-----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, WAzHIt9HMOkF8zQ+uPFJqvzXYvjVxVWQGRydUpkt5NAKEr0paMz2Sx2Wk7BPR2di PRYLmhM18j5OKpgQjdCwag== 0001193125-09-071645.txt : 20090402 0001193125-09-071645.hdr.sgml : 20090402 20090402163141 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-071645 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090402 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090402 GROUP MEMBERS: CHARLES M. B. GOLDMAN GROUP MEMBERS: MILL ROAD CAPITAL GP LLC GROUP MEMBERS: SCOTT P. SCHARFMAN GROUP MEMBERS: THOMAS E. LYNCH SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARRY R G CORP /OH/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000749872 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOTWEAR, (NO RUBBER) [3140] IRS NUMBER: 314362899 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0701 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-35378 FILM NUMBER: 09728022 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13405 YARMOUTH RD NW CITY: PICKERINGTON STATE: OH ZIP: 43147 BUSINESS PHONE: 6148646400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13405 YARMOUTH RD NW CITY: PICKERINGTON STATE: OH ZIP: 43147 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Mill Road Capital, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001435260 IRS NUMBER: 205432103 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO SOUND VIEW DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-987-3500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO SOUND VIEW DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 SC 13D/A 1 dsc13da.htm SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 1 Schedule 13D Amendment No. 1

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

 

R.G. Barry Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock, par value $1 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

068798107

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

Mill Road Capital, L.P.

Attn: Thomas E. Lynch

Two Sound View Drive

Suite 300

Greenwich, CT 06830

203-987-3501

With a copy to:

Peter M. Rosenblum, Esq.

Foley Hoag LLP

155 Seaport Blvd.

Boston, MA 02210

617-832-1151

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

 

April 2, 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 §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are sent.

 

*   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).


CUSIP No. 068798107   13D   Page 2 of 10 Pages

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            Thomas E. Lynch

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

            OO

   
  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

 

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

                529,136

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                529,136

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            529,136

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ¨
13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

            5.0%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            IN; HC

   

 


CUSIP No. 068798107   13D   Page 3 of 10 Pages

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            Charles M. B. Goldman

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

            OO

   
  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

 

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

                529,136

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                529,136

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            529,136

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ¨
13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

            5.0%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            IN; HC

   

 


CUSIP No. 068798107   13D   Page 4 of 10 Pages

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            Scott P. Scharfman

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

            OO

   
  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

 

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

                529,136

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                529,136

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            529,136

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ¨
13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

            5.0%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            IN; HC

   

 


CUSIP No. 068798107   13D   Page 5 of 10 Pages

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons

 

            Mill Road Capital GP LLC

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

            OO

   
  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ¨
  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            Delaware

   

Number of  

Shares  

Beneficially  

Owned by  

Each  

Reporting  

Person  

With  

 

  7.    Sole Voting Power

 

                529,136

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                529,136

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            529,136

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ¨
13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

            5.0%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            OO; HC

   

 


CUSIP No. 068798107   13D   Page 6 of 10 Pages

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            Mill Road Capital, L.P.

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

            WC

   
  5.  

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ¨
  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            Delaware

   

Number of  

Shares  

Beneficially  

Owned by  

Each  

Reporting  

Person  

With  

 

  7.    Sole Voting Power

 

                529,136

 

  8.    Shared Voting Power

 

 

  9.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                529,136

 

10.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            529,136

   
12.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ¨
13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

            5.0%

   
14.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            PN

   

 


CUSIP No. 068798107     Page 7 of 10 Pages

 

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the joint statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the common stock, par value $1 per share, of R.G. Barry Corporation, an Ohio corporation, filed by the undersigned on January 29, 2009 (the “Schedule 13D”), amends the Schedule 13D as follows:

1. The first paragraph of Item 3 of the Schedule 13D shall hereby be amended and restated in full as follows:

“The Reporting Persons acquired beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 529,136 shares of Common Stock for $3,376,253.26 using working capital from the Fund and the proceeds of margin loans under margin loan facilities maintained in the ordinary course of business by the Fund with a broker on customary terms and conditions.”

2. The first paragraph of Item 4 of the Schedule 13D shall be amended and restated in full as follows:

“The Reporting Persons acquired shares of the Common Stock based on their belief that the Common Stock represents an attractive investment opportunity. The Reporting Persons further believe that the Issuer would be better able to realize its full value as a private entity. Accordingly, in a letter dated January 28, 2009, attached hereto as Exhibit 5, the Fund submitted an offer to acquire all outstanding shares of the Issuer that it does not own. On March 16, 2009, the Issuer responded that its board of directors had determined not to pursue the Fund’s offer. On April 2, 2009, the Fund transmitted a letter to Gordon Zacks, chairman of the Issuer’s board of directors, attached hereto as Exhibit 6, in which the Fund formally withdrew its offer. The rejection by the Issuer’s board of directors of the Fund’s offer has caused the Fund to reconsider its continuing ownership of shares of the Common Stock.”

3. Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D shall hereby be amended and restated in full as follows:

“(a) In the aggregate, the Reporting Persons beneficially own, as of April 1, 2009, 529,136 shares of the Common Stock, representing approximately 5.0% of such class of securities. The Fund, the GP, as the sole general partner of the Fund, and each Manager, as a management committee director of the GP, each beneficially owns, as of April 1, 2009, 529,136 shares of the Common Stock, representing approximately 5.0% of such class of securities. These percentages of beneficial ownership are based on a total of 10,585,086 shares of the Common Stock outstanding as of January 28, 2009, as reported in the most recent quarterly report of the Issuer on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2008.”

4. Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D shall hereby be amended and restated in full as follows:

“(c) No Reporting Person effected any transaction in shares of the Common Stock from February 1, 2009 (the date 60 days prior to the event which requires the filing of this statement) to April 2, 2009.”

5. Item 5(e) of the Schedule 13D shall hereby be amended and restated in full as follows:

“The Reporting Persons ceased to beneficially own in the aggregate, and the Fund, the GP, as the sole general partner of the Fund, and each Manager, as a management committee director of the GP, ceased to beneficially own, 5.0% of the class of shares of Common Stock as a result of the increase in the total of shares of Common Stock outstanding reported in the quarterly report of the Issuer on Form 10-Q filed on February 3, 2009.”


CUSIP No. 068798107     Page 8 of 10 Pages

 

6. Item 7 of the Schedule 13D shall hereby be amended by adding an Exhibit 6 as follows:

Exhibit 6 Letter from Mill Road Capital, L.P. to Gordon Zacks dated April 2, 2009.”

7. Except as expressly modified hereby, all provisions of the Schedule 13D shall continue in full force and effect.

[signature page follows]


CUSIP No. 068798107     Page 9 of 10 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.

 

DATE:  

April 2, 2009

MILL ROAD CAPITAL, L.P.
By:   Mill Road Capital GP LLC,
  its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Scott P. Scharfman

  Scott P. Scharfman
  Management Committee Director
MILL ROAD CAPITAL GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Scott P. Scharfman

  Scott P. Scharfman
  Management Committee Director


CUSIP No. 068798107     Page 10 of 10 Pages

 

THOMAS E. LYNCH
By:  

/s/ Scott P. Scharfman

  Scott P. Scharfman, attorney-in-fact
CHARLES M. B. GOLDMAN
By:  

/s/ Scott P. Scharfman

  Scott P. Scharfman, attorney-in-fact
SCOTT P. SCHARFMAN

/s/ Scott P. Scharfman

Scott P. Scharfman
EX-99.6 2 dex996.htm EXHIBIT 6 Exhibit 6

Exhibit 6

April 2, 2009

Mr. Gordon Zacks, Chairman of the Board

R.G. Barry Corporation

13405 Yarmouth Road NW

Pickerington, Ohio 43147

 

Re: Notice of Bid Withdrawal

Dear Mr. Zacks:

We received your letter dated March 16th indicating that the Board of Directors of R.G. Barry has determined not to pursue our proposal.

We noted in your press release that the Board concluded that the Mill Road offer “does not represent adequate value for our shareholders.” As you know, we think very highly of the Company. Unfortunately, based on the public information that is currently available to us, we believe that our offer is fair and have concluded that we are unable to raise it.

For your information, we have listed some relevant considerations below.

 

   

Pension Expense. We estimate that the Company’s pension assets have declined by $8 million dollars since the end of the Company’s last fiscal year. We further estimate that this will require increasing pension expense by over $1 million per year (vs. fiscal 2008) beginning this summer for fiscal 2010.

 

   

Taxes. We estimate that the Company has paid cash taxes of about 4% of pre-tax earnings since 2005 due to tax loss carryforwards. We believe that the Company’s tax loss carryforwards are nearly depleted and that cash taxes are going to increase substantially beginning this summer.

If the Board has information that could lead us to reconsider our thoughts on value, or believes these conclusions are incorrect, we would be happy to sign a Confidentiality Agreement in order to review non-public information and initiate a dialogue with the Board that could result in us making a new, higher offer.

Otherwise, given your rejection of our offer and our inability to increase it with the information we have at hand, we must hereby formally withdraw our proposal to acquire R.G. Barry.


Thank you for your time and consideration.

 

Sincerely,

/s/ Scott Scharfman

Scott Scharfman
Managing Director
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