-----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, FutuFAigqsFCLW0eioCCkcbBaHuQPNqLwT3iHm6NG+PfKr/tpp5AhiCxozBwerZp lWoOMBYIYLlSNYrMausi/A== 0000950135-99-004427.txt : 19990915 0000950135-99-004427.hdr.sgml : 19990915 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-99-004427 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990914 GROUP MEMBERS: TBK PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: TWEEDY BROWNE CO LLC /ADV GROUP MEMBERS: VANDERBILT PARTNERS, L.P. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EKCO GROUP INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000018827 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL FORGING & STAMPINGS [3460] IRS NUMBER: 112167167 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0102 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10179 FILM NUMBER: 99710945 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 98 SPIT BROOK RD STREET 2: SUITE 102 CITY: NASHUA STATE: NH ZIP: 03062 BUSINESS PHONE: 6038881212 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 98 SPIT BROOK RD STREET 2: SUITE 102 CITY: NASHUA STATE: NH ZIP: 03062 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRONICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880504 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRONICS DATA COMPUTER CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870304 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TWEEDY BROWNE CO LLC /ADV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000728086 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 133381587 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 52 VANDERBILT AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129160600 SC 13D/A 1 TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 4 )* of Tweedy, Browne Company LLC SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 4 )* of TBK Partners, L.P. SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 4 )* of Vanderbilt Partners, L.P. Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 EKCO GROUP, INC. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 282636109 (CUSIP Number) John D. Spears 52 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, New York 10017 (212) 916-0600 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 (Date of Event which Required Filing of this Statement) 2 If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]. Check the following box if a fee is paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting 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 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 the provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 3 - ----------------------- -------------------------- CUSIP No. 282636109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of 9 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Tweedy, Browne Company LLC ("TBC") - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK 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 0 shares NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 shares EACH ------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH: 0 shares ------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) BD, IA & 00 ================================================================================ 4 - ----------------------- -------------------------- CUSIP No. 282636109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of 9 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS TBK Partners, L.P. ("TBK") - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC and BK - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK 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 0 shares NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 shares EACH ------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH: 0 shares ------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN ================================================================================ 5 - ----------------------- -------------------------- CUSIP No. 282636109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 5 of 9 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Vanderbilt Partners, L.P. ("Vanderbilt") - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC and BK - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK 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 0 shares NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 Shares EACH ------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH: 0 shares ------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN ================================================================================ 6 PRELIMINARY NOTE The persons filing this Amendment No. 4 are Tweedy, Browne Company LLC ("TBC"), a Delaware limited liability company, (ii) TBK Partners, L.P. ("TBK"), a Delaware limited partnership and (iii) Vanderbilt Partners, L.P. ("Vanderbilt") , a Delaware limited partnership. This Amendment No. 4 amends a Statement on Schedule 13D filed by TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt dated March 4, 1996 (the "Statement"). However, the filing of this Amendment No. 4 should not be deemed an admission that TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt comprise a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the"Act"). This Amendment No. 4 relates to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock") of Ekco Group, Inc. (the "Company"), which, to the best knowledge of the persons filing this Amendment No. 4, is a company organized under the laws of Delaware, with its principal executive offices at 98 Spit Brook Road, Nashua, New Hampshire 03062. This Amendment No. 4 contains information regarding shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TBC. Such shares are held in the accounts of various customers of TBC, with respect to which it has obtained or shared voting power. This Amendment No. 4 is being filed because the filing persons are no longer subject to the filing requirements of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as a result of the disposition of their respective shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Tender Offer by EG Two Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser"), a subsidiary of CCPC Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), and an affiliate of Borden, Inc. a New Jersey corporation ("Bordon"), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.0.01 per share at a purchase price of $7.00 per share. Other than as set forth below, to the best knowledge of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt, there has been no material change in the information set in response to Items 1,2,3,4, 6 and 7 of the Statement, as amended. Accordingly, those Items are omitted from this Amendment No. 4. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) As of the date hereof, TBC does not beneficially own directly any shares of the Common Stock. As a result of the disposition of 76,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Tender Offer , TBK does not beneficially own directly any shares of the Common Stock. As a result of the disposition of 30,900 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Tender Offer, Vanderbilt does not beneficially own directly any shares of Common Stock. Each of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock held in the TBC Accounts. Each of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims beneficial ownership of Common Stock held by the other. Except as described herein, to the best knowledge of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt, no person who may be deemed to comprise a group with any of TBC, TBK, Vanderbilt, or any other person named in Item 2 hereof, beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock. (c) Pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer between August 18 and September 8, 1999, TBC tendered 1,311,985 shares of Common Stock for a purchase price of $7.00 per share. Between August 18 and September 8, 1999, TBK tendered 76,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer as set forth above. Between August 18 and September 8, 1999, Vanderbilt tendered 30,900 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer as set forth above. 7 (d) To the best knowledge of TBC, each of the persons maintaining an account with TBC has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock held in said person's TBC Account. To the best knowledge of TBK, no person other than TBK has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the TBK Shares, except that the General Partners and Thomas P. Knapp may be deemed to have such rights and powers solely by reason of being general partners in TBK. To the best knowledge of Vanderbilt, no person other than Vanderbilt has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Vanderbilt Shares, except that the General Partners in Vanderbilt may be deemed to have such rights and powers solely by reason of being general partners in Vanderbilt. (e) TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Common Stock on September 8, 1999. SIGNATURE Each of Tweedy, Browne Company LLC, TBK Partners, L.P. and Vanderbilt Partners, L.P., after reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, hereby certifies that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 4 is true, complete and correct. TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC By /s/ Christopher H. Browne ------------------------------------- Christopher H. Browne Member TBK PARTNERS, L.P. By /s/ Christopher H. Browne ------------------------------------- Christopher H. Browne General Partner VANDERBILT PARTNERS, L.P. By /s/ Christopher H. Browne ------------------------------------- Christopher H. Browne General Partner Dated: September 14, 1999 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----