-----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, Jh2uHAoEb6xOfCGFGWBe6uzDd2xa9MecG2401SKga//H1AYMGRtVhBDA5KkWb8G2 je5XU+rhrVsKQ8GksUOCGQ== 0000908645-02-000052.txt : 20020415 0000908645-02-000052.hdr.sgml : 20020415 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000908645-02-000052 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020403 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GIBBONS MICHAEL WAYNE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001162824 IRS NUMBER: 330664594 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1290 N HANCOCK ST STREET 2: STE 203B CITY: ANAHEIM STATE: CA ZIP: 92807 BUSINESS PHONE: 7147011470 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ICH CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000049588 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE [6321] IRS NUMBER: 436069928 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-20379 FILM NUMBER: 02600529 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9255 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 BUSINESS PHONE: 2149547111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 2699 STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ICH CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930506 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SOUTHWESTERN LIFE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940808 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ICH CORP/CONSOL NAT/RTS/CFR/MOD AMER LIFE INS/SW LIFE INS/CF DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930505 SC 13D/A 1 ich6.txt SC 13D/A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 6) I.C.H. Corporation (Name of Issuer) Common Stock $0.01 par value (Title of Class of Securities) 44926L300 (CUSIP Number) Michael W. Gibbons 1290 North Hancock Street, Suite 203B Anaheim California 714-701-1470 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) April 1, 2002 (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 ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-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 ss. 240.13d-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 (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). SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP NO. 44926L300 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Michael W. Gibbons _______________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS PF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 262,300 ** OWNED BY EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER REPORTING 00 PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 262,300 ** 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 00 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 262,300 ** 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.41% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! ** Inclusive of the 77,500 Shares owned through Fairmont Capital, Inc. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP NO. 44926L300 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Fairmont Capital, Inc. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 77,500 OWNED BY EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER REPORTING 00 PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 77,500 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 00 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 77,500 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.78% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! This Amendment #6 is filed by (1) Michael W. Gibbons ("Gibbons"), and (2) Fairmont Capital, Inc. ("Fairmont"). Gibbons and Fairmont are hereinafter referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Reporting Persons refer to and incorporate by reference the information in their Schedule 13D as amended through Amendment No. 5 to such schedule (the "Schedule 13D"). This Amendment reports only information which has changed since the filing of the Schedule 13D, and defined terms in the Schedule 13D are not redefined herein. Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction. The Reporting Parties further update and supplement Item 4 of the Schedule 13D as follows: Starting in November of 2001, Fairmont made a series of offers to acquire ICH or its subsidiary Sybra. In response, management chose not to negotiate, and to keep up all barriers to any deal (e.g., refusing to remove poison pills designed to stop changes of control, refusing to call shareholders' meetings, refusing to give shareholders the right to call their own meetings, limiting/terminating due diligence). In Reporting Parties' view, management acted solely to keep their own jobs - at the detriment of all creditors and shareholders. Fairmont last made an all cash "no conditions" offer on January 29, 2002 to the management of ICH which would have entailed no loss to any creditors and would have resulted in the shareholders receiving some value on their investments. However, it would have resulted in management's top 2 officers - John Bicks and Robert Drechsler, losing their jobs. Management of ICH did not respond to the offer, but rather chose to keep their jobs and voluntarily filed chapter 11 on February 5, 2002. Throughout the bid process, it became very apparent to Reporting Parties that Bicks and Drechsler, were not interested in maximizing shareholder value, nor creditor value, but rather had always intended to file for bankruptcy. In the last few months, they and the Board rapidly sold their shares (from 15.7% to about 1.5% of the Company's total outstanding common stock) in preparation of this bankruptcy. These stock sales occurred even though other shareholders may not have had adequate disclosure of the seriousness of the Company's financial problems, nor that the officers and Board were "abandoning the ship". Indeed, the story that Reporting Parties had heard circulating in the financial markets since the middle of last year was that management intended to try to buy or act with others (most likely RTM) to buy Sybra in chapter 11 through a transaction that would wipe out stockholders and not pay secured or unsecured creditors in full. In the Company's Form 10Q filed on November 14, 2001 (for the quarter ending September 30, 2001), the Company disclosed that it was in discussions with potential investors towards making an investment of equity capital at the Sybra level which would likely have the effect of significantly diluting, if not eliminating, the value of the Company's equity interest in Sybra - the Company's only material asset." On March 22, 2002, those "stories" came true when ICH and RTM issued press releases disclosing senior management's joint venture restructuring plan with RTM. On April 1, 2002, Reporting Parties delivered to the Board of Directors of Sybra, Inc. a written offer to form a new entity to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of Sybra, Inc. for a payment of $5.1 million ("Sybra Offer"). As part of the Sybra Offer, Fairmont will share the equity of the new entity by allowing the unsecured creditors of ICH to co-invest in up to 5% of the equity. Fairmont will also allow the shareholders of ICH to co-invest in up to another 5% of the equity. