SC 13D/A 1 sc13da.txt SCHEDULE 13D -- AMENDMENT NO. 18 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 18) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Interstate Bakeries Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share --------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 46072310 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Kristin Adrian, Esq. Thomas E. Dunn, Esq. Senior Vice President, General Cravath, Swaine & Moore Counsel and Secretary Worldwide Plaza Nestle Holdings, Inc. 825 Eighth Avenue c/o Nestle USA, Inc. New York, New York, 10019 800 North Brand Boulevard (212) 474-1000 Glendale, California, 91203 (818) 549-6703 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) May 14, 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 sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-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 section 240.13d-7(b) 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 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 ("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). (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 8 Pages CUSIP NO. 46072310 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x | Names of Reporting Persons | 1 | Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) | | Nestle Purina PetCare Company | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)| | (a) |X| (b) [ ] | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions) | | OO | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5 | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required | | Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization | | Missouri | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Sole Voting Power | | 7 | - 0 - | Number of |--------------------------------------------------| Shares | | Shared Voting Power | Beneficially | 8 | - 0 - | Owned by Each |-------|------------------------------------------| Reporting | | Sole Dispositive Power | Person With | 9 | - 0 - | |-------|------------------------------------------| | | Shared Dispositive Power | | 10 | - 0 - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | 11 | - 0 - | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes | 12 | Certain Shares (See Instructions) | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Percent of Class Represented | 13 | by Amount in Row (11) | | - 0 - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) | | CO | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x Page 2 of 8 Pages -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x | Names of Reporting Persons | 1 | Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) | | Tower Holding Company, Inc. | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)| | (a) |X| (b) [ ] | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions) | | OO | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5 | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required | | Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization | | Delaware | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Sole Voting Power | | 7 | - 0 - | Number of |--------------------------------------------------| Shares | | Shared Voting Power | Beneficially | 8 | - 0 - | Owned by Each |-------|------------------------------------------| Reporting | | Sole Dispositive Power | Person With | 9 | - 0 - | |-------|------------------------------------------| | | Shared Dispositive Power | | 10 | - 0 - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | 11 | - 0 - | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes | 12 | Certain Shares (See Instructions) | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Percent of Class Represented | 13 | by Amount in Row (11) | | - 0 - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) | | CO | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x Page 3 of 8 Pages -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x | Names of Reporting Persons | 1 | Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) | | Nestle Holdings, Inc. | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)| | (a) |X| (b) [ ] | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions) | | OO | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5 | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required | | Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization | | Delaware | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Sole Voting Power | | 7 | - 0 - | Number of |--------------------------------------------------| Shares | | Shared Voting Power | Beneficially | 8 | - 0 - | Owned by Each |-------|------------------------------------------| Reporting | | Sole Dispositive Power | Person With | 9 | - 0 - | |-------|------------------------------------------| | | Shared Dispositive Power | | 10 | - 0 - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | 11 | - 0 - | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes | 12 | Certain Shares (See Instructions) | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Percent of Class Represented | 13 | by Amount in Row (11) | | - 0 - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) | | CO | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x Page 4 of 8 Pages -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x | Names of Reporting Persons | 1 | Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) | | Nestle S.A. | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2 | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)| | (a) |X| (b) [ ] | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4 | Source of