-----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, SLFYyjNmrlFB0liyicYmz+uLZJvPrKtkiuhhDRWYT+mN6CJ369S2UWiKq3wQ30ZN WYvsOZSVK3/78cl9/mcp1g== 0000898822-97-000324.txt : 19970502 0000898822-97-000324.hdr.sgml : 19970502 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898822-97-000324 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970501 SROS: NYSE GROUP MEMBERS: DSFA CORPORATION GROUP MEMBERS: HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES INC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GIDDINGS & LEWIS INC /WI/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000851588 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METALWORKING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3540] IRS NUMBER: 391643189 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42769 FILM NUMBER: 97593206 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 142 DOTY ST CITY: FOND DU LAC STATE: WI ZIP: 54935 BUSINESS PHONE: 4149219400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 142 DOTY ST CITY: FOND DU LAC STATE: WI ZIP: 54935 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000801898 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MINING MACHINERY & EQUIP (NO OIL & GAS FIELD MACH & EQUIP) [3532] IRS NUMBER: 391566457 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13400 BISHOPS LN CITY: BROOKFIELD STATE: WI ZIP: 53005 BUSINESS PHONE: 4146714400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 554 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53201-0554 SC 14D1/A 1 SCHEDULE 14D1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 1, 1997 ______________________________________________________________________ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ____________________ AMENDMENT NO. 1 to SCHEDULE 14D-1 TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 GIDDINGS & LEWIS, INC. (Name of Subject Company) DSFA CORPORATION HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES, INC. (Bidders) COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 375048-10-5 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) _________________________ K. THOR LUNDGREN, ESQ. HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES, INC. 3600 SOUTH LAKE DRIVE ST. FRANCIS, WISCONSIN 53235 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Persons Filing Statement) Copy to: ANDREW R. BROWNSTEIN, ESQ. WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ 51 WEST 52ND STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 (212) 403-1000 _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This Statement amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 1997 (the "Schedule 14D-1"), relating to the offer by DSFA Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Harnischfeger Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), to purchase all outstanding shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value per share (the "Common Shares"), together with (unless and until the Purchaser declares that the Rights Condition is satisfied) the Rights, of Giddings & Lewis, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), at a price of $19 per Common Share (and associated Right), net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon (the "Offer Price"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated April 28, 1997 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") (which, as either may be amended from time to time, together constitute the "Offer"). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Offer to Purchase and the Schedule 14D-1. ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. On April 29, 1997, Parent filed its Notification and Report Form with respect to the Offer and the Proposed Merger. Under the provisions of the HSR Act applicable to the Offer, the purchase of Common Shares pursuant to the Offer may not be consummated until the expiration of a 15-calendar day waiting period following such filing. Accordingly, assuming the filing made by Parent was not deficient, the waiting period with respect to the Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 14, 1997, unless Parent receives a request for additional information or documentary material or the Antitrust Division and the FTC terminate the waiting period prior thereto. SIGNATURES After due inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ Francis M. Corby, Jr. ------------------------------- Name: Francis M. Corby, Jr. Title: Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration DSFA CORPORATION By: /s/ Francis M. Corby, Jr. ------------------------------- Name: Francis M. Corby, Jr. Title: Vice President and Treasurer Dated: April 30, 1997 EXHIBIT INDEX ______________ EXHIBIT NO.* DESCRIPTION ________ ____________________________________________ (a)(1)* Offer to Purchase, dated April 28, 1997. (a)(2)* Form of Letter of Transmittal. (a)(3)* Form of Letter from Lehman Brothers Inc. to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Nominees. (a)(4)* Form of Letter from Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Nominees to Clients. (a)(5)* Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. (a)(6)* Form of Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9. (a)(7)* Summary Advertisement as published in The Wall Street Journal on April 28, 1997. (a)(8)* Text of Press Release, dated April 25, 1997. (a)(9)* Text of Press Release, dated April 28, 1997. (b)(1)* Commitment Letter, dated April 21, 1997, among Harnischfeger Industries, Inc., The Chase Manhattan Bank and Chase Securities Inc. (c) Not applicable. (d) Not applicable. (e) Not applicable. (f) None. (g)(1)* Preliminary Solicitation Statement of Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. and DSFA Corporation, filed with the Commission on April 28, 1997. (g)(2)* Preliminary Proxy Statement of Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. and DSFA Corporation, filed with the Commission on April 28, 1997. (g)(3)* Complaint seeking Declaratory and Injunctive Relief filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on April 25, 1997. _______________________________ * Previously filed. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----