-----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, QVfO1bVadZr0yY2x+xKf+rBzoxOPcBi7W5v9bFU+ki64T+JK3vXGpvTc7F0F0WXX HnBwKuuwCXEKx8H/RYuYpg== 0000903423-07-000199.txt : 20070214 0000903423-07-000199.hdr.sgml : 20070214 20070214123313 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-07-000199 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070214 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GEHL CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000856386 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3523] IRS NUMBER: 390300430 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-40747 FILM NUMBER: 07616643 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 143 WATER STREET CITY: WEST BEND STATE: WI ZIP: 53095 BUSINESS PHONE: 2623349461 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 143 WATER STREET CITY: WEST BEND STATE: WI ZIP: 53095 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Manitou BF S.A. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001298110 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: I0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ZI 430 ROUTE DE L'AUBINIERE, BP 249 CITY: ANCENIS CEDEX STATE: I0 ZIP: F-44158 BUSINESS PHONE: 254 722 8098 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ZI 430 ROUTE DE L'AUBINIERE, BP 249 CITY: ANCENIS CEDEX STATE: I0 ZIP: F-44158 SC 13G/A 1 manitou-13ga1_0214.htm

 

UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*


Gehl Company

(Name of Issuer)


Common Stock, $0.10 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

368483103

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2005**

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

o 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 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).

 

**The Reporting Person is filing this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G to satisfy its reporting obligations pursuant to Rule 13d-2(b) under the Act for each of the calendar years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 368483103

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Manitou BF S.A.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

France

 

 

 




NUMBER OF

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

1,545,401 as of December 31, 2005 and 1,748,046 as of December 31, 2006

SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

- 0 -

REPORTING
PERSON
WITH:

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,545,401 as of December 31, 2005 and 1,748,046 as of December 31, 2006

 

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,545,401 as of December 31, 2005 and 1,748,046 as of December 31, 2006

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

o

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

12.9% as of December 31, 2005 and 14.4% as of December 31, 2006

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Item 1.

 

(a)

Name of Issuer:

 

Gehl Company

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

143 Water Street, West Bend, WI 53095

Item 2.

 

(a)

Name of Person Filing:

 

Manitou BF S.A.

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

 

Z1 430 Route de l’Aubiniere, BP 249, Ancenis Cedex, France 44158

(c)

Citizenship:

 

France

(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

 

Common Stock, $0.10 par value

(e)

CUSIP Number:

 

368483103

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a(n):

(a)

 o

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

 

 

(b)

 o

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

 

 

(c)

 o

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

 

 

(d)

 o

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

 

 

(e)

 o

Investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

 

(f)

 o

Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

 

(g)

 o

Parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(h)

 o

Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

 

(i)

 o

Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

 

(j)

 o

Group in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

Not applicable.

Item 4.

Ownership

(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned:

 

See response to Item 9 on the cover page.

(b)

Percent of Class:

 

See response to Item 11 on the cover page.

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See response to Item 5 on the cover page.

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

 

See response to Item 6 on the cover page.

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 

See response to Item 7 on the cover page.

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

 

See response to Item 8 on the cover page.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: o  

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

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 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 that 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.

Date: February 14, 2007

 

  MANITOU BF S.A.

 

By:

/s/ Marcel Claude Braud                                       
Name: Marcel Claude Braud
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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