-----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, GRVmJOr3aGEDp3NPFE2msjWus3wZmmFqEN7hs257QSvtFSeB/bex8PToacJMGoJ/ +K+LiPdRd5Xt/PsKvd9UrA== 0001019056-11-000242.txt : 20110217 0001019056-11-000242.hdr.sgml : 20110217 20110217164306 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001019056-11-000242 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110217 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110217 GROUP MEMBERS: CARL MARKS & CO. INC. GROUP MEMBERS: CARL MARKS IB LLC GROUP MEMBERS: MARTIN LIZT SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL BARRIER TECHNOLOGY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000890543 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS [2890] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-80012 FILM NUMBER: 11621374 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 750 WEST PENDER STREET, #604 CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 2T7 BUSINESS PHONE: (800) 638-4570 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 750 WEST PENDER STREET, #604 CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 2T7 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL BARRIER TECHNOLOGY INC/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010605 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BARRIER TECHNOLOGY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940309 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Carl Marks & Co. Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001289682 IRS NUMBER: 133146265 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 33RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-909-8400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 33RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G/A 1 international_13ga6.htm SCHEDULE 13G/A Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)*

International Barrier Technology Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
458968104
(CUSIP Number)žž
 
February 14, 2011
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
  o
Rule 13d-(b)
     
  x
Rule 13d-(c)
     
  o
Rule 13d-(d)

*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. 458968104  
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SCHEDULE 13G
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Carl Marks & Co. Inc.
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 
 
(a) o
(b) x
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED

BY EACH
REPORTING

PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
1,489,471 shares
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
5,987,000 shares
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,489,471 shares
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,987,000 shares
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,489,471 shares
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
x
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
3.35%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
 
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
 
 
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  CUSIP No. 458968104  
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Carl Marks IB LLC
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 
 
(a) o
(b) x
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED

BY EACH
REPORTING

PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                 5,987,000 shares
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 1,489,471 shares
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 5,987,000 shares
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 1,489,471 shares
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,987,000 shares
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
x
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.95%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00
 
 
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  CUSIP No. 458968104  
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Martin Lizt
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 
 
(a) o
(b) x
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED

BY EACH
REPORTING

PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                 1,139,224 shares
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                 0 shares
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 1,139,224 shares
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 0 shares
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,139,224 shares
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
x
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
2.53%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
Preliminary Note
 
This Combined Statement is being filed on behalf of Carl Marks & Co. Inc., Carl Marks IB LLC and Martin Lizt.  Each of the Reporting Persons states that it or he, as the case may be, is included in this Schedule 13G solely for the purpose of presenting information with respect to its or his ownership of the Common Shares and disclaims any knowledge, except as expressly set forth herein, as to any statement made herein on behalf of any other Reporting Person.  Each of Carl Marks & Co. Inc. and Carl Marks IB LLC disclaims any beneficial ownership of Common Shares owned by Martin Lizt; and Martin Lizt disclaims any beneficial ownership of Common Shares owned by Carl Marks & Co. Inc. and Carl Marks IB LLC.  Carl Marks & Co. Inc., Carl Marks IB LLC and Martin Lizt have filed this Schedule 13G as Reporting Persons in the event they are collectively deemed to be a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(g)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Item 1.
 
 
(a)
Name of Issuer:
       
     
International Barrier Technology Inc.
       
 
(b)
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
       
     
510 4th Street North
     
Watkins, Minnesota  55389
 
Item 2.
 
 
(a)
Name of Persons Filing:
       
     
Carl Marks IB LLC, Carl Marks & Co. Inc. and Martin Lizt.
       
