-----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, I/OenGS38tPQg2m5wK0qQUxPOXgEq6kGv2inNnEQJzaquGUJ46jhlSRfkIsYI1tA NFz+9mbRZdt1ZN68oWIaxg== 0000948520-09-000089.txt : 20090612 0000948520-09-000089.hdr.sgml : 20090612 20090612170208 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000948520-09-000089 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090612 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090612 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LYDALL INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000060977 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714] IRS NUMBER: 060865505 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-19777 FILM NUMBER: 09890369 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE COLONIAL RD STREET 2: P O BOX 151 CITY: MANCHESTER STATE: CT ZIP: 06045-0151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036461233 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLONIAL BOARD CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19700115 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Zucker Anita G CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001434993 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4838 JENKINS AVE CITY: N CHARLESTON STATE: SC ZIP: 29405 SC 13D 1 schd13a6-09ldl.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __)* Lydall, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 550819-10-6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Anita G. Zucker, as Trustee of Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust c/o The Inter Tech Group, Inc. 4838 Jenkins Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 744-5174 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) with a copy to: George S. King, Jr., Esq. Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Post Office Box 11889, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 779-3080 June 3, 2009 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [ ]. *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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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). SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP NO. 925811-10-1 PAGE 2 OF 7 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Anita G. Zucker, as Trustee of the Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS 00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 896,802 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 896,802 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 896,802 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions ) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.34% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAGE 3 OF 7 Item 1. Security and Issuer Common stock, $0.10 par value per share, of Lydall, Inc., One Colonial Road, Manchester, Connecticut 06045 (the "Issuer"). Item 2. Identity and Background Anita G. Zucker is a natural person whose business address is c/o The InterTech Group, Inc., 4838 Jenkins Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405. Mrs. Zucker is the Trustee of The Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust dated March 20, 2007 (the "Trust"). Mrs. Zucker's principal occupation is as the Chairman and chief executive officer of The InterTech Group, Inc., 4838 Jenkins Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405. Mrs. Zucker has not, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which she was or is subject to any judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, state or federal securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. Mrs. Zucker is a citizen of the State of South Carolina and the United States of America. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration The shares of common stock as to which this filing relates were purchased By the Trust using its funds. The total amount paid was $3,121,067. