SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE l3D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
JLK DIRECT DISTRIBUTION INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, par value $.01
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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46621C105
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(CUSIP Number)
with a copy to:
Alexander J. Roepers Allen B. Levithan
Atlantic Investment Management, Inc. LOWENSTEIN SANDLER PC
750 Lexington Avenue 65 Livingston Avenue
New York, New York 10022 Roseland, New Jersey 07068
(212) 688-6644 (973) 597-2500
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number
of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
November 18, 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 l3G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (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 Rule l3d-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).
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CUSIP NO. 46621C105
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1) Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
(entities only):
Atlantic Investment Management, Inc.
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions):
(a) ____ (b) ____
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Source of Funds (See Instructions):OO
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5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d)
or 2(e): Not Applicable
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6) Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
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Number of 7) Sole Voting Power: 230,000*
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Shares Beneficially 8) Shared Voting Power: 0
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Owned by
Each Reporting 9) Sole Dispositive Power: 230,000*
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Person With: 10) Shared Dispositive Power: 0
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11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
230,000*
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12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions):
Not Applicable
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13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
5.38%*
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14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IA
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* Includes: (i) 88,688 shares (2.07%) of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share ("Shares"), beneficially owned AJR International (BVI),
Inc., a British Virgin Islands company, (ii) 18,459 Shares (.43%) beneficially
owned by Quest Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and (iii)
122,853 Shares (2.87%) held in two managed accounts ("Managed Accounts"). The
Reporting Person, serving as the investment advisor of the foregoing parties and
the Managed Accounts, has sole voting and dispositive power over all Shares
beneficially owned by such parties or held in the Managed Accounts. See Items 2
and 5 for additional details.
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
This statement relates to the Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share (the "Shares"), of JLK Direct Distribution Inc. (the "Issuer"). The Issuer
has principal executive offices located at 1600 Technology Way, P.O. Box 231,
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650.
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) This statement is filed by Atlantic Investment Management, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Reporting Person"), with respect to 230,000 Shares
over which the Reporting Person has sole dispositive and voting power by reason
of serving as the investment advisor to (i) AJR International (BVI) Inc., a
British Virgin Islands company ("AJR"), (ii) Quest Capital Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("Quest") and (iii) the Managed Accounts. Mr.
Alexander J. Roepers serves as the president and sole shareholder of the
Reporting Person and the general partner of Quest.
(b) The business address of both the Reporting Person and Mr. Roepers
is 750 Lexington Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
(c) The principal business of the Reporting Person is that of an
investment advisor engaging in the purchase and sale of securities for
investment with the objective of capital appreciation on behalf of AJR, Quest,
the Managed Accounts and two other equity funds namely Cambrian Fund (BVI), Ltd.
and Cambrian Partners, L.P. The principal occupation of Mr. Roepers is serving
as the president and managing officer of the Reporting Person.
(d) Neither the Reporting Person nor Mr. Roepers has, during the past
five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) Neither the Reporting Person nor Mr. Roepers has, during the past
five years, been a party to any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative
body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is now
subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
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(f) Mr. Roepers is a citizen of The Netherlands.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The Shares purchased by the Reporting Person on behalf of AJR, Quest
and the Managed Accounts were purchased with the investment capital of such
entities. The aggregate amount of funds used in making the purchases reported on
this Schedule 13D was $1,111,220.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The Reporting Person acquired on behalf of AJR, Quest and the Managed
Accounts and continues to hold the Shares reported herein for investment
purposes. The Reporting Person intends to evaluate the performance of the Shares
as an investment in the ordinary course of business. The Reporting Person
pursues an investment objective that seeks capital appreciation. In pursuing
this investment objective, the Reporting Person analyzes the operations, capital
structure and markets of companies in which the Reporting Person's clients
invest, including the Issuer, on a continuous basis through analysis of
documentation and discussions with knowledgeable industry and market observers
and with representatives of such companies.
The Reporting Person will continuously assess the Issuer's business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects, general economic
conditions, the securities markets in general and those for the Shares in
particular, other developments and other investment opportunities. Depending on
such assessments, the Reporting Person may acquire additional Shares or may
determine to sell or otherwise dispose of all or some of the Shares presently
held by AJR, Quest and the Managed Accounts in the open market or in private
transactions. Such actions will depend upon a variety of factors, including,
without limitation, current and anticipated future trading prices for the
Shares, the financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the
Issuer, alternative investment opportunities, general economic, financial market
and industry conditions and other factors that the Reporting Person may deem
material to its investment decision.
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In its capacity as a shareholder, the Reporting Person has in the past
and will continue in the future to have active discussions with the management
of both the Issuer and the Issuer's largest shareholder, Kennametal Inc.
("Kennametal"), with respect to the strategic direction of the Issuer and
actions which might be taken by the management of either the Issuer or
Kennametal to maximize shareholder value of the Issuer. The Reporting Person is
also one of the largest institutional shareholders of Kennametal.
The Reporting Person has no present plans or proposals which relate to
or would result in any of the transactions required to be described in Item 4 of
Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) Based upon the information contained in the Issuer's Quarterly
Report on Form 10Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November
13, 1998, there were issued and outstanding 4,273,300 Shares as of October 30,
1998.
(b) The Reporting Person does not directly own any Shares. The
Reporting Person has entered into an investment advisory agreement with each of
AJR, Quest and the Managed Accounts, pursuant to which the Reporting Person has
investment authority with respect to the securities held by such entity or in
such accounts. Such power includes the power to dispose of and the power to vote
the Shares. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, the Reporting Person is deemed to be the beneficial
owner of the Shares held by such entities. Accordingly, the Reporting Person is
deemed the beneficial owner of 230,000 Shares or 5.38% of the outstanding
Shares.
(c) The following table details the transactions by the Reporting
Person, on behalf of AJR, Quest and the Managed Accounts, in the Shares in the
past sixty (60) days:
Date Quantity Price Type of Transaction
11/19/98 15,000 $10.71 Open Market Purchase
11/18/98 10,000 10.44 Open Market Purchase
11/18/98 5,000 10.50 Open Market Purchase
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11/05/98 5,000 11.77 Open Market Purchase
11/02/98 10,000 12.26 Open Market Purchase
10/30/98 15,000 11.55 Open Market Purchase
10/21/98 5,000 12.95 Open Market Purchase
10/20/98 7,000 11.65 Open Market Purchase
10/14/98 3,000 9.75 Open Market Purchase
10/08/98 8,000 9.50 Open Market Purchase
10/05/98 10,000 10.00 Open Market Purchase
09/30/98 4,000 10.88 Open Market Purchase
09/28/98 10,000 11.99 Open Market Purchase
Except for the transactions listed above, neither the Reporting Person,
any entity for which the Reporting Person serves as investment advisor, nor any
person or entity controlled by the Reporting Person, has traded Shares in the
past sixty (60) days.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer
Not Applicable
Item 7. Material to be filed as exhibits
Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, the undersigned hereby certify that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
November 20, 1998
ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Alexander J. Roepers
Alexander J. Roepers, President
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
