbridge International LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 5.04% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, and (ii) each of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and Glenn Dubin may be deemed to beneficially own 5.04% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company.  The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person.
 
 
(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
     
See Item 4(a)
       
   
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition
     
0
       
   
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of
     
See Item 4(a)
       

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.


 
 
 
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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 Exhibit I.

Item 9.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
   
 
Not applicable.

Item 10.
CERTIFICATION.

 
By signing below each of 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.

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit I:  Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2011, by and among Highbridge International LLC, Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and Glenn Dubin.


 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.
 
DATED:  March 11, 2011

HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
  
HIGHBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LLC
     
   
By:
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
     
its Trading Manager
     
By:
/s/ John Oliva
    
Name:
John Oliva
  
By:
/s/ John Oliva
Title:
Managing Director
  
Name:
John Oliva
   
Title:
Managing Director
     
     
/s/ Glenn Dubin
    
GLENN DUBIN
    
     


 
 
 
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EXHIBIT I
 
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
 
This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of CrowdGather, Inc., is being filed, and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
DATED as of March 11, 2011

HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
  
HIGHBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LLC
     
   
By:
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
     
its Trading Manager
     
By:
/s/ John Oliva
    
Name:
John Oliva
  
By:
/s/ John Oliva
Title:
Managing Director
  
Name:
John Oliva
   
Title:
Managing Director
     
     
/s/ Glenn Dubin
    
GLENN DUBIN