0000950172-01-500962.txt : 20011019 0000950172-01-500962.hdr.sgml : 20011019 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950172-01-500962 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20011011 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GAYLORD CONTAINER CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000812700 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS & BOXES [2650] IRS NUMBER: 363472452 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39843 FILM NUMBER: 1756553 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 LAKE COOK RD STE 400 CITY: DEERFIELD STATE: IL ZIP: 60015 BUSINESS PHONE: 7084055500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 LAKE COOK ROADE STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: DEERFIELD STATE: IL ZIP: 60015 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TEMPLE INLAND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000731939 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAPERBOARD MILLS [2631] IRS NUMBER: 751903917 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1230 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 303 S TEMPLE DR STREET 2: P.O. DRAWER N CITY: DIBOLL STATE: TX ZIP: 75941 BUSINESS PHONE: 9368295511 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 303 SOUTH TEMPLE DR CITY: DIBOLL STATE: TX ZIP: 75941 SC 13D 1 s306843.txt SC 13D SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) Gaylord Container Corporation ------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share ------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 368145108 ---------- (CUSIP Number) M. Richard Warner, Esq. Temple-Inland Inc. 303 South Temple Drive Diboll, TX 75941 (936) 829-5511 Copy to: Stephen W. Hamilton, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 1440 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person ------------------------------------------------ Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) September 27, 2001 ------------------- (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 Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 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 Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. CUSIP No. 368145108 13D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Temple-Inland Inc. I.R.S. Identification No. 75-1903917 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF GROUP [ ] (a) [ ] (b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 SOURCES OF FUNDS BK, WC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ------------------------------------------------ BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 6,672,480 (1) REPORTING ------------------------------------------------ PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,672,480 (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,672,480 (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) The shares of Common Stock represent the number of shares subject to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2001 (the "Stockholders Agreement"), among Temple-Inland Inc., Temple-Inland Acquisition Corporation and certain stockholders of Gaylord Container Corporation. Temple-Inland Inc. may be deemed to share the power to direct the vote of such shares under the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, which is discussed in greater detail in response to Item 4. This Schedule 13D is filed by Temple-Inland Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and relates to the tender offer by Temple-Inland Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, to purchase all outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Gaylord Container Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), including the associated rights to purchase preferred stock issued pursuant to that certain Rights Agreement, dated June 12, 1995, between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent (the "Rights" and, together with the Common Stock, the "Shares"), at $1.80 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 28, 2001 (the "Offer to Purchase"), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Schedule TO filed by Parent and the Purchaser on September 28, 2001 (as amended from time to time, the "Schedule TO") and in the related Letter of Transmittal, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to the Schedule TO (which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as either may be amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the "Offer"). Item 1. Security and Issuer. This Schedule 13D relates to the Shares. The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 400, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. Item 2. Identity and background. The information set forth in section 8 ("Certain Information Concerning Parent and the Purchaser") of the Offer to Purchase and in the section captioned "Schedule I: Directors and Executive Officers of Parent and the Purchaser" of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. This Schedule 13D relates to the acquisition by Parent of beneficial ownership of Shares pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2001 (the "Stockholders Agreement"), among Parent, the Purchaser and certain stockholders of the Company (the "Tendering Stockholders"), pursuant to which the Tendering Stockholders agreed to tender an aggregate of 6,672,480 Shares owned by them (the "Committed Shares") pursuant to the Offer and granted to Parent an irrevocable proxy (the "Proxy") to vote such Committed Shares in favor of the merger. The Stockholders Agreement is described more fully in section 11 ("The Merger Agreement; Other Arrangements") of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy was granted by the Tendering Stockholders as an inducement to Parent to enter into the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of September 27, 2001, among Parent, the Purchaser and the Company, as described in Item 4 below. No monetary consideration was paid by Parent to the Tendering Stockholders for the Proxy. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in section 9 ("Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration") is incorporated herein by reference. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase captioned "Introduction," and in section 1 ("Terms of the Offer"), section 10 ("Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with the Company"), section 11 ("The Merger Agreement; Other Arrangements"), section 12 ("Purpose of the Offer; Plans for the Company"), section 13 ("Certain Effects of the Offer"), and section 14 ("Dividends and Distributions") of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference. No reporting person has any present plans or proposal which would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a) - (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D except as set forth herein or such as would occur upon completion of any of the actions set forth herein. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. As a result of the grant of the Proxy pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, Parent may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 6,672,480 Shares, which would represent approximately 11.9% of the outstanding Shares (based on the number of Shares outstanding as of September 26, 2001, as set forth in the Merger Agreement). The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in section 8 ("Certain Information Concerning Parent and the Purchaser"), section 11 ("The Merger Agreement; Other Arrange ments") and in the section captioned "Schedule I: Directors and Executive Officers of Parent and the Purchaser" is incorporated herein by reference. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. The information set forth in Item 3 herein and in the sections of the Offer to Purchase captioned "Introduction" and "Schedule I: Directors and Executive Officers of Parent and the Purchaser" and in section 8 ("Certain Information Concerning Parent and the Purchaser"), section 10 ("Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with the Company"), and section 11 ("The Merger Agreement; Other Arrangements") of the Offer to Purchase and in Exhibits (d)(1), (d)(2) and (d)(3) attached to the Schedule TO is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. *1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 27, 2001, among Parent, the Purchaser and the Company. *2 Stockholders Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2001, among Parent, the Purchaser and certain stockholders of the Company. *3 Stock Option Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2001, between Parent and the Company. *4 Offer to Purchase, dated September 28, 2001. *5 Form of Letter of Transmittal. ------------- * Incorporated by reference to the Schedule TO, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2001 by Parent and the Purchaser. 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. TEMPLE-INLAND INC. By: /s/ M. Richard Warner ----------------------------- Name: M. Richard Warner Title: Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Date: October 10, 2001 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description *1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 27, 2001, among Parent, the Purchaser and the Company. *2 Stockholders Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2001, among Parent, the Purchaser and certain stockholders of the Company. *3 Stock Option Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2001, between Parent and the Company. *4 Offer to Purchase, dated September 28, 2001. *5 Form of Letter of Transmittal. ------------- * Incorporated by reference to the Schedule TO, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2001 by Parent and the Purchaser.