SC 13D/A 1 sch13d-a_hbelzberg.txt AMEND NO. 45 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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. 45)(1) WESTMINSTER CAPITAL, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 307351106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) HYMAN BELZBERG 9665 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE M-10 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 (310) 278-1930 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) April 18, 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 Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 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 Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. (Continued on following pages) (Page 1 of 6 Pages) ---------- (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 (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No._______ 13D Page___ of __ Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) HYMAN BELZBERG BEL-ALTA HOLDINGS, LTD. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION HYMAN BELZBERG - CANADA BEL-ALTA HOLDINGS, LTD. - CANADA ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF HYMAN BELZBERG - 1,703,974 SHARES* BEL-ALTA HOLDINGS, LTD. - 1,703,974 SHARES SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY NONE OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING HYMAN BELZBERG - 1,703,974 SHARES* BEL-ALTA HOLDINGS, LTD. - 1,703,974 SHARES PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH NONE ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON HYMAN BELZBERG - 1,703,974 SHARES* BEL-ALTA HOLDINGS, LTD. - 1,703,974 SHARES ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) HYMAN BELZBERG - 25.6%* BEL-ALTA HOLDINGS, LTD. - 25.6% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HYMAN BELZBERG - IN BEL-ALTA HOLDINGS, LTD. - CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 6 Pages CUSIP No. 307351106 13D Page 3 of 6 Pages PRELIMINARY NOTE This Schedule 13D is being filed to reflect certain events that occurred on April 18, 2002, as required under the Exchange Act. In addition, this Schedule 13D is being filed to amend and restate in full the prior Schedule 13D and all amendments thereto filed by Hyman Belzberg and Bel - Alta Holdings, Ltd. (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). None of the Reporting Persons have acquired any additional shares of the Common Stock, $1 par value, of Westminster Capital, Inc., since the filing of the last amendment to the Schedule 13D previously filed. ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER This Schedule 13D relates to the Common Stock, $1 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Westminster Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 9665 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite M-10, Beverly Hills, California 90212. ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND This Statement is being filed on behalf of Hyman Belzberg and Bel-Alta Holdings, Ltd. Bel-Alta Holdings, Ltd. is a Canadian corporation ("Bel-Alta"). Its principal business is real estate mortgage and investment, and the address of its principal business and principal office is No. 1420 Aquitaine Towers, 540 5th Avenue, S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2POM2. Hyman Belzberg's principal business address is No. 1420 Aquitaine Towers, 540 5th Avenue, S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P OM2. His principal occupation is President of Bel-Alta. Mr. Belzberg is a Canadian citizen. Hyman Belzberg is the President, sole director, and owner of all of the outstanding voting stock of Bel-Alta, and as such may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock held by Bel-Alta pursuant to Rule 13d-3 adopted by the SEC under the Exchange Act. None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, (i) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION During the last five years, the only shares of Common Stock as to which Hyman Belzberg has acquired beneficial ownership are the shares acquired by Bel-Alta. During the last five years, the only shares of Common Stock acquired by Bel-Alta, which were acquired in a privately negotiated transaction, were the 154,250 shares purchased on January 22, 1998 for $3.25 per share or $501,313 in the aggregate. The source of funds to make this purchase was the working capital of Bel-Alta. Historically the source of funds used by the Reporting Persons to make purchases were done either with the working capital of Bel-Alta or with the personal funds of Mr. Belzberg. None of the reporting Page 3 of 6 Pages Persons has any outstanding loans or other obligations with respect to funds used to acquire shares of Common Stock. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION All shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were acquired for investment purposes. On April 18, 2002, Issuer, William Belzberg, Hyman Belzberg and Keenan Behrle filed a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC ("Schedule TO"), relating to Issuer's offer to purchase any and all of its Common Stock at $2.80 per share. The offer was made upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated April 18, 2002 (the "Offer to Purchase") and related Letter of Transmittal, which have been filed as exhibits to the Schedule TO. The purpose of the offer is to provide the holders of the Issuer's common stock with liquidity for their shares at a price that the board of directors, based on the unanimous recommendation of a special committee consisting of independent members of the board of directors, has determined to be fair to Issuer's stockholders, other than William Belzberg, Hyman Belzeberg, Keenan Behrle and certain other stockholders who have advised the Issuer that they do not intend to tender their shares pursuant to the offer. Following the purchase of the shares by the Issuer pursuant to the offer, the number of shares that are publicly traded and the number of stockholders will be reduced, which could adversely affect the liquidity and the market value of the remaining shares held by the public and may result in the shares being delisted from the American Stock Exchange and/or the Archipelago Exchange. Also, if there are less than 300 holders of record following the completion of the offer, given the continuing cost of public reporting and compliance, Issuer intends to delist its stock from the American Stock Exchange and the Archipelago Exchange and to terminate its registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. If this occurs, Issuer will become a private company and there will be no public market for the Issuer's stock. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the captions "INTRODUCTION" and "SPECIAL FACTORS - Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Westminster After the Offer" are incorporated herein by reference. Except as set forth above, each of the Reporting Persons has no plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the following. (a) The acquisition of any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (d) A change in the present Board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the Board; (e) Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; Page 4 of 6 Pages (f) Any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure; (g) Changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition or control of the Issuer by any person; (h) Causing a class of securities of the issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a Registered National Securities Association; (i) A class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or (j) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER As of the date of this Schedule 13D, Bel-Alta owned of record 1,703,974 shares of the Common Stock. By virtue of being owner of all of the outstanding voting stock of Bel-Alta, Hyman. Belzberg may be deemed to have voting and dispositive powers with respect to such shares owned of record by Bel-Alta and thus may be deemed to beneficially own the shares. This would mean that he beneficially owns an aggregate of 1,703,974 shares of the Common Stock, representing approximately 25.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date of this Schedule 13D. ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings, or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the Reporting Persons and between any of the Reporting Persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to, transfer of or voting of any of the securities of the Issuer, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guaranties of profits, divisions of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, or a pledge or contingency, the occurrence of which would give another person voting power of the securities of the Issuer. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS 1. Offer to Purchase dated April 18, 2002 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) of the Schedule TO, filed on April 18, 2002). 2. Letter of Transmittal (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of the Schedule TO, filed on April 18, 2002). Page 5 of 6 Pages SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the undersigned hereby certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete, and correct. April 25, 2002 /S/ HYMAN BELZBERG ----------------------------- Hyman Belzberg April 25, 2002 Bel-Alta Holdings, Ltd. By:/S/ HYMAN BELZBERG ----------------------------- Hyman Belzberg, President Page 6 of 6 Pages