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UNITED STATES JARDEN CORPORATION Scott A. Arenare, Esq. With a copy to: Andrew R. Brownstein, Esq. April 16, 2008 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. ¨ This Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13D (this Amendment) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D, as previously amended (the Schedule 13D), of Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (WP VIII), Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, a New York limited liability company (WPP LLC), Warburg Pincus & Co., a New York general partnership (WP), and Warburg Pincus LLC, a New York limited liability company (WP LLC and, together with WP VIII, WPP LLC and WP, the Reporting Entities). The holdings of the Reporting Entities indicated in this Schedule 13D include the holdings of Warburg Pincus Netherlands Private Equity VIII C.V., I (WPNPE VIII I) and WP-WPVIII Investors, L.P. (WP-WPVIII, and together with WP VIII and WPNPE VIII I, the Investors). WP, WPP LLC, WP LLC and t
he Investors are referred to in this Amendment as the Group Members. This Schedule 13D relates to the common shares, par value $0.01, of Jarden Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company). The Group Members are making this single, joint filing because they may be deemed to constitute a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Unless set forth below, all previous items are unchanged. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF THE TRANSACTION. Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following thereto: On April 16, 2008, WP VIII and certain of its affiliates and the Company entered into a letter agreement (the Letter Agreement), pursuant to which WP VIII and certain of its affiliates irrevocably waived certain rights under the Purchase Agreement, including (1) the right to access the Companys books, records, properties and personnel and similar information, (2) the right to designate a person to be recommended by the Companys Governance and Nominating Committees (or any other committee exercising a similar function) and by the Companys Board of Directors to serve as a director of the Company and to designate any replacement for such director, (3) the right to have a board observer and (4) the right to consent to the appointment of a new Company Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or other person performing the duties of those positions. The foregoing summary of the Letter Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Letter Agreement, a copy of which is set forth as Exhibit 10 and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: (a) Due to their respective relationships with each other, as of April 17, 2008, the Group Members may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 6,128,297 shares of Common Stock of the Company, representing approximately 8.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on 76,818,865 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 15, 2008 (as provided by the Company in its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007). The Group Members are making this single, joint filing because they may be deemed to constitute a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. Item 7 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following thereto: 10. Letter Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2008, between Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., Warburg Pincus Netherlands Private Equity VIII C.V. I, WP-WPVIII Investors, L.P. and Jarden Corporation SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: April 17, 2008
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
__________________________________________
SCHEDULE 13D/A
(Amendment No. 9)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
471109 10 8
(CUSIP Number)
Managing Director and General Counsel
Warburg Pincus LLC
466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 878-0600
__________________________________________
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices of Communication)
__________________________________________
David M. Silk, Esq.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
(212) 403-1000
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
CUSIP No. (471109 10 8)
SCHEDULE 13D
(Page 2 of 10 Pages)
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
I.R.S. Identification No. 13-4161869
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) ¨
(b) x
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
0
BENEFICIALLY
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
3,256,378 (see Items 4 and 5)
EACH
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
0
PERSON WITH
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,128,297 (see Item 5)
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,128,297 (see Item 5)
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
¨
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.0% (see Item 5)
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
CUSIP No. (471109 10 8)
SCHEDULE 13D
(Page 3 of 10 Pages)
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Warburg Pincus Partners LLC
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
I.R.S. Identification No. 13-4069737
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) ¨
(b) x
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
N/A
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
NUMBER OF
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
0
BENEFICIALLY
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
3,256,378 (see Items 4 and 5)
EACH
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
0
PERSON WITH
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,128,297 (see Item 5)
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,128,297 (see Item 5)
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
¨
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.0% (see Item 5)
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
CUSIP No. (471109 10 8)
SCHEDULE 13D
(Page 4 of 10 Pages)
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Warburg Pincus & Co.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
I.R.S. Identification No. 13-6358475
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) ¨
(b) x
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
N/A
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
NUMBER OF
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
0
BENEFICIALLY
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
3,256,378 (see Items 4 and 5)
EACH
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
0
PERSON WITH
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,128,297 (see Item 5)
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,128,297 (see Item 5)
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
¨
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.0% (see Item 5)
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
CUSIP No. (471109 10 8)
SCHEDULE 13D
(Page 5 of 10 Pages)
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Warburg Pincus LLC
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
I.R.S. Identification No. 13-3536050
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) x
(b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
N/A
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
NUMBER OF
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
0
BENEFICIALLY
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
3,256,378 (see Items 4 and 5)
EACH
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
0
PERSON WITH
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,128,297 (see Item 5)
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,128,297 (see Item 5)
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)
¨
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.0% (see Item 5)
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
WARBURG PINCUS PRIVATE EQUITY VIII, L.P.
By:
Warburg Pincus Partners LLC,
its General Partner
By:
Warburg Pincus & Co.,
its Managing Member
By:
/s/ Scott A. Arenare
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner
WARBURG PINCUS PARTNERS LLC
By:
Warburg Pincus & Co.,
its Managing Member
By:
/s/ Scott A. Arenare
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner
WARBURG PINCUS & CO.
