-----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, NFLQvNo84Tz7gqoax+digLnHjxXC+zHjXp5ttX3hApFl9hxi/nIqmIVdbJWN/YIJ bD3+JW80qM11dlwAA4ZjRA== 0000941302-97-000100.txt : 19971209 0000941302-97-000100.hdr.sgml : 19971209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000941302-97-000100 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19971208 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NOEL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000829269 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-HARDWARE [5072] IRS NUMBER: 132649262 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-47711 FILM NUMBER: 97733767 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 667 MADISON AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10021 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123711400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 667 MADISON AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10021 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIR TREE PARTNERS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000939318 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133745262 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: 29TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128276757 SC 13D/A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D/A (AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO SCHEDULE 13D) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 NOEL GROUP, INC. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 655260107 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) FIR TREE PARTNERS 1211 Avenue of the Americas 29th Floor New York, New York 10036 Tel. No.: (212) 398-3500 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) - with copies to - Eliot D. Raffkind, P.C. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100 Dallas, Texas 75201-4618 (214) 969-2800 November 7, 1997 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. [ ] The information required in 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, as amended ("Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act. CUSIP No. 655260107 13D 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Fir Tree, Inc. d/b/a Fir Tree Partners 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF, WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 5,017,367 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 OWNED BY EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,017,367 REPORTING PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,017,367 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 24.39% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO, IN *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO SCHEDULE 13D This Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D is being filed on behalf of Fir Tree, Inc., a New York corporation, doing business as Fir Tree Partners ("Fir Tree Partners"), and Mr. Jeffrey Tannenbaum ("Mr. Tannenbaum"), the sole shareholder, executive officer, director, and principal of Fir Tree Partners, as an amendment to the initial statement on Schedule 13D, relating to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Noel Group, Inc., as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 24, 1997, amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D, filed with the Commission on May 15, 1997, amended by Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D, filed with the Commission on May 22, 1997, amended by Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D, filed with the Commission on June 5, 1997, amended by Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D, filed with the Commission on June 20, 1997, amended by Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D, filed with the Commission on July 15, 1997, and further amended by Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D, filed with the Commission on August 8, 1997, and further amended by Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D, filed with the Commission on September 24, 1997 (as amended, the "Amended Schedule 13D"). The Amended Schedule 13D is hereby further amended and supplemented as follows: ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS Item 3 of the Amended Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: As of November 18, 1997, Fir Tree Partners had invested (i) $13,636,571 in shares of Common Stock through Fir Tree Value Fund, (ii) $2,190,827 in shares of Common Stock through Fir Tree Institutional and (iii) $884,519 in shares of Common Stock through Fir Tree LDC, all as described in Item 5 below. The source of these funds was the working capital of each of Fir Tree Value Fund, Fir Tree Institutional and Fir Tree LDC, as the case may be. On April 28, 1997, the Issuer distributed shares of common stock of HealthPlan Services ("HealthPlan"), valued at approximately $2.64 per share of Common Stock, to its shareholders. On October 10, 1997, the Issuer distributed shares of common stock of HealthPlan, valued at approximately $21.1563 per share of Common Stock, to its shareholders. The amounts set forth above do not include the value of the shares of common stock of HealthPlan distributed to each of Fir Tree Value Fund, Fir Tree Institutional and Fir Tree LDC. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER Item 5 of the Amended Schedule 13D is hereby amended by amending and restating Items 5(a) and (c) as follows: (a) As of November 18, 1997, Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum are beneficial owners of 5,017,367 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer or 24.39% of the shares outstanding. The 5,017,367 shares described above are beneficially owned by Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum for the account of the Fir Tree Value Fund, Fir Tree Institutional or Fir Tree LDC, as the case may be. The number of shares beneficially owned by Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum, and the percentage of outstanding shares represented thereby, have been computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Act. The percentage of beneficial ownership of Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum on November 18, 1997 is based on 20,567,757 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of November 13, 1997, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 1997. (c) The transactions in the Issuer's securities by Fir Tree Partners during the period of September 23, 1997 to November 18, 1997 are listed on Annex A attached hereto and made apart hereof. ANNEX A Transaction Quantity Price per Date Buy/Sell (shares) Share ($) ----------- -------- --------- --------- 10/3/97 Buy 138,000 3.8125 11/7/97 Buy 89,000 3.5625 11/11/97 Buy 52,800 3.5310 ------- 279,800 ======= SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: December 4, 1997 Fir Tree, Inc. d/b/a/ Fir Tree Partners By: /S/ JEFFREY TANNENBAUM ------------------------------ JEFFREY TANNENBAUM, President /S/ JEFFREY TANNENBAUM ---------------------------------- Jeffrey Tannenbaum -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----