Edgar Filing: LIVEPERSON INC

liverperson13g-082514.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(RULE 13D - 102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)

(Amendment No. )*

LivePerson, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

538146101

(CUSIP Number)

August 13, 2014

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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 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).

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

	Shannon River Partners LP

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

	(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

	0

6.	SHARED VOTING POWER

	126,334

7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

	0

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	126,334

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	126,334

10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	Less than 1%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

	PN

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

	Shannon River Master Fund, L.P.

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

	(a) [ ]
	(b) [ ]

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

	1,296,108

7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

	0

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	1,296,108

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	1,296,108

10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	2.4%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

	PN

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

	Doonbeg Master Fund, L.P.

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

	(a) [ ]
	(b) [ ]

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

	1,471,904

7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

	0

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	1,471,904

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	1,471,904

10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	2.7%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

	PN

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

	Shannon River Fund Management LLC

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

	(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

	0

6.	SHARED VOTING POWER

	126,334

7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

	0

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	126,334

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	126,334

10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	Less than 1%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

	OO

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

	Shannon River Capital Management LLC

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

	(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

	0

6.	SHARED VOTING POWER

	126,334

7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

	0

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	126,334

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	126,334

10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	Less than 1%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

	OO

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

	Shannon River Global Management, LLC

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

	(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

	0

6.	SHARED VOTING POWER

	1,296,108

7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

	0

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	1,296,108

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	1,296,108

10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	2.4%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

	OO

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

	Doonbeg Global Management, LLC

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

	(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

	0

6.	SHARED VOTING POWER

	1,471,904

7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

	0

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	1,471,904

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	1,471,904

10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	2.7%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

	OO

1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

	Spencer Waxman

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

	(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

	2,894,346

7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

	0

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	2,894,346

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	2,894,346

10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	5.4%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

	IN

This statement is filed with respect to the shares of Common Stock (as defined below) of the Issuer (as defined below) beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons identified below as of August 13, 2014 (the "Schedule 13G").

Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

LivePerson, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

475 Tenth Avenue

New York, New York 10018

Item 2(a).

Name of Persons Filing:

The names of the persons filing this statement on Schedule 13G (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) are:

● Shannon River Partners LP (the “Shannon River Partners Fund”),

● Shannon River Master Fund, L.P. (the “Shannon River Master Fund”),

● Doonbeg Master Fund, L.P. (the “Doonbeg Fund”),

● Shannon River Fund Management LLC (“SR Management LLC”),

● Shannon River Capital Management LLC (“SR Capital Management”),

● Shannon River Global Management, LLC ("SR Global Management"),

● Doonbeg Global Management, LLC (“Doonbeg Management”), and

● Spencer Waxman, a United States citizen (“Mr. Waxman).

SR Management LLC, SR Capital Management, SR Global Management and Doonbeg Management are management entities under common control.

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

The principal business address for each of the Reporting Persons is 850 Third Ave, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

The Shannon River Partners Fund is a Delaware limited partnership.

Each of the SR Management LLC, SR Capital Management, SR Global Management and Doonbeg Management is a Delaware limited liability company.

Each of the Shannon River Master Fund and the Doonbeg Fund is a Cayman Islands limited partnership.

Mr. Waxman is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”)

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

538146101

Item 3.

If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 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 Exchange Act.

(b)	[ ]	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.

(c)	[ ]	Insurance company 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.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the Issuer.

(a) Amount beneficially owned by all reporting persons: 2,894,346 shares

(b) Percent of class: 5.4% shares of the outstanding Common Stock

(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,894,346 shares

(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0

(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 2,894,346 shares

The aggregate percentage of Common Stock reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 53,777,512 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 28, 2014, which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2014.

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 Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

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.

See Exhibit A.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

Item 10.

Certification.

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.

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: August 25, 2014

SHANNON RIVER PARTNERS LP

By: Shannon River Capital Management LLC, General Partner

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

SHANNON RIVER MASTER FUND, L.P.

By: Shannon River Capital Management LLC, General Partner

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

DOONBEG MASTER FUND, L.P.

By: Doonbeg Fund Management, LLC, General Partner

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

SHANNON RIVER FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

SHANNON RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

SHANNON RIVER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

DOONBEG GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

/s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman

EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of LivePerson, Inc. dated August 25, 2014, and any further amendments thereto signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of the undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Dated: August 25, 2014

SHANNON RIVER PARTNERS LP

By: Shannon River Capital Management LLC, General Partner

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

SHANNON RIVER MASTER FUND, L.P.

By: Shannon River Capital Management LLC, General Partner

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

DOONBEG MASTER FUND, L.P.

By: Doonbeg Fund Management, LLC, General Partner

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

SHANNON RIVER FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

SHANNON RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

SHANNON RIVER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

DOONBEG GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman, Managing Member

/s/ Spencer Waxman

Spencer Waxman