UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)

 

REDWOOD TRUST, INC. (RWT)

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

758075402 

(CUSIP Number)

 

David Nierenberg

The D3 Family Funds

19605 NE 8th Street

Camas, WA 98607

(360) 604-8600

 

With a copy to:

 

Henry Lesser, Esq.

DLA Piper US LLP

2000 University Avenue

East Palo Alto, CA 94303

(650) 833-2000

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

October 14, 2008

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box o.

 

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CUSIP No. 758075402

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

 

The D3 Family Fund, L.P.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)x

(b)  o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

 

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Washington

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

235,090 Common shares (0.7%)

PERSON

WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

235,090

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

For the reporting person listed on this page, 235,090; for all reporting persons as a group, 1,318,933 shares (3.9%)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

3.9%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

PN

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. 758075402

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

 

The D3 Family Bulldog Fund, L.P.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)x

(b)  o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

 

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Washington

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

987,064 common shares (2.9%)

PERSON

WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

987,064

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

For the reporting person listed on this page, 987,064; for all reporting persons as a group, 1,318,933 shares (3.9%)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

3.9%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

 

 

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CUSIP No. 758075402

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

 

The D3 Family Canadian Fund, L.P.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(c)x

(d)  o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

 

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Washington

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

96,777 common shares (0.3%)

PERSON

WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

96,777

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

For the reporting person listed on this page, 96,777 shares; for all reporting persons as a group, 1,318,933 shares (3.9%)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

3.9%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

 

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CUSIP No. 758075402

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

 

The DIII Offshore Fund, L.P.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  x

(b)  o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

 

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Bahamas

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

0 common shares (0.0%)

PERSON

WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

For the reporting person listed on this page, 0; for all reporting persons as a group, 1,318,933 shares (3.9%)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

3.9%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

 

 

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CUSIP No. 758075402

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

 

Nierenberg Investment Management Company, Inc.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)x

(b)  o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

 

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Washington

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

1,318,933 shares (3.9%)

PERSON

WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,318,933 shares

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

For the reporting person listed on this page, 1,318,933; for all reporting persons as a group, 1,318,933 shares (3.9%)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

3.9%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

 

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CUSIP No. 758075402

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

 

Nierenberg Investment Management Offshore, Inc.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) x

(b)  o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

 

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Bahamas

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

0 common shares (0.0%)

PERSON

WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0 common shares

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

For the reporting person listed on this page, 0; for all reporting persons as a group, 1,318,933 shares (3.9%)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

3.9%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

 

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CUSIP No. 758075402

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

 

David Nierenberg

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  x

(b)  o

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o

 

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States of America

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

1,318,933 shares (3.9%)

PERSON

WITH

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

 

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,318,933 shares

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

For the reporting person listed on this page, 1,318,933; for all reporting persons as a group, 1,318,933 shares (3.9%)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

3.9%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

 

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This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment”) amends the below-indicated items from the Schedule 13D previously filed by or on behalf of the undersigned parties (the “Reporting Persons”) (the “Schedule 13D”), by supplementing such Items with the information below:

Item 2. Identity and Background.

 

David Nierenberg is hereby added as a Reporting Person; his business address is 19605 NE 8th Street, Camas WA 98607; his principal occupation is  President of Nierenberg Investment Management Company, Inc. and Nierenberg Investment Management Offshore, Inc, two of the other Reporting Persons; during the past five years he has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding required to be reported in response to Item 2(d), or a party to a civil proceeding  required to be reported in response to Item 2(e), of Schedule 13D; and he is a citizen of the United States of America.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

(a, b)   The Reporting Persons, in the aggregate, beneficially own 1,318,933 Shares, constituting approximately 3.9% of the outstanding Shares.

At the Reporting Persons' current aggregate beneficial ownership level of less than 5% of the outstanding Shares, they have no continuing obligation to report on Schedule 13D with respect to their investment in the Shares.

 

(c) During the past sixty (60) days, the following sales of Shares were made by the Reporting Persons named below in open market transactions:

 

Fund

Trade Date

Shares Sold

Price

D3 Family Fund, LP

09/19/2008

44,760

27.23

D3 Family Bulldog Fund, LP

09/19/2008

297,770

27.23

D3 Family Canadian Fund, LP

09/19/2008

32,720

27.23

DIII Offshore Fund, LP

09/19/2008

42,169

27.23

D3 Family Fund, LP

10/06/2008

9,180

17.73

D3 Family Bulldog Fund, LP

10/06/2008

19,200

17.73

D3 Family Canadian Fund

10/06/2008

230

17.73

DIII Offshore Fund, LP

10/06/2008

15,390

17.73

DIII Offshore Fund, LP

10/08/2008

50,000

16.51

DIII Offshore Fund, LP

10/09/2008

6,550

15.99

DIII Offshore Fund, LP

10/10/2008

43,450

15.69

DIII Offshore Fund, LP

10/13/2008

50,000

15.52

D3 Family Fund, LP

10/14/2008

6,654

16.01

DIII Offshore Fund, LP

10/14/2008

118,395

16.01

 

 

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Item 7. Material to be filed as Exhibits

Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13D is the Joint Filing Agreement among the Reporting Persons dated March 5, 2008 pursuant to which all of the Reporting Persons have authorized the filing of Schedule 13D’s and amendments thereto as a group.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in the Statement is true, complete and correct.

 

D3 Family Fund, L.P., D3 Family Bulldog

Fund, L.P., and D3 Family Canadian Fund, L.P.

 

By: Nierenberg Investment Management

Company, Inc.

 

Its: General Partner

 

 

October 16, 2008

By: /s/ David Nierenberg              

David Nierenberg, President

 

 

DIII Offshore Fund, L.P.

 

By: Nierenberg Investment Management

Offshore, Inc.

 

Its: General Partner

 

 

October 16, 2008

By: /s/ David Nierenberg              

David Nierenberg, President

 

 

Nierenberg Investment Management

Company, Inc.

 

 

October 16, 2008

By: /s/ David Nierenberg              

David Nierenberg, President

 

Nierenberg Investment Management

Offshore, Inc.

 

 

October 16, 2008

By: /s/ David Nierenberg              

David Nierenberg, President

 

 

 

October 16, 2008

/s/ David Nierenberg                      

David Nierenberg

 

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