SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
NOBLE INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
655053106
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
March 25, 2004
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(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 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).
Page 1 of 9 Pages
CUSIP No. 655053106 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
The Riverview Group LLC
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
625,000
OWNED BY
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EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING
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PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
625,000
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
625,000
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **
[ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.53%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
OO
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 655053106 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Millennium Holding Group, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
625,000
OWNED BY
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EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING
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PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
625,000
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
625,000
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **
[ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.53%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
PN
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 655053106 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Millennium Management, LLC
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
625,000
OWNED BY
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EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING
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PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
625,000
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
625,000
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **
[ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.53%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
OO
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 655053106 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Israel A. Englander
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
625,000
OWNED BY
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EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING
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PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
625,000
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
625,000
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **
[ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.53%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IN
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 655053106 13G Page 6 of 9 Pages
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Noble International, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
28213 Van Dyke Avenue
Warren, Michigan 48093
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office
Item 2(c). Citizenship
The Riverview Group LLC
c/o Millennium Management, LLC
666 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10103
Citizenship: Delaware
Millennium Holding Group, L.P.
c/o Millennium Management, LLC
666 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10103
Citizenship: Delaware
Millennium Management, LLC
666 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10103
Citizenship: Delaware
Israel A. Englander
c/o Millennium Management, LLC
666 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10103
Citizenship: United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock")
(e) CUSIP Number 655053106
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), 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);
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(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
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
As of the date of this filing, each Reporting Person may be deemed the
beneficial owner of 625,000 shares of Common Stock currently issuable to The
Riverview Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Riverview") upon the
conversion of a certain convertible subordinated note in the aggregate principal
amount of $20,000,000 convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion
price of $32.00 per share.
Note: The sole member of Riverview is Millenium Holding Group, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("Holding"). Millennium Management, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company ("Millennium Management"), is the general partner of
Holding and consequently has voting control and investment discretion over
securities owned by Holding and by Riverview. Israel A. Englander ("Mr.
Englander") is the sole managing member of Millennium Management. As a result,
Mr. Englander may be considered the beneficial owner of any shares deemed to be
beneficially owned by Millennium Management. The foregoing should not be
construed in and of itself as an admission by any of Holding, Millennium
Management or Mr. Englander as to beneficial ownership of the shares owned by
Riverview.
Note: Millennium Partners, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership
("Partners"), is a limited partner of Holding. As a limited partner, Partners
has no investment or voting control over Holding or its securities positions.
(b) Percent of Class
Approximately 6.53% as of the date of this filing. (Based on the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, there
were 8,940,467 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 5,
2004. In addition, Riverview holds the convertible subordinated note to purchase
625,000 shares of Common Stock referred to in Item 4(a) above.)
(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
625,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
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(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
-0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
625,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
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.
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
This statement is filed by:
(i) Riverview;
(ii) Holding, as the sole member of Riverview;
(iii) Millennium Management, as the general partner of Holding; and
(iv) Mr. Englander, as the sole managing member of Millennium
Management.
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.
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SIGNATURE
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: April 5, 2004
THE RIVERVIEW GROUP LLC MILLENNIUM HOLDING GROUP, L.P.
By: Millennium Holding Group, L.P., By: Millennium Management, LLC
its sole member its general partner
By: Millennium Management, LLC By:/s/ Terry Feeney
its general partner ------------------------------
Name: Terry Feeney
Title: Chief Operating Officer
By:/s/ Terry Feeney
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Name: Terry Feeney
Title: Chief Operating Officer
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:/s/ Terry Feeney /s/ Israel A. Englander
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Name: Terry Feeney Israel A. Englander
Title: Chief Operating Officer