SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300

(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EnteroMedics Inc [ ETRM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
See Remarks Below
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/23/2011
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/23/2011 P 600,000 A $1.65 2,532,600 I(1)(2) See Footnote(3)
Common Stock 09/23/2011 P 60,606 A $1.65 2,593,206 I(4) See Footnote(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants $1.9 09/23/2011 P 120,000 09/23/2011 09/28/2016 Common Stock 120,000 $0 1,820,000 I(1)(2) See Footnote(3)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300

(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300

(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Whitebox Small Cap Long Short Equity Partners LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300

(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pandora Select Partners, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300

(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HFR MASTER TRUSTS

(Last) (First) (Middle)
65 FRONT STREET

(Street)
HAMILTON HM 11 D0

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KOHLER GARY S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3033 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 300

(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares acquired are held directly by Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, L.P. ("WMSP"), Whitebox L/S Equity Partners, L.P. ("WLSEP"), Pandora Select Partners, L.P. ("PSP"), and HFR RVA Combined Master Trust ("HFR").
2. The general partner of , WMSP is Whitebox Multi-Strategy Advisors, LLC ("WMSA"), WlSEP is Whitebox L/S Equity Advisors, LLC ("WLSEA"), and PSP is Pandora Select Advisors, LLC ("PSA"). The managing member and controlling owner of WMSA, WLSEA, and PSA is Whitebox Advisors, LLC ("WA"). WA is the investment manager authorized and appointed as HFR's agent and attorney-in-fact with the power to direct the affairs of HFR including the power to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock held by HFR and decision-making power with respect to the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of such Common Stock.
3. Shares attributable to interests held by WA as Managing Member of WMSA, WLSEA, and PSA, which act as General Partners of WMSP, WLSEP, and PSP which directly hold the shares and as Investment Adviser to HFR.
4. Shares are held directly by Gary Kohler, an associate of WA. WA, WMSP, WLSEP, PSP, HFR, WMSA, WLSEA, and PSA, each disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares attributable to Gary Kohler and have no pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks:
Based on the relationships described in notes (1),(2),(3), and (4) the entities referenced therein may be deemed to constitute a group for purposes of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that WA, WMSA, WMSP, WSCLSEA, WSCLSEP, PSA, PSP, and HFR are a group, or have agreed to act as a group. WA, WMSA, WMSP, WLSEA, WLSEP, PSA, PSP, HFR, and Gary Kohler, each disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest in such shares.
/s/ Jonathan D. Wood, COO & CFO 09/27/2011
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