o
|
Rule
13d-1(b)
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x
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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o
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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CUSIP
No. 766559603
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
D.
E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.
13-4152438
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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(a)
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o
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(b)
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o
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
-0-
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
-0-
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
-0-
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
-0-
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
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11.
|
Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.0%
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12.
|
Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO
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CUSIP
No. 766559603
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1.
|
Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.
13-4046559
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2.
|
Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
|
|||||
(a)
|
o
|
|||||
(b)
|
o
|
|||||
3.
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SEC
Use Only
|
|||||
4.
|
Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Delaware
|
|||||
Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
|
5.
|
Sole
Voting Power
-0-
|
||||
6.
|
Shared
Voting Power
2,676,674
|
|||||
7.
|
Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
|
|||||
8.
|
Shared
Dispositive Power
2,676,674
|
|||||
9.
|
Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,676,674
|
|||||
10.
|
Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
|
|||||
11.
|
Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
8.6%
|
|||||
12.
|
Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO
|
CUSIP
No. 766559603
|
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1.
|
Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.
13-3799946
|
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2.
|
Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
|
|||||
(a)
|
o
|
|||||
(b)
|
o
|
|||||
3.
|
SEC
Use Only
|
|||||
4.
|
Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Delaware
|
|||||
Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
|
5.
|
Sole
Voting Power
-0-
|
||||
6.
|
Shared
Voting Power
-0-
|
|||||
7.
|
Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
|
|||||
8.
|
Shared
Dispositive Power
-0-
|
|||||
9.
|
Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
-0-
|
|||||
10.
|
Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
|
|||||
11.
|
Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
0.0%
|
|||||
12.
|
Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO
|
CUSIP
No. 766559603
|
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1.
|
Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
13-3695715
|
||||
2.
|
Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
|
||||
(a)
|
o
|
||||
(b)
|
o
|
||||
3.
|
SEC
Use Only
|
||||
4.
|
Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Delaware
|
||||
Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
|
5.
|
Sole
Voting Power
-0-
|
|||
6.
|
Shared
Voting Power
2,676,674
|
||||
7.
|
Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
|
||||
8.
|
Shared
Dispositive Power
2,676,674
|
||||
9.
|
Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,676,674
|
||||
10.
|
Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
|
||||
11.
|
Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
8.6%
|
||||
12.
|
Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA,
PN
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CUSIP
No. 766559603
|
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1.
|
Names
of Reporting Persons
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
David
E. Shaw
|
|||||
2.
|
Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
|
|||||
(a)
|
o
|
|||||
(b)
|
o
|
|||||
3.
|
SEC
Use Only
|
|||||
4.
|
Citizenship
or Place of Organization
United
States
|
|||||
Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
|
5.
|
Sole
Voting Power
-0-
|
||||
6.
|
Shared
Voting Power
2,676,674
|
|||||
7.
|
Sole
Dispositive Power
-0-
|
|||||
8.
|
Shared
Dispositive Power
2,676,674
|
|||||
9.
|
Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,676,674
|
|||||
10.
|
Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
|
|||||
11.
|
Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
8.6%
|
|||||
12.
|
Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
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Item
1.
|
(a)
|
Name
of Issuer:
|
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Rigel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
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|
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(b)
|
Address
of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
|
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1180
Veterans Blvd.
South
San Francisco, CA
94080
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Item
2.
|
(a)
|
Name
of Person Filing:
|
||
D.
E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.
D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
David
E. Shaw
|
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(b)
|
Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
|
||
The
business address for each reporting person is:
120
W. 45th
Street, Tower 45, 39th
Floor
New
York, NY 10036
|
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(c)
|
Citizenship:
|
||
D.
E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C. is a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. is a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. is a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized
under the laws of the state of Delaware.
David
E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of
America.
|
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(d)
|
Title
of Class of Securities:
|
||
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
|
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(e)
|
CUSIP
Number:
|
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766559603
|
Item 3. |
If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c),
check whether the person filing is a:
|
Item 4. |
Ownership
|
As
of January 3, 2008:
|
|
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
|
|
D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
-0-
shares
|
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
2,676,674
shares
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:
|
-0-
shares
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
|
2,676,674
shares
This
is composed of 2,676,674 shares in the
name of D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C.
|
David
E. Shaw:
|
2,676,674
shares
This
is composed of 2,676,674 shares in the
name of D. E. Shaw
Valence Portfolios,
L.L.C.
|
(b)
Percent of class:
|
|
D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
0.0%
|
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
8.6%
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:
|
0.0%
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
|
8.6%
|
David
E. Shaw:
|
8.6%
|
(c)
Number of shares to which the person has:
|
||
(i)
|
Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote:
|
|
D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
-0-
shares
|
|
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
-0-
shares
|
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:
|
-0-
shares
|
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
|
-0-
shares
|
|
David
E. Shaw:
|
-0-
shares
|
|
(ii)
|
Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote:
|
|
D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
-0-
shares
|
|
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
2,676,674
shares
|
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:
|
-0-
shares
|
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
|
2,676,674
shares
|
|
David
E. Shaw:
|
2,676,674
shares
|
|
(iii)
|
Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
|
|
D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
-0-
shares
|
|
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
-0-
shares
|
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:
|
-0-
shares
|
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
|
-0-
shares
|
|
David
E. Shaw:
|
-0-
shares
|
|
(iv)
|
Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
|
|
D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
-0-
shares
|
|
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.: |
2,676,674
shares
|
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.:
|
-0-
shares
|
|
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
|
2,676,674
shares
|
|
David
E. Shaw:
|
2,676,674
shares
|
Item 5. |
Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a
Class
|
If
this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more
than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following
[x].
As
of the date hereof, D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C. and
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. have ceased to be the beneficial
owners of more than 5 percent of the class of
securities.
|
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 or Control Person
|
Item 8. |
Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group
|
Not
Applicable
|
Item 9. |
Notice
of Dissolution of
Group
|
Not
Applicable
|
Item 10. |
Certification
|
D.
E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.
|
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By: | D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., as | ||
managing member | |||
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Rochelle Elias | ||
Rochelle
Elias
Chief
Compliance
Officer
|
D.
E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.
|
|||
By: |
D.
E. Shaw & Co., L.P., as
|
||
managing member | |||
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Rochelle Elias | ||
Rochelle
Elias
Chief
Compliance
Officer
|
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. | ||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Rochelle Elias | |
Rochelle
Elias
Chief
Compliance
Officer
|
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | ||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Rochelle Elias | |
Rochelle
Elias
Chief
Compliance
Officer
|
David E. Shaw | ||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Rochelle Elias | |
Rochelle
Elias
Attorney-in-Fact
for David E.
Shaw
|