-----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, G9Fw2+WBVVF6/lOyqIRLM+GDGencL+H1k5Rcy2+G/Me9wAv7Y5QJYt1Cwty4Eek0 +Qvgb5gqI1cMGJ46YZ2Lfg== 0000893838-99-000114.txt : 19990511 0000893838-99-000114.hdr.sgml : 19990511 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000893838-99-000114 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990510 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000945436 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 561505767 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52339 FILM NUMBER: 99616028 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 PEARL DR CITY: ST PETERS STATE: MO ZIP: 63376 BUSINESS PHONE: 3142795500 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VEBA CORP /NY/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001072601 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 742183834 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 605 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10158 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129222714 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 605 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10158 SC 13D/A 1 SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 2 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------------ SCHEDULE 13D UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (1) (Amendment No. 2) MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.01 per share - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 552715 10 4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morton E. Grosz, Esq. Chadbourne & Parke LLP 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 (212) 408-5100 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) April 19, 1999 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss. 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. (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 ("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. 552715 10 4 13D Page 2 of 6 Pages - --------------------- ------------------ - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) VEBA Aktiengesellschaft - --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_| - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) |_| - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Germany - ------------------- ------- --------------------------------------------------- 7 NUMBER OF SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 49,959,970 ------- --------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY - 0 - ------- --------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 49,959,970 PERSON ------- --------------------------------------------------- 10 WITH SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 0 - - ------------------- ------- --------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 49,959,970 - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 71.8% - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - --------------------- ------------------ CUSIP No. 552715 10 4 13D Page 3 of 6 Pages - --------------------- ------------------ - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) VEBA Corporation 74-2183834 - --------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_| - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC, AF - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 NUMBER OF SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 21,490,942 (Does not include shares owned by any other Reporting Person) BENEFICIALLY ------- ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY - 0 - ------- --------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 21,490,942 (Does not include shares owned by any other Reporting Person) ------- --------------------------------------------------- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH - 0 - - ------------------- ------- --------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 21,490,942 (Does not include shares owned by any other Reporting Person) - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 30.9% (Does not include shares owned by any other Reporting Person) - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - --------------------- ------------------ CUSIP No. 552715 10 4 13D Page 4 of 6 Pages - --------------------- ------------------ - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) VEBA Zweite Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_| - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Germany - ------------------- ------- --------------------------------------------------- 7 NUMBER OF SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 28,469,028 (Does not include shares owned by any other Reporting Person) ------- --------------------------------------------------- 8 BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY - 0 - ------- --------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 28,469,028 (Does not include shares owned by any other Reporting Person) ------- --------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON - 0 - WITH - ------------------- ------- --------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 28,469,028 (Does not include shares owned by any other Reporting Person) - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 40.9% (Does not include shares owned by any other Reporting Person) - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - --------------------- ------------------ CUSIP No. 552715 10 4 13D Page 5 of 6 Pages - --------------------- ------------------ This Amendment No. 2 amends the Schedule 13D filed on October 30, 1998 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on March 23, 1999, the "Schedule 13D") by (i) VEBA Aktiengesellschaft, a German corporation ("VEBA AG"), (ii) VEBA Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a direct and indirect subsidiary of VEBA AG, and (iii) VEBA Zweite Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, a German limited liability company and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of VEBA AG ("VEBA Zweite") relating to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. a Delaware corporation. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Schedule 13D remains in full force and effect. Items 4 and 5 of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and supplemented by the following information: On April 19, 1999, VEBA Zweite purchased, pursuant to the Standby Agreement, 13,069,898 shares of Common Stock for a purchase price of $6.89 per share. As a result of this purchase, VEBA Zweite is the record owner of 28,469,028 shares of Common Stock, which shares constitute approximately 40.9% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock. As a result of this purchase, VEBA AG beneficially owns 49,959,970 shares of Common Stock, which shares constitute approximately 71.8% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock. - --------------------- ------------------ CUSIP No. 552715 10 4 13D Page 6 of 6 Pages - --------------------- ------------------ SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in the statement is true, complete and correct. Date: May 10, 1999 VEBA Aktiengesellschaft By: /s/ Dr. Klaus Gruendler ------------------------------------ Name: Dr. Klaus Gruendler Title: Senior Vice President By: /s/ Ulrich Hueppe ------------------------------------ Name: Ulrich Hueppe Title: Executive Vice President Date: May 10, 1999 VEBA Corporation By: /s/ A. Paul Brandimarte, Jr. ------------------------------------ Name: A. Paul Brandimarte, Jr. Title: Vice President By: /s/ Dr. Heinz H. Puetthoff ------------------------------------ Name: Dr. Heinz H. Puetthoff Title: President Date: May 10, 1999 VEBA Zweite Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH By: /s/ Ulrich Hueppe ------------------------------------ Name: Ulrich Hueppe Title: Director By: /s/ Claus-Peter von der Fecht ------------------------------------ Name: Claus-Peter von der Fecht Title: Prokurist -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----