-----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, U8oOP37ux1G03nFyJ5tGjK3RR+CGB1W24khpiYg19vCNN40fQIU6dvE0ZH6hAeES 6t7FxZSjvvstUP1E97rImA== 0000895345-02-000191.txt : 20020419 0000895345-02-000191.hdr.sgml : 20020419 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895345-02-000191 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020419 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WHIPPOORWILL ASSOCIATES INC /ADV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000896251 IRS NUMBER: 133595884 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11 MARTINE AVE CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10606 BUSINESS PHONE: 9146831002 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARVEL ENTERPRISES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000933730 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DOLLS & STUFFED TOYS [3942] IRS NUMBER: 133711775 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-49226 FILM NUMBER: 02615996 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 387 PARK AVENUE SOUTH CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126960808 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 387 PARK AVE SOUTH CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TOY BIZ INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941213 SC 13D/A 1 jf13da2.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4)* MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC. (formerly Toy Biz, Inc.) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.01 per share - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 57383M108 ------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Brian M. Feldman, Esq. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson One New York Plaza New York, New York 10004 (212) 859-8000 April 17, 2002 ------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box |_|. NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format should include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss. 240.13d-7(b) 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 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. 57383M108 13D - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only) Whippoorwill Associates Inc. 13-3595884 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a)|_| (b)|X| - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions) OO; WC - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF -0- SHARES ----- -------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 3,113,712 EACH ----- -------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON -0- WITH ----- -------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,113,712 - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,113,712 - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) |_| - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 8.3% - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) IA, CO - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13D ------------ This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D relating to the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Marvel Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), filed on October 13, 1998, as amended through April 12, 2002. Item 1. Security and Issuer. - ------ ------------------- Unchanged. Item 2. Identity and Background. - ------ ----------------------- Unchanged. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. - ------ ------------------------------------------------- Unchanged. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. - ------ ---------------------- Unchanged. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. - ------ ------------------------------------ Item 5 is amended in its entirety as follows; (a) and (b) The percentages set forth in this Item 5 are based on 34,866,054 shares of Common Stock outstanding, as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed on April 3, 2002. The information reported below is current through April 19, 2002. The Holders, in the aggregate, directly own 527,155 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 1.5% of the total outstanding Common Stock. The Holders, in the aggregate, directly own 2,489,468 shares of 8% Preferred Stock, which are convertible into 2,586,557 additional shares of Common Stock (based on the conversion ratio of 1.039 shares of Common Stock for each share of 8% Preferred Stock). As a result, the Holders, in the aggregate, directly beneficially own 3,113,712 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 8.3% (computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) under the Act) of the outstanding Common Stock. Since Whippoorwill has discretionary authority with respect to the investments of and acts as agent for its clients, Whippoorwill has shared power to vote and dispose of the 3,113,712 shares of Common Stock owned by the Holders. The information required by Item 2 with respect to Whippoorwill is set forth in item 2 above. In addition, Whippoorwill may be deemed to beneficially own or have or share power to vote or direct the vote with respect to all the shares of Common Stock and 8% Preferred Stock owned by the Other Reporting Persons. Whippoorwill does not have any pecuniary interest nor do they have any dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock or 8% Preferred Stock owned by the Other Reporting Persons. Reference is hereby made to the following filings with the SEC with