Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Amendment No. 3

North American Palladium, Ltd.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

656912102

(CUSIP Number)

H. Steven Walton

FREDERIC DORWART, LAWYERS

Old City Hall

124 East Fourth Street

Tulsa, OK 74103-5010

(918) 583-9922

(918) 583-8251 (Facsimile)

 


(Name, Address and Telephone Number

of Person Authorized to Receive

Notices and Communications)

May 31, 2007


(Date of Event Which Required Filing)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check this box ¨.

 

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CUSIP No. 656912102

 

  1.  

Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

 

    Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. I.R.S. ID. # 73-1006655

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

    OO; WC

   
  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

    ¨

   
  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    State of Delaware

   

NUMBER OF  

SHARES  

BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY  

EACH  

REPORTING  

PERSON  

WITH:  

 

  7.    Sole Voting Power

 

    26,046,020

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

    None

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

    26,046,020

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

    None

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    26,046,020

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

    ¨

   
13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

    48.00%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

    CO

   

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

Filed by Kaiser Francis Oil Company

In Connection with Transactions in the

Shares of North American Palladium, Ltd.

Pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-2, Kaiser Francis Oil Company, a Delaware corporation (“Kaiser Francis”) is filing this Amendment No. 3 to its Report on Schedule 13D to report the closing of a recent transaction the effect of which was to change its beneficial ownership of shares of the common stock (“Common Shares”) of North American Palladium, Ltd. (“North American” or the “Company”). Items in Kaiser Francis’ Schedule 13D (as amended by its Amendment Nos. 1 and 2) that are unchanged are excluded from this Amendment.

This amendment supplements, but does not alter, the earlier disclosures made by Kaiser Francis on its Schedule 13D with respect to North American (the “Schedule 13D”) or Amendment No. thereto (“Amendment Nos. 1 and 2”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Schedule 13D and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2.

Item 3. Source or Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Since the date of Amendment No. 2 to this Schedule 13D, Kaiser Francis has received approximately 506,018 shares of Common Shares as payments of interest or amortization of principal on the Convertible Notes acquired by Kaiser Francis in 2006. The terms of the Convertible Notes, including the method by which the value of Common Shares issued to Kaiser Francis has been determined, have previously been filed, or incorporated by reference, as a part of this Schedule 13D.

Since the date of Amendment No. 2 to this Schedule 13D, Kaiser Francis has sold approximately 562,200 shares of Common Shares for total consideration (net of commissions) of $ 6,398,339. Additional information regarding such sales is set forth in response to Item 5 below, which information is incorporated by this reference into this Item 3.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Kaiser-Francis incorporates by this reference its answer to Item 3 above.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Kaiser-Francis holds 48.00% of North American, consisting of 26,046,020 shares of which Kaiser-Francis has sole voting power and sole dispositive power.

Description of the sales transactions:

 

Date

  

Number of

Common Shares

Sold

  

Price per

Common Share

  

How effected

05/18/2007

   175,000    11.150    Open market

05/21/2007

   25,100    11.554    Open market

05/21/2007

   168,000    11.628    Open market

05/21/2007

   25,000    11.600    Open market

05/22/2007

   35,100    11.744    Open market

05/23/2007

   500    11.630    Open market

 

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05/23/2007

   58,400    11.500    Open market

05/30/2007

   1,100    10.810    Private transfer

05/31/2007

   3,800    11.173    Open market

05/31/2007

   25,000    11.157    Open market

06/01/2007

   25,800    11.2508    Open market

06/01/2007

   19,400    11.2355    Open market

Kaiser-Francis incorporates its answer to Item 3 above into this Item 5 by this reference.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships.

No changes.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

None.

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

Signed:   /s/ Ken Kinnear
 

Ken Kinnear,

Vice President and

Treasurer

 

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