 
(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
       
   
The principal business office of each of Carl Marks & Co. Inc. and Carl Marks IB LLC is:
       
     
900 Third Avenue
     
33rd Floor
     
New York, NY 10022
       
   
The home address of Martin Lizt is:
       
     
22 East Alford Road
     
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
 
(c)
Citizenship:
Carl Marks & Co. Inc:               New York
     
Carl Marks IB LLC:                  Delaware
     
Martin Lizt:                               United States of America
       
 
(d)
Title of Class of Securities:
       
     
Common Shares, without par value
       
 
(e)
CUSIP Number:
458968104
 
Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

Not applicable
 
 
(a)
o
Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
       
 
(b)
o
Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
       
 
(c)
o
Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
       
 
(d)
o
An Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act;
       
 
(e)
o
An Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
       
 
(f)
o
An Employee Benefit Plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
       
 
(g)
o
A Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
       
 
(h)
o
A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. § 1813);
       
 
(i)
o
A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
       
 
(j)
o
Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
Item 4.
Ownership
 
a.
Amount beneficially owned:
8,615,695
     
 
(i)
Carl Marks & Co. Inc.
1,489,471
       
 
(ii)
Carl Marks IB LLC
5,987,000
       
 
(iii)
Martin Lizt
1,139,224
       
b.
Percent of class: 18.83%
 
     
c.
Number of shares:
 
     
 
(i)
Sole power to vote or direct vote:
 
       
   
Carl Marks & Co. Inc.
1,489,471
       
   
Carl Marks IB LLC
5,987,000
       
   
Martin Lizt
1,139,224
       
 
(ii)
Shared Power to vote or direct vote:
 
       
   
Carl Marks & Co. Inc.
5,987,000
       
   
Carl Marks IB LLC
1,489,471
       
   
Martin Lizt
0
       
 
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
 
       
   
Same response as (c)(i) above.
 
       
 
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
 
       
   
Same response as (c)(ii) above.
 

Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A

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 or Control Person.
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.
See attached certifications.
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
CERTIFICATION
 
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not being held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
 
Dated:  February 14, 2011
CARL MARKS & CO. INC.
       
 
By:
/s/ David Shnitkin
   
Name:
David Shnitkin
   
Title:
Controller

 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
CERTIFICATION
 
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not being held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
 
Dated:  February 14, 2011
CARL MARKS IB LLC
       
 
By:
Carl Marks & Co. L.P.
   
Its Manager
     
 
By:
Carl Marks & Co. LLC
   
Its General Partner
       
 
By:
/s/ Robert A. Speer
   
Name:
Robert A. Speer
   
Title:
Secretary
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
CERTIFICATION
 
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not being held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Dated:  February 14, 2011
By:
/s/ Martin Lizt
   
Martin Lizt

 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A

Exhibits
 
A.           Joint Filing Statement
See Exhibit A on page 16.
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
SIGNATURE
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  February 14, 2011
CARL MARKS & CO. INC.
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David Shnitkin
   
Name:
David Shnitkin
   
Title:
Controller
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
SIGNATURE
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  February 14, 2011
CARL MARKS IB LLC
     
 
By:
Carl Marks & Co. L.P.
   
Its Manager
     
 
By:
Carl Marks & Co. LLC
   
Its General Partner
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert A. Speer
   
Name:
Robert A. Speer
   
Title:
Secretary

 
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SCHEDULE 13G/A
 
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 14, 2011
By:
/s/ Martin Lizt
   
Martin Lizt

 
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  CUSIP No. 458968104  
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SCHEDULE 13G/A

EXHIBIT A - JOINT FILING STATEMENT
 
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1), we, the undersigned, hereby express our agreement that the Schedule 13G for International Barrier Group Inc. is filed on behalf of each of us.  This agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
 
Dated:  February 14, 2011
CARL MARKS & CO. INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ David Shnitkin
   
Name:
David Shnitkin
   
Title:
Controller
     
 
CARL MARKS IB LLC
     
 
By:
Carl Marks & Co. L.P.
   
Its Manager
     
 
By:
Carl Marks & Co. LLC
   
Its General Partner
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert A. Speer
   
Name:
Robert A. Speer
   
Title:
Secretary
       
   
/s/ Martin Lizt
   
Martin Lizt
 
 
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