-----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, Snrcp5Zxn+ddlpv/c+/RCkyBS46l43CpUm2Hacu79zv5uifuA8HXezB2j0jztrqw rOYvHXstMFf90qHFyEy+xg== 0001005477-98-000344.txt : 19980218 0001005477-98-000344.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001005477-98-000344 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980213 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: G E INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC GROUP MEMBERS: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY GROUP MEMBERS: GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION GROUP MEMBERS: TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCHERER R P CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000855106 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 133523163 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42289 FILM NUMBER: 98536268 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2075 W BIG BEAVER RD STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: TROY STATE: MI ZIP: 48084 BUSINESS PHONE: 3136490900 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RPS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920218 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: G E INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000936839 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3003 SUMMER STREET STREET 2: P O BOX 7900 CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06904-7900 BUSINESS PHONE: 2033262300 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 R.P. Scherer Corp. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 806528105 ----------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement |_|. (A fee is not required only if the filing 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. 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 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). - ------------------------ ------------------------- CUSIP No. 806528105 13G Page 2 of 14 Pages - ------------------------ ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust I.R.S. #14-6015763 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY None OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------- EACH 6 REPORTING SHARED VOTING POWER PERSON WITH 470,051 --------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None --------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 470,051 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 470,051 (1,380,544 if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation and GE Investment Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 1.9% (5.7% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation and GE Investment Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* EP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 14 - ------------------------ ------------------------- CUSIP No. 806528105 13G Page 3 of 14 Pages - ------------------------ ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Adviser to GEPT (as defined below) and certain other entities and accounts I.R.S. #22-2152310 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 486,795 OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------- EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER REPORTING PERSON 470,051 WITH ---------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 486,795 ---------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 470,051 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 956,846 (1,380,544 if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by GE Investment Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 4% (5.7% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by GE Investment Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 of 14 - ------------------------ ------------------------- CUSIP No. 806528105 13G Page 4 of 14 Pages - ------------------------ ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GE Investment Management Incorporated, as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts I.R.S. #06-1238874 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 423,698 OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------- EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER REPORTING PERSON WITH ---------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 423,698 ---------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 423,698 (1,380,544 if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 1.7% (5.7% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 4 of 14 - ------------------------ ------------------------- CUSIP No. 806528105 13G Page 5 of 14 Pages - ------------------------ ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON General Electric Company I.R.S. #14-0689340 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY Disclaimed (see 9 below) OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------- EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER REPORTING PERSON 0 WITH ---------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER Disclaimed (see 9 below) ---------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 Not applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 5 of 14 INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This statement is filed on behalf of General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("GE"), General Electric Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEIC"), GE Investment Management Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEIM"), and the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a New York common law trust ("GEPT"). GEIC acts as an Investment Adviser (registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) to GEPT and certain other entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 470,051 shares of Common Stock of R.P. Scherer Corp. (the "Issuer") owned by GEPT and of 486,795 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by such other entities and accounts. GEIM acts as an Investment Adviser (registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) to certain entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 423,698 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by such entities or accounts. GEIM, GEPT and GEIC each expressly disclaim that they are members of a "group". GE disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares and expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group". Item 1(a) Name of Issuer R.P. Scherer Corp. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office 2075 West Big Beaver Road P.O. Box 7060 Troy, MI 48007-7060 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust ("GEPT") (See Schedule II). General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Adviser to the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust and certain other entities and accounts GE Investment Management Incorporated, as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts General Electric Company (see Schedule I) Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office The address of the principal offices of GEPT, GEIC and GEIM is 3003 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06904. The address of the principal offices of General Electric Company is 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut 06431. Item 2(c) Citizenship Page 6 of 14 General Electric Pension Trust - New York General Electric Investment Corporation - Delaware GE Investment Management Incorporated - Delaware General Electric Company - New York Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number 806528105 Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a) of the Act (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) [X] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7) (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Item 4 Ownership (see cover pages and introductory note) Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Page 7 of 14 If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not applicable Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company Not applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable Item 10 Certification By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. Page 8 of 14 SIGNATURE After reasonable 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. Dated: February 12, 1998 TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis --------------------- Name: Alan M. Lewis Title: Trustee Page 9 of 14 SIGNATURE After reasonable 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. Dated: February 12, 1998 GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Investment Adviser to General Electric Pension Trust and certain other entities and accounts By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore -------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President Page 10 of 14 SIGNATURE After reasonable 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. Dated: February 12, 1998 GE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED, as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore -------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President Page 11 of 14 SIGNATURE After reasonable 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. Dated: February 12, 1998 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ John H. Myers --------------------- Name: John H. Myers Title: Vice President Page 12 of 14 Schedule I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and between all the undersigned that the Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments thereto with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Common Stock of R.P. Scherer Corp. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned. Dated: February 12, 1998 TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis ------------------------------- Name: Alan M. Lewis Title: Trustee GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Investment Adviser to General Electric Pension Trust and certain other entities and accounts By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore ------------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President GE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED, as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore ------------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ John H. Myers ------------------------------- Name: John H. Myers Title: Vice President Page 13 of 14 Schedule II TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST 3003 Summer Street, P.O. Box 7900 Stamford, Connecticut 06904 The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as follows: Eugene K. Bolton Michael J. Cosgrove Ralph R. Layman Alan M. Lewis Robert A. MacDougall John H. Myers Thomas J. Szkutak Donald W. Torey Page 14 of 14 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----