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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8 )*

Arbinet–thexchange, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
03875 P100
(CUSIP Number)
Karen Singer
212 Vaccaro Drive
Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 750-0415
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
March 27, 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

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 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).

 
 


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
03875 P100 
  Page  
  of   

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

KAREN SINGER
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)    o  
  (b)    o  
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
     
5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
   
  o
     
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  UNITED STATES
       
  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   3,445,474
       
SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   -0-
       
EACH 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   3,445,474
       
WITH 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    -0-
     
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  3,445,474
     
12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
   
  13.6%
     
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN

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Amendment No. 8
Introduction
This constitutes Amendment No. 8 to the statement on Schedule 13D, filed on behalf of Karen Singer, dated March 16, 2007, as amended (the “Statement”), relating to the common stock (the “Common Stock”) of Arbinet—thexchange, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). Unless specifically amended or modified hereby, the disclosure set forth in the Statement shall remain unchanged.
Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Ms. Singer is the trustee of the Trust, which was created pursuant to Trust Agreement, dated May 29, 1998 (the “Trust Agreement”). All of the shares of the Issuer reported above were purchased by funds generated and held by Trust. The aggregate amount of funds used for the purchase of these shares was approximately $18,558,975.00.
Item 4.   Purpose of the Transaction.
Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
     The purpose of this Amendment is to report that since the filing of Amendment No. 7 to the Statement, dated March 5, 2008 (“ Amendment No. 7 ”), a material change occurred in the percentage of Shares beneficially owned by Ms. Singer.
Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Items 5 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
      (a)      Ms. Singer is the beneficial owner of 3,445,474 shares of common stock of the Issuer as trustee of the Trust, comprising approximately 13.6% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Issuer.
      (b)      Ms. Singer has sole dispositive and voting power over all of the shares of common stock of the Issuer reported on this Schedule 13D.
      (c)      Ms. Singer has effected the following transactions in shares of common stock of the Issuer on the open market since the filing of Amendment No. 7:
                     
Transaction   Trade date   No. of Shares   Price/share
Purchase
  3/17/2008     48,900       3.77  
Purchase
  3/26/2008     125,000       3.84  
Purchase
  3/27/2008     125,000       3.60  

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      (d)      No person other than Ms. Singer has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of distributions or dividends from, or the proceeds from the transfer of, the Common Units being reported on this Schedule 13D.
      (e)      Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: April 2, 2008
         
     
  /s/ Karen Singer    
  Karen Singer   
     
 

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