-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, W1EZpGyPFWvYJTZFrP0+FslMhImWFK5+PBhORHfWNyRE/lBTIhUtuw2B3n8UWcdX dZ8ur11hczNQqd9sO8moaA== 0001047469-03-007754.txt : 20030305 0001047469-03-007754.hdr.sgml : 20030305 20030305134358 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-03-007754 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030305 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZUCKER JERRY CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001040211 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE INTERTECH GROUP INC STREET 2: 4838 JENKINS AVE CITY: N CHARLESTON STATE: SC ZIP: 29405 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O INTERTECH GROUP INC STREET 2: 4838 JENKINS AVE CITY: N CHARLESTON STATE: SC ZIP: 29405 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPAN AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000718924 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842] IRS NUMBER: 570525804 STATE OF INCORPORATION: SC FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-37196 FILM NUMBER: 03592834 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 70 COMMERCE DR STREET 2: P O BOX 5231 CITY: GREENVILLE STATE: SC ZIP: 29615 BUSINESS PHONE: 8642888877 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 70 COMMERCE DR STREET 2: PO BOX 5231 CITY: GREENVILLE STATE: SC ZIP: 29606 SC 13D 1 a2105029zsc13d.htm SC 13D

    UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
  
Schedule 13D
  
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934		  
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Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)

 
 
846396109
(CUSIP Number)
 
 

Jerry Zucker
c/c The InterTech Group, Inc.
Post Office Box 5205
North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
(803) 744-5174
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

COPY TO:
H. Kurt von Moltke
Kirkland & Ellis
200 E. Randolph Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 861-2000

February 24, 2003
(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 §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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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CUSIP No.                       13D   Page 2 of 8 Pages

1
 
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 
 
Jerry Zucker
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
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)

 
 
PF, OO
 
 
 
 
 
 
5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)   o
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES   7   SOLE VOTING POWER    

BENEFICIALLY
 
 
 
200,000
 
 
       
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER    

EACH REPORTING
 
 
 
- -0-
 
 
       
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    

 
 
 
 
 
 
200,000
 
 
       
        10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    

 
 
 
 
 
 
- -0-
 
 
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 
 
200,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)   o
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 
 
7.87%
 
 
 
 
 
 
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 
 
IN
 
 
 
 
 
 

    Item 1. Security and Issuer.

        The class of equity security to which this statement relates is the common stock (the "Common Stock"), no par value per share ("Share"), of Span-America Medical Systems, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the "Issuer"). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 70 Commerce Center, Greenville, South Carolina 29615.

    Item 2. Identity and Background.

        This statement is being filed by Jerry Zucker, by virtue of his purchase of certain Shares and resulting beneficial ownership of greater than 5% of the outstanding Shares of the Common Stock.

    (a)
    Name:    The name of the reporting person is Jerry Zucker.

    (b)
    Business Address:    The principal business address of Mr. Zucker is Post Office Box 5205, North Charleston, SC 29405.

    (c)
    Principal Occupation and the Name, Principal Business and Address of any Corporation or Organization:    Mr. Zucker is the chief executive of The InterTech Group, Inc. The InterTech Group, Inc. invests primarily in manufacturers, especially manufacturers of a wide and diverse variety of polymer and elastomer based products. Mr. Zucker is also the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Polymer Group, Inc. The principal business of Polymer Group, Inc. is the manufacture and marketing of non-woven and woven polyolefin products. Mr. Zucker's principal business address is Post Office Box 5205, North Charleston, SC 29405.

    (d)
    Criminal Proceedings:    During the past five years, Mr. Zucker has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations).

    (e)
    Securities Laws:    During the past five years, Mr. Zucker has not been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person is or was subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

    (f)
    Citizenship:    Mr. Zucker is a United States citizen.

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

    Mr. Zucker has purchased an aggregate of 200,000 Shares for total consideration of $1,615,864.00. Such funds were provided from Mr. Zucker's personal funds.

    The information set forth in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

    Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

    Mr. Zucker purchased the Shares for investment purposes. Mr. Zucker is continuing to review the performance of his investment and his investment alternatives. As part of his ongoing review of his investment in the Shares, Mr. Zucker may explore from time to time a variety of alternatives, including the acquisition of additional securities of the Issuer or the disposition of securities of the Issuer in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Mr. Zucker may explore other alternatives with respect to his investment in the Shares, including but not limited to an extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Issuer, changes in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, or changes in the Issuer's business or corporate structure. Although the foregoing reflects activities presently contemplated by Mr. Zucker with respect to the Issuer,

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    the foregoing is subject to change at any time, and there can be no assurance that Mr. Zucker will take any of the actions referred to above.

