-----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, MZfok8fuQB1TOggtsp3bAJaFlc/wPyj385xTCrU3JEr803FNR3+2D49WC/SvsTDp fa33rFlo/O0nr2RpkgPYbQ== 0000922423-96-000497.txt : 19960918 0000922423-96-000497.hdr.sgml : 19960918 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000922423-96-000497 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960917 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HILLS STORES CO /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000786877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 311153510 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38982 FILM NUMBER: 96631009 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 DAN RD CITY: CANTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02021 BUSINESS PHONE: 6178211000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 DAN ROAD CITY: CANTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02021 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HILLS STORES CO /NEW/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HILLS STORES CO /NEW/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931015 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: THL HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870506 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DICKSTEIN PARTNERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000922415 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133537972 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9 WEST 57TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9 WEST 57TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 SC 13D/A 1 SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 23 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Amendment No. 23 to SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Hills Stores Company (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value (Title of Class of Securities) 431692102 (CUSIP Number) David P. Levin, Esq. Kramer, Levin, Naftalis, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 715-9100 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) September 16, 1996 (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 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 being paid with this statement: /_/ Page 1 of 12 pages SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 431692102 Page 2 of 12 Pages S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON DICKSTEIN & CO., L.P. 13-3321472 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) /_/ (b) SEE ITEM 5 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC,OO 5) CHECK BOX 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 Not Applicable NUMBER OF 8) SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES 529,170 (See Item 5) BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH Not Applicable REPORTING PERSON 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 529,170 (See Item 5) 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 529,170 (See Item 5) 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES /_/ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.2% (See Item 5) 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 431692102 Page 3 of 12 Pages 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON DICKSTEIN FOCUS FUND L.P. 13-3746015 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) /_/ (b) SEE ITEM 5 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 DELAWARE 7) SOLE VOTING POWER Not Applicable NUMBER OF 8) SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES 0 (See Item 5) BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH Not Applicable REPORTING PERSON 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 (See Item 5) 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 (See Item 5) 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES /_/ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% (See Item 5) 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 431692102 Page 4 of 12 Pages 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON DICKSTEIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) /_/ (b) SEE ITEM 5 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC,OO 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) /_/ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 7) SOLE VOTING POWER Not Applicable NUMBER OF 8) SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES 80,000 (See Item 5) BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH Not Applicable REPORTING PERSON 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 80,000 (See Item 5) 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 80,000 (See Item 5) 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES /_/ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) .8% (See Item 5) 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 431692102 Page 5 of 12 Pages 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON DICKSTEIN PARTNERS, L.P. 13-3544838 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) /_/ (b) SEE ITEM 5 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 5) CHECK BOX 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 Not Applicable NUMBER OF 8) SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES 529,170 (See Item 5) BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH Not Applicable REPORTING PERSON 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 529,170 (See Item 5) 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 529,170 (See Item 5) 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES /_/ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.2% (See Item 5) 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 431692102 Page 6 of 12 Pages 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON DICKSTEIN PARTNERS INC. 