-----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, KfF157gvxbLhEcpq0K5RIufzMdBBxlx9oU7cr6WcwjPQ0bLnXf31XjbNnMm+DdoF cjwngy9aGkKcft6g3dQGCA== 0000940180-97-000879.txt : 19971015 0000940180-97-000879.hdr.sgml : 19971015 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000940180-97-000879 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19971014 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL CIGAR HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001029456 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TOBACCO PRODUCTS [2100] IRS NUMBER: 133922128 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50647 FILM NUMBER: 97695109 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 387 PARK AVENUE SOUTH CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016-8899 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124483808 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZWEIG DIMENNA PARTNERS L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000740450 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 133185100 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 30TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127559860 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 30TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13D/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO FORM SC 13D --------------------------- OMB APPROVAL --------------------------- OMB number: 3235-0145 Expires: December 31, 1997 Estimated average burden hours per response... 14.90 --------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 3)* - General Cigar Holdings, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock --------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 36933P100 ----------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Stuart Panish, c/o Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC, 900 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (212) 451-1100 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) October 9, 1997 ------------------------------------------- (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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [_]. Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [_]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. *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 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). SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP NO. 36933P100 Page 2 of __ Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P., Zweig-DiMenna International Limited Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account Gotham Advisors, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] 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 Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P.-New York, Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - British Virgin Islands Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - Delaware Gotham Advisors, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - Delaware Zweig-DiMenna Speical Opportunities, L.P. - Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 7 SOLE VOTING POWER (Exclusive of Class B Shares) Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 120,800; Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 258,400 Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - 58,300 Gotham Advisors, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - 31,200 Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunies, L.P. -0 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER (Exclusive of Class B Shares) Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 120,800; Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 258,400 Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - 58,300 Gotham Advisors, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - 31,200 Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P. -0 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (Exclusive of Class B Shares) Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 120,800; Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 258,400 Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - 58,300 Gotham Advisors, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - 31,200 Zweig DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P. -0 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 INCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11 (Exclusive of Class B Shares) Total - 6.8% Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 1.8%; Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 3.7% Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - 0.8% Gotham Advisors, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account - 0.5% Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P. - 0.0% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - PN Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - CO Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc. - CO Gotham Advisors, Inc. - CO Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P. - PN SCHEDULE 13D - AMENDMENT NO. 3 Zweig-DiMenna International Limited, Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P., Zweig DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P., Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc. and Gotham Advisors, Inc. (the "Investors") hereby amend the Schedule 13D, filed with respect to shares of Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Class A Common