-----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, JXKv/Yois1iH2UNUqFLcn/n6tziE/vBaWcclfXXnGuvFgiPTAtsPArNve9fcbx8+ 3zvUK9K7u33K84FTZohjHg== 0000950134-98-007437.txt : 19980909 0000950134-98-007437.hdr.sgml : 19980909 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-98-007437 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980908 SROS: NONE GROUP MEMBERS: ESL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS LP GROUP MEMBERS: ESL LIMITED GROUP MEMBERS: ESL PARTNERS LP SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GEORGIA GULF CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000805264 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810] IRS NUMBER: 581563799 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-37963 FILM NUMBER: 98705645 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 PERIMETER CTR TERRACE STREET 2: STE 595 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30346 BUSINESS PHONE: 4043954500 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ESL PARTNERS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000923727 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 222875193 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LAFAYETTE PLACE CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2038614600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LAFAYETTE PLAC CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G 1 ---------------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB NUMBER: 3235-0145 Expires: August 31, 1999 Estimated average burden hours per form. . . . . . . 14.90 ---------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934* Georgia Gulf Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.01 per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 373200203 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) August 26, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(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). Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. 2 SCHEDULE 13G - ----------------------- ----------------------------- CUSIP No. - 373200203 Page 2 of 8 Pages - ----------------------- ----------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 ESL Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership 22-2875193 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] 2 (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,471,123 SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 EACH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,471,123 WITH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,751,500 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 5.66% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12 PN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 - ----------------------- ----------------------------- CUSIP No. - 373200203 Page 3 of 8 Pages - ----------------------- ----------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 ESL Limited, a Bermuda corporation - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] 2 (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION 4 Bermuda - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 5 236,078 SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 6 0 EACH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 7 236,078 WITH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,751,500 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 5.66% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12 CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - --------------------- ----------------------------- CUSIP No. - 373200203 Page 4 of 8 Pages - --------------------- ----------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 ESL Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership 06-1456821 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [x] 2 (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 5 44,299 SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 6 0 EACH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 7 44,299 WITH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,751,500 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 5.66% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12 PN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 ----------------------------- Page 5 of 8 Pages ----------------------------- Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Georgia Gulf Corporation Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 595 Atlanta, Georgia 30346 Item 2(a) Names of Persons Filing: ESL Partners, L.P. ESL Limited ESL Institutional Partners, L.P. Item 2(b) Addresses of Principal Business Offices: ESL Partners, L.P. and ESL Institutional Partners, L.P.: One Lafayette Place Greenwich, CT 06830 ESL Limited Hemisphere House 9 Church Street Hamilton, Bermuda Item 2(c) Citizenship: ESL Partners, L.P. -- Delaware ESL Limited -- Bermuda ESL Institutional Partners, L.P. -- Delaware Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 373200203 6 ----------------------------- Page 6 of 8 Pages ----------------------------- Item 3 Status of Persons Filing: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) [ ] 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) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4 Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,751,500 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share. This statement is filed on behalf of a group consisting of ESL Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("ESL"), ESL Limited, a Bermuda corporation ("Limited"), and ESL Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Institutional"). The general partner of ESL is RBS Partners, L.P. (the "General Partner"). The general partner of the General Partner of ESL is ESL Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation. ESL Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ESLIM"), is the investment manager of Limited. RBS Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("RBSIM") is the general partner of Institutional. In the aforementioned capacities, ESL, Limited, and Institutional each may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Georgia Gulf Corporation common stock beneficially owned by the other members of the group. As of September 8, 1998, (i) ESL was the record owner of 1,471,123 shares of common stock of Georgia Gulf Corporation; (ii) Limited was the record owner of 236,078 shares of common stock of Georgia Gulf Corporation; and (iii) Institutional was the record owner of 44,299 shares of common stock of Georgia Gulf Corporation. (b) Percent of Class: 5.66%. 7 ----------------------------- Page 7 of 8 Pages ----------------------------- (c) Number of shares as to which each person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 5 of each cover page. (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0. (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 7 of each cover page. (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0. Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: Not applicable. Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% 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: See Item 4(a). 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 not acquired and are not 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. 8 ----------------------------- Page 8 of 8 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: September 8, 1998 ESL PARTNERS, L.P. By: RBS Partners, L.P., its general partner By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general partner By: /s/ Edward S. Lampert ------------------------------------------ Edward S. Lampert President ESL LIMITED By: ESL Investment Management, LLC, its investment manager By: /s/ Edward S. Lampert ------------------------------------------ Edward S. Lampert Managing Member ESL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: RBS Investment Management, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Edward S. Lampert ------------------------------------------ Edward S. Lampert Managing Member 9 EXHIBITS Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of September 8, 1998, entered into by and among ESL Partners, L.P., ESL Limited, and ESL Institutional Partners, L.P. EX-1 2 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT 1 EXHIBIT 1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them a Statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with regard to the common stock of Georgia Gulf Corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings. In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized, hereby execute this Agreement as of the 8th day of September, 1998. ESL PARTNERS, L.P. By: RBS Partners, L.P., its general partner By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general partner By: /s/ Edward S. Lampert --------------------------------------- Edward S. Lampert President ESL LIMITED By: ESL Investment Management, LLC, its investment manager By: /s/ Edward S. Lampert --------------------------------------- Edward S. Lampert Managing Member ESL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: RBS Investment Management, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Edward S. Lampert --------------------------------------- Edward S. Lampert Managing Member -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----