13-3537972 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) /_/ (b) SEE ITEM 5 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 5) CHECK BOX 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 Not Applicable NUMBER OF 8) SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES 609,170 (See Item 5) BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH Not Applicable REPORTING PERSON 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 609,170 (See Item 5) 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 609,170 (See Item 5) 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES /_/ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.0% (See Item 5) 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 431692102 Page 7 of 12 Pages 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MARK DICKSTEIN 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) /_/ (b) SEE ITEM 5 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 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 7) SOLE VOTING POWER Not Applicable NUMBER OF 8) SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES 609,170 (See Item 5) BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH Not Applicable REPORTING PERSON 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 609,170 (See Item 5) 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 609,170 (See Item 5) 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES /_/ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.0% (See Item 5) 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN Amendment No. 23 to Schedule 13D This Statement amends the Schedule 13D, dated May 6, 1994, as amended on July 22, 1994, July 28, 1994, August 11, 1994, August 17, 1994, August 30, 1994, September 21, 1994, September 26, 1994, February 23, 1995, March 7, 1995, April 27, 1995, May 4, 1995, May 5, 1995, May 12, 1995, May 17, 1995, May 24, 1995, June 6, 1995, June 13, 1995, June 15, 1995, July 20, 1995, March 21, 1996, May 30, 1996 and June 14, 1996 (the "Schedule 13D"), filed by Dickstein & Co., L.P., Dickstein International Limited, Dickstein Focus Fund L.P., Dickstein Partners, L.P., Dickstein Partners Inc. and Mark Dickstein with respect to the Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Hills Stores Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). Notwithstanding this Amendment No. 23, the Schedule 13D speaks as of its date. Capitalized terms used without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. I. Item 5(a) and 5(c) of the Schedule 13D, "Interest in Securities of the Issuer," are amended and restated in their entirety by the following: "(a) The Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of 609,170 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 6.0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. Dickstein & Co. owns 529,170 of such shares, representing approximately 5.2% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, and Dickstein International owns 80,000 of such shares, representing approximately .8% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. The foregoing percentages are based upon 10,192,540 shares of Common -8- stock outstanding as of May 27, 1996 as set forth in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 4, 1996. Upon the resolution of all pre-petiton claims pursuant to the Company's Plan of Reorganization (see Item 3), the Reporting Persons may be entitled to receive additional shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock pursuant to such Plan of Reorganization. Mark Kaufman, a Vice President of Dickstein Inc., owns 2,000 shares of Common Stock, constituting less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Mr. Kaufman possesses sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by him. (c) Except as set forth on Schedule II hereto, none of the persons identified in Item 2 has effected any transactions in the Common Stock during the past 60 days." -9- SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Date: September 16, 1996 DICKSTEIN & CO., L.P. By: Alan Cooper, as Vice President of Dickstein Partners Inc., the general partner of Dickstein Partners, L.P., the general partner of Dickstein & Co., L.P. /s/ Alan Cooper Name: Alan Cooper DICKSTEIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED By: Alan Cooper, as Vice President of Dickstein Partners Inc., the agent of Dickstein International Limited /s/ Alan Cooper Name: Alan Cooper DICKSTEIN FOCUS FUND L.P. By: Alan Cooper, as Vice President of Dickstein Partners Inc., the general partner of Dickstein Partners, L.P., the general partner of Dickstein Focus Fund L.P. /s/ Alan Cooper Name: Alan Cooper DICKSTEIN PARTNERS, L.P. By: Alan Cooper, as Vice President of Dickstein Partners Inc., the general partner of Dickstein Partners, L.P. /s/ Alan Cooper Name: Alan Cooper -10- DICKSTEIN PARTNERS INC. By: Alan Cooper, as Vice President /s/ Alan Cooper Name: Alan Cooper /s/ Mark Dickstein Name: Mark Dickstein -11- Schedule II TRANSACTIONS IN COMMON STOCK OF HILLS STORES COMPANY Shares Sold by Dickstein & Co., L.P. Number of Shares Price Per Total Date Sold Share Commission Proceeds 9/16/96 196,786 8.0000 15,810.36 1,558,447.64 Shares Sold by Dickstein Focus Fund, L.P. Number of Shares Price Per Total Date Sold Share Commission Proceeds 9/10/96 3,200 7.7500 207.83 24,592.17 9/11/96 21,800 7.5000 1,328.45 162,171.55 9/16/96 53,595 8.0000 4,316.89 424,443.11 Shares Sold by Dickstein International Limited Number of Shares Price Per Total Date Sold Share Commission Proceeds 9/05/96 17,500 7.5198 1,069.39 130,527.11 9/06/96 17,500 7.5000 1,069.38 130,180.62 9/09/96 15,000 7.7083 918.86 114,701.14 9/11/96 25,000 7.5000 1,521.25 185,978.75 9/16/96 49,619 8.0000 3,997.75 392,954.25 -12- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----