-----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, QFwMpoOle3PEWB8Ez94yjktvDzqYJqkeN6tOjWxq3WNixCr8KS66fSAMt2/uoXHV AjvJ3o9JjZcYmbKaOCDFtA== 0000898382-96-000029.txt : 19961113 0000898382-96-000029.hdr.sgml : 19961113 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898382-96-000029 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961112 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SAMSONITE CORP/FL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000914478 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS [3100] IRS NUMBER: 363511556 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-47327 FILM NUMBER: 96658118 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40301 FISHER ISLAND DR CITY: FISHER ISLAND STATE: FL ZIP: 33109 BUSINESS PHONE: 3055322426 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11200 EAST 45TH AVENUE CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80239-3018 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ASTRUM INTERNATIONAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931105 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COOPERMAN LEON G CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000898382 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 128321905 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 88 PINE STREET STREET 2: WALL STREET PLAZA 31ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10005 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-3258660 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 88 PINE STREET STREET 2: WALL ST PLAZA 31ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10005 SC 13D/A 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4 )* SAMSONITE CORPORATION (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value (Title of Class of Securities) 79604V105 (CUSIP Number) Alan M. Stark 80 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 (201)325-8660 (Name Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) November 6, 1996 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If this filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4) check the following box [ ]. Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be 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). SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 79604V105 __________________________________________________________________ 1) Names of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person LEON G. COOPERMAN S.S. No. ###-##-#### _________________________________________________________________ 2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [X] _________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC Use Only _________________________________________________________________ 4) Source of Funds: WC _________________________________________________________________ 5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . NOT APPLICABLE _________________________________________________________________ 6) Citizenship or place of Organization: UNITED STATES _________________________________________________________________ (7) Sole voting Power Number of 934,612 Shares Bene- ____________________________________________________ ficially (8) Shared Voting Power owned by 201,800 Each Report- ____________________________________________________ ing Person (9) Sole Dispositive Power With 934,612 _________________________________________________________________ (10) Shared Dispositive Power 201,800 _________________________________________________________________ 11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 1,136,412 _________________________________________________________________ 12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares: N/A _________________________________________________________________ 13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Box (11): 7.1% _________________________________________________________________ 14) Type of Reporting Person I N Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. Cooperman beneficially owns 1,136,412 Shares. Of this amount, 378,812 Shares were purchased by Omega Capital Partners, L.P., at a cost of $4,124,119; 355,700 Shares were purchased by Omega Institutional Partners, L.P., at a cost of $4,073,399; 28,300 Shares were purchased by Omega Equity Partners, L.P., at a cost of $389,513; 159,800 Shares were purchased by Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd., at a cost of $1,750,640; 12,000 Shares were purchased by Omega Overseas Partners II, Ltd., at a cost of $139,425; and 201,800 Shares were purchased by the Managed Account at a cost of $2,243,357. The source of funds for the purchase of all such Shares was investment capital. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. Based upon the information contained in the Company's Form 10Q filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission for the quarter ended July 31, 1996, there were 16,004,450 Shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of September 6, 1996. Omega Capital Partners, L.P. owns 378,812 Shares, or 2.4% of those outstanding; Omega Institutional Partners, L.P. owns 355,700 Shares, or 2.2% of those outstanding; Omega Equity Partners, L.P. owns 28,300 Shares, or 0.2% of those outstanding; Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd. owns 159,800 Shares, or 1.0% of those outstanding; Omega Overseas Partners II, Ltd. owns 12,000 Shares, or 0.1% of those outstanding; and the Managed Account owns 201,800 Shares, or 1.3% of those outstanding. The following table details the transactions by each of Omega Capital Partners, L.P., Omega Institutional Partners, L.P., Omega Equity Partners, L.P., Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd., Omega Overseas Partners II, Ltd., and the Managed Account in shares of Common Stock within the 60 day period prior to this filing. All such transactions were open market sale transactions. Omega Capital Partners, L.P. Date of Amount of Price Per Transaction Shares Share 11/01/96 43,300 $36.66 11/04/96 6,600 37.47 11/05/96 24,000 37.42 11/06/96 24,000 37.79 11/07/96 6,600 38.00 11/08/96 13,700 37.75 Omega Equity Partners, L.P. Date of Amount of Price Per Transaction Shares Share 10/18/96 8,300 $37.38 11/01/96 11,600 36.66 11/04/96 700 37.47 11/05/96 2,400 37.42 11/06/96 2,400 37.79 11/07/96 200 38.00 11/08/96 600 37.75 Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd. Date of Amount of Price Per Transaction Shares Share 11/01/96 11,800 $36.66 11/04/96 2,300 37.47 11/05/96 8,000 37.42 11/06/96 8,000 37.79 11/07/96 3,300 38.00 11/08/96 7,100 37.75 Omega Overseas Partners, II, Ltd. Date of Amount of Price Per Transaction Shares Share 11/01/96 1,300 $36.66 11/04/96 300 37.47 11/05/96 800 37.42 11/06/96 800 37.79 11/07/96 200 38.00 11/08/96 500 37.75 The Managed Account Date of Amount of Price Per Transaction Shares Share 10/03/96 15,300 $29.56 11/01/96 35,100 36.66 11/04/96 3,800 37.47 11/05/96 13,000 37.42 11/06/96 13,000 37.79 11/07/96 3,400 38.00 11/08/96 7,600 37.75 Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: November 11, 1996 /s/ ALAN M. STARK ALAN M. STARK on behalf of LEON G. COOPERMAN, individually and as managing partner of Omega Capital Partners, L.P., Omega Institutional Partners, L.P., and Omega Equity Partners and as President of Omega Advisors, Inc. pursuant to Power of Attorney on file. ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001). -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----