-----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, EcHEgsCGyhU5Om6me9deqecIB09Ns215VSOszRT65IciVgpfVY1IurzZCG9l+wjM tnUiNhcwuaD/XGuX+ukHZQ== 0000895421-00-000193.txt : 20001212 0000895421-00-000193.hdr.sgml : 20001212 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895421-00-000193 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20001211 GROUP MEMBERS: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO GROUP MEMBERS: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER ADVISORS INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRIEDMANS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000911004 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-JEWELRY STORES [5944] IRS NUMBER: 582058362 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-44489 FILM NUMBER: 786454 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WEST STATE ST CITY: SAVANNAH STATE: GA ZIP: 31401 BUSINESS PHONE: 9122339333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 W STATE ST CITY: SAVANNAH STATE: GA ZIP: 31401 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895421 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FINANCE SERVICES [6199] IRS NUMBER: 363145972 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1585 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127614000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1585 BROADWAY STREET 2: 38TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEAN WITTER DISCOVER & CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960315 SC 13G/A 1 0001.txt AMENDMENT FILING 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. 1) Friedman's Inc. ----------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ----------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 358438109 ----------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. - ---------- *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). CUSIP No. 358438109 13G Page 2 of 8 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S) S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 358438109 13G Page 3 of 8 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S) S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 358438109 13G Page 4 of 8 Pages Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: Friedman's Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 4 West State Street Savannah, GA 31401 -------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: (a) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. (b) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: (a) 1585 Broadway New York, New York 10036 (b) Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 -------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Citizenship: Incorporated by reference to Item 4 of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person. ------------------------------------------------- (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock -------------------------------------------------------------- (e) CUSIP Number: 358438109 ------------------------------------------------- Item 3. (a) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. is (e) an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (b) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors Inc. is (e) an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. CUSIP No. 358438109 13-G Page 5 of 8 Pages Item 4. Ownership. Incorporated by reference to Items (5) - (9) and (11) of the cover page. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. (a) As of the date hereof, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities. (b) As of the date hereof, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors Inc. has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Inapplicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. 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. CUSIP No. 358438109 13-G Page 6 of 8 Pages 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: December 11, 2000 Signature: /s/ Dennine Bullard ----------------------------------------------------------------- Name/Title Dennine Bullard / Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated ----------------------------------------------------------------- MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO. Date: December 11, 2000 Signature: /s/ James Wallin ----------------------------------------------------------------- Name/Title James Wallin / First Vice President Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------- MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER ADVISORS INC. INDEX TO EXHIBITS PAGE ----------------- ---- EXHIBIT 1 Agreement to Make a Joint Filing 7 EXHIBIT 2 Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Dennine Bullard 8 to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. * Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001). (022597DTI) EX-99.1 2 0002.txt JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Cusip No. 358438109 13G Page 7 of 8 Pages EXHIBIT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------ DECEMBER 11, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------ MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO. AND MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER ADVISORS INC. hereby agree that, unless differentiated, this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the parties. MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO. BY: /s/ Dennine Bullard --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennine Bullard / Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER ADVISORS INC. BY: /s/ James Wallin -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Wallin / First Vice President Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors Inc. EX-99 3 0003.txt SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE Page 8 of 8 Pages EXHIBIT 1 ------------------ MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO. SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and Assistant Secretary of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify that Stuart J.M. Breslow, Robert G. Koppenol and Dennine Bullard are authorized to sign reports to be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") pursuant to the following: (1) On May 31, 1997, the Board of Directors of the Corporation granted authority to Stuart J.M. Breslow and Robert G. Koppenol to sign reports to be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Act on behalf of the Corporation. (2) On February 23, 2000, Donald G. Kempf, Jr., the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Corporation, delegated authority to Dennine Bullard to sign reports to be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Act on behalf of the Corporation. Pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Bylaws of the Corporation and resolutions approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on September 25, 1998, the Chief Legal Officer is authorized to enter into agreements and other instruments on behalf of the Corporation and may delegate such powers to others under his jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Corporation as of the 1st day of March, 2000. ______________________________ Charlene R. Herzer Assistant Secretary -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----