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| PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD.
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| (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
72765Q205 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
December 31, 2003 |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement |
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
| |X| | Rule 13d-1(b) | |
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Rule 13d-1(c) |
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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 (“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).
(Continued on following page(s))
Page 1 of 8 Pages
| CUSIP No. 72765Q205 |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) David W. Tice & Associates, LLC - 66-0623243 | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) Not Applicable |
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 6 7 8 |
SOLE VOTING POWER 100,000 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,953,750 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | ||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,953,750(1) | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) Not Applicable |
[ ] | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.0%(1) | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IA | |||
| (1) | Includes 468,750 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of immediately exercisable warrants (with the percent ownership calculated based upon an aggregate of 31,992,000 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2003, as reported on Bloomberg, and assuming the exercise of the warrants to purchase 468,750 shares by the reporting person). |
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| CUSIP No. 72765Q205 |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Prudent Bear Funds, Inc. - 39-1837741 | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) Not Applicable |
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Maryland | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 6 7 8 |
SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARED VOTING POWER 1,853,750 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- | ||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,853,750(1) | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) Not Applicable |
[ ] | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.7%(1) | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IV | |||
| (1) | Includes 468,750 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of immediately exercisable warrants (with the percent ownership calculated based upon an aggregate of 31,992,000 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2003, as reported on Bloomberg, and assuming the exercise of the warrants to purchase 468,750 shares by the reporting person). |
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| CUSIP No. 72765Q205 |
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
| Platinum Group Metals, Ltd. |
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
|
Suite 800, 409 Granville Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6C 1T2 |
| Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
| The persons filing this Schedule 13G are (i) David W. Tice & Associates, LLC, an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and (ii) Prudent Bear Funds, Inc., an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Prudent Bear Funds, Inc. includes two operating portfolios, each with a separate I.R.S. identification number, Prudent Bear Fund and Prudent Global Income Fund. David W. Tice and Associates, LLC is the investment adviser to Prudent Bear Funds, Inc. Attached as Exhibit 1 hereto, which is incorporated by reference herein, is an agreement between David W. Tice & Associates, LLC and Prudent Bear Funds, Inc. that this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them. |
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
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8140 Walnut Hill Lane,
Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75231 (for both David W. Tice & Associates, LLC and Prudent Bear Funds, Inc.) |
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
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David
W. Tice & Associates, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company. Prudent Bear Funds, Inc. is a Maryland corporation. |
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
| Common Stock |
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
| 72765Q205 |
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| CUSIP No. 72765Q205 |
| 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: |
| [ ] | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). |
| [ ] | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
| [ ] | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
| [X] | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). |
| [X] | An investment adviser in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). |
| [ ] | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). |
| [ ] | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). |
| [ ] | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
| [ ] | 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); |
| [ ] | Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
| Item 4. | Ownership |
| David W. Tice & Associates, LLC |
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,953,750 |
| (b) | Percent of Class: 6.0% |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 100,000 |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,953,750 |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- |
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| CUSIP No. 72765Q205 |
| Prudent Bear Funds, Inc. |
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,853,750 * |
| (b) | Percent of Class: 5.7% |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,853,750 |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- |
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
| N/A |
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
| N/A |
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. |
| N/A |
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
| N/A |
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
| N/A |
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| * | David W. Tice & Associates, LLC and Prudent Bear Funds, Inc. share beneficial ownership over the same 1,853,750 shares. |
Page 6 of 8 Pages
| CUSIP No. 72765Q205 |
| Item 10. | Certification. |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my 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.
| Exhibits. |
| 1. | Agreement to file Schedule 13G jointly. |
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: February 3, 2004
| DAVID W. TICE & ASSOCIATES, LLC | ||
|---|---|---|
| By: | /s/ David W. Tice | |
| David W. Tice President | ||
| PRUDENT BEAR FUNDS, INC. | ||
|---|---|---|
| By: | /s/ David W. Tice | |
| David W. Tice President | ||
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| CUSIP No. 72765Q205 |
AGREEMENT dated as of February 3, 2004 by and among David W. Tice & Associates, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Prudent Bear Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), only one such statement need be filed whenever two or more persons are required to file a statement pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act with respect to the same securities, provided that said persons agree in writing that such statement is filed on behalf of each of them.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
David W. Tice & Associates, LLC and Prudent Bear Funds, Inc. hereby agree, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act, to file one Statement on Schedule 13G relating to their ownership of the Common Stock of Platinum Group Metals, Ltd., and hereby further agree that said Statement shall be filed on behalf of David W. Tice &Associates, LLC and Prudent Bear Funds, Inc. Nothing herein shall be deemed to be an admission that the parties hereto, or any of them, are members of a “group”(within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) with respect to any securities of Platinum Group Metals, Ltd.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement as of the date first written above.
| DAVID W. TICE & ASSOCIATES, LLC | ||
|---|---|---|
| By: | /s/ David W. Tice | |
| David W. Tice President | ||
| PRUDENT BEAR FUNDS, INC. | ||
|---|---|---|
| By: | /s/ David W. Tice | |
| David W. Tice President | ||
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