-----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, JYcxpWsiTd/8U7NaBLkDyR5Ucre301v5A5ffDQ50dRAUPCWQkTKLb66bZzxoxEmx gR3jvVceehlcidVuE6MwJQ== 0000901309-98-000014.txt : 19980218 0000901309-98-000014.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000901309-98-000014 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980217 SROS: NYSE GROUP MEMBERS: CHARLES WILLIAM RUFF GROUP MEMBERS: CLOVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /NY/ GROUP MEMBERS: CLOVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: GEOFFREY HAROLD ROSENBERGER GROUP MEMBERS: MICHAEL EDWARD JONES SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000278130 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT STORES [5700] IRS NUMBER: 751729843 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0227 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-20038 FILM NUMBER: 98543161 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 COMMERCE ST STE 600 CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 BUSINESS PHONE: 8178788000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 COMMERCE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIER 1 INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19860921 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/GA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840729 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEWCORP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19800423 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLOVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /NY/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000869854 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 TOBEY VILLAGE OFFICE PARK CITY: PITTSFORD STATE: NY ZIP: 14534 BUSINESS PHONE: 7163856090 SC 13G/A 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 3)* Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $1.00 par value (Title of Class of Securities) 720279108 (CUSIP Number) *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). Page 1 of 9 pages CUSIP No. 720279108 Page 2 of 9 pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Clover Capital Management, Inc. 16-1263400 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a) / / (b) /x/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York State - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ---------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES (6) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON ---------------------------------------- WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * / / - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------ SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 9 pages CUSIP No. 720279108 Page 3 of 9 pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Michael Edward Jones ###-##-#### - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / / (b) /x/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 1,650 ---------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES (6) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON ---------------------------------------- WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,650 ---------------------------------------- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,650 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * / / - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------ SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 9 pages CUSIP No. 720279108 Page 4 of 9 pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Geoffrey Harold Rosenberger ###-##-#### - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / / (b) /x/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ---------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES (6) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON ---------------------------------------- WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * / / - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------ SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 4 of 9 pages CUSIP No. 720279108 Page 5 of 9 pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Charles William Ruff ###-##-#### - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / / (b) /x/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ---------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES (6) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 EACH REPORTING PERSON ---------------------------------------- WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * / / - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------ SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 5 of 9 pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 301 Commerce Street Suite 600 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Item 2. (a) The persons filing this Schedule are Clover Capital Management, Inc. ("Clover"), Michael E. Jones, Geoffrey H. Rosenberger and Charles W. Ruff (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). (b) Address of principal business office of the Reporting Persons: 11 Tobey Village Office Park Pittsford, NY 14534 (c) Citizenship Clover is incorporated in the State of New York. The other Reporting Persons are U.S. citizens. (d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock, $1.00 par value (e) CUSIP Number 720279108 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) / / Broker of Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) 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) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with sec. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (h) / / Group, in accordance with sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Page 6 of 9 pages Item 4. Ownership Amount Beneficially Owned ------------------------- See item 9 on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 (b) Percent of Class ---------------- See item 11 on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 (c) Number of shares as to which person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote ---------------------------------------- See item 5 on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote ------------------------------------------ See item 6 on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of ----------------------------------------------------- See item 7 on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of ------------------------------------------------------- See item 8 on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class 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 /x/. 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 7 of 9 pages 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. CLOVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. February 13, 1998 By: /s/ Michael E. Jones --------------------------- Michael E. Jones Managing Director February 13, 1998 /s/ Michael E. Jones -------------------------------- Michael E. Jones February 13, 1998 /s/ Geoffrey H. Rosenberger -------------------------------- Geoffrey H. Rosenberger February 13, 1998 /s/ Charles W. Ruff -------------------------------- Charles W. Ruff Page 8 of 9 pages EX-99 2 EXHIBIT A AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(F)(1) The undersigned persons agree and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection with their beneficial ownership of the common stock of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. at December 31, 1997 and agree that this filing is filed on behalf of each of them. CLOVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. February 13, 1998 By: /s/ Michael E. Jones --------------------------- Michael E. Jones Managing Director February 13, 1998 /s/ Michael E. Jones -------------------------------- Michael E. Jones February 13, 1998 /s/ Geoffrey H. Rosenberger -------------------------------- Geoffrey H. Rosenberger February 13, 1998 /s/ Charles W. Ruff -------------------------------- Charles W. Ruff Page 9 of 9 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----