    Except as set forth in the preceding paragraphs, as of the date hereof, Mr. Zucker does not have any plan or proposal that relates to or would result in:

    (a)
    The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer;

    (b)
    An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;

    (c)
    A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;

    (d)
    Any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;

    (e)
    Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer;

    (f)
    Any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure;

    (g)
    Changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person;

    (h)
    Causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

    (i)
    A class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or

    (j)
    Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

    Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mr. Zucker reserves the right to effect any such actions as he may deem necessary or appropriate in the future.

    The information set forth in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

    Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

    (a)
    Amount Beneficially Owned:    As of the date hereof, Mr. Zucker beneficially owns an aggregate of 200,000 Shares. Based on the 2,539,870 Shares outstanding on January 29, 2003 as set forth in the Issuer's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 28, 2002, Mr. Zucker beneficially owns 7.87% of the outstanding Shares.

    (b)
    Number of Shares as to which Mr. Zucker has:
    (i)
    Sole power to vote or direct the vote:

        200,000

      (ii)
      Shared power to vote or direct the vote:

        -0-

      (iii)
      Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:

        200,000

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      (iv)
      Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:

        -0-

    (c)
    Transactions Within the Past 60 Days:    In the past 60 days, the following transactions have occurred involving Mr. Zucker:

Person Who Effected the
Transaction
   Transaction Date
   Number of Shares Purchased
   Price Per Share
Jerry Zucker   1/13/03   2500   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/13/03   200   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/13/03   100   7.98
Jerry Zucker   1/13/03   100   7.98
Jerry Zucker   1/13/03   100   7.98
Jerry Zucker   1/16/03   3200   7.75
Jerry Zucker   1/16/03   900   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/16/03   500   7.98
Jerry Zucker   1/16/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   5000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   5000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   4000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   3000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   3000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   500   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   200   7.98
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.98
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.96
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/23/03   100   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/24/03   5000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/24/03   2500   7.97
Jerry Zucker   1/24/03   1300   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/24/03   600   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/24/03   600   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/24/03   500   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/24/03   500   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/24/03   500   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/24/03   500   7.97
Jerry Zucker   1/27/03   5000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/27/03   5000   7.98
Jerry Zucker   1/27/03   4000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/27/03   4000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/27/03   4000   7.99

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Jerry Zucker   1/27/03   1000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/27/03   600   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/27/03   400   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/28/03   4200   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/28/03   3000   7.97
Jerry Zucker   1/28/03   600   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/28/03   400   7.97
Jerry Zucker   1/28/03   200   7.95
Jerry Zucker   1/28/03   200   7.94
Jerry Zucker   1/28/03   100   7.94
Jerry Zucker   1/28/03   100   7.90
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   4900   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   1000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.98
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.98
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.97
Jerry Zucker   1/29/03   100   7.97
Jerry Zucker   1/30/03   800   7.99
Jerry Zucker   1/30/03   100   7.98
Jerry Zucker   2/3/03   500   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/10/03   700   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/10/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/10/03   100   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/12/03   400   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/12/03   100   7.98
Jerry Zucker   2/13/03   1000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/13/03   200   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/14/03   5000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/14/03   3400   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/14/03   3000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/14/03   1000   7.90
Jerry Zucker   2/14/03   500   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/14/03   300   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/14/03   100   7.87
Jerry Zucker   2/14/03   100   7.87
Jerry Zucker   2/20/03   2000   7.99
Jerry Zucker   2/24/03   10000   8.06

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Jerry Zucker   2/24/03   5500   8.10
Jerry Zucker   2/25/03   5000   8.15
Jerry Zucker   2/25/03   5000   8.15
Jerry Zucker   2/25/03   5000   8.15
Jerry Zucker   2/25/03   4000   8.20
Jerry Zucker   2/25/03   2500   8.15
Jerry Zucker   2/27/03   6000   8.25
Jerry Zucker   2/27/03   2700   8.19
Jerry Zucker   2/27/03   2400   8.25
Jerry Zucker   2/27/03   2300   8.25
Jerry Zucker   2/27/03   1800   8.25
Jerry Zucker   2/27/03   800   8.25
Jerry Zucker   2/28/03   3500   8.24
Jerry Zucker   2/28/03   3000   8.25
Jerry Zucker   2/28/03   2500   8.25
Jerry Zucker   2/28/03   2500   8.25
Jerry Zucker   2/28/03   2000   8.25
Jerry Zucker   2/28/03   700   8.24
Jerry Zucker   2/28/03   600   8.23
Jerry Zucker   3/03/03   5000   8.15
Jerry Zucker   3/03/03   5000   8.15

      All purchases were effected through unsolicited brokers' transactions on the Nasdaq National Market.

    (d)
    Right to Receive or Power to Direct:    To the knowledge of Mr. Zucker, no person other than Mr. Zucker has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Zucker.

    (e)
    Date Reporting Person Ceased to be 5% Owner:    Not applicable.

    Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

        None.

    Item 7. Material to be filed as Exhibits.

        None.

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SIGNATURES

        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.

Date: March 5, 2003

    /s/  JERRY ZUCKER          
Print Name: Jerry Zucker

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