-----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, AEPXdi211yQjBxlr+K8espL3+CDx0VXf7PxPWhecUgUy7MOGZYRVArCNtVbcizWQ Y77ka2QUGG3zpD74cPFQHA== 0000766524-96-000277.txt : 19960508 0000766524-96-000277.hdr.sgml : 19960508 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000766524-96-000277 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960507 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DEPARTMENT 56 INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000902270 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: POTTERY & RELATED PRODUCTS [3260] IRS NUMBER: 133684956 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43517 FILM NUMBER: 96557218 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE VILLAGE PL STREET 2: 6436 CITY W PKWY CITY: EDEN PRAIRIE STATE: MN ZIP: 55344 BUSINESS PHONE: 6129445600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE VILLAGE PLACE STREET 2: 6436 CITY WEST PKWY CITY: EDEN PRAIRIE STATE: MN ZIP: 55344 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INVESTMENTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000766524 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 042539558 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE P O BOX SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 SC 13G/A 1 5% MONTHLY HOLDINGS UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4 )* NAME OF ISSUER DEPARTMENT 56 TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES Common CUSIP NUMBER 249509100 Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. ( ) (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). Page 1 of 10 Pages 13G CUSIP No. 249509100 Page 2 of 10 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of reporting person S.S. or I.R.S. identification no. of above person Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 36-2668272 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group* (a)( ) (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 NONE each ----------------------------- Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power person with NONE ----------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power NONE - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person NONE - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) includes certain shares* - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9 NONE - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting person* HC 13G CUSIP No. 249509100 Page 3 of 10 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of reporting person S.S. or I.R.S. identification no. of above person Putnam Investments, Inc. 04-2539558 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group* (a)( ) (b)( ) - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC use only - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or place of organization Massachusetts - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power NONE Number of ----------------------------- shares 6. Shared Voting Power beneficially owned by 50,663 each ----------------------------- Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power person with NONE ----------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power 711,900 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 711,900 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) includes certain shares* - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9 3.3% - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting person* HC 13G CUSIP No. 249509100 Page 4 of 10 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of reporting person S.S. or I.R.S. identification no. of above person Putnam Investment Management, Inc. 04-2471937 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group* (a)( ) (b)( ) - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC use only - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or place of organization Massachusetts - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power NONE Number of ----------------------------- shares 6. Shared Voting Power beneficially owned by NONE each ----------------------------- Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power person with NONE ----------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power 648,697 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 648,697 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) includes certain shares* - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9 3% - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting person* IA 13G CUSIP No. 249509100 Page 5 of 10 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of reporting person S.S. or I.R.S. identification no. of above person The Putnam Advisory Company, Inc. 04-6187127 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group* (a)( ) (b)( ) - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC use only - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or place of organization Massachusetts - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power NONE Number of ----------------------------- shares 6. Shared Voting Power beneficially owned by 50,663 each ----------------------------- Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power person with NONE ----------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power 63,203 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 63,203 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) includes certain shares* - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9 0.3% - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting person* IA - ---------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4) Check the following (box) if a fee is being paid with this statement ( ) Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: DEPARTMENT 56 Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: One Village Place, 6463 City West Parkway Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Item 2(a) Item 2(b) Name of Person Filing: Address or Principal Office or, if none, Residence: Putnam Investments, Inc. One Post Office Square ("PI") Boston, Massachusetts 02109 on behalf of itself and: *Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 1166 Avenue of the Americas ("MMC") New York, NY 10036 Putnam Investment Management, Inc. One Post Office Square ("PIM") Boston, Massachusetts 02109 The Putnam Advisory Company, Inc. One Post Office Square ("PAC") Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Item 2(c) Citizenship: PI, PIM and PAC are corporations organized under Massachusetts law. The citizenship of other persons identified in Item 2(a) is designated as follows: * Corporation - Delaware law ** Voluntary association known as Massachusetts business trust - Massachusetts law Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Item 2(e) Cusip Number: 249509100 Page 6 of 10 Pages Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a)( ) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b)( ) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c)( ) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d)( ) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e)( X ) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f)( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see (Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g)( X ) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (h)( ) Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Page 7 of 10 Pages
Item 4. Ownership. M&MC PI PIM PAC ----- ----- ---- ---- (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: none 711,900 648,697 63,203 (b) Percent of Class: none 3.3% 3% 0.3% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (1) sole power to vote or to direct the vote; (but see Item 7) none none none none (2) shared power to vote or to direct the vote; (but see Item 7) none 50,663 none 50,663 (3) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of; (but see Item 7) none none none none (4) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of; (but see Item 7) none all all all
Page 8 of 10 Pages 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 thereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ( X ). Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: No persons other than the persons filing this Schedule 13G have an economic interest in the securities reported on which relates to more than five percent of the class of securities. Securities reported on this Schedule 13G as being beneficially owned by M&MC and PI consist of securities beneficially owned by subsidiaries of PI which are registered investment advisers, which in turn include securities beneficially owned by clients of such investment advisers, which clients may include investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act and/or employee benefit plans, pension funds, endowment funds or other institutional clients. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. PI, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of M&MC, wholly owns two registered investment advisers: Putnam Investment Management, Inc. and The Putnam Advisory Company, Inc. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, M&MC and PI declare that the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be deemed an admission by either or both of them that they are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Section 13G, and further state that neither of them have any power to vote or dispose of, or direct the voting or disposition of, any of the securities covered by this Schedule 13G. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. Page 9 of 10 Pages 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, 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 purposes or effect. 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. PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, INC. /s/ BY: ------------------------------------------- Signature Name/Title: Frederick S. Marius Assistant Vice President and Associate Counsel Date: May 6, 1996 For this and all future filings, reference is made to Power of Attorney dated November 9, 1992, with respect to duly authorized signatures on behalf of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Putnam Investments, Inc., Putnam Investment Management, Inc., The Putnam Advisory Company, Inc. and any Putnam Fund wherever applicable. For this and all future filings, reference is made to an Agreement dated June 28, 1990, with respect to one filing of Schedule 13G on behalf of said entitites, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1). Page 10 of 10 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----