-----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, TEfBoRO2PiRn9aG32b/5jCPSifgLXkpO2NzZ8O9z27li6KuZTUOk1H0BWyi6iAN8 ga8XoOs2/XzmN0XVt+N78A== 0000950123-97-007308.txt : 19970827 0000950123-97-007308.hdr.sgml : 19970827 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-97-007308 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970826 SROS: NYSE GROUP MEMBERS: DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL INC GROUP MEMBERS: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER DISCOVER & CO SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000859368 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 521574808 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41042 FILM NUMBER: 97669930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4343 EAST CAMELBACK RD CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85018 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125992000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4343 E CAMELBACK RD STREET 2: SUITE 250 CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85018 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER DISCOVER & CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895421 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FINANCE SERVICES [6199] IRS NUMBER: 363145972 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1585 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123922222 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEAN WITTER DISCOVER & CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960315 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of class of securities) 584690309 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement X (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 584690309 13G PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. IRS # 39-314-5972 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / / (b) / / - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION The state of organization is Delaware. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 ------------------------------------------------------------ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,375,862 ------------------------------------------------------------ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 ------------------------------------------------------------ PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,418,602 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,418,602 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.17% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT ! 3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 584690309 13G PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. IRS # 13-3680016 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / / (b) / / - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION The state of organization is Delaware. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 926,300 ---------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 926,340 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 926,340 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.64% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT ! 4
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 584690309 13G PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1 (b) Address of issuer's principal executive offices 4343 East Camelback Road Suite 250 Phoenix, AZ 85018-2700 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2 (a) Name of person filing (a) Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. (b) Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2 (b) Principal business office (a) 1585 Broadway New York, New York 10036 (b) Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2 (c) Citizenship Incorporated by reference to Item 4 of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2 (d) Title of class of Securities Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2 (e) Cusip No. 584690309 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 3 (a) Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. is (e) an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (b) Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. is (e) an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 4 Ownership Incorporated by reference to Items (5) - (9) and (11) of the cover page. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 584690309 13G PAGE 5 OF 8 PAGES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5 Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class Inapplicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 6 Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by Dean Witter InterCapital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., are known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from, the sale of such securities. No such account holds more than 5 percent of the class. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company Inapplicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Inapplicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group Inapplicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 584690309 13G PAGE 6 OF 8 PAGES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : August 12, 1997 Signature : /s/ Barry Fink -------------------------------------------------------------- Name / Title : Barry Fink/Senior Vice President Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------- DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL INC. Date : August 12, 1997 Signature : /s/ Bruce Bromberg -------------------------------------------------------------- Name / Title : Bruce Bromberg / Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated -------------------------------------------------------------- MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS PAGE ------------------- ---- EXHIBIT 1 Agreement to Make a Joint Filing 7 EXHIBIT 2 Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Bruce Bromberg 8 to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
7 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 584690309 13G PAGE 6 OF 8 PAGES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : August 12, 1997 Signature : /s/ Barry Fink -------------------------------------------------------------- Name / Title : Barry Fink/Senior Vice President Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------- DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL INC. Date : August 12, 1997 Signature : /s/ Bruce Bromberg -------------------------------------------------------------- Name / Title : Bruce Bromberg / Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated -------------------------------------------------------------- MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS PAGE ------------------- ---- EXHIBIT 1 Agreement to Make a Joint Filing 7 EXHIBIT 2 Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Bruce Bromberg 8 to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
EX-99.1 2 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 584690309 13G PAGE 7 OF 8 PAGES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXHIBIT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------ AUGUST 12, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------ MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO. AND DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL INC. hereby agree that, unless differentiated, this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the parties. DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL INC. BY: /s/ Barry Fink -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Fink / Senior Vice President Dean Witter InterCapital Inc. MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO. BY: /s/ Bruce Bromberg --------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Bromberg / Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated EX-99.2 3 SECRETARY'S CERTICATE 1 Page 8 of 8 MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO. SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify that, as approved by a Unanimous Consent of Directors in Lieu of a Meeting dated as of May 31, 1997, the following persons are each authorized to sign reports to be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of the Corporation, and such authorizations are in full force and effect as of this date: Stuart J.M. Breslow Robert G. Koppenol Bruce Bromberg Robin Sherak IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Corporation as of the 3rd day of June, 1997. /s/ Charlene R. Herzer ----------------------------- Charlene R. Herzer Assistant Secretary [SEAL] -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----