-----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, OlpyZpGb+viUU0SCWl2JWanunUMd5M3RGRx/liPEB70TuQ4iVRjCrO1+pSNOyy6K wlEk+uDh3X+zwgjhXRgMnA== 0000943663-98-000216.txt : 19980708 0000943663-98-000216.hdr.sgml : 19980708 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000943663-98-000216 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980707 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EVANS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000033780 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES [5600] IRS NUMBER: 361050870 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-30583 FILM NUMBER: 98661245 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 36 S STATE ST CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60603 BUSINESS PHONE: 3128552000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PETER CUNDILL & ASSOCIATES LTD ET AL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000925925 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O 101 SOUTH HANLEY SUITE 1600 CITY: ST. LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63105 BUSINESS PHONE: 314-862-1200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 SOUTH HANLEY STREET 2: SUITE 1600 CITY: ST. LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63105 SC 13G 1 13G FILING FOR EVANS, INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __) EVANS, INC. _________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.20 par value ________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 299155 10 1 (CUSIP Number) July 7, 1998 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) 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). - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Peter Cundill & Associates (Bermuda) Ltd. N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X] - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Bermuda - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 93,200 BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH --------- ---------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 319,754 --------- ---------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 319,754 --------- ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 184,257 - ----------------------- --------- ---------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 504,011 - ----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.98% ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO, IA (Canadian) - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Peter Cundill Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. N/A - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X] - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Bermuda - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH --------- ---------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 412,954 --------- ---------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 --------- ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 504,011 - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 504,011 - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.98% - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON F. Peter Cundill N/A - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X] - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Canada - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 73,700 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH --------- ---------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 412,954 --------- ---------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 --------- ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 504,011 - ----------------------- --------- ---------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 504,011 - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.98% - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Cundill Value Fund N/A - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X] - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Canada - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SHARES SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH --------- ---------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 319,754 --------- ---------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 --------- ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 319,754 - ----------------------- --------- ---------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 319,754 - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.33% - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1. (a). Name of Issuer: Evans, Inc. (b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 36 South State Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 Item 2. (a). Name of Person Filing: (i) Peter Cundill & Associates (Bermuda) Ltd. ("PCB") (ii) Peter Cundill Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. ("Holdings") (iii) F. Peter Cundill ("Cundill") (iv) Cundill Value Fund ("Value Fund") (b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: PCB and Holdings: 15 Alton Hill Southampton SN01 Bermuda Cundill: Grosvenor House, Apt. 104 - Park Lane London W1A 3AA England Value Fund: 1200 Sun Life Plaza 1100 Melville Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4A6 (c). Citizenship or Place of Organization: PCB and Holdings: Bermuda Cundill and Value Fund: Canada (d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.20 par value (e). CUSIP Number: 299155 10 1 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to sections 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c.); (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii) (F); (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1) (ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a). Amount beneficially owned: (i) PCB: 504,011 (ii) Holdings: 504,011 (iii) Cundill: 504,011 (iv) Value Fund: 319,754 (b). Percent of class: (i) PCB: 9.98% (ii) Holdings: 9.98% (iii) Cundill: 9.98% (iv) Value Fund: 6.33% (c). Number of shares as to which the person has: (1) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: (i) PCB: 93,200 (ii) Holdings: 0 (iii) Cundill: 73,700 (iv) Value Fund: 0 (2) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: (i) PCB: 319,754 (ii) Holdings: 412,954 (iii) Cundill: 412,954 (iv) Value Fund: 319,754 (3) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : (i) PCB: 319,754 (ii) Holdings: 0 (iii) Cundill: 0 (iv) Value Fund: 0 (4) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: (i) PCB: 184,257 (ii) Holdings: 504,011 (iii) Cundill: 504,011 (iv) Value Fund: 319,754 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Cundill Value Fund, an incorporated mutual fund trust governed by the laws of British Columbia, is the beneficial owner of 6.33% of the subject shares. Item 7. Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. In accordance with Rule 13d-4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the persons filing this statement expressly disclaim the beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement and the filing of this report shall not be construed as an admission by such persons that they are the beneficial owners of such securities. SIGNATURES 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. PETER CUNDILL & ASSOCIATES (BERMUDA) LTD. Date: July 7, 1998 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley Patrick W.D. Turley Attorney-in-Fact* PETER CUNDILL HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LTD. Date: July 7, 1998 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley Patrick W.D. Turley Attorney-in-Fact* F. PETER CUNDILL Date: July 7, 1998 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley Patrick W.D. Turley Attorney-in-Fact* CUNDILL VALUE FUND Date: July 7, 1998 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley Patrick W.D. Turley Attorney-in-Fact* *Pursuant to Power of Attorney on file with the Commission and incorporated by reference herein. EXHIBIT 1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT AMONG PETER CUNDILL & ASSOCIATES (BERMUDA) LTD., PETER CUNDILL HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LTD., F. PETER CUNDILL, AND CUNDILL VALUE FUND WHEREAS, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), only one joint statement and any amendments thereto need to be filed whenever one or more persons are required to file such a statement or any amendments thereto pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act with respect to the same securities, provided that said persons agree in writing that such statement or amendments thereto is filed on behalf of each of them; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: PETER CUNDILL & ASSOCIATES (BERMUDA) LTD., PETER CUNDILL HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LTD., F. PETER CUNDILL, AND CUNDILL VALUE FUND hereby agree, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act, to file a statement on Schedule 13G relating to their ownership of Common Stock of the Issuer and do hereby further agree that said statement shall be filed on behalf of each of them. PETER CUNDILL & ASSOCIATES (BERMUDA) LTD. Date: July 7, 1998 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley Patrick W.D. Turley Attorney-in-Fact* PETER CUNDILL HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LTD. Date: July 7, 1998 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley Patrick W.D. Turley Attorney-in-Fact* F. PETER CUNDILL Date: July 7, 1998 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley Patrick W.D. Turley Attorney-in-Fact* CUNDILL VALUE FUND Date: July 7, 1998 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley Patrick W.D. Turley Attorney-in-Fact* *Pursuant to Power of Attorney on file with the Commission and incorporated by reference herein. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----