GOTHAM PARTNERS LP /NY/
SC 13D/A, 1998-06-15
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                          SCHEDULE 13D   
  
            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934   
                          Amendment #1
      
                      Omega Worldwide, Inc.
                        (Name of Issuer)   
                                   
                  Common Stock, $.01 par value   
                   (Title of class of securities)   
                                   
                            68210B108                        
                         (CUSIP Number)   
                                   
                      Peter A. Nussbaum, Esq.   
                     Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP   
                         900 Third Avenue   
                    New York, New York  10022   
                         (212) 756-2000   
   (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to   
               receive notices and communications)   
                                   
                          June 11, 1998   
     (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 which is the subject of this   
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-   
1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].   
   
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement   
[ ].  (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1)   
has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership   
of more than five percent of the class of securities described in   
Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto   
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such   
class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)   
   
Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits,   
should be filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other   
parties to whom copies are to be sent.   
   
* 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).   
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                          SCHEDULE 13D   
  
CUSIP No. 68210B108                              Page 2 of 7 Pages   
                                                        
      1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON            
                    Gotham Partners, L.P.                     
                  
      2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A    (a) [x]   
               GROUP*                                        (b) [ ]   
                                                                    
      3        SEC USE ONLY   
                  
      4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*   
                    WC   
                  
      5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS      [ ]   
               IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)   
                               
      6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   
                    New York   
                  
  NUMBER OF     7   SOLE VOTING POWER   
   SHARES            834,155
                       
BENEFICIALLY    8   SHARED VOTING POWER   
OWNED BY EACH        0   
                9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   
  REPORTING          834,155
   PERSON              
    WITH       10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   
                     0   
                       
     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH   
               REPORTING PERSON   
                     834,155
                  
     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)     [ ]   
               EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   
                  
                  
     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW   
               (11)   
                     6.81%  
                  
     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   
                    PN   
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                           SCHEDULE 13D   
  
CUSIP No. 68210B108                              Page 3 of 7 Pages   
                                                        
      1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON             
                    Gotham Partners II, L.P.                        
                  
      2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A    (a) [x]   
               GROUP*                                        (b) [ ]   
                                                                    
      3        SEC USE ONLY   
                  
      4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*   
                    WC   
                  
      5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS      [ ]   
               IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)   
                               
      6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   
                    New York   
                  
  NUMBER OF     7   SOLE VOTING POWER   
   SHARES            4,335
                       
BENEFICIALLY    8   SHARED VOTING POWER   
OWNED BY EACH        0   
                9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   
  REPORTING          4,335
   PERSON              
    WITH       10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   
                     0   
                       
     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH   
               REPORTING PERSON   
                     4,335  
                  
     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)     [ ]   
               EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   
                  
                  
     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW   
               (11)   
                     .04%  
                  
     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   
                    PN   
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                          SCHEDULE 13D   
  
CUSIP No. 68210B108                              Page 4 of 7 Pages   
                                                        
      1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON            
                    Gotham International Advisors, L.L.C.
                  
      2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A    (a) [x]   
               GROUP*                                        (b) [ ]   
                                                                    
      3        SEC USE ONLY   
                  
      4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*   
                    WC   
                  
      5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS      [ ]   
               IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)   
                               
      6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   
                    Delaware
                  
  NUMBER OF     7   SOLE VOTING POWER   
   SHARES            189,010
                       
BENEFICIALLY    8   SHARED VOTING POWER   
OWNED BY EACH        0   
                9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   
  REPORTING          189,010
   PERSON              
    WITH       10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   
                     0   
                       
     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH   
               REPORTING PERSON   
                     189,010
                  
     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)     [ ]   
               EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   
                  
                  
     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW   
               (11)   
                     1.54%  
                  
     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   
                    OO; IA   
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                                                          Page 5 of 7 Pages  

Item 1. Security and Issuer  
  
     This Amendment #1 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D 
(the "Statement") relating to the Common Stock, $.01 par value ("Common 
Stock"), of Omega Worldwide, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company") 
previously filed by Gotham Partners, L.P., a New York limited partnership 
("Gotham"), with respect to shares of Common Stock owned by it, Gotham 
Partners II, L.P., a New York limited partnership ("Gotham II"), with respect 
to shares of Common Stock owned by it, and Gotham International Advisors, 
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Gotham Advisors", and together 
with Gotham and Gotham II, the "Reporting Persons"), with respect to shares of 
Common Stock owned by Gotham Partners International, Ltd. ("Gotham 
International"), a Cayman exempted company.

    Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment have the meanings 
set forth in the Statement.

Item 3 is hereby amended to add the following information. 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration   
   
     The aggregate purchase price of the Common Stock purchased by Gotham  
was $2,168,106 and the aggregate purchase price of the Common Stock purchased 
by Gotham International was $515,438.  All of the funds required for the 
purchases were obtained from the general funds of Gotham and Gotham 
International, respectively.  
  
Item 5 is hereby amended to add the following information. 
  
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer   
     
      (a) Gotham owns 834,155 shares of Common Stock as of the date of this 
Statement, representing an aggregate of approximately 6.81% of the outstanding 
Common Stock of the Company.  Gotham II owns 4,335 shares of Common Stock as 
of the date of this Statement, representing an aggregate of approximately .04% 
of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company.  Gotham International owns 
189,010 shares of Common Stock as of the date of this Statement, representing 
an aggregate of approximately 1.54% of the outstanding Common Stock of the 
Company.  The percentages in this paragraph are calculated based upon 
12,250,000 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company as reported in 
the Company's Regisration Statement effective April 2, 1998. None of Gotham 
Advisors, Section H, Karenina, DPB, Mr. Ackman or Mr. Berkowitz beneficially 
own any Common Stock (other than the Common Stock beneficially owned by 
Gotham, Gotham II and Gotham International).  
  
     (b) Each of Gotham and Gotham II has sole power to vote and to dispose of
all of the Common Stock beneficially owned by it.  Pursuant to the Investment 
Management Agreement, Gotham Advisors currently has the power to vote and to 
dispose of all of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Gotham International.
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                                                           Page 6 of 7 Pages  

     (c) The tables below set forth information with respect to all purchases 
of Common Stock by Gotham and Gotham International.  In each case, 
the transactions took place in the over-the-counter market.



 

                              Shares of Common Stock
Date                            Purchased/(Sold)              Price per Share

Gotham

06/10/98                             78,900                       9.0625
06/11/98                             44,300                       9.0000
06/12/98                            108,500                       9.0000
06/15/98                              8,900                       8.7500

Gotham International

06/10/98                             10,200                       9.0625
06/11/98                              5,700                       9.0000
06/12/98                             41,300                       9.0000


     Except as described above, none of Gotham, Gotham II, Gotham 
International, Gotham Advisors, Section H, Karenina, DPB, Mr. Ackman or Mr. 
Berkowitz has effected any transactions in the securities of the Company 
during the past sixty days.  
  
     (d) and (e).  Not applicable.  
  
 
 
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                                                       Page 7 of 7 Pages  
  
     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,   
complete and correct.   
   
June 15, 1998   
   
                    GOTHAM PARTNERS, L.P.   
                       
                    By:   Section H Partners, L.P.   
                          its general partner   
                       
                          By: DPB Corporation,   
                              a general partner of Section H Partners, L.P.   
                          
                          By: /s/ David P. Berkowitz
                              David P. Berkowitz
                              President   
                          
                          
                    GOTHAM PARTNERS II, L.P.   
                       
                    By:   Section H Partners, L.P.   
                          its general partner   
                       
                          By: DPB Corporation,   
                              a general partner of Section H Partners, L.P.   
                          
                          By: /s/ David P. Berkowitz
                              David P. Berkowitz
                              President   


                    GOTHAM INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS, L.L.C.

                    By:   /s/ David P. Berkowitz
                          David P. Berkowitz
                          Senior Managing Member


                         



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