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities would not include: |X| John Bicks' and Robert Drechsler's Employment Agreements; |X| The New York Headquarters office lease; and |X| The San Diego Headquarters office lease. The Sybra Offer is conditioned upon: (a) A restructuring of Sybra's assumed debt with its secured creditors. Under this restructuring, the secured creditors will get 100 cents on the dollar (100%). (b) A new $10 million revolving credit facility that the secured creditors would agree to subordinate to at closing. The Sybra Offer is not subject to any additional due diligence as a pre-condition. However, it does require that Fairmont be given true access, with no limitations, to the Company's information and operating management. Previously, the Company has been incomplete in its disclosures and since December 2001, has refused to give Fairmont any due diligence materials or other information. Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits: Exhibits Document ------- -------- 99.8. Revised Offer Letter Concerning Sybra, Inc. dated April 1, 2002 from Fairmont Capital, Inc. to the Board of Directors of Sybra, Inc. After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, it is hereby certified that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: April 2, 2002 By: /s/ Michael W. Gibbons ------------------------------------ Michael W. Gibbons FAIRMONT CAPITAL, INC. By: /s/ Michael W. Gibbons ------------------------------------ Michael W. Gibbons, President EXHIBIT 99.8 Fairmont Capital, Inc. 1290 North Hancock Street, Suite 203B Anaheim, California 92807-1925 Telephone: (714) 701-1470 Facsimile: (714) 701-1474 April 1, 2002 Via Fax (858) 535-1634, Via Fax (212) 317-0959 and Federal Express Board of Directors Sybra, Inc. 9255 Towne Centre Drive Suite 600 San Diego, CA 92121 RE: Revised Offer Letter Concerning Sybra, Inc. Dear Board of Directors: As you aware, we, Fairmont Capital, Inc. ("Fairmont") and its affiliates, are the largest shareholder of I.C.H. Corporation (the "Company" or "ICH"). Fairmont is a private equity firm that specializes, among other things, in turning around and investing in distressed businesses, including restaurants. Currently, we own 262,300 shares of ICH stock which represents approximately 9.41% of all of the issued and outstanding ICH common stock. Starting in November of 2001, Fairmont made a series of offers on ICH or its subsidiary Sybra. In response, management chose not to negotiate, and to keep up all barriers to any deal (e.g., refusing to remove poison pills designed to stop changes of control, refusing to call shareholders' meetings, refusing to give shareholders the right to call their own meetings, limiting/terminating due diligence). Management acted solely to keep their own jobs - at the detriment of all creditors and shareholders. Fairmont last made an all cash "no conditions" offer on January 29, 2002 to the management of ICH which would have entailed no loss to any creditors and would have resulted in the shareholders receiving some value on their investments. However, it would have resulted in management's top 2 officers - John Bicks and Robert Drechsler, losing their jobs. Management of ICH did not respond to the offer, but rather chose to keep their jobs and voluntarily filed chapter 11 on February 5, 2002. Throughout our bid process, it became very apparent to us that Bicks and Drechsler, were not interested in maximizing shareholder value, nor creditor value, but rather had always intended to file for bankruptcy. In the last few months, they and the Board rapidly sold their shares (from 15.7% to about 1.5% of the Company's total outstanding common stock) in preparation of this bankruptcy. These stock sales occurred even though other shareholders may not have had adequate disclosure of the seriousness of the Company's financial problems, nor that the officers and Board were "abandoning the ship". Indeed, the story circulating in the financial markets since the middle of last year was that management intended to try to buy or act with others (most likely RTM) to buy Sybra in chapter 11 through a transaction that would wipe out stockholders and not pay secured or unsecured creditors in full. Indeed, in the Company's Form 10Q filed on November 14, 2001 (for the quarter ending September 30, 2001), the Company disclosed that it was in discussions with potential investors towards making an investment of equity capital at the Sybra level which would likely have the effect of significantly diluting, if not eliminating, the value of the Company's equity interest in Sybra - the Company's only material asset." On March 22, 2002, those "stories" came true when ICH and RTM issued press releases disclosing senior management's joint venture restructuring plan with RTM. Acquisition Offer An entity to be formed by Fairmont will purchase the acquired assets and assume the liabilities of Sybra, Inc. for a payment of $5.1 million. Fairmont will share the equity of the new entity by allowing the unsecured creditors of ICH to co-invest in up to 5% of the equity. Fairmont will also allow the shareholders of ICH to co-invest in up to another 5% of the equity. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities would not include: |X| John Bicks' and Robert Drechsler's Employment Agreements; |X| The New York Headquarters office lease; and |X| The San Diego Headquarters office lease. Conditions This proposal is conditioned upon: (c) A restructuring of Sybra's assumed debt with its secured creditors. Under this restructuring, the secured creditors will get 100 cents on the dollar (100%). (d) A new $10 million revolving credit facility that the secured creditors would agree to subordinate to at closing. This proposal is not subject to any additional due diligence as a pre-condition. However, we will need to have true access, with no limitations, to the Company's information and operating management. Previously, the Company has been incomplete in its disclosures and since December 2001, has refused to give Fairmont any due diligence materials or other information. Fairmont would only have the right to terminate the transaction in the event that a material adverse change in the business occurs or a material adverse aspect of the business was not disclosed. Although we have sent this letter to you first, in light of the significance of this proposal, this letter will be attached to our next 13D filing. If you have any questions regarding this proposal, please do not hesitate to call us at (714) 701-1470. Sincerely, Michael W. Gibbons President cc: Mr. Timothy Greenleaf, Managing Director Fairmont Capital, Inc. Mr. Mark Gill, Principal Fairmont Capital, Inc. John A. Bicks, Esq., Director Robert H. Drechsler, Esq., Director Mr. Ronald W. Cegnar, Director Mr. Bruce Kallins, Director Mr. Carl D. Robinson, Director Mr. Raymond L. Steele, Director Unsecured Creditors Committee of ICH Corporation Pamela J. Lustrin, Esq. U.S. Trustee for I.C.H. Corporation -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----