SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Amendment No. 4 to
SCHEDULE 14D-1
Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to
Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and
Amendment No. 5 to
SCHEDULE 13D
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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RELTEC CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
GEC Acquisition Corp.
GEC Incorporated
GPT (USA) Inc.
The General Electric Company, p.l.c.
(Not Affiliated with the U.S. Based Corporation With a Similar Name)
(Bidders)
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Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
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759527-10-4
(CUSIP Number of Each Class of Securities)
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Patricia A. Hoffman
GEC Incorporated
(c/o Videojet Systems International, Inc.)
1500 Mittel Boulevard
Wood Dale, IL 60191-1073
(603) 238-3995
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)
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Copy to: Copy to:
Jeffrey I. Gordon, Esq. Philip A. Gelston, Esq.
Mark S. Wojciechowski, Esq. Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Mayer, Brown & Platt Worldwide Plaza
1675 Broadway 825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019 New York, NY 10019
(212) 506-2500 (212) 474-1000
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CUSIP NO. 759527 10 4 14D-1 and 13D Page 2 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
GEC Acquisition Corp.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(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(e) OR 2(f) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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7 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
56,110,741
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8 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
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9 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)
APPROXIMATELY 99.5% OF THE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING
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10 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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CUSIP NO. 759527 10 4 14D-1 and 13D Page 3 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
GEC Incorporated
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(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(e) OR 2(f) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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7 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
56,110,741
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8 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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9 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)
APPROXIMATELY 99.5% OF THE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING
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10 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP NO. 759527 10 4 14D-1 and 13D Page 4 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
GPT (USA) Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(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(e) OR 2(f) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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7 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
56,110,741
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8 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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9 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)
APPROXIMATELY 99.5% OF THE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING
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10 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP NO. 759527 10 4 14D-1 and 13D Page 5 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The General Electric Company, p.l.c.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
BK, OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(e) OR 2(f) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
ENGLAND AND WALES
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7 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
56,110,741
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8 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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9 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)
APPROXIMATELY 99.5% OF THE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING
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10 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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GEC Acquisition Corp., GEC Incorporated, GPT (USA) Inc. and The
General Electric Company, p.l.c. hereby amend and supplement their combined
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 and Amendment No. 1 Statement on
Schedule 13D originally filed on March 5, 1999, as subsequently amended
(the "Statement"), with respect to an offer (the "Offer") to purchase all
outstanding shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, of RELTEC Corporation,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company") on the terms described in the Offer
to Purchase dated March 5, 1999, as subsequently amended. Capitalized terms
not defined have the meanings assigned thereto in the Statement.
Item 10. Additional Information.
Item 10 of the Schedule 14D-1 is hereby amended and supplemented by
adding the following text thereto:
On April 9, 1999, GEC, p.l.c. issued a press release, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(9) and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented to add a new Exhibit as
follows:
(a)(9) Text of Press Release dated April 9, 1999, issued by GEC,
p.l.c.
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SIGNATURE
After due 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.
Dated: April 9, 1999
GEC ACQUISITION CORP.,
By
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/s/ Patricia Hoffman
Name: Patricia Hoffman
Title: Director
GEC INCORPORATED,
By
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/s/ Michael Lester
Name: Michael Lester
Title: Director
GPT (USA) INC.,
By
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/s/ Patricia Hoffman
Name: Patricia Hoffman
Title: Director
THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, P.L.C.,
By
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/s/ Michael Lester
Name: Michael Lester
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Page
Number Exhibit Name Number
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(a)(9) Press Release Dated April 9, 1999.............
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EXHIBIT (a)(9)
THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, P.L.C.
9th April 1999
GEC ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF RELTEC TENDER OFFER
The General Electric Company, p.l.c. ("GEC") announced today that its
wholly owned subsidiary, GPT (USA) Inc., has completed its tender offer to
purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of RELTEC
Corporation "RELTEC" (NYSE:RLT) at $29.50 per