-----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, GtFo5z9Q9kYAPKmiP9OhumuYICROPLpVXNuIWVugDWELivcP/cGeFXSmmnVQtUxI Ktg4anEucKhbANy5mPcY2g== 0000910662-08-000092.txt : 20080211 0000910662-08-000092.hdr.sgml : 20080211 20080211155918 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000910662-08-000092 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080211 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BREEZE-EASTERN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000099359 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIRCRAFT PART & AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, NEC [3728] IRS NUMBER: 954062211 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38259 FILM NUMBER: 08593490 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 LIBERTY AVENUE CITY: UNION STATE: NJ ZIP: 07083 BUSINESS PHONE: 908-688-2440 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 LIBERTY AVENUE CITY: UNION STATE: NJ ZIP: 07083 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSTECHNOLOGY CORP. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20061006 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BREEZE-EASTERN CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20061005 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSTECHNOLOGY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARRIS JAY R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001107275 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GOLDSMITH & HARRIS INC STREET 2: 80 PINE STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10005 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125145515 SC 13G 1 jharrissc13g.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Breeze-Eastern Corporation (formerly TransTechnology Corporation) (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value per Share (Title of Class of Securities) 106764103 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2007 (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). 1 Schedule 13G CUSIP No. 106764103 1. Names of Reporting Persons: Jay R. Harris I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only): Not Applicable 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC Use Only 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: U.S. Number of 5. Sole Voting Power: 196,600 Shares Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power: 128,501 Owned by Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 219,400 Reporting Person With 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 871,524 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 1,090,924 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions): [ ] 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 11.69% 12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IN 2 Item 1. (a) The name of the issuer is Breeze-Eastern Corporation (the "Corporation"), formerly known as TransTechnology Corporation. (b) The Corporation's executive office is located at 700 Liberty Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083. Item 2. (a) The person filing this statement is Jay R. Harris. (b) Mr. Harris' residence is 130 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10028. (c) Mr. Harris is a United States citizen. (d) The security (the "Security") is common stock, $0.01 par value per share. (e) The CUSIP Number of the Security is 106764103. Item 3. Not applicable. Item 4. Ownership. (a) Mr. Harris is the beneficial owner of 1,090,924 shares of the Security. Such 1,090,924 shares of the Security include: (i) 743,023 shares of the Security of which Mr. Harris is the beneficial owner through his position as President of Goldsmith & Harris Incorporated ("G&H"), a broker -dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, by virtue of G&H's investment discretion over accounts of its clients that hold 743,023 shares of the Security; (ii) 128,501 shares of the Security of which Mr. Harris is the beneficial owner through his position as Managing Director of Goldsmith & Harris Asset Management LLC ("GHAM"), a registered investment adviser under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, through which he exercises investment discretion and voting control over the 128,501 shares of the Security held by Goldsmith & Harris Capital Appreciation LLC; 3 (iii) 196,600 shares of the Security of which Mr. Harris is the beneficial owner through his personal accounts over which neither G&H nor GHAM has investment discretion or voting control; and (iv) 22,800 shares of the Security of which Mr. Harris is the beneficial owner through family-related accounts over which neither G&H nor GHAM has investment discretion or voting control. (b) The amount of shares of the Security beneficially owned by Mr. Harris is 11.69% of the total outstanding shares of the Security. (c) (i) Mr. Harris has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 196,600 shares of the Security. (ii) Mr. Harris has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 128,501 shares of the Security. (iii) Mr. Harris has the sole power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of 219,400 shares of the Security. (iv) Mr. Harris shares with G&H and GHAM the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of 871,524 shares of the Security. 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. The clients of G&H and certain other persons may have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, shares of the Security. None of these persons has an interest in 5% or more of the total outstanding shares of the Security. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. 4 Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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. 5 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 6, 2008 /s/Jay R. Harris ---------------- Jay R. Harris 6 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----