-----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, FtUNhM9AyVNe/CN84qtc56Ih4NSQRASDzcg67/O1tsJbWx33LWSe6GsWiKeqEDA2 yuFcmPAcinVouIaRiq7apg== /in/edgar/work/20000706/0000927016-00-002398/0000927016-00-002398.txt : 20000920 0000927016-00-002398.hdr.sgml : 20000920 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000927016-00-002398 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000706 GROUP MEMBERS: AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY TRUST PLC GROUP MEMBERS: CHRISTOPHER HARWOOD BERNARD MILLS GROUP MEMBERS: J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED GROUP MEMBERS: J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED GROUP MEMBERS: J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD GROUP MEMBERS: LIONHEART GROUP, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: THE TRIDENT NORTH ATLANTIC FUND SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000010119 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [8734 ] IRS NUMBER: 840720473 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-31809 FILM NUMBER: 668390 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 219 SOUTH STREET CITY: NEW PROVIDENCE STATE: NJ ZIP: 07974 BUSINESS PHONE: 9086658200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 219 SOUTH STREET CITY: NEW PROVIDENCE STATE: NJ ZIP: 07974 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BARRINGER RESOURCES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910331 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BARRINGER RESEARCH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19800821 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000940755 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [ ] STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 PARK PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 PARK PLACE STREET 2: SW1A1LP CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HAMBRO J O & PARTNERS LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960206 SC 13D/A 1 0001.txt AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO SCHEDULE 13D UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 6)* BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC. ________________________________________________________________ (Name of issuer) Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ________________________________________________________________ (Title of class of securities) 68509603 _____________________________ (CUSIP number) Robert G. Barrett J O Hambro Capital Management Limited 10 Park Place London SW1A 1LP England 011-44-171-222-2020 _______________________________________________________________________________ (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications) June 19, 2000 ______________________________________________________ (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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 (the "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 - ----------------- ------------------ CUSIP No.68509603 13D Page 2 of 10 Pages - ----------------- ------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Lionheart Group, Inc. 13-3790-376 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE OF FUNDS* 4 WC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] 5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 7 NUMBER OF 200,000 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 8 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 9 REPORTING 200,000 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11 200,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 12 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13 2.8% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 14 IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ----------------- ------------------ CUSIP No.68509603 13D Page 3 of 10 Pages - ----------------- ------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) J O Hambro Capital Management (Holdings) Limited No I.R.S. Identification Number - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE OF FUNDS* 4 AF - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] 5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 England - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 7 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 8 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 9 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 12 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13 0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 14 HC,CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ----------------- ------------------ CUSIP No.68509603 13D Page 4 of 10 Pages - ----------------- ------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) J O Hambro Capital Management Limited No I.R.S. Identification Number - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE OF FUNDS* 4 AF - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] 5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 England - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 7 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 8 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 9 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 12 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13 0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 14 IA,CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ----------------- ------------------ CUSIP No.68509603 13D Page 5 of 10 Pages - ----------------- ------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) American Opportunity Trust plc No I.R.S. Identification Number - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE OF FUNDS* 4 WC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] 5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 England - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 7 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 8 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 9 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 12 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13 0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 14 IV,CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ----------------- ------------------ CUSIP No.68509603 13D Page 6 of 10 Pages - ----------------- ------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills No I.R.S. Identification Number - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE OF FUNDS* 4 AF - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] 5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 England - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 7 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 8 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 9 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 12 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13 0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 14 IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ----------------- ------------------ CUSIP No.68509603 13D Page 7 of 10 Pages - ----------------- ------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) The Trident North Atlantic Fund No I.R.S. Identification Number - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE OF FUNDS* 4 WC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] 5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Cayman Islands - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 7 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 8 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 9 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 12 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13 0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 14 IV,CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D ------------------------- This Amendment No. 6 to Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Amendment") is filed on behalf of the parties to the Joint Filing Agreement (the "Filing Parties"), dated as of January 13, 2000, as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). This Amendment amends Item 5 of the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") filed on October 30, 1998 with the SEC by certain of the Filing Parties, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on April 16, 1999, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on April 22, 1999, as further amended by Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC on December 6, 1999, as further amended by Amendment No. 4 filed with the SEC on January 14, 2000, and as further amended by Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC on June 5, 2000. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. ------------------------------------ Item 5(a-e) is amended and restated in its entirety as follows: (a) - (b) The aggregate number and percentage of the outstanding Common Stock of Barringer Technologies Inc. (the "Company") beneficially owned (i) by each of the Filing Parties, and (ii) to the knowledge of the Filing Parties, by each other person who may be deemed to be a member of the Group, is as follows:
Number of Number of Number of Shares: Shares: Sole Filing Aggregate Shares: Sole Shared or Shared Party Number of Power to Power to Power to Approximate - -------------------- Shares: Vote Vote Dispose Percentage* --------- ------------ --------- ------------- ------------ Lionheart Group, 200,000 200,000 0 200,000 2.8% Inc. Holdings 0 0 0 0 0% J O Hambro 0 0 0 0 0% Capital Management Christopher H.B. 0 0 0 0 0% Mills American 0 0 0 0 0% Opportunity Trust Trident 0 0 0 0 0%
* Based on 7,195,902 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share outstanding as of May 2, 2000, which is based on information reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000. (c) Since the most recent filing of this Statement on June 19, 2000, the Filing Parties effected no transactions in the Common Stock other than those set forth in the following table: Page 8 of 10 Pages No. of Price Date Filing Party Shares (US$) - ---- ------------ ------ ----- 06/19/00 J O Hambro Capital Management Ltd. (111,000) 6.70 06/19/00 American Opportunity Trust (215,000) 6.70 06/19/00 Trident (38,500) 6.70 06/22/00 Lionheart Group (10,000) 7.03 06/23/00 Lionheart Group (4,000) 7.06 The above transactions were effected in the open market and were sales. (d) The shareholders of American Opportunity Trust have an economic interest in the dividends from, and the proceeds of sales of, Common Stock beneficially owned by American Opportunity Trust. The shareholders of Trident have an economic interest in the dividends from, and the proceeds of sales of, Common Stock beneficially owned by Trident. (e) The Filing Parties ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Common Stock of the Company, par value $.01 per Share, on June 19, 2000. Page 9 of 10 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. Dated: 6 July 2000 J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED By: /s/ R. G. Barrett --------------------------- Name: R. G. Barrett Title: Director Executed on behalf of the parties hereto pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement previously filed. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----