respect to information in Item 2 of Schedule 13D required to be provided by Whippoorwill with respect to the Other Reporting Persons under Item 5 of Schedule 13D: 1. For information with respect to Avi Arad, please see Item 2 of the Schedule 13D filed by Avi Arad; 2. For information with respect to the Dickstein Entities, please see Item 2 of the Schedule 13D filed by the Dickstein Entities; 3. For information with respect to the Perlmutter Entities, please see Item 2 of the Schedule 13D filed by the Perlmutter Entities; 4. For information with respect to The Chase Manhattan Bank, please see Item 2 of the Schedule 13D filed by The Chase Manhattan Bank; and 5. For information with respect to Morgan Stanley, please see Item 2 of the Schedule 13D filed by Morgan Stanley. (c) Whippoorwill has effected the following transactions for the Holders since the last Schedule 13D. All transactions were sales of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange: Date Number of Shares Net Price Per Share ---- ---------------- ------------------- April 12, 2002 30,800 $7.47 April 17, 2002 36,500 $8.02 April 18, 2002 50,000 $7.97 April 19, 2002 50,000 $7.92 (d) The Holders have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein. No Holder beneficially owns more than 5% of the Common Stock. (e) Not applicable. Item 6. Contracts Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships - ------ ------------------------------------------------------- With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. ---------------------------------------- Item 6 is amended by adding the following paragraph: On April 17, 2002, Whippoorwill entered into a Sales Plan with Sea Port Group Securities LLC ("SeaPort") to dispose of up to 650,155 shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the Sales Plan, SeaPort can sell up to 50,000 shares of Common Stock in a single trading day, provided that the price per share of Common Stock is at least $7.75 (before any commission). The sales between April 17 and April 19 reported under Item 5(c) above were consummated under the Sales Plan. A copy of the Sales Plan is attached as an Exhibit hereto. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. - ------ -------------------------------- Item 7 is amended by adding the following: Exhibit F: Sales Plan, dated April 17, 2002, between Whippoorwill and SeaPort. SIGNATURES ---------- 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: April 19, 2002 WHIPPOORWILL ASSOCIATES, INC. By: /s/ Shelley Greenhaus -------------------------------- Name: Shelley Greenhaus Title: Managing Director EX-99.F 3 exhibitf.txt EXHIBIT F Exhibit F SALES PLAN Sales Plan dated April 17, 2002 (this "Sales Plan") between Whippoorwill Associates, Inc. (as agent for its clients) ("Seller") and Sea Port Group Securities LLC ("SeaPort"), acting as agent for Seller. A. RECITALS 1. This Sales Plan is entered into between Seller and SeaPort for the purpose of establishing a trading plan that complies with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). 2. Seller is establishing this Sales Plan in order to permit the orderly disposition of a portion of Seller's holdings of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Stock"), of Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (the "Issuer"). B. SELLER'S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS 1. As of the date hereof, Seller is not aware of any material nonpublic information concerning the Issuer or its securities. Seller is entering into this Sales Plan in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws. 2. While this Sales Plan is in effect, Seller agrees not to enter into or alter any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the securities covered by this Sales Plan and agrees not to alter or deviate from the terms of this Sales Plan. 3. Seller agrees that Seller shall not, directly or indirectly, communicate any information relating to the Stock or the Issuer to any employee of SeaPort or its affiliates who is involved, directly or indirectly, in executing this Sales Plan at any time while this Sales Plan is in effect. 4. Seller agrees to provide SeaPort with a certificate dated as of the date hereof and signed by the Issuer substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto prior to commencement of the Plan Sales Period (as defined below). 5. Seller agrees to complete, execute and deliver to SeaPort a seller representation letter dated as of the date hereof substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto prior to the commencement of the Plan Sales Period. 6. Seller has consulted with Seller's own advisors as to the legal, tax, business, financial and related aspects of, and has not relied upon SeaPort or any person affiliated with SeaPort in connection with, Seller's adoption and implementation of this Sales Plan. Seller acknowledges that SeaPort is not acting as a fiduciary or an advisor for Seller. 