-----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, PhODhJzG1a8dLn2/GAtUJI0AiiGwC9SXCXZ27TF2yx/ENdR28sFfnMH+uLqtOUCE cZAHWx0Pfkj4E1bqWghPwQ== 0000950123-97-004628.txt : 19970526 0000950123-97-004628.hdr.sgml : 19970526 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-97-004628 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970523 SROS: NONE GROUP MEMBERS: GEORGE ACQUISITION INC GROUP MEMBERS: ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOULDS PUMPS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000042791 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PUMPS & PUMPING EQUIPMENT [3561] IRS NUMBER: 150321120 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-12584 FILM NUMBER: 97613628 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 WILLOW BROOK OFFICE PARK CITY: FAIRPORT STATE: NY ZIP: 14450-4285 BUSINESS PHONE: 7163876619 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 WILLOW BROOK OFFICE PARK STREET 2: 300 WILLOW BROOK OFFICE PARK CITY: FAIRPORT STATE: NY ZIP: 14450-4285 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GEORGE ACQUISITION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001038289 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR WEST RED OAK LANE STREET 2: C/O ITT INDUSTRIES INC CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10604 BUSINESS PHONE: 9146412000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ITT INDUSTRIES INC STREET 2: FOUR WEST RED OAK LANE CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10604 SC 14D1/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 14D-1 1 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ SCHEDULE 14D-1 TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AMENDMENT NO. 3 ------------------------ GOULDS PUMPS, INCORPORATED (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY) GEORGE ACQUISITION, INC. ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. (BIDDERS) COMMON STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE PER SHARE (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 383550 10 0 (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) VINCENT A. MAFFEO, ESQ. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. FOUR WEST RED OAK LANE WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10604 TELEPHONE: (914) 641-2000 (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF BIDDERS) COPY TO: WILLIAM E. CURBOW, ESQ. SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT 425 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 TELEPHONE: (212) 455-2000 ================================================================================ 2 This Amendment No. 3 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed on April 25, 1997 (as amended, the "Schedule 14D-1") relating to the offer by George Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser"), a wholly owned subsidiary of ITT Industries, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the "Parent"), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Shares"), of Goulds Pumps, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at a purchase price of $37.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated April 25, 1997 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as amended from time to time, constitute the "Offer"). All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Offer to Purchase. ITEM 5. PURPOSE OF THE TENDER OFFER AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS OF THE BIDDER. Item 5 of the Schedule 14D-1 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: The information provided in this Amendment No. 3 under Item 6 is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 6. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY. Item 6 of the Schedule 14D-1 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: At 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday, May 22, 1995, the Offer expired. Based on information provided by the Depositary, a total of approximately 20,269,000 Shares (or approximately 94% of the Shares outstanding) (including approximately 1,225,000 Shares subject to guarantee of delivery) were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer. The Purchaser has accepted for payment, and has notified the Depositary to promptly pay for, the tendered and accepted Shares at the purchase price of $37.00 per Share in cash. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Purchaser intends to merge itself into the Company in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") as promptly as practicable. As a result of the Merger, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent and each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger (other than Shares held in the treasury of the Company and each Share owned by the Parent, the Purchaser or any other direct or indirect subsidiary of the Parent or the Company, and Shares owned by stockholders who have not voted in favor of or consented to the Merger and who have delivered a written demand for appraisal of their Shares in accordance with the DGCL) shall be cancelled, extinguished and converted into the right to receive $37.00 per Share in cash, without interest, less any required withholding taxes. The consummation of the Offer was publicly announced in a press release issued by the Parent on May 23, 1997, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit (a)(9) hereto and incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS (a)(9) Press Release issued by the Parent on May 23, 1997. 2 3 SIGNATURE After due 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. ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. By: /s/ DONALD E. FOLEY ------------------------------------ Name: Donald E. Foley Title: Vice President GEORGE ACQUISITION, INC. By: /s/ LAWRENCE J. SWIRE ------------------------------------ Name: Lawrence J. Swire Title: Vice President Date: May 23, 1997 3 4 EXHIBIT INDEX
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EX-99.A9 2 PRESS RELEASE 1 EXHIBIT (a)(9) ITT Industries, Inc. 4 West Red Oak Lane White Plains, NY 10604 Tel: (914) 641-2000 Fax: (914) 696-2950 ITT INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE DEFENSE & ELECTRONICS FLUID TECHNOLOGY Contact: Thomas R. Martin 914-641-2157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ITT INDUSTRIES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES CASH TENDER OFFER AND ACQUIRES IN EXCESS OF 90% OF THE SHARES OF GOULD PUMPS, INCORPORATED White Plains, NY, May 23, 1997 -- ITT Industries, Inc. (NYSE:IIN) today announced that its cash offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Goulds Pumps, Incorporated expired, as scheduled, at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday, May 22, 1997. Based on information provided by the Depositary, a total of approximately 20,269,000 shares of Goulds Pumps, Incorporated (or approximately 94% of the outstanding shares of Goulds) were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to its cash offer for all outstanding shares of Goulds. Such share amount includes approximately 1,225,000 shares subject to guarantee of delivery. ITT Industries, through its subsidiary making the offer, has accepted for purchase all shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the offer. The acceptance of these shares in the tender offer results in ITT Industries' ownership of in excess of 90% of Goulds' outstanding common stock. In the second step of the acquisition, Goulds will be merged with a subsidiary of ITT Industries and each Goulds share not previously purchased in the tender offer will be converted into the right to receive $37.00 in cash. The merger will be completed as soon as practicable. ITT Industries (www.ittind.com) is a leading global diversified manufacturing company, with 1996 sales of $8.4 billion dollars from its three primary business segments: fluid technology, automotive, and defense and electronics. ITT Industries' automotive business is one of the world's largest independent suppliers of systems and components to automotive manufacturers. In the defense and electornics area, ITT Industries is a leader in the design, manufacture and support of high technology electronic systems and components for defense and commercial markets. In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, ITT Industries' stock is traded under the symbol ("IIN") on the Midwest, Pacific, London, Frankfurt and Paris exchanges. NOTE TO EDITOR: THIS IS ITT INDUSTRIES (NYSE: IIN) NOT ITT CORPORATION (NYSE:ITT). ANY SHORTHAND REFERENCE TO ITT WILL BE INCORRECT.
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