-----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, RbAvSrTEWPDz/3a362nuHFWo5GVzNNQ1J2l6uEHFsqTyZ6cqFciuKn8ITeq4C4rx ykyFjcfeN5HXzeqENYnkgw== 0000950152-98-000857.txt : 19980211 0000950152-98-000857.hdr.sgml : 19980211 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-98-000857 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980210 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARRY R G CORP /OH/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000749872 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOTWEAR, (NO RUBBER) [3140] IRS NUMBER: 314362899 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-35378 FILM NUMBER: 98527672 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13405 YARMOUTH RD NW CITY: PICKERINGTON STATE: OH ZIP: 43147 BUSINESS PHONE: 6148646400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 13405 YARMOUTH RD NW CITY: PICKERINGTON STATE: OH ZIP: 43147 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZACKS GORDON CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000904176 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13405 YARMOUTH RD NW CITY: PICKERING STATE: OH ZIP: 43147 BUSINESS PHONE: 6148646400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13405 YARMOUTH RD NW CITY: PICKERING STATE: OH ZIP: 43147 SC 13D/A 1 R.G. BARRY CORP/GORDON ZAKS SC 13D/AMENDMENT #17 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 17)* R. G. Barry Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 068798-10-7 ---------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Richard L. Burrell R. G. Barry Corporation 13405 Yarmouth Road, N.W. Pickerington, OH 43147 (614) 864-6400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to receive Notices and Communications) Not Applicable - Voluntary Filing - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. [ ] *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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in 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). 2 SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP NO. 068798-10-7 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: Gordon Zacks 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY: 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): Not Applicable 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e): [ ] 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: 7. SOLE VOTING POWER: 946,708 8. SHARED VOTING POWER: -0- 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 499,582 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: -0- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 946,708 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): [X] 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): 9.8% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): IN -2- 3 AMENDMENT NO. 17 TO SCHEDULE 13D ------------ Item 1. Security and Issuer. - ----------------------------- This Amendment No. 17 to the Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") filed by the reporting person Gordon Zacks ("Zacks") on August 7, 1984, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as amended, relates to Common Shares, $1.00 par value (the "Common Shares"), of R. G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), the principal executive offices of which are located at 13405 Yarmouth Road, N.W., Pickerington, Ohio 43147. This Amendment No. 17 amends certain information set forth in the Schedule 13D, as previously amended. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. - ----------------------------------------------------------- As described more fully in Item 5(c) below, on May 16, 1997, Mr. Zacks was granted an incentive stock option covering 16,873 Common Shares and a non-qualified stock option covering 33,127 Common Shares pursuant to the Company's 1997 Incentive Stock Plan. Mr. Zacks paid no consideration to the Company in connection with the grant of such stock options. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. - -------------------------------- Please see Item 3 above. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. - ---------------------------------------------- (a) Amount beneficially owned: 946,708 (1)(2)(3) ------------------------------- Percentage of class: 9.8% (1)(2)(3)(4) ------------------- (b) Number of Common Shares as to which such person has: -------------------------------------------------------- (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: ----------------------------------------- 946,708 (1)(2)(3) (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: ---------------------------------------- None -3- 4 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: ------------------------------------------------------ 499,582 (1)(2)(3) (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -------------------------------------------------------- None - ------------------- (1) Gordon Zacks is the voting trustee of the Zacks Voting Trust (the "Voting Trust") and exercises sole voting power as to the 585,056 Common Shares deposited in the Voting Trust. The owners of the Common Shares deposited in the Voting Trust retain investment power with respect to such Common Shares (subject to certain limitations on the right to remove the Common Shares from the Voting Trust) and the right to receive dividends thereon. Mr. Zacks is the beneficial owner of, and retains investment power as to, 137,930 of the Common Shares deposited in the Voting Trust. Mr. Zacks' mother, Florence Zacks Melton, as trustee under a trust established by the will of Aaron Zacks, deceased, is the owner of the balance of the Common Shares deposited in the Voting Trust. Mr. Zacks is a remainder beneficiary of the trust created by the will of Aaron Zacks. (2) Includes 139,929 Common Shares which Mr. Zacks has the right to acquire upon the exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Amendment No. 17. Excludes 14,967 Common Shares held of record and owned beneficially by the spouse of Mr. Zacks as to which Mr. Zacks has no voting or investment power and disclaims beneficial ownership. (3) Mr. Zacks holds 221,723 Common Shares of record, as to which he has sole voting and investment power. (4) Based upon the sum of (a) 9,563,559 Common Shares outstanding as of December 31, 1997 and (b) 139,929 Common Shares which Mr. Zacks has the right to acquire upon the exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Amendment No. 17. (c) Transactions by reporting person: ------------------------------------- Other than the transactions reported in the following table, Mr. Zacks has not effected any transactions in the Common -4- 5 Shares of the Company since the date of Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule 13D (February 1, 1997): Number of Common Shares Date Consideration Type of Transaction - ------------- ---- ------------- ------------------- 1,200 2/3/97 N/A Gifts by Mr. Zacks 16,873 5/16/97 N/A Receipt of grant of incentive stock option by Mr. Zacks under the Company's 1997 Incentive Stock Plan - becomes exercisable with respect to 3,892 Common Shares on second anniversary of grant date, 3,891 Common Shares on third anniversary of grant date and 9,090 Common Shares on fourth anniversary of grant date. 33,127 5/16/97 N/A Receipt of grant of non-qualified stock option by Mr. Zacks under the Company's 1997 Incentive Stock Plan - becomes exercisable with respect to 12,500 Common Shares on first anniversary of grant date, 8,608 Common Shares on second anniversary of grant date, 8,609 Common Shares on third anniversary of grant date and 3,410 Common Shares on fourth anniversary of grant date. -5- 6 (d) Right to receive or to direct the receipt of dividends from, --------------------------------------------------------------------- or the proceeds from the sale of, Common Shares: ------------------------------------------------ See Item 5(b) above. (e) Not Applicable. Signature. - ---------- 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. Dated: February 6, 1998 /s/ Gordon Zacks -------------------------------------- Gordon Zacks -6- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----