Stock") of General Cigar Holdings, Inc. Item 3 Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations Since August 20, 1997 the Investors have not purchased any Class A Common Stock (see Item 4 in Amendment No. 2, filed on September 12, 1997). Item 5 Interest in Securities of the Issuer The Investors amend item 5 to state the following Common Stock Class B Shares owned: a. Aggregate number of Common Stock Class B shares beneficially owned: Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 255,339 Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 114,458 ZDIM Account - 58,479 Gotham Account - 31,957 Zweig DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P. - 79,375 Percent of Common Stock Class B beneficially owned*: Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 1.2% Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 0.6% ZDIM Account - 0.3% Gotham Account - 0.2% Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P. - 0.4% - --------------- * The percentage of Common Stock Class B is based on there being 20,267,940 outstanding shares of Common Stock Class B. b. Number of shares of Common Stock Class B as to which there is sole power to vote: Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 255,339 Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 114,458 ZDIM Account - 58,479 Gotham Account - 31,957 Zweig DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P. - 79,375 Number of shares of Common Stock Class B as to which there is shared power to vote or to direct the vote: Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 0 Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 0 ZDIM Account - 0 Gotham Account - 0 Number of shares of Common Stock Class B as to which there is sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 255,339 Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 114,458 ZDIM Account - 58,479 Gotham Account - 31,957 Zweig DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P. - 79,375 Number of shares of Common Stock Class B as to which there is shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: Zweig-DiMenna International Limited - 0 Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P. - 0 ZDIM Account - 0 Gotham Account - 0 Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P - 0 c. Since September 11, 1997, the date of the Investor's last 13D filing for General Cigar Holdings, Inc., Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P., Zweig-DiMenna International Limited, Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P., the ZDIM Account and the Gotham Account sold the Common Stock Class B shares on the open market on the following dates and at the following prices and in the following amounts: ZWEIG-DIMENNA SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES, L.P. DATE DESCRIPTION OF SALE 9/17/97 Sold 5,000 shares at $25.7679 a share 9/23/97 Sold 4,300 shares at $27.3542 a share 9/30/97 Sold 7,300 shares at $28.75 a share 10/1/97 Sold 500 shares at $28.9863 a share 10/2/97 Sold 3,200 shares at $28.5909 a share 10/7/97 Sold 10,200 shares at $31.1530 a share 10/8/97 Sold 7,300 shares at $32.0018 a share 10/9/97 Sold 700 shares at $33.50 a share 10/9/97 Sold 6,600 shares at $33.2018 a share ZWEIG-DIMENNA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED DATE DESCRIPTION OF SALE 9/17/97 Sold 16,600 shares at $25.7679 a share 9/18/97 Sold 4,100 shares at $25.75 a share 9/23/97 Sold 14,200 shares at $27.3542 a share 9/25/97 Sold 11,100 shares at $27.4125 a share 9/30/97 Sold 23,700 shares at $28.75 a share 10/1/97 Sold 1,500 shares at $28.9863 a share 10/2/97 Sold 10,300 shares at $28.5909 a share 10/7/97 Sold 33,200 shares at $31.1530 a share 10/8/97 Sold 23,700 shares at $32.0018 a share 10/9/97 Sold 2,400 shares at $33.50 a share 10/9/97 Sold 21,300 shares at $33.2018 a share ZWEIG-DIMENNA PARTNERS, L.P. DATE DESCRIPTION OF SALE 9/17/97 Sold 7,500 shares at $25.7679 a share 9/18/97 Sold 1,900 shares at $25.75 a share 9/23/97 Sold 6,400 shares at $27.3542 a share 9/25/97 Sold 5,000 shares at $27.4125 a share 9/30/97 Sold 10,600 shares at $28.75 a share 10/1/97 Sold 700 shares at $28.9863 a share 10/2/97 Sold 4,600 shares at $28.5909 a share 10/7/97 Sold 14,800 shares at $31.1530 a share 10/8/97 Sold 10,600 shares at $32.0018 a share 10/9/97 Sold 1,100 shares at $33.50 a share 10/9/97 Sold 9,500 shares at $33.2018 a share ZDIM ACCOUNT DATE DESCRIPTION OF SALE 9/17/97 Sold 3,800 shares at $25.7679 a share 9/18/97 Sold 1,000 shares at $25.75 a share 9/23/97 Sold 3,300 shares at $27.3542 a share 9/25/97 Sold 2,500 shares at $27.4125 a share 9/30/97 Sold 5,400 shares at $28.75 a share 10/1/97 Sold 300 shares at $28.9863 a share 10/2/97 Sold 2,400 shares at $28.5909 a share 10/7/97 Sold 7,600 shares at $31.1530 a share 10/8/97 Sold 5,400 shares at $32.0018 a share 10/9/97 Sold 500 shares at $33.50 a share 10/9/97 Sold 4,900 shares at $33.2018 a share GOTHAM ACCOUNT DATE DESCRIPTION OF SALE 9/17/97 Sold 2,100 shares at $25.7679 a share 9/18/97 Sold 500 shares at $25.75 a share 9/23/97 Sold 1,800 shares at $27.3542 a share 9/25/97 Sold 1,400 shares at $27.4125 a share 9/30/97 Sold 3,000 shares at $28.75 a share 10/1/97 Sold 200 shares at $28.9863 a share 10/2/97 Sold 1,300 shares at $28.5909 a share 10/7/97 Sold 4,200 shares at $31.1530 a share 10/8/97 Sold 3,000 shares at $32.0018 a share 10/9/97 Sold 300 shares at $33.50 a share 10/9/97 Sold 2,700 shares at $33.2018 a share -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----