-----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, SGe5dblSff6VBUeMHAD4203QVjK0TF2KiusR6PdBAO1kNsC5+EgBj9n9XpnpXSIm 6PDtzCwjFYTzZKF52VpkHQ== 0001193125-08-031679.txt : 20080214 0001193125-08-031679.hdr.sgml : 20080214 20080214172113 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-031679 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080214 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TIMBERLAND CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000814361 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOTWEAR, (NO RUBBER) [3140] IRS NUMBER: 020312554 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39207 FILM NUMBER: 08619105 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 DOMAIN DR CITY: STRATHAM STATE: NH ZIP: 03885 BUSINESS PHONE: 6037729500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 DOMAIN DR CITY: STRATHAM STATE: NH ZIP: 03885 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: METLIFE ADVISERS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001071039 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 BOYLSTON STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-578-2410 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 BOYLSTON STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW ENGLAND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TNE ADVISORS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980924 SC 13G 1 dsc13g.txt TIMBERLAND CO. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* Timberland Co. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 887100105 ------------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *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. 887100105 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Met Life Advisers, LLC Tax Id number: 04-3240897 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Maryland - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power: None NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------------ SHARES 6. Shared Voting Power: BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 3,900,000* EACH ------------------------------------------------------------------ REPORTING 7. Sole Dispositive Power: PERSON WITH 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 3,900,000* See Note 1* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,900,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 77.77% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Note 1: Met Investors Advisory, LLC, ("MetLife Investors") an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, serves as investment manager of each series of Met Investors Series Trust (the "Trust"), an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In its role as investment manager of the Trust, MetLife Investors has contracted with certain sub-advisers to make the day-to-day investment decisions investment for the certain series of the Trust. Accordingly, MetLife Investors generally does not have investment and/or voting power over the shares reported in this schedule. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Metropolitan Series Fund, Inc. Tax ID Number: 04-3556515 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power: None NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------------ SHARES 6. Shared Voting Power: BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 3,900,000 EACH ------------------------------------------------------------------ REPORTING 7. Sole Dispositive Power: PERSON WITH 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 3,900,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,900,000 shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.77% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IV - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 1(a) Name of Issuer: Timberland Co. ITEM 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 200 Domain Drive, Stratham, New Hampshire ITEM 2(a) Name of Person Filing: 1) MetLife Advisers, LLC 2) Metropolitan Series Fund, Inc. ITEM 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 501 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 ITEM 2(c) Citizenship: 1) Delaware 2) Maryland ITEM 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, (the "Shares") ITEM 2(e) CUSIP Number: 887100105 ITEM 3 The person Filing this Schedule 13G is an: Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP ITEM 4(a): Amount Beneficially Owned: 3,900,000 shares ITEM 4(b): Percent of Class: 7.77% ITEM 4(c): Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,900,000 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 3,900,000 ITEM 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable. ITEM 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Harris Oakmark Focused Value Portfolio, a series of Metropolitan Series Fund, Inc., a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, has the right to receive dividends from and the proceeds from the sale of 3,900,000 of the shares reported by MetLife Advisers, LLC. ITEM 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not Applicable. ITEM 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable. ITEM 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable. ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. 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 14, 2008 MetLife Advisers, LLC By: /s/ Michael P. Lawlor ----------------------------- Assistant Secretary Metropolitan Series Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Michael P. Lawlor ----------------------------- Assistant Secretary -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----