UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
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CUSIP NUMBER
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ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale
directly with a market maker.
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1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) (b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) S.E.C. FILE NO. WORK LOCATION
ONEIDA, LTD. 15-0405700 1-5452
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1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE (e) TELEPHONE NO.
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163-181 Kenwood Avenue, Oneida New York 13421 AREA CODE NUMBER
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315 361-3000
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2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT (b) IRS IDENT. NO (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER (d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
SILVER POINT CAPITAL, L.P. 22-3849636 None 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
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3 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)
Title of the Name and Address of SEC USE ONLY Number of Shares Aggregate Number of Shares Approximate Name of Each
Class of Each Broker Through or Other Units Market or Other Units Date of Sale Securities
Securities Whom Securities are Broker-Dealer To Be Sold Value Outstanding (See instr. Exchange
To Be Sold to be Offered or File Number (See instr. (See instr. (See instr. 3(f)) (See instr.
Each Market Maker 3(c)) 3(d)) 3(e)) (MO. DAY YR.) 3(g))
who is Acquiring
the Securities
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Common 1. Merrill Lynch
20 Vesey Street,
New York, NY 10080
2. Jeffries & Co.
Metro Center,
1 Station Place,
3 North
Stamford, CT 06902
3. CRT Capital Group
262 Harbor Drive,
2nd Floor 08/11/2005 -
Stamford, CT 06902 466,320 $1,259,064 46,632,000 11/10/2005 N/A
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of issuer
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
(c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
(b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an
entity
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director,
10% Stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the
foregoing)
(d) Such person's address, including zip code
3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are
intended to be sold
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give
the aggregate face amount)
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a
specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt
securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the
most recent report or statement published by the issuer
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities
are intended to be sold
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TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the
purchase price or other consideration therefor:
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Name of Person
from Whom Acquired Amount of
Title of Date you (If gift, also give Securities Date of Nature of
the Class Acquired Nature of Acquisition Transaction date donor acquired) Acquired Payment Payment
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Common Stock 07/23/2004- Acquired through recapitalization Issuer 1,485,000 Shares 08/09/2004 Recapitalization
08/09/2004 of debt securities on 08/09/2004 of Issuer's debt
securities
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INSTRUCTIONS: If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was
not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table
or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If
the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation,
or if payment was made in installments describe the
arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was
discharged in full or the last installment paid.
TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during
the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
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Amount of
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Securities Sold Gross Proceeds
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REMARKS
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are Required
by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the
person filing this notice.
ATTENTION:
The persons for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any
material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations
of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly
disclosed.
Silver Point Capital, LP
by: Silver Point Capital Management, LLC
its General Partner
by: /s/ Frederick M. Fogel
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Name: Frederick M. Fogel
August 11, 2005 Its: Authorized Signatory
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DATE OF NOTICE (SIGNATURE)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies
not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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SEC 1147 (01-04)