3 1 form_3.txt FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Type or Print Responses) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Blount International, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 4520 Executive Park Drive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Montgomery Alabama 36116-1602 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/07/01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 63-0780521 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [X] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [ ] Form filed by One Reporting Person [X] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ================================================================================
3. Ownership Form: 2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or 1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par value $0.01 per 3,048,780 See Note (1) See Note (1) share ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
(Over) Page 1 of 3 FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
5. Owner- 3. Title and Amount of Securities ship Underlying Derivative Security Form of 2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security: (Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of ---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: (1) This form is a joint filing of Blount International, Inc. and Blount, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blount International, Inc. Blount, Inc. directly owns the securities reported herein. Blount International, Inc. indirectly owns the securities reported herein by virtue of its ownership of Blount, Inc. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman") and certain of its affiliates directly or indirectly beneficially own a majority of the common stock of Blount International, Inc. Reference is made to the Form 3 filed by Lehman and certain of its affiliates dated as of August 20, 1999, as amended, and the Form 13D filed by Lehman and certain of its affiliates dated as of August 20, 1999, as amended. Under applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Lehman and these affiliates may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the securities reported herein. Blount International, Inc., Blount, Inc. and Alliant Techsystems entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 6, 2001, as amended, pursuant to which Blount, Inc. received, on December 7, 2001, the 3,048,780 shares of common stock of Alliant Techsystems Inc. reported herein in exchange for certain of Blount, Inc.'s assets. Blount International, Inc. /s/ 12/14/01 ---------------- By: ------------------------------ -------- Name: Richard H. Irving, III Date Title: Secretary and Senior Vice President Page 2 of 3 JOINT FILER INFORMATION Title of Security: Common Stock Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) Designated Filer: Blount International, Inc. Other Joint Filer: Blount, Inc. 4520 Executive Park Drive Montgomery, Alabama 36116-1602 Date of Event Requiring Statement: December 7, 2001 Signature on behalf of Blount, Inc.: -------------------------------- Richard H. Irving, III Secretary and Senior Vice President Page 3 of 3