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction The Trust acquired the Shares for investment purposes. The Trust will review the performance of this investment and its investment alternatives. As part of the ongoing review of its investment in the shares, the Trust may explore from time to time a variety of alternatives, including the acquisition of additional securities of the Issuer or the disposition of securities of the Issuer in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The Trust may explore other alternatives with respect to this investment in the shares, including but not limited to an extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Issuer, changes in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, or changes in the Issuer's business or corporate structure. Although the foregoing reflects activities presently contemplated by the Trust with respect to the Issuer, the foregoing is subject to change at any time, and there can be no assurance that the Trust will take any of the actions referred to above. Page 4 of 7 Except as set forth in the preceding paragraph, as of the date hereof, the Trust does not have any plan or proposal that relates to or would result in: (a) The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganiza- tion or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (d) Any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (e) Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) Any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure; (g) Changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (h) Causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; (i) A class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or (j) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust reserves the right to effect any such actions as it may deem necessary or appropriate in the future. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer The Trust owns 896,802 shares, or 5.34%, of the Issuer's common stock. Mrs. Zucker, as Trustee of the Trust, has sole voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to those shares. The following table lists all of the transactions in the Issuer's securities effected in the sixty days preceding the date of this statement by the Trust. All of the transactions were effected through brokers. Negative numbers of shares were sales; all others were purchases. PAGE 5 OF 7 Number of Date Shares Price per Share ---- ------ --------------- 04/13/2009 -19,000 $3.5975 04/14/2009 34,805 $3.4526 04/14/2009 13,300 $3.4995 04/20/2009 25,000 $3.4999 04/20/2009 9,023 $3.5000 04/21/2009 3,304 $3.4795 04/21/2009 1,805 $3.3643 04/27/2009 4,194 $3.4983 04/28/2009 5,651 $3.4764 05/04/2009 -1,100 $3.7573 05/04/2005 -1,810 $3.8015 05/04/2009 -5,000 $3.8424 05/04/2009 -6,900 $4.0039 05/04/2009 -7,272 $3.7292 05/05/2009 9,100 $3.4492 05/05/2009 4,300 $3.4906 05/05/2009 3,509 $3.4697 05/05/2009 3,000 $3.4200 05/11/2009 10,883 $3.4859 05/11/2009 10,091 $3.4602 05/11/2009 5,117 $3.4200 05/12/2009 25,000 $3.4781 05/12/2009 10,036 $3.4770 05/12/2009 9,100 $3.3941 05/12/2009 3,664 $3.3093 05/12/2009 200 $3.4500 05/13/2009 13,817 $3.4517 05/13/2009 10,000 $3.4500 05/13/2009 9,800 $3.5000 05/13/2009 9,700 $3.4931 05/13/2009 6,800 $3.4664 05/13/2009 5,700 $3.4839 05/13/2009 5,450 $3.4644 05/13/2009 5,083 $3.4920 05/13/2009 4,150 $3.4489 05/13/2009 3,900 $3.4883 05/13/2009 3,400 $3.4241 05/13/2009 3,100 $3.4899 05/13/2009 3,000 $3.4740 05/13/2009 2,000 $3.4880 05/14/2009 2,200 $3.5000 05/14/2009 1,100 $3.4809 05/14/2009 899 $3.4500 05/14/2009 300 $3.4800 05/15/2009 10,601 $3.4800 05/15/2009 6,700 $3.4853 05/15/2009 5,400 $3.5000 05/15/2009 4,300 $3.4737 05/15/2009 3,300 $3.5000 05/15/2009 2,940 $3.4800 05/15/2009 2,060 $3.3799 05/15/2009 700 $3.4114 05/18/2009 1,563 $3.5000 05/19/2009 8,037 $3.4999 05/19/2009 2,890 $3.4986 05/19/2009 1,200 $3.5000 05/20/2009 20,010 $3.5732 05/20/2009 16,935 $3.4998 05/21/2009 21,877 $3.4500 05/21/2009 12,088 $3.5000 05/21/2009 2,800 $3.4971 05/21/2009 300 $3.4800 05/22/2009 17,600 $3.4998 05/22/2009 16,900 $3.5000 05/22/2009 10,800 $3.4967 05/22/2009 1,200 $3.4900 05/27/2009 8,200 $3.4868 05/28/2009 20,000 $3.4800 05/28/2009 8,100 $3.4767 05/29/2009 30,500 $3.5497 05/29/2009 15,000 $3.5498 05/29/2009 10,100 $3.5000 05/29/2009 10,040 $3.5484 05/29/2009 8,200 $3.5407 05/29/2009 7,360 $3.5219 05/29/2009 6,500 $3.4877 05/29/2009 5,700 $3.5703 05/29/2009 4,200 $3.5164 PAGE 6 OF 7 Number of Date Shares Price per Share ---- ------ --------------- 05/29/2009 1,500 $3.5313 06/03/2009 100 $3.5000 06/03/2009 5,400 $3.4856 06/03/2009 8,200 $3.4952 06/03/2009 9,600 $3.4817 06/03/2009 10,000 $3.4699 06/03/2009 15,000 $3.4997 06/04/2009 4,352 $3.4858 06/09/2009 1,200 $3.6000 06/09/2009 4,100 $3.5611 06/10/2009 6,300 $3.5936 06/11/2009 14,200 $3.5997 06/12/2009 4,450 $3.5961 Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer Not applicable. Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits None. PAGE 7 OF 7 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. Date: June 12, 2009 s/Anita G. Zucker --------------------------------------------- Anita G. Zucker, as Trustee for The Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----