-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, nrnstT2o8tO30iIECPkUerURScbCqGT05cV45HYuEu+LgaqxDP0dz1HrLl3xjom8 VODmhp2ENzxNUtpwNK6NYw== 0000074931-94-000012.txt : 19940505 0000074931-94-000012.hdr.sgml : 19940505 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000074931-94-000012 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19940504 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROGERS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000084748 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 3679 IRS NUMBER: 060513860 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-03750 FILM NUMBER: 94525989 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE TECHNOLOGY DR STREET 2: P.O. BOX 188 CITY: ROGERS STATE: CT ZIP: 06263-0188 BUSINESS PHONE: 2037749605 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ORION CAPITAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000074931 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 6331 IRS NUMBER: 956069054 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 ROCKFELLER PLZ CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10112 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123328080 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10112 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EQUITY FUNDING CORP OF AMERICA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19760518 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TONGOR CORP OF AMERICA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19670330 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TONGOR CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19661024 SC 13D/A 1 ROGERS AMENDMENT #6 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE l3D Under the Securities Exchange Act of l934 (Amendment No. 6) Rogers Corporation ------------------- (Name of Issuer) Capital Stock, $1.00 par value ------------------------------- (Title of class of securities) 77513310 --------- (CUSIP Number) Michael P. Maloney, Esq. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Orion Capital Corporation 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10112 (212) 332-8080 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications) Copies of all notices and communications should be sent to: John J. McCann, Esq. Hall, Dickler, Lawler, Kent & Friedman 909 Third Avenue New York, New York l0022 April 26, 1994 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) If filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule l3G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this statement and is filing this statement because of Rule l3d-l(b) (3) or (4), check the following: Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement: [] (Continued on following pages) Page l of 14 Pages CUSIP No. 77513310 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Names of Reporting Persons (a) Orion Capital Corporation S.S. or IRS Identification IRS No. 95-6069054 Nos. of Above Persons (b) Security Reinsurance Company IRS No. 06-1008792 (c) Security Insurance Company of Hartford IRS No. 06-0529570 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Check the Appropriate Box if (a) a Member of a Group (b) X (c) X (See Instructions) - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Source of Funds (a) AF (See Instructions) (b) WC (c) WC - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings are Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Citizenship or Place of (a) Delaware Organization (b) Connecticut (c) Connecticut - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (7) Sole Voting Number Power 264,100 of Shares (8) Shared Voting Beneficially Power Owned by (9) Sole Dispositive Each Reporting Power 264,100 Person With (l0) Shared Dispositive Power - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 264,100 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 8.2% - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 14) Type of Reporting Person (a) CO, HC (See Instructions) (b) CO, IC (c) CO, IC - 2 - Item 1. Security and Issuer. -------------------- This statement relates to the Capital Stock, $1.00 par value (the "Capital Stock"), of Rogers Corporation ("Rogers"). The principal executive offices of Rogers are located at One Technology Drive, Rogers, CT 06263. Item 2. Identity and Background. ----------------------- This statement is filed by Orion Capital Corporation ("Orion"), a Delaware corporation with its principal executive offices at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112 and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Security Reinsurance Company ("Security Re"), a Connecticut corporation; and Security Insurance Company of Hartford ("SICH"), a Connecticut corporation. The principal offices of Security Re and SICH are located at 9 Farm Springs Drive, Farmington, Connecticut 06032. Orion owns, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding capital stock of Security Re and SICH. SICH underwrites and sells most types of property and casualty insurance with an emphasis on commercial insurance in specialized markets; Security Re is a reinsurance company. This statement amends Items 2 and 5 of the Schedule 13D dated October 24, 1989, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated August 7, 1990, by Amendment No. 2 dated September 17, 1990, by Amendment No. 3 dated January 20, 1992, by Amendment No. 4 dated January 21, 1992, and by Amendment No. 5 dated April 23, 1993, each filed with the Commission by Orion and certain of its subsidiaries, by re- - 3 - vising such item in accordance with the information contained herein. The executive officers and directors of Orion, Security Re and SICH, together with their present principal occupations and the names, principal businesses and addresses of any corporations or other organizations in which