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OMB APPROVAL
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UNITED STAES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.____________)
CONSOLIDATED CIGAR HOLDINGS INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
1-20902E10
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(CUSIP Number)
Jean-Philippe Carriere
Societe Nationale d'Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et Allumettes
Dorsay Acquisition Corp.
53, Quai d'Orsay
75347 Paris Cedex 07, France
(33-1) 45.56.62.17
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 16, 1998
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(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(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box [ ].
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CUSIP No. 1-20902E10 SCHEDULE 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Dorsay Acquisitsion Corp.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 19,600,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (right to acquire)
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 0
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 19,600,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (right to acquire)
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
19,600,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (right to acquire)
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
65.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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CUSIP No. 1-20902E10 SCHEDULE 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Societe Nationale d'Exploiration Industrielle des Tabacs et Allumettes
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
France
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 19,600,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (right to acquire)
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 0
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 19,600,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (right to acquire)
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
19,600,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (right to acquire)
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
65.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Statement relates to the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the "Class A Common Stock"), and the Class B Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the "Class B Common Stock"), of Consolidated Cigar Holdings
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), whose principal executive offices
are located at 5900 North Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309-2369.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in the Offer to Purchase, dated December 22, 1998 (the "Offer to
Purchase"). The Offer to Purchase is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a)-(c) and (f) This Statement is being filed by Societe Nationale
d'Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et Allumettes, a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of France ("Parent"), and Dorsay Acquisition Corp.,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and
Parent's wholly owned subsidiary ("Purchaser"). The information concerning the
name, state or other place of organization, principal business, address of the
principal business and address of the principal office of each of Purchaser and
Parent and the information concerning the name, residence or business address,
present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and
address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is
conducted and citizenship of each of the executive officers and directors of
Purchaser and Parent is set forth in the Introduction, Section 8 ("Certain
Information Concerning Purchaser and Parent") and Schedule I of the Offer to
Purchase and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) and (e) During the last five years, none of Purchaser or Parent
and, to the best knowledge of Purchaser and Parent, none of the persons listed
in Schedule I of the Offer to Purchase has been (i) convicted in a criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) 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 activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation of such
laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Pursuant to the Offer, the total amount of funds required by Purchaser
to purchase the Shares reported in this Statement is $349,860,000, plus fees and
expenses related to the Offer. Purchaser will obtain all of such funds from
Parent. Parent currently intends to provide such funds from cash on hand. In
addition, the information set forth in the Introduction and Section 10
("Background of the Offer; Contacts with the Company; The Merger Agreement; The
Tender and Voting Agreement; The Indemnification Agreement") of the Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
(a)-(g) and (j) The information set forth in the Introduction, Section
10 ("Background of the Offer; Contacts with the Company; The Merger Agreement;
The Tender and Voting Agreement; The Indemnification Agreement") and Section 11
("Purpose of the Offer; Plans for the Company After the Offer and the Merger")
of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
(h) and (i) The information set forth in Section 13 ("Effect of the
Offer on the Market for the Shares, Exchange Listing and Exchange Act
Registration") of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)-(c) The Class B Common Stock is convertible under certain
circumstances into Class A Common Stock, which is registered pursuant to Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The information set forth in the
Introduction, Section 8 ("Certain Information Concerning Purchaser and Parent")
and Section 10 ("Background of the Offer; Contacts with the Company; The Merger
Agreement; The Tender and Voting Agreement; The Indemnification Agreement") of
the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
The information set forth in the Introduction, Section 8 ("Certain
Information Concerning Purchaser and Parent") and Section 10 ("Background of the
Offer; Contacts with the Company; The Merger Agreement; The Tender and Voting
Agreement; The Indemnification Agreement") of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
99.1 Offer to Purchase dated December 22, 1998 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Schedule 14D-1 filed by Parent and
Purchaser with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22,
1998 (the "Schedule 14D-1")).
99.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 16, 1998, among Parent,
Purchaser and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(1)
to the Schedule 14D-1).
99.3 Tender and Voting Agreement, dated December 16, 1998, among Parent,
Purchaser and Mafco Consolidated Group Inc. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit (c)(2) to the Schedule 14D-1).
99.4* Agreement as to Joint Filing of Schedule 13D among Parent and
Purchaser.
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* Filed herewith.
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: December 23, 1998
DORSAY ACQUISITION CORP.
By:/s/ Charles Lebeau
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Name: Charles Lebeau
Title: President, Treasurer and Secretary
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'EXPLOITATION INDUSTRIELLE
DES TABACS ET ALLUMETTES
By:/s/ Charles Lebeau
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Name: Charles Lebeau
Title: Executive Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Offer to Purchase dated December 22, 1998 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Schedule 14D-1 filed by Parent and
Purchaser with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22,
1998 (the "Schedule 14D-1")).
99.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 16, 1998, among Parent,
Purchaser and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(1)
to the Schedule 14D-1).
99.3 Tender and Voting Agreement, dated December 16, 1998, among Parent,
Purchaser and Mafco Consolidated Group Inc. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit (c)(2) to the Schedule 14D-1).
99.4* Agreement as to Joint Filing of Schedule 13D among Parent and
Purchaser.
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* Filed herewith.
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AGREEMENT AS TO JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13D
Each of the undersigned hereby affirms that it is individually eligible to use
Schedule 13D and agrees that this Schedule 13D is filed on its behalf.
Dated: December 23, 1998
DORSAY ACQUISITION CORP.
By:/s/ Charles Lebeau
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Name: Charles Lebeau
Title: President, Treasurer and Secretary
SOCIETE NATIONALE D'EXPLOITATION INDUSTRIELLE
DES TABACS ET ALLUMETTES
By:/s/ Charles Lebeau
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Name: Charles Lebeau
Title: Executive Vice President
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