-----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, Wu2rh+cAzgjBlPTgAYdl1tMfHaslhirP6xs6O5YIK2+zgRmdu7WKBOI8eLfiUfzN kgN0coccsFjc4zsJXZJPKQ== 0001019056-08-000373.txt : 20080306 0001019056-08-000373.hdr.sgml : 20080306 20080306165901 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001019056-08-000373 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080306 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080306 GROUP MEMBERS: CARL MARKS & CO. INC. GROUP MEMBERS: CARL MARKS IB LLC GROUP MEMBERS: MARTIN LIZT SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL BARRIER TECHNOLOGY INC/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000890543 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS [2890] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-80012 FILM NUMBER: 08671671 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 W HASTINGS ST STE 900 CITY: VANCOUVER BC CANADA STATE: A1 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 750 PENDER ST CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 2T7 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BARRIER TECHNOLOGY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940309 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Carl Marks & Co. Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001289682 IRS NUMBER: 133146265 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 33RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-909-8400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 33RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G/A 1 international_13ga3.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G/A Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 3)* International Barrier Technology Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 458968104 -------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- (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-(b) [X] Rule 13d-(c) [ ] Rule 13d-(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). - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 2 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Carl Marks & Co. Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,489,471 shares SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED 2,387,000 shares BY EACH -------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,489,471 shares WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,387,000 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,489,471 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.06% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 3 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Carl Marks IB LLC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 2,387,000 shares SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED 1,489,471 shares BY EACH -------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 2,387,000 shares WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,489,471 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,387,000 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.11% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 4 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Martin Lizt - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 171,824 shares SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED 0 shares BY EACH -------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 171,824 shares WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 171,824 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 .58% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 5 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A Preliminary Note This Combined Statement is being filed on behalf of Carl Marks & Co. Inc., Carl Marks IB LLC and Martin Lizt. Each of the Reporting Persons states that it or he, as the case may be, is included in this Schedule 13G solely for the purpose of presenting information with respect to its or his ownership of the Common Shares and disclaims any knowledge, except as expressly set forth herein, as to any statement made herein on behalf of any other Reporting Person. Each of Carl Marks & Co. Inc. and Carl Marks IB LLC disclaims any beneficial ownership of Common Shares owned by Martin Lizt; and Martin Lizt disclaims any beneficial ownership of Common Shares owned by Carl Marks & Co. Inc. and Carl Marks IB LLC. Carl Marks & Co. Inc., Carl Marks IB LLC and Martin Lizt have filed this Schedule 13G as Reporting Persons in the event they are collectively deemed to be a "group" within the meaning of Section 13(g)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: International Barrier Technology Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 750 West Pender Street Suite 604 Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6C 2T7 Item 2. (a) Name of Persons Filing: Carl Marks IB LLC, Carl Marks & Co. Inc. and Martin Lizt. (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: The principal business office of each of Carl Marks & Co. Inc. and Carl Marks IB LLC is: 900 Third Avenue 33rd Floor New York, NY 10022 The home address of Martin Lizt is: 22 East Alford Road West Stockbridge, MA 01266 Page 5 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 6 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A (c) Citizenship: Carl Marks & Co. Inc: New York Carl Marks IB LLC: Delaware Martin Lizt: United States of America (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares, without par value (e) CUSIP Number: 458968104 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), or (c), check whether the person filing is a: Not applicable (a) [ ] Broker or 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) [ ] An Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act; (e) [ ] An Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An Employee Benefit Plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] A Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 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. Section 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 Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Page 6 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 7 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A Item 4. Ownership a. Amount beneficially owned: 4,048,295 (i) Carl Marks & Co. Inc. 1,489,471 (ii) Carl Marks IB LLC 2,387,000 (iii) Martin Lizt 171,824 b. Percent of class: 13.76% c. Number of shares: (i) Sole power to vote or direct vote: Carl Marks & Co. Inc. 1,489,471 Carl Marks IB LLC 2,387,000 Martin Lizt 171,824 (ii) Shared Power to vote or direct vote: Carl Marks & Co. Inc. 2,387,000 Carl Marks IB LLC 1,489,471 Martin Lizt 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct disposition of: Same response as (c)(i) above. (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: Same response as (c)(ii) above. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable Page 7 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 8 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. 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. See attached certifications. Page 8 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 9 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A CERTIFICATION ------------- By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not being 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. Dated: February 29, 2008 CARL MARKS & CO. INC. By: /s/ David Shnitkin -------------------------------------- Name: David Shnitkin Title: Controller Page 9 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 10 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A CERTIFICATION ------------- By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not being 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. Dated: February 29, 2008 CARL MARKS IB LLC By: Carl Marks & Co. L.P. Its Manager By: Carl Marks & Co. LLC Its General Partner By: /s/ Robert A. Speer -------------------------------------- Name: Robert A. Speer Title: Secretary Page 10 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 11 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A 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 being 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. Dated: February 29, 2008 By: /s/ Martin Lizt -------------------------------------- Martin Lizt Page 11 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 12 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A Exhibits A. Joint Filing Statement See Exhibit A on page 16. Page 12 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 13 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 29, 2008 CARL MARKS & CO. INC. By: /s/ David Shnitkin ------------------------------- Name: David Shnitkin Title: Controller Page 13 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 14 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 29, 2008 CARL MARKS IB LLC By: Carl Marks & Co. L.P. Its Manager By: Carl Marks & Co. LLC Its General Partner By: /s/ Robert A. Speer ------------------------------- Name: Robert A. Speer Title: Secretary Page 14 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 15 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A 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. Dated: February 29, 2008 By: /s/ Martin Lizt ------------------------------- Martin Lizt Page 15 of 16 pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 458968104 Page 16 of 16 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------ SCHEDULE 13G/A EXHIBIT A - JOINT FILING STATEMENT Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1), we, the undersigned, hereby express our agreement that the Schedule 13G for International Barrier Group Inc. is filed on behalf of each of us. This agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Dated: February 29, 2008 CARL MARKS & CO. INC. By: /s/ David Shnitkin ------------------------------- Name: David Shnitkin Title: Controller CARL MARKS IB LLC By: Carl Marks & Co. L.P. Its Manager By: Carl Marks & Co. LLC Its General Partner By: /s/ Robert A. Speer ------------------------------- Name: Robert A. Speer Title: Secretary /s/ Martin Lizt ------------------------------------- Martin Lizt Page 16 of 16 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----