Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WEBFINANCIAL L.P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ADAPTEC INC [ADPT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value 23,171,338
I (1) (2)
By Steel Partners II, L.P.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WEBFINANCIAL L.P.
590 MADISON AVENUE
32ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    

Signatures

By: WebFinancial L.P., By: Steel Partners II GP LLC, General Partner, By: /s/ Sanford Antignas as Attorney-In-Fact for Warren G. Lichtenstein, Managing Member 01/05/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This Form 3 is being filed due to the acquisition by WebFinancial L.P. ("Web L.P.") of all the limited partnership interests of Steel Partners II, L.P. ("Steel Partners II") effective on January 1, 2009. As a result, Web L.P. may now be deemed to beneficially own securities of the Issuer owned by Steel Partners II. The securities reported in this Form 3 are owned directly by Steel Partners II, and owned indirectly by Web L.P. by virtue of it being the sole limited partner of Steel Partners II. The securities reported in this Form 3 continue to be beneficially owned by Steel Partners II Master Fund L.P., Steel Partners LLC and Warren Lichtenstein, each of whom previously filed Section 16 filings with respect to securities of the Issuer owned directly by Steel Partners II.
(2) Web L.P. disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by Steel Partners II except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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