such principal occupations are conducted, appear in Exhibit A hereto. Each of the persons listed in Exhibit A hereto is a citizen of the United States, except for Graham Addington, who is a citizen of the United Kingdom. Neither Orion, Security Re nor SICH, nor to their best knowledge, any officer or director of Orion, Security Re or SICH has, during the last five years, been convicted in any 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 and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to such laws. Item 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer. --------------------------------- According to Rogers' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1994, there were 3,227,126 shares of Rogers Capital Stock issued and outstanding as of February 1, 1994. Security Re and SICH own 264,100 shares in the aggregate or approximately 8.2% of Rogers' Capital Stock. Orion may continue - 4 - to be deemed the beneficial owner of all shares of Rogers Capital Stock owned by Security Re and SICH. Of the 264,100 shares, Security Re owns 230,000 shares and SICH owns the balance of 34,100 shares. Since February 25, 1994, Security Re sold a total of 12,500 shares of Rogers Common Stock on the dates and at the prices set forth in Exhibit B hereto. All of the shares sold by Security Re were sold in open market transactions on the American Stock Exchange. Each of Securty Re and SICH has sole power to vote and dispose of its shares of Rogers Capital Stock; decisons with respect to acquistiions, voting and dispositions are made by the Investment Committtee of Security Re or SICH, a majority of whose members are officers and/or directors of Orion. Orion's voting control of SICH and Security Re enables Orion ultimately to direct the acquisition, voting and disposition of the shares of Rogers Capital Stock held by SICH and Security Re. Except as set forth above, or to the extent that the officers and directors of Orion, Security Re and SICH maybe deemed bo "beneficially own" shares of Rogers Capital Stock by reason of their voting power or investment power with respect to the shares owned by Security Re and SICH, no officer or director of Orion, Security Re or SICH beneficially owns, or has the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of Rogers Capital Stock or has effected any transaction in shares of Rogers Capital Stock since February 25, 1994. - 5 - Signatures ----------- 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. ORION CAPITAL CORPORATION By: /s/Michael P. Maloney --------------------------------- Michael P. Maloney Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD SECURITY REINSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/Michael P. Maloney --------------------------------- Michael P. Maloney Senior Vice President Dated: May 3, 1994 - 6 - EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT PAGE - ------- ----- A Names, addresses and principal 8 occupations of officers and directors of Orion, Security Re and SICH B List of sales of Rogers Capital 14 stock by Security Re - 7 - EXHIBIT A Principal Occupation Name and Address of Employment - ---------------- --------------------- Alan R Gruber (1, 2 and 3) Chairman of the Board Orion Capital Corporation and Chief Executive 30 Rockefeller Plaza Officer of Orion and New York, New York 10112 Chairman of the Board of Security Re and SICH Bertram J. Cohn (1) Managing Director and a 437 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor limited partner, First New York, New York 10022 Manhattan Company, invest- ment bankers John C. Colman (1) Private investor and con- 4 Briar Lane sultant Glencoe, Illinois 60022 Peter B. Hawes (1) Senior Vice President of Design Professionals Insurance Orion and SICH; President Company of Design Professionals 2959 Monterey/Salinas Highway Insurance Company ("DPIC") Monterey, California 93940 and indirect subsidiary of Orion Larry D. Hollen (1, 2 and 3) President and Chief Opera- Orion Capital Corporation ting Officer of Orion; 9 Farm Springs Drive President of SICH; Vice Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Chairman of Security Re Robert H. Jeffrey (1) President Jeflion Invest- The Jeffrey Company ment Company; President, 88 E. Broad Street, Suite 1560 The Jeffrey Company, a Columbus, Ohio 43215 privately held investment company which is the parent of Jeflion Invest- ment Company Warren R. Lyons (1) President, Avco Fianancial Avco Fianancial Services Services, a financial 3349 Michelson Drive services company Irvine, California 92715 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Director of Orion (2) Director of Security Re (3) Director of SICH - 8 - Principal Occupation Name and Address of Employment - ---------------- --------------------- James K. McWilliams (1) Proprietor of McWilliams & McWilliams & Company Company and general 555 California Street partner of McWilliams Suite 5040 Associates, investment San Francisco, California 94104 counselors; General Partner, Mt. Eden Vine- yards, Inc. Ronald W. Moore (1) Adjunct Professor of Morgan Hall Business Administration, Soldiers Field Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts 02163 Donald Reich (1) Private investor and 280 Mountain Avenue consultant Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450 Robert B. Sanborn (1 and 3) Vice Chairman of the Board Orion Capital Corportion of Orion; Vice Chariman of 9 Farm Springs Drive SICH Farmington, Connecticut 06032 William J. Shepherd (1) Private investor Chemical Bank New Jersey 225 South Street Morristown, New Jersey 07962 John R. Thorne (1) Professor, Graduate School Furnace Run of Industrial Administra- Laughlintown, Pennsylvania 15655 tion, Carnegie-Mellon University; Chairman, The Enterprise Corporation of Pittsburgh, a private, non-profit corporation encouraging and supporting new entrepreneurial business