-----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, VPjA1l92ZSzzX28ckR5V6wgfcjlZTdGrXR0fYfogaBf/ikOXUf1BA/GpmsKsn2LT f7GSwscWaZPW87qSHpupiw== 0000950172-99-001361.txt : 19991018 0000950172-99-001361.hdr.sgml : 19991018 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950172-99-001361 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19991006 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000078716 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100] IRS NUMBER: 420470520 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-16177 FILM NUMBER: 99723601 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 CAPITAL SQ STREET 2: 400 LOCUST ST CITY: DES MOINES STATE: IA ZIP: 50309 BUSINESS PHONE: 5152484800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6800 PIONEER PKWY STREET 2: PO BOX 316 CITY: JOHNSTON STATE: IA ZIP: 50131 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DUPONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000030554 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTIC MAIL, SYNTH RESIN/RUBBER, CELLULOS (NO GLASS) [2820] IRS NUMBER: 510014090 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1007 MARKET ST CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19898 BUSINESS PHONE: 3027741000 SC 13D/A 1 SCHEDULE 13D - AMENDMENT NO. 4 (FINAL AMENDMENT) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4 (Final Amendment)) Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. ____________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share ____________________________________________________________ (Title of Class and Securities) 723686101 ____________________________________________________________ (CUSIP Number) Mary E. Bowler Senior Counsel E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 1007 Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19898 (302) 774-5303 ____________________________________________________________ (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) Copy to: Lou R. Kling, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 735-3000 October 1, 1999 ____________________________________________________________ (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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ] SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 723686101 ___________________________________________________________________ 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only) E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 51-0014090 ___________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) ( ) (b) ( ) ___________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ___________________________________________________________________ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS WC, OO ___________________________________________________________________ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ( ) ___________________________________________________________________ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE ___________________________________________________________________ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES _____________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 EACH _____________________________________ REPORTING 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 0 WITH _____________________________________ 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ___________________________________________________________________ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 ___________________________________________________________________ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ( ) ___________________________________________________________________ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11 0 ___________________________________________________________________ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ___________________________________________________________________ This Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D, filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a Delaware corporation ("DuPont"), and Du Pont Chemical and Energy Operations, Inc. ("DCEO"), amends the Schedule 13D filed by DuPont on August 18, 1997, as amended on September 29, 1997, February 2, 1998, and March 17, 1999. This is the final amendment to Schedule 13D and it is filed for informational purposes. On October 1, 1999, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., an Iowa corporation ("Pioneer"), merged with and into Delta Acquisition Sub, Inc., an Iowa corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont ("Merger Sub") pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement"), dated March 15, 1999, as amended. Upon consummation of the merger, Merger Sub, renamed Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., survived as a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of Pioneer, par value $1.00 per share ("Pioneer Common Stock"), was converted into either a fraction of DuPont common stock, par value $0.30 per share ("DuPont Common Stock"), with a value of $40, as determined pursuant to the Merger Agreement, or $40 in cash, subject to the limitation that approximately 45% of the total consideration paid by DuPont in respect of shares held by Pioneer shareholders other than DuPont was in cash and approximately 55% of such consideration was in DuPont Common Stock. 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. DATED: October 6, 1999 E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY By: /s/ Gary M. Pfeiffer ________________________ Gary M. Pfeiffer Senior Vice President - DuPont Finance and Chief Financial Officer 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. DATED: October 6, 1999 DU PONT CHEMICAL AND ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC. By: /s/ A. Lloyd Adams ___________________________ A. Lloyd Adams Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Du Pont Chemical and Energy Operations, Inc. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----