Funds (See Instructions) | | OO | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5 | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required | | Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 6 | Citizenship or Place of Organization | | Switzerland | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Sole Voting Power | | 7 | - 0 - | Number of |--------------------------------------------------| Shares | | Shared Voting Power | Beneficially | 8 | - 0 - | Owned by Each |-------|------------------------------------------| Reporting | | Sole Dispositive Power | Person With | 9 | - 0 - | |-------|------------------------------------------| | | Shared Dispositive Power | | 10 | - 0 - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person | 11 | - 0 - | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes | 12 | Certain Shares (See Instructions) | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Percent of Class Represented | 13 | by Amount in Row (11) | | - 0 - | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) | | CO | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x Page 5 of 8 Pages Item 1. Security and Issuer. Item 1 is hereby amended, in pertinent part, by adding the following: This Amendment No. 18 to Schedule 13D relating to the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Interstate Bakeries Corporation ("Issuer") is being filed on behalf of the undersigned to further amend the Schedule 13D which was previously filed on July 31, 1995; Amendment No. 1 thereto, which was filed on September 22, 1995; Amendment No. 2 thereto, which was filed on October 10, 1995; Amendment No. 3 thereto, which was filed on January 9, 1996; Amendment No. 4 thereto, which was filed on May 10, 1996; Amendment No. 5 thereto, which was filed on November 7, 1996; Amendment No. 6 thereto, which was filed on August 8, 1997; Amendment No. 7 thereto, which was filed on October 14, 1997; Amendment No. 8 thereto, which was filed on February 10, 1998; and Amendment No. 9 thereto, which was filed on April 7, 1998; Amendment No. 10 thereto, which was filed on April 17, 1998; Amendment No. 11 thereto, which was filed on August 6, 1998; Amendment No. 12 thereto, which was filed on June 11, 1999; Amendment No. 13 thereto, which was filed on August 4, 2000; Amendment No. 14 thereto, which was filed on September 1, 2000; Amendment No. 15 thereto, which was filed on December 21, 2001; Amendment No. 16 thereto, which was filed on April 2, 2002; and Amendment No. 17 thereto, which was filed on April 26, 2002. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Schedule 13D as previously amended. Item 5 Interest in Securities of the Issuer Item 5 is hereby amended, in pertinent part, by adding the following: On April 25, 2002, the Issuer purchased 7,348,154 shares of Issuer Common Stock from Tower at a price per share of $21.50 pursuant to the Letter Agreement. On May 8, 2002, Tower and NPPC entered into a Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated the date thereof, with Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as Representatives (the "Representatives") of the several underwriters named therein (the "Underwriters"), and the Issuer with respect to a public offering of 6,818,182 shares of Issuer Common Stock (the "Firm Shares"). The Purchase Agreement provided that the initial price per share of Issuer Common Stock to the public in such offering would be $25.75 and that the Underwriters would purchase such shares from Tower at a price per share of $24.527. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Tower also granted an over-allotment option to the Underwriters to purchase 681,818 shares of Issuer Common Stock on the same terms as the Firm Shares. On May 10, 2002, the Representatives exercised the Underwriters' over-allotment option in full. On May 14, 2002, the Underwriters purchased 7,500,000 shares of Issuer Common Stock from Tower at a price per share of $24.527. Tower's aggregate proceeds from such sale were $183,952,500. Following the completion of such sale, Tower, Nestle, NHI and NPPC did not beneficially own any shares of Issuer Common Stock. Page 6 of 8 Pages Item 6 Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. Item 6 of Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, by adding the following: On May 8, 2002, Tower and NPPC entered into the Purchase Agreement. The terms of the Purchase Agreement are described in Item 5 above. Item 7 Material to Be Filed as Exhibits Form of Purchase Agreement dated May 8, 2002, among Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as Representatives of the several underwriters named therein, Interstate Bakeries Corporation ("IBC"), Nestle Purina PetCare Company and Tower Holding Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to IBC's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-86560) filed on May 8, 2002). Page 7 of 8 Pages 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: May 14, 2002 NESTLE S.A. by: /s/ Kristin Adrian -------------------------------------- Kristin Adrian, attorney-in-fact for Name: H. P. Frick Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Nestle S.A. NESTLE HOLDINGS, INC. by: /s/ Kristin Adrian -------------------------------------- Name: Kristin Adrian Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANY by: /s/ Kristin Adrian -------------------------------------- Name: Kristin Adrian Title: Senior Vice President and Secretary TOWER HOLDING COMPANY, INC. by: /s/ Kristin Adrian -------------------------------------- Name: Kristin Adrian Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary Page 8 of 8 Pages