7 Seller agrees that until this Sales Plan has been terminated Seller shall not, without prior written notice to SeaPort (i) enter into a binding contract with respect to the purchase or sale of Stock on behalf of its clients with another broker, dealer or financial institution (each, a "Financial Institution"), (ii) instruct another Financial Institution to purchase or sell Stock on behalf of its clients or (iii) adopt a plan for trading with respect to Stock on behalf of its clients other than this Sales Plan. 8 (a) Seller agrees to make all filings, if any, required under Rule 144 or Rule 145, Sections 13(d), 13(g) and 16 of the Exchange Act in a timely manner, to the extent any such filings are applicable to Seller. (b) Seller agrees that Seller shall at all times during the Plan Sales Period (as defined below), in connection with the performance of this Sales Plan, comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 9 (a) Seller represents and warrants that the Stock to be sold pursuant to this Sales Plan is currently eligible for sale under Rule 144 or 145. (b) Seller agrees not to take, and agrees to cause any person or entity with which Seller would be required to aggregate sales of Stock pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) or (e) of Rule 144 not to take, any action that would cause the sales hereunder not to meet all applicable requirements of Rule 144. (c) Seller agrees to complete, execute and deliver to SeaPort Forms 144 for the sales to be effected under this Sales Plan at such times and in such numbers as SeaPort shall request. (d) Seller acknowledges and agrees that Seller does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether to effect sales of Stock pursuant to this Sales Plan. C. SEAPORT'S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS 1. SeaPort agrees to conduct all sales pursuant to this Sales Plan in accordance with the manner of sale requirement of Rule 144 of the Securities Act and in no event shall SeaPort effect any sale if such sale would exceed the then-applicable amount limitation under Rule 144, assuming SeaPort's sales pursuant to this Sales Plan and the sales listed on Schedule A hereto are the only sales subject to that limitation. D. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN 1. Seller hereby appoints SeaPort to sell shares of Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein. Subject to such terms and conditions, SeaPort hereby accepts such appointment. 2. SeaPort is authorized to begin selling Stock pursuant to this Sales Plan on April 17, 2002 and shall cease selling Stock on the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which SeaPort receives notice of the dissolution of Seller, (ii) the date on which the Issuer or any other person publicly announces a tender or exchange offer with respect to the Stock or a merger, acquisition, reorganization, recapitalization or comparable transaction affecting the securities of the Issuer as a result of which the Stock is to be exchanged or converted into shares of another company, (iii) the date on which SeaPort receives notice of the commencement or impending commencement of any proceedings in respect of or triggered by Seller's bankruptcy or insolvency, (iv) the date of the next trading "window" as defined in the Issuer's trading policy applicable to its officers and directors, or (v) the date that the aggregate number of shares of Stock sold pursuant to this Sales Plan reaches the Total Share Amount (as defined below) (the "Plan Sales Period"). 3. (a) SeaPort shall sell shares of Stock during the Plan Sales Period for the account of Seller under ordinary principles of best execution subject to the following restrictions: (i) SeaPort shall not sell any shares of Stock pursuant to this Sales Plan at a price of less than $7.75 per share (before deducting any commission, commission equivalent, mark-up or differential and other expenses of sale); (ii) SeaPort shall sell no more than 650,155 shares of Stock pursuant to this Sales Plan during the Plan Sales Period (The "Total Share Amount"); and (iii) SeaPort shall sell no more than 50,000 shares of Stock pursuant to this Sales Plan during any single Trading Day. A "Trading Day" is any day during the Plan Sales Period that the New York Stock Exchange (the "Principal Market') is open for business and the Stock trades regular way on the Principal Market. (b) If, consistent with ordinary principles of best execution or for any other reason, SeaPort has not sold the Total Share Amount by the end of the Plan Sales Period then (i) SeaPort's obligation to sell pursuant to this Sales Plan shall be deemed to have been satisfied and (ii) if any such shortfall exists after the close of trading on the last Trading Day of the Plan Sales Period, SeaPort's authority to sell such shares for the account of Seller under this Sales Plan shall terminate. (c) The share price referred to in paragraph D.3(a) above shall be adjusted automatically on a proportionate basis to take into account any stock split, reverse stock split or stock dividend with respect to the Stock or any change in capitalization with respect to the Issuer that occurs during the Plan Sales Period. 4. SeaPort shall not sell Stock hereunder at any time when: (i) SeaPort, in its reasonable judgment, has determined that a market disruption, banking moratorium, outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other crisis or calamity that could, in SeaPort's judgment, impact sales of the Stock has occurred; or (ii) SeaPort, in its reasonable discretion, has determined that it is prohibited from doing so by a legal, contractual or regulatory restriction applicable to it or its affiliates or to Seller or Seller's affiliates or clients (other than any such restriction relating to Seller's possession or alleged possession of material nonpublic information about the Issuer or the Stock). 