-----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, NQ7FEmSmKOtPOM1HwrHNuE/QedSqMFMIbJCUB2tM9ko3ODeth9ZBV9AtHBLT4mav 4/DQh8igd6dWZZDHoBlupw== 0000950123-07-002672.txt : 20070223 0000950123-07-002672.hdr.sgml : 20070223 20070223172218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-07-002672 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D9/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070223 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070223 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAIRNCO CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000350750 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821] IRS NUMBER: 133057520 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-33205 FILM NUMBER: 07646754 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 PRIMERA BLVD STREET 2: STE 432 CITY: LAKE MARY STATE: FL ZIP: 32746 BUSINESS PHONE: 4078752222 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 PRIMERA BLVD STREET 2: STE 432 CITY: LAKE MARY STATE: FL ZIP: 32746 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAIRNCO CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000350750 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821] IRS NUMBER: 133057520 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 PRIMERA BLVD STREET 2: STE 432 CITY: LAKE MARY STATE: FL ZIP: 32746 BUSINESS PHONE: 4078752222 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 PRIMERA BLVD STREET 2: STE 432 CITY: LAKE MARY STATE: FL ZIP: 32746 SC 14D9/A 1 y29828gsc14d9za.htm AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO SCHEDULE 14D-9 SC 14D9/A
 

 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
SCHEDULE 14D-9
 
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement under
Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 15)
 
BAIRNCO CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
BAIRNCO CORPORATION
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(including the associated Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights)
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
057097107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
 
Luke E. Fichthorn, III
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Bairnco Corporation
300 Primera Boulevard
Lake Mary, Florida 32746
(407) 875-2222
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
With Copies to:
Andrew L. Bab, Esq.
John H. Hall, Esq.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 909-6000
o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the
commencement of a tender offer.
 
 

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Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 14D-9
     This Amendment No. 15 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule14D-9 initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 6, 2006, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No.1 filed with the SEC on July 12, 2006, Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on July 14, 2006, Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC on July 28, 2006, Amendment No. 4 filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006 and Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC on October 20, 2006, and Amendment No. 6 filed with the SEC on January 3, 2007, Amendment No. 7 filed with the SEC on January 17, 2007, Amendment No. 8 filed with the SEC on January 19, 2007, Amendment No. 9 filed with the SEC on January 24, 2007, Amendment No. 10 filed with the SEC on January 26, 2007, Amendment No. 11 filed with the SEC on February 1, 2007, Amendment No. 12 filed with the SEC on February 2, 2007, Amendment No. 13 filed with the SEC on February 15, 2007 and Amendment No. 14 filed with the SEC on February 16, 2007 (as amended and supplemented, the “Statement”), by Bairnco Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Bairnco”), relating to the tender offer by BZ Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Offeror”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Steel Partners II, L.P. (“Steel Partners”), to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company for $13.35 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed by Steel Partners and the Offeror with the SEC on June 22, 2006 (as amended and supplemented, the “Schedule TO”).
Item 4. The Solicitation or Recommendation.
The Statement is hereby amended to include the following paragraph at the end of Item 4(b):
     “On February 23, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a Merger Agreement with Steel Partners and BZ Acquisition Corp. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit a(22) and incorporated herein by reference.”
Item 9. Exhibits
     Item 9 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following thereto:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
a(22)
  Press Release issued by Bairnco Corporation, dated February 23, 2007.

 


 

SIGNATURE
     After due 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.
         
  BAIRNCO CORPORATION
 
 
  By:  
-s- Luke E. Fichthorn
 
    Name:   Luke E. Fichthorn III   
    Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 
Dated: February 23, 2007

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
a(22)
  Press Release issued by Bairnco Corporation, dated February 23, 2007.

 

EX-99.A.22 2 y29828gexv99waw22.htm EX-99.A.22: PRESS RELEASE EX-99.A.22
 

BAIRNCO CORPORATION
300 PRIMERA BOULEVARD, SUITE 432
LAKE MARY, FLORIDA 32746
(407) 875-2222
BAIRNCO CORPORATION ENTERS INTO DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT WITH STEEL PARTNERS II
 
