-----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, IZsbJsdseYrD4pa4TkSR99EUssSbDSpobwt7RjFag0ootpZDR88BEcmCXSzV1aQz r52iLcgI7+4ld+DbkdBrkQ== 0001072613-07-000402.txt : 20070214 0001072613-07-000402.hdr.sgml : 20070214 20070214161001 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001072613-07-000402 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070214 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DOWDELL RODGER B JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000903068 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 4017895735 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORP STREET 2: 132 FAIRGROUNDS RD CITY: WEST KINGSTON STATE: RI ZIP: 02892 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000835910 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620] IRS NUMBER: 042722013 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-40107 FILM NUMBER: 07620429 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 132 FAIRGROUNDS RD CITY: WEST KINGSTON STATE: RI ZIP: 02892 BUSINESS PHONE: 4017895735 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 132 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD CITY: WEST KINGSTON STATE: RI ZIP: 02892 SC 13G/A 1 sch13ga_14925.txt AMENDMENT #18 TO SCHEDULE 13G (ROGER B. DOWDELL) ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 _______________ SCHEDULE 13G _______________ UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 18)* American Power Conversion Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 029066 10 7 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2006 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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). ================================================================================ ====================== ============= CUSIP NO. 029066 10 7 13G PAGE 2 OF 6 ====================== ============= ================================================================================ 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr. and Linda Ann Dowdell, as tenants by the entireties - ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)(a)[_] (b)[X] - ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 ----- -------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 13,980,513 OWNED BY ----- -------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON 13,980,513 WITH ----- -------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 13,980,513 - ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] Not applicable. - ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 7.2% - ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN ================================================================================ Page 2 of 6 pages ====================== ============= CUSIP NO. 029066 10 7 13G PAGE 3 OF 6 ====================== ============= Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: -------------- American Power Conversion Corporation. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: ----------------------------------------------- P.O. Box 278, 132 Fairgrounds Road, West Kingston, Rhode Island 02892. Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: --------------------- Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr. and Linda Ann Dowdell, as tenants by the entireties. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: ----------------------------------------------------------- The address of the principal business office is: P.O. Box 278, 132 Fairgrounds Road, West Kingston, Rhode Island 02892. Item 2(c). Citizenship: ----------- Mr. and Mrs. Dowdell are United States citizens. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: ---------------------------- Common Stock, $.01 par value per share. Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: ------------ 029066-10-7 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), ------------------------------------------------------------------- check whether the person filing is a: ------------------------------------- (a) [_] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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) [_] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [_] Investment Advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (f) [_] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) [_] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); see Item 7. (h) [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H). Not applicable. Page 3 of 6 pages ====================== ============= CUSIP NO. 029066 10 7 13G PAGE 4 OF 6 ====================== ============= Item 4. Ownership. --------- (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Mr. and Mrs. Dowdell own directly, as tenants by the entireties, 11,924,024 shares of Common Stock as of December 31, 2006. Individually, Mr. Dowdell is deemed to own an additional 2,056,489 shares of Common Stock as of December 31, 2006. This amount does not include 5,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) issued to Mr. Dowdell pursuant to the American Power Conversion Corporation 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan that entitle Mr. Dowdell to receive one (1) share of Common Stock per RSU. The RSUs will vest, and the underlying Common Stock issue, ratably over four years, beginning on June 30, 2007. Mr. Dowdell has no voting or dispositive power over the RSUs until they vest in accordance with their terms. The RSUs will fully vest and be paid in full upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as defined below). On October 28, 2006, Schneider Electric SA ("Schneider"), Trianon Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schneider, and the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Schneider will acquire the Issuer by merger. As an inducement for Schneider to enter into the Merger Agreement, Mr. Dowdell entered into a Voting Agreement with Schneider pursuant to which he agreed to vote all of his shares of Common Stock in favor of the merger, the Merger Agreement or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, Schneider may be deemed to beneficially own 13,980,513 shares of Common Stock as a result of its shared voting power with Mr. and Mrs. Dowdell over such shares as described above. (b) Percent of Class: 7.2% (based on the 194,043,764 shares of Common Stock of American Power Conversion Corporation outstanding as of December 31, 2006, as adjusted pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)). (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 13,980,513 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 13,980,513 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 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. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired ------------------------------------------------------------------ the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. ------------------------------------------------------------- Not applicable. Page 4 of 6 pages ====================== ============= CUSIP NO. 029066 10 7 13G PAGE 5 OF 6 ====================== ============= Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. --------------------------------------------------------- Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. ------------------------------ Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. ------------- By signing below, each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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. Page 5 of 6 pages ====================== ============= CUSIP NO. 029066 10 7 13G PAGE 6 OF 6 ====================== ============= 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: February 14, 2007 By: /s/ Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr. ---------------------------- Name: Rodger B. Dowdell, Jr. By: /s/ Linda Ann Dowdell ---------------------------- Name: Linda Ann Dowdell Page 6 of 6 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----