-----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, OyEO4fopWCx3rdfagtyEHqtHcc24+elAQsJNew8r1OosPSAG0dfYlhY8cxNNe8ch 4mqpSUocGleFOzYmh9/vLA== 0001012870-00-000559.txt : 20000215 0001012870-00-000559.hdr.sgml : 20000215 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001012870-00-000559 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000214 GROUP MEMBERS: CARL E. RING, JR. GROUP MEMBERS: LIBERTY CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: LIBERTY PARTNERS 11 LLC ET AL GROUP MEMBERS: LIBERTY PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: STEVEN J. FISHER SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001094392 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823] IRS NUMBER: 221628009 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-58091 FILM NUMBER: 537595 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE RUDOLPH RD CITY: FLANDERS STATE: NJ ZIP: 07836 BUSINESS PHONE: 9736911300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE RUDOLPH RD CITY: FLANDERS STATE: NJ ZIP: 07836 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY PARTNERS 11 LLC ET AL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001105771 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O LIBERTY CAPITAL PARTNES STREET 2: 1177 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1177 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G ------------------------------- / OMB APPROVAL / ------------------------------- / OMB Number: 3235-0145 / / Expires: August 31, 1999 / / Estimated average burden / / hours per response....14.90 / ------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rudolph Technologies, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 781270 10 3 ------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) 12/31/99 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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) [_] Rule 13d-1(c) [X] 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). Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1745 (3-98) Page 1 of 10 pages CUSIP NO. 781270 10 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Liberty Partners Holdings 11, L.L.C. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. United States-DE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. 6,847,972 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. 6,847,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. 6,847,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. 46.7% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00 Page 2 of 10 pages CUSIP NO. 781270 10 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Liberty Partners, L.P. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. United States-DE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. 6,847,972 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. 6,847,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. 6,847,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. 46.7% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PN Page 3 of 10 pages CUSIP NO. 781270 10 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Liberty Capital Partners, Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. United States-DE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. 6,847,972 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. 6,847,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. 6,847,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. 46.7% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C0 Page 4 of 10 pages CUSIP NO. 781270 10 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Steven J. Fisher - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. United States - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF 3,000 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. 6,847,972 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING 3,000 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. 6,847,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. 6,850,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. 46.7% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN Page 5 of 10 pages CUSIP NO. 781270 10 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Carl E. Ring, Jr. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. United States - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. 6,847,972 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. 6,847,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. 6,847,972 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. 46.7% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN Page 6 of 10 pages Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices One Rudolph Road Flanders, NJ 07836 Item 2. (a)-(c)This Statement is filed by: Liberty Partners Holdings 11, L.L.C. ("LLC"); Liberty Partners, L.P. ("LP"), Manager of LLC; Liberty Capital Partners, Inc. ("LCP"), L.P.'s general partner; Carl E. Ring, Jr. ("Ring"), and Steven J. Fisher ("Fisher"), who are directors and stockholders of LCP (Ring and Fisher are collectively referred to herein as the "Managers"). The Business Address of LLC, LP, LCP and the Managers is 1177 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036; LLC is a Delaware limited liability company; LP is a Delaware limited partnership; LCP is a Delaware corporation; and Ring and Fisher are U.S. citizens. LLC, LP, LCP and the Managers are individually referred to herein as "Reporting Person" and collectively, as the "Reporting Persons." (d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number 781270 10 3 Item 3. N/A Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: See Row 9 for the amount beneficially owned by each Reporting Person (b) Percent of class: See Row 11 for the percentage of class beneficially owned by each Reporting Person (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: See Rows 5-8 for the voting and dispositive power for each Reporting Person Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N/A Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a "group" for the purposes of Section 13(g) of the Act and the rules thereunder, although each expressly disclaims any assertion or presumption that it or the other person on whose behalf this statement is filed constitute a "group." The filing of this statement should not be construed to be an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is a member of a "group" consisting of one or more of such persons. A copy of the Agreement Relating to Joint Filing of Schedule 13(G) is attached hereto as Exhibit A. --------- Page 7 of 10 pages Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group N/A 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. Page 8 of 10 pages SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 11, 2000 ----------------- /s/ Steven J. Fisher ------------------------------------------------------- Steven J. Fisher, individually, and on behalf of LCP in his capacity as an officer thereof which is the general partner of LP, which is Manager of LLC. /s/ Carl E. Ring, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Carl E. Ring, Jr., individually, and on behalf of LCP in his capacity as an officer thereof which is the general partner of LP, which is Manager of LLC. LIBERTY PARTNERS HOLDINGS II, L.L.C. BY: /s/ Paul J. Huston -------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Member ------------------------------------------------- LIBERTY PARTNERS, L.P. BY: /s/ Paul J. Huston --------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Partner ------------------------------------------------- Page 9 of 10 pages EX-99.A 2 AGREEMENT RELATING TO JOINT FILING EXHIBIT A --------- AGREEMENT RELATING TO JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13G The undersigned hereby agree that a single Schedule 13G (or any amendment thereto) relating to the Common Stock of Rudolph Technologies, Inc. shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that this Agreement shall be filed as an Exhibit to such Schedule 13G. This Agreement and the filing of the Schedule 13G shall not be construed to be an admission that any of the undersigned is a member of a "group" consisting of one or more of such persons pursuant to Section 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules thereunder. Dated: February 11, 2000 ----------------- /s/ Steven J. Fisher ------------------------------------------------------- Steven J. Fisher, individually, and on behalf of LCP in his capacity as an officer thereof which is the general partner of LP, which is Manager of LLC. /s/ Carl E. Ring, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Carl E. Ring, Jr., individually, and on behalf of LCP in his capacity as an officer thereof which is the general partner of LP, which is Manager of LLC. LIBERTY PARTNERS HOLDINGS 11, L.L.C. BY: /s/ Paul J. Huston --------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Member ------------------------------------------------- LIBERTY PARTNERS, L.P. BY: /s/ Paul J. Huston --------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Partner ------------------------------------------------- Page 10 of 10 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----