5. SeaPort may sell Stock on any national securities e0 xchange, in the over-the-counter market, on an automated trading system or otherwise. E. TERMINATION 1. This Sales Plan may not be terminated prior to the end of the Plan Sales Period, except that it may be terminated at any time by written notice from Seller received by SeaPort's compliance office at the address or fax number set forth in paragraph E.4 below if legal or regulatory restrictions applicable to Seller or Seller's affiliates or clients (other than any such restrictions relating to Seller's possession or alleged possession of material nonpublic information about the Issuer or the Stock) would prevent SeaPort from selling Stock for Seller's account during the Plan Sales Period. F. GENERAL 1. Proceeds from each sale of Stock effected under the Sales Plan will be delivered to Seller's account number ____________ on a normal three-day settlement basis less any commission, commission equivalent, mark-up or differential and other expenses of sale to be paid to SeaPort, provided that any commission, commission equivalent, mark-up or differential hereunder shall be $0.05 per share of Stock sold. 2. Seller and SeaPort acknowledge and agree that this Sales Plan is a "securities contract," as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"), entitled to all of the protections given such contracts under the Bankruptcy Code. 3. This Sales Plan constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to this Sales Plan and supercedes any prior agreements or understandings with regard to the Sales Plan. 4. All notices to SeaPort under this Sales Plan shall be given to SeaPort's compliance office in the manner specified by this Sales Plan by telephone at 212-356-0570, by facsimile at 212-356-0579 or by certified mail to the address below: Sea Port Group Securities LLC Attn: Marc Baum 317 Madison Avenue, Suite 811 New York, NY 10017 5. Seller's rights and obligations under this Sales Plan may not be assigned or delegated without the written permission of SeaPort. SeaPort's rights and obligations under this Sales Plan may not be assigned or delegated (other than an assignment or delegation to an entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with SeaPort) without the written permission of Seller. 6. This Sales Plan 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. 7. If any provision of this Sales Plan is or becomes inconsistent with any applicable present or future law, rule or regulation, that provision will be deemed modified or, if necessary, rescinded in order to comply with the relevant law, rule or regulation. All other provisions of this Sales Plan will continue and remain in full force and effect. 8. This Sales Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York and may be modified or amended only by a writing signed by the parties hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed this Sales Plan as of the date first written above. Whippoorwill Associates, Inc /s/ Shelley Greenhaus ------------------------------------- Name: Shelley Greenhaus Title: Managing Director & President Sea Port Group Securities LLC /s/ Marc Baum ------------------------------------- Name: Marc Baum Title: Chief Operating Officer EXHIBIT A ISSUER REPRESENTATION 1. Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (the "Issuer") represents that it has reviewed and approved the Sales Plan dated April 17, 2002 (the "Sales Plan") between Whippoorwill Associates, Inc ("Seller") and Sea Port Group Securities LLC ("SeaPort") relating to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Issuer (the "Stock"). 2. The sales to be made by SeaPort for the account of Seller pursuant to the Sales Plan have been approved by the Issuer in accordance Issuer's insider trading policies. Dated: April 17, 2002 Marvel Enterprises, Inc. By:/s/ Allen Lipson ---------------------------------- Name: Allen Lipson Title: Executive Vice President EXHIBIT B SELLER REPRESENTATION LETTER 1. As of the date hereof, Seller is not aware of any material nonpublic information concerning the Issuer or its securities. Seller is entering into this Sales Plan in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws. 2. Seller understands and agrees that if it is an affiliate or a control person for purposes of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all sales will be in accordance with Rule 144. Seller agrees not to take any action that would cause Seller to aggregate sales of stock pursuant to Rule 144, and will not take any action that would cause the sales under the Sales Plan not to comply with Rule 144. 3. Seller will notify Sea Port Group Securities LLC of any other sale transactions that are not contemplated by this Sales Plan. Seller has no offsetting hedging transactions and will not enter into any hedging transactions while the Sales Plan is in effect. 4. Seller will have no subsequent influence over how, when, or whether to effect sales pursuant to this Sales Plan. Dated: April 17, 2002 Whippoorwill Associates, Inc /s/ Shelley Greenhaus ------------------------------- Name: Shelley Greenhaus Title: Managing Director & President SCHEDULE A Date of Sale Amount of Shares Sold ------------ --------------------- March 25, 2002 67,800 March 26, 2002 10,000 March 27, 2002 160,000 March 28, 2002 56,974 April 1, 2002 58,600 April 2, 2002 32,000 April 3, 2002 101,100 April 4, 2002 93,074 April 8, 2002 132,200 April 9, 2002 53,000 April 10, 2002 75,000 April 11, 2002 30,800 April 12, 2002 44,300 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----