Roger B. Ware (1) President and Chief Execu- Guaranty National Corporation tive Officer of Guaranty 100 Inverness Terrace East National Corporation, a Englewood, Colorado 80112 property and casualty in- surance company 49% owned by Orion - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Director of Orion (2) Director of Security Re (3) Director of SICH - 9 - Principal Occupation Name and Address of Employment - ---------------- --------------------- Daniel L. Barry (2 and 3) Vice President and Orion Capital Corporation Controller of Orion; 9 Farm Springs Drive Vice Chairman of Security Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Re and Senior Vice Presi- dent and Controller of SICH Raymond W. Jacobsen Vice President of Orion; EBI Companies President of EBI Companies 325 North Corporate Drive and Senior Vice President Brookfield, Wisconsin 53045 of SICH Michael P. Maloney, Esq. Vice President, General Orion Capital Corporation Counsel and Secretary of 30 Rockefeller Plaza Orion; Senior Vice New York, New York 10112 President and Assistant Secretary of Security Re and SICH William G. McGovern Vice President and Chief Orion Capital Corporation Actuary of Orion; Senior 9 Farm Springs Drive Vice President and Chief Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Actuary of Security Re and SICH Vincent T. Papa (2 and 3) Vice President and Orion Capital Corporation Treasurer of Orion; 30 Rockefeller Plaza Senior Vice President and New York, New York 10112 Treasurer of Security Re and SICH Eva Schlehofer Senior Vice President of Orion Capital Companies SICH 9 Farm Springs Drive Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Raymond J. Schuyler (3) Vice President of Orion Orion Capital Corporation and Senior Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza of Security Re and SICH New York, New York 10112 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) Director of Security Re (3) Director of SICH - 10 - Principal Occupation Name and Address of Employment - ---------------- --------------------- Lawrence D. Nolen (2) President of Security Re Orion Capital Companies and Vice President of 9 Farm Springs Drive SICH Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Stanley G. Fullwood (2 and 3) Vice President, General Orion Capital Companies Counsel and Secretary 9 Farm Springs Drive of Security Re and Farmington, Connecticut 06032 SICH Graham A. Addington Vice President of DPIC DPIC Companies Companies and SICH 155 University Avenue, Suite 702 Toronto, Ontario M5H 3B7 Canada Leland H. Beman Vice President of Security Orion Capital Companies Re and SICH 9 Farm Springs Drive Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Marsha O. Bissonnette Vice President and Orion Capital Companies Assistant Secretary 9 Farm Springs Drive of Security Re and Farmington, Connecticut 06032 SICH William D. Brooks Vice President of SICH Orion Capital Companies 9 Farm Springs Drive Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Thomas A. Clark Senior Vice President of Orion Capital Companies Connecticut Specialty 9 Farm Springs Drive Group, Inc., an indirect Farmington, Connecticut 06032 subsidiary of Orion; Vice President of SICH Thomas C. Coppinger Vice President of DPIC Design Professionals Insurance and SICH Company 2959 Monterey/Salinas Highway Monterey, California 93940 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) Director of Security Re (3) Director of SICH - 11 - Principal Occupation Name and Address of Employment - ---------------- --------------------- William M. Demmon Vice President of SICH Orion Capital Companies 9 Farm Springs Drive Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Jonathan H. Gice Senior Vice President of EBI Companies EBI Companies; Vice 300 North Patrick Blvd., President of SICH Suite 150 Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005 Elliott P. Gleason Senior Vice President of Design Professionals Insruance DPIC; Vice President of Company SICH 2959 Monterey/Salinas Highway Monterey, California 93940 Francis J. Kelly, Jr. Vice President of Security Orion Capital Companies Re and SICH 9 Farm Springs Drive Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Craig A. Nyman Vice President and Orion Capital Companies Assistant Treasurer of 9 Farm Springs Drive Security Re and SICH Farmington, Connecticut 06032 George K. Saba President of Nations' Orion Capital Companies Care, Inc., an indirect 9 Farm Springs Drive subsidiary of Orion, and Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Vice President of SICH Kevin W. Sullivan Vice President-Investments Orion Capital Corporation of Security Re and SICH 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10112 Richard C. Tardif Vice President of Security Orion Capital Companies Re and SICH 9 Farm Springs Drive Farmington, Connecticut 06032 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ - 12 - Principal Occupation Name and Address of Employment - ---------------- --------------------- David J. Vermeulen Senior Vice President of Design Professionals Insurance DPIC and Vice President of Company SICH 2959 Monterey/Salinas Highway Monterey, California 93940 Peter M. Vinci Vice President of Security Orion Capital Companies Re and SICH 9 Farm Springs Drive Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Florence E. Whitmire Senior Vice President of Design Professionals Insurance DPIC and Vice President of Company SICH 2959 Monterey/Salinas Highway Monterey, California 93940 - 13 - EXHIBIT B Sales of Rogers Common Stock by Security Re -------------------------------------------- Number Price Per Share Date of Shares (net of commission) - ---- ---------- -------------------- 4/25/94 300 $ 32.31 4/26/94 2,200 32.31 4/28/94 2,500 32.44 4/28/94 2,500 32.56 4/28/94 2,500 32.69 4/28/94 2,500 32.94 - 14 - -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----