¨
|
Rule
13d-1(b)
|
x
|
Rule
13d-1(c)
|
¨
|
Rule
13d-1(d)
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
2 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel
Investment Group, L.L.C.
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
|
||
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
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%1
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO;
HC
|
1
|
The
percentages reported in this Schedule 13G/A are based upon
51,047,701 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 24, 2009
(48,882,635 outstanding shares reported in the issuer’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2009, plus 2,165,066
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the 2.75%
Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010 held by the Reporting
Persons).
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
3 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel
Investment Group II, L.L.C.
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
o
|
||
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
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%2
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO;
HC
|
2
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
4 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel
Limited Partnership
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
o
|
||
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
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%3
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN;
HC
|
3
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
5 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Kenneth
Griffin
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
o
|
||
3.
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
||
4.
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
Citizen
|
||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
5.
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%4
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
IN;
HC
|
4
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
6 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel
Holdings I LP
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
o
|
||
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
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%5
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN;
HC
|
5
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
7 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel
Holdings II LP
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
o
|
||
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
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%6
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN;
HC
|
6
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
8 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel
Advisors LLC
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
o
|
||
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
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%7
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO;
HC
|
7
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
9 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel
Equity Fund Ltd.
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
o
|
||
3.
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
||
4.
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman
Islands
|
||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
5.
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%8
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
|
8
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
10 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel
Derivatives Group LLC
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
o
|
||
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
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%9
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO;
BD
|
9
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
11 of 17 Pages
|
1.
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel
Derivatives Trading Ltd.
|
||
2.
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
o
|
||
3.
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
||
4.
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman
Islands
|
||
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
5.
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
|
6.
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
2,249,507
shares
|
||
7.
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
||
8.
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
9.
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
See
Row 6 above.
|
||
10.
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
|
||
11.
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.41%10
|
||
12.
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
|
10
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
12 of 17 Pages
|
Item
1(a)
|
Name of
Issuer:
|
Item
1(b)
|
Address
of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices:
|
Item
2(a)
|
Name of Person
Filing11
|
Item
2(b)
|
Address
of Principal Business Office
|
Item
2(c)
|
Citizenship
|
11
|
Citadel
Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (“CH”), is majority owned by
Citadel Kensington Global Strategies Fund Ltd., a Bermuda
company (“CKGSF”). Citadel Equity Fund
Ltd. (“CEF”) is a subsidiary of CH. CKGSF and CH do
not have control over the voting or disposition of securities held by
CEF. Citadel Derivatives Group LLC (“CDG”) is majority owned by
Citadel Derivatives Group Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“CDGI”). CDGI does not have control over the voting or
disposition of securities held by CDG. Citadel Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (“CDT”) is majority owned by CLP Holdings LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“CLPH”). CLPH does not have control
over the voting or disposition of securities held by
CDT.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
13 of 17 Pages
|
|
2(d)
|
Title
of Class of Securities:
|
|
2(e)
|
CUSIP
Number: 929297109
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
14 of 17 Pages
|
|
(a)
|
[__]
|
Broker
or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act;
|
|
(b)
|
[__]
|
Bank
as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange
Act;
|
|
(c)
|
[__]
|
Insurance
company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act;
|
|
(d)
|
[__]
|
Investment
company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act;
|
|
(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;
|
|
(i)
|
[__]
|
A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company
under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
Act;
|
|
(j)
|
[__]
|
Group,
in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
|
Item
4
|
Ownership:
|
|
(a)
|
Amount
beneficially owned:
|
|
(b)
|
Percent
of Class:
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
15 of 17 Pages
|
|
(c)
|
Number
of shares as to which such person
has:
|
|
(i)
|
sole
power to vote or to direct the
vote:
|
|
(ii)
|
shared
power to vote or to direct the
vote:
|
|
(iii)
|
sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
|
|
(iv)
|
shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
|
Item
5
|
Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
|
Item
6
|
Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
|
Item
7
|
Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company:
|
Item
8
|
Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group:
|
Item
9
|
Notice
of Dissolution of Group:
|
12
|
See
footnote 1 above.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
16 of 17 Pages
|
Item
10
|
Certification:
|
KENNETH
GRIFFIN
By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, attorney-in-fact* |
CITADEL EQUITY FUND
LTD.
By: Citadel Limited
Partnership,
its Portfolio Manager By: Citadel Investment
Group, L.L.C.,
its General Partner By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, Authorized Signatory |
CITADEL LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: Citadel Investment
Group, L.L.C.
its General Partner By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, Authorized Signatory |
CITADEL INVESTMENT GROUP,
L.L.C.
By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, Authorized Signatory |
CITADEL DERIVATIVES GROUP
LLC
By: Citadel Holdings I
LP,
its Non-Member Manager By: Citadel Investment
Group II, L.L.C.,
its General Partner By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, Authorized Signatory |
CITADEL DERIVATIVES TRADING
LTD.
By: Citadel Advisors
LLC,
its Portfolio Manager By: Citadel Holdings II
LP,
its Managing Member By: Citadel Investment
Group II, L.L.C.,
its General Partner By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, Authorized Signatory |
*
|
John
C. Nagel is signing on behalf of Kenneth Griffin as attorney-in-fact
pursuant to a power of attorney previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 24, 2006, and hereby incorporated by
reference herein. The power of attorney was filed as an attachment to a
filing by Citadel Limited Partnership on Schedule 13G for Morgans Hotel
Group Co.
|
CUSIP
No. 929297109
|
13G
|
Page
17 of 17 Pages
|
CITADEL INVESTMENT GROUP II,
L.L.C.
By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, Authorized Signatory |
CITADEL ADVISORS
LLC
By: Citadel Holdings II
LP,
its Managing Member By: Citadel Investment
Group II, L.L.C.,
its General Partner By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, Authorized Signatory |
CITADEL HOLDINGS I
LP
By: Citadel Investment
Group II, L.L.C.,
its General Partner By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, Authorized Signatory |
|
CITADEL HOLDINGS II
LP
By: Citadel Investment
Group II, L.L.C.,
its General Partner By: /s/
John C. Nagel
John C. Nagel, Authorized Signatory |