By:
/s/ Scott A. Arenare
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner
WARBURG PINCUS LLC
By:
/s/ Scott A. Arenare
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Managing Director
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
1. | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2005, by and among Warburg | |
Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P.; Warburg Pincus & Co.; and Warburg Pincus | ||
LLC (filed previously) | ||
2. | Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2004, by and between Jarden | |
Corporation and Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. (incorporated in this | ||
Schedule 13D by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K | ||
filed by Jarden Corporation on September 23, 2004) | ||
3. | Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B | |
Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of Jarden Corporation. (incorporated | ||
in this Schedule 13D by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form | ||
8-K filed by Jarden Corporation on September 23, 2004) | ||
4. | Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C | |
Mandatory Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of Jarden Corporation. | ||
(incorporated in this Schedule 13D by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Current | ||
Report on Form 8-K filed by Jarden Corporation on September 23, 2004) | ||
5. | Assignment and Joinder Agreement, dated October 8, 2004, by and among | |
Jarden Corporation, Catterton Partners V, L.P., Catterton Partners V Offshore, | ||
L.P., Catterton Coinvest I, L.L.C., Warburg Pincus Netherlands Private Equity | ||
VIII C.V. I, Warburg Pincus Netherlands Private Equity VIII C.V. II, Warburg | ||
Pincus Germany Private Equity VIII KG and Warburg Pincus Private Equity | ||
VIII, L.P. (filed previously) | ||
6. | Escrow Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2004, by and among Jarden | |
Corporation, Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. and National City Bank, a | ||
national banking association, as escrow agent. (filed previously) | ||
7. | Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2006, by and among Warburg | |
Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., Warburg Pincus Netherlands Private Equity | ||
VIII C.V. I, Warburg Pincus Germany Private Equity VIII, K.G. and Martin E. | ||
Franklin. (filed previously) | ||
8. | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2006, by and among Lehman | |
Brothers Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., the | ||
Company, Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., Warburg Pincus | ||
Netherlands Private Equity VIII C.V. I, Warburg Pincus Germany Private Equity | ||
VIII, K.G. and the other selling stockholders named therein (incorporated in this | ||
Schedule 13D by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K | ||
filed by Jarden Corporation on November 14, 2006) | ||
9. | Press Release dated September 21, 2007 (incorporated in this Schedule 13D by | |
reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Jarden | ||
Corporation on September 21, 2007) |
10. | Letter Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2008, between Warburg Pincus | |
Private Equity VIII, L.P., Warburg Pincus Netherlands Private Equity VIII C.V. | ||
I, WP-WPVIII Investors, L.P. and Jarden Corporation |
Exhibit 10
Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P.
466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
April 16, 2008
Jarden Corporation
555 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, New York 10580
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Purchase Agreement (the Agreement), dated as of September 19, 2004, between Jarden Corporation (the Company) and Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. (together with Warburg Pincus Netherlands Private Equity VIII C.V. I and WP-WPVIII Investors, L.P., the Investor). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter agreement shall have the meanings give n to such terms in the Agreement.
Investor hereby irrevocably waives and relinquishes all rights under Section 3.3(a) of the Agreement (Access, Information) to which it or any of its representatives are entitled, irrespective of Investors ownership of Securities as a percentage of the Share Base.
Investor hereby irrevocably waives and relinquishes all rights under Section 4.4 of the Agreement (Governance Matters) to which it is entitled, irrespective of its ownership of Securities as a percentage of the Share Base.
In connection with the waiver of such rights in paragraphs two and three above, Investor agrees that the Company shall no longer be required to comply with its obligations under Sections 3.3(a) and 4.4 of the Agreement to the extent they relate to such rights.
This waiver relates only to the foregoing matters, and does not extend to any amendment, waiver or modification thereof, or any other agreements or transactions, whether or not similar or related to the foregoing. Except as expressly set forth herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in effect without modification, and the provisions of Article VI of the Agreement shall apply to this letter agreement mutatis mutandis.
Please acknowledge this waiver by signing this letter in the space provided below and returning a copy to the undersigned.
[Signature page follows.]
Very truly yours, | ||
WARBURG PINCUS PRIVATE EQUITY | ||
VIII, L.P. | ||
By: | Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | Warburg Pincus & Co., | |
its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Scott A. Arenare | |
Name: Scott A. Arenare | ||
Title: Partner | ||
WARBURG PINCUS NETHERLANDS | ||
PRIVATE EQUITY VIII C.V. I | ||
By: | Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | Warburg Pincus & Co., | |
its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Scott A. Arenare | |
Name: Scott A. Arenare | ||
Title: Partner | ||
WP-WPVIII INVESTORS, L.P. | ||
By: | Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | Warburg Pincus & Co., | |
its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Scott A. Arenare | |
Name: Scott A. Arenare | ||
Title: Partner |
Accepted and agreed to as of the 16th day of April, 2008: |
JARDEN CORPORATION |
By: /s/ John E. Capps |
Name: John E. Capps |
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |