-----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, Tgq2dAjGoV3sMkjML58IreyazIAcMn+014frZEWDm8nc4bAcwf8O7PbXD5bVfaf/ Kcde3HKEjLB+f3T8VvSFAg== 0000225602-99-000004.txt : 19990203 0000225602-99-000004.hdr.sgml : 19990203 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000225602-99-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990202 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRIDEX CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000047254 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577] IRS NUMBER: 060682273 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-33654 FILM NUMBER: 99519160 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 61 WILTON RD CITY: WESTPORT STATE: CT ZIP: 06880-3121 BUSINESS PHONE: 2032261144 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 61 WILTON ROAD CITY: WESTPORT STATE: CT ZIP: 06880-3121 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HI G INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840829 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000225602 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 041590850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1295 STATE ST B050 CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01111 BUSINESS PHONE: 4137448411 SC 13G 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. ________)* Tridex Corporation ________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common ________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 895906105 _______________________________ (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *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. 895906105 13G Page 1 of 4 ________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 04-1590850 _________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ _________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________________________________________________________________ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 107,142 Common Shares; 127,611 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 107,142 Common Shares; 127,611 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 107,142 Common Shares; 127,611 Warrants _________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 3.6% _________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IC (insurance company) _________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No.895906105 13G Page 2 of 4 pages ________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual Corporate Investors 04-2483041 _________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ _________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________________________________________________________________ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 71,429 Common Shares; 95,709 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 71,429 Common Shares; 95,709 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 71,429, Common Shares; 95,709 Warrants _________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.3% _________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IV (investment company) _________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 895906105 13G Page 3 of 4 pages ________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual Participation Investors 04-3025730 _________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ _________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________________________________________________________________ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 35,714 Common Shares; 47,854 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 35,714 Common Shares; 47,854 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 35,714 Common Shares; 47,854 Warrants _________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 1.3% _________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IV (investment company) _________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 895906105 13G Page 4 of 4 pages ________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd _________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ _________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands _________________________________________________________________________ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 79,757 Common Shares; 79,757 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 79,757 Common Shares; 79,757 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 79,757 Common Shares; 79,757 Warrants _________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.5% _________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * CO (corporation) _________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer: Tridex Corporation ITEM 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 61 Wilton Road Westport, CT 06880 ITEM 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This statement is filed on behalf of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd. which together may be regarded as a group for the purpose of this statement. This statement is signed on behalf of both the aforementioned parties, and therefore, it does not include a separate agreement providing for a joint filing. ITEM 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. Cayman Islands ITEM 2(c). Citizenship MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. is organized under the laws of Cayman Islands ITEM 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER: 895906105 ITEM 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, an insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19), MassMutual Corporate Investors, an investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, MassMutual Participation Investors, an investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd., a corporation which together may be regarded as a group pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) (ii) (H). ITEM 4. Ownership: This statement is filed to report information as of December 31, 1998 (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners ltd. own respectively 127,611, 95,709, 47,854, and 79,757 warrants exercisable into equal amounts of common stock. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd. own respectively 107,142, 71,429, 35,714 and 79,757 shares of Common Stock. Total shares of common stock owned directly and indirectly: 350,931 warrants, 294,042 shares common stock. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd. are for the purposes of sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owners of any common stock of the issuer. (b) Percent of Class: Percentage of ownership is calculated as follows: 644,973 (shares held) / 6,379,000 (shares outstanding) + 350,931 (shares from warrants) = 9.6% (c) Powers: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd. have sole power to vote or dispose of respectively 234,753, 167,138, 83,568 and 159,514 shares of common stock. 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: Not applicable ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Note applicable ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group: Not applicable ITEM 10. Certification: By signing below, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS, MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS and MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. certify to the best of their 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. Signature - --------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS, MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS, and MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 2, 1999 February 2, 1999 _____________________ _____________________ Date Date MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTORS By: signature By: signature Charles McCobb Jr. Charles McCobb Jr. Managing Director Managing Director _________________________ _________________________ (Print Name and Title (Print Name and Title of Person Signing) of Person Signing) February 2, 1999 February 2, 1999 _____________________ _____________________ Date Date MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS VALUE PARTNERS LTD. By: signature By: signature Charles McCobb Jr. Charles McCobb Jr. Managing Director Managing Director _________________________ _________________________ (Print Name and Title (Print Name and Title of Person Signing) of Person Signing) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----