Lake Mary, Florida — February 23, 2007 — Bairnco Corporation (NYSE: BZ) today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by BZ Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Steel Partners II, L.P. (“Steel Partners II”).
Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by Bairnco’s Board of Directors, BZ Acquisition will amend its existing tender offer for Bairnco to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Bairnco at an increased price of $13.50 per share in cash. In addition, all shareholders of record on March 5, 2007 will continue to be entitled to receive the declared first quarter dividend of $0.10 per share, for total cash proceeds of $13.60 per share. This represents a premium of 37% to the closing price of Bairnco’s stock on the day prior to Steel Partners II’s launch of its original tender offer.
“Bairnco is a terrific company with substantial momentum and a bright future, and we are pleased that we have been able to reach this agreement with Steel Partners II,” said Bairnco Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Luke E. Fichthorn III. “Our fundamental goal has always been to maximize shareholder value and we believe we have accomplished that through this agreement with Steel Partners II.”
Fichthorn continued, “The value created by this transaction is a clear reflection of the hard work and dedication of our employees, who have continued to execute on our strategic plan and have consistently provided our clients with superb service and products. With Steel Partners II’s support, Bairnco can continue to build on its strong platform and reach its full potential.”
Warren G. Lichtenstein, managing member of Steel Partners II, said, “We are pleased to have negotiated an agreement with Bairnco that we believe is in the best interest of all shareholders. We have been involved with Bairnco for almost ten years. This acquisition is consistent with our desire to increase our ownership and long-term capital investment in successful manufacturing operations. We look forward to consummating this transaction promptly.”
Steel Partners II has agreed to withdraw its consent solicitation.
Completion of the tender offer is subject to customary conditions, including the valid tender of sufficient shares, which, when added to shares then owned by Steel Partners II

 


 

and its affiliates, constitute more than 50% of the total number of outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis. There is no financing condition.
Following the completion of the tender offer, subject to customary conditions, BZ Acquisition will merge with and into Bairnco, pursuant to which each share not tendered into the tender offer will be converted automatically into the right to receive $13.50 in cash.
The tender offer could close as early as March 16, 2007. If BZ Acquisition acquires sufficient shares in the tender offer that, together with shares then owned by Steel Partners II and its affiliates, represent more than 90% of the outstanding shares of the Company, the back-end merger will close promptly after the completion of the tender offer, without obtaining a shareholder vote. If, following the completion of the tender offer, Steel Partners II and its affiliates own more than 50% of the shares of the Company on a fully diluted basis but less than 90% of the outstanding shares, the back-end merger, which would be subject to approval by Bairnco stockholders (including Steel Partners II and its affiliates), would be expected to close in the first half of 2007.
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC acted as financial advisors to Bairnco and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP acted as legal advisors to Bairnco. Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP acted as legal counsel to Steel Partners II.
Bairnco filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended from time to time, the “Schedule 14D-9”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 6, 2006, regarding Steel Partners II’s unsolicited tender offer for all the outstanding shares of Stock of Bairnco (the “Offer”). Bairnco will file as promptly as possible a revised Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC. Bairnco’s stockholders should read the Schedule 14D-9 (including any amendments or supplements thereto) because these documents contain important information relating to the Offer and the related Merger Agreement.
On June 22, 2006, Steel Partners II filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement for the purchase of all outstanding shares of Bairnco at $12.00 per share. On February 2, 2007, Steel Partners II filed a first supplement to the Tender Offer Statement increasing its offer to $13.35 per share. Steel Partners II will shortly file a second supplement to the Tender Offer Statement amending its Offer. Bairnco’s stockholders should read the Tender Offer Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) because it contains additional information important to the stockholders’ interests in the Offer and the related Merger Agreement.
The Schedule 14D-9, the Tender Offer Statement and other public filings made by Bairnco and Steel Partners II with the SEC are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Bairnco will provide a copy of these materials free of charge at its website at www.bairnco.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT BAIRNCO

 


 

Bairnco Corporation is a diversified multinational company that operates two distinct businesses — Arlon (Electronic Materials and Coated Materials segments) and Kasco (Replacement Products and Services segment). Arlon’s principal products include high technology materials for the printed circuit board industry, cast and calendered vinyl film systems, custom-engineered laminates and special silicone rubber compounds and components. Kasco’s principal products include replacement band saw blades for cutting meat, fish, wood and metal, and on site maintenance primarily in the meat and deli departments. Kasco also distributes equipment to the food industry in France.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT STEEL PARTNERS II
Steel Partners II is a private investment partnership.
CONTACTS:
Kenneth L. Bayne, Bairnco Corporation
Telephone: (407) 875-2222, ext. 227
Kim Levy or Shannon Provost, Sard Verbinnen & Co
Telephone: (212) 687-8080
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