-----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, IlnXyV1ktHr2v5OcYtWS1J3gYY+3mnKqHgGKiJYOh1Gazwk1aRhPY7N5LDJNo6EL mVWLYHFE6yMZtXOqXWf/VQ== 0000904454-06-000714.txt : 20061113 0000904454-06-000714.hdr.sgml : 20061110 20061113100916 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000904454-06-000714 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061113 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061113 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ENCORE MEDICAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000944763 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842] IRS NUMBER: 650572565 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50431 FILM NUMBER: 061205976 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9800 METRIC BOULEVARD CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78758 BUSINESS PHONE: 5128329500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9800 METRIC BOULEVARD CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78758 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950531 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GALEN PARTNERS III L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001034486 IRS NUMBER: 133930452 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 610 FIFTH AVE STREET 2: 5TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122184990 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 610 FIFTH AVE STREET 2: 5TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 SC 13D/A 1 s13da_110306encore.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) (Amendment No. 3)(1) Encore Medical Corporation -------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.001 par value ----------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 29256E 10 9 ----------- (CUSIP Number) Bruce F. Wesson Merrill A. Ulmer, Esq. Galen Associates Ropes & Gray LLP 610 Fifth Avenue 45 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10020 New York, New York 10111 Tel. (212) 218-4990 Tel. (212) 841-5700 --------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) November 3, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [ ]. - ------------------------ (1)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 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act. CUSIP No. 29256E 10 9 Page 2 of 8 Pages 1) Name of Reporting Person: Galen Partners III, L.P. and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary): - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X] if a Member of a Group (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Source of Funds Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Not Applicable Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7) Sole Voting -0- Shares Beneficially Power Owned by Reporting Person: -------------------------------------------------- 8) Shared Voting Power -0- -------------------------------------------------- 9) Sole Disposi- -0- tive Power -------------------------------------------------- 10) Shared Dis- positive Power -0- -------------------------------------------------- 11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially -0- Owned by Each Reporting Person - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) Percent of Class Represented by -0- Amount in Row (11) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) Type of Reporting Person PN CUSIP No. 29256E 10 9 Page 3 of 8 Pages 1) Name of Reporting Person: Galen Partners International III, L.P. and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary): - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X] if a Member of a Group (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Source of Funds Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Not Applicable Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7) Sole Voting -0- Shares Beneficially Power Owned by Reporting Person: -------------------------------------------------- 8) Shared Voting Power -0- -------------------------------------------------- 9) Sole Disposi- -0- tive Power -------------------------------------------------- 10) Shared Dis- positive Power -0- -------------------------------------------------- 11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially -0- Owned by Each Reporting Person - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) Percent of Class Represented by -0- Amount in Row (11) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) Type of Reporting Person PN CUSIP No. 29256E 10 9 Page 4 of 8 Pages 1) Name of Reporting Person: Galen Employee Fund III, L.P. and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary): - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X] if a Member of a Group (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Source of Funds Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Not Applicable Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7) Sole Voting -0- Shares Beneficially Power Owned by Reporting Person: -------------------------------------------------- 8) Shared Voting Power -0- -------------------------------------------------- 9) Sole Disposi- -0- tive Power -------------------------------------------------- 10) Shared Dis- positive Power -0- -------------------------------------------------- 11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially -0- Owned by Each Reporting Person - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) Percent of Class Represented by -0- Amount in Row (11) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) Type of Reporting Person PN CUSIP No. 29256E 10 9 Page 5 of 8 Pages 1) Name of Reporting Person: Galen Advisors, LLC and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary): - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X] if a Member of a Group (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Source of Funds Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Not Applicable Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7) Sole Voting -0- Shares Beneficially Power Owned by Reporting Person: -------------------------------------------------- 8) Shared Voting Power -0- -------------------------------------------------- 9) Sole Disposi- -0- tive Power -------------------------------------------------- 10) Shared Dis- positive Power -0- -------------------------------------------------- 11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially -0- Owned by Each Reporting Person - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) Percent of Class Represented by -0- Amount in Row (11) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) Type of Reporting Person CO CUSIP No. 29256E 10 9 Page 6 of 8 Pages Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D (Final Amendment) ------------------------------------------------- Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 20, 2001, Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on January 13, 2004 and Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on July 12, 2006 (as so amended, the "Schedule 13D"). Terms defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein as so defined. The following items of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended as follows: Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer Item 5(a) is hereby amended to state that none of the Reporting Persons or Other Related Persons owns any shares of Common Stock. Item 5(c) is hereby amended to state that on November 3, 2006 the Merger described in Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D became effective, and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement each outstanding share of Common Stock, other than any shares owned by the Issuer, Parent, Merger Sub, or any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer, or by any stockholders who were entitled to and who properly exercised appraisal rights under Delaware law, was canceled and converted automatically into the right to receive $6.55 in cash per share, without interest. The Issuer continues as the surviving corporation of the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The Issuer has filed a Form 15 with the Commission to terminate the registration of the Common Stock. Item 5(e) is hereby amended to state that the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Common Stock on November 3, 2006. CUSIP No. 29256E 10 9 Page 7 of 8 Pages 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. GALEN PARTNERS III, L.P. By: Claudius, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Bruce F. Wesson -------------------- Member GALEN PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL III, L.P. By: Claudius, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Bruce F. Wesson -------------------- Member GALEN EMPLOYEE FUND III, L.P. By: Wesson Enterprises, Inc., General Partner By: /s/ Bruce F. Wesson -------------------- President GALEN ADVISORS, LLC By: /s/ Bruce F. Wesson -------------------- Managing Member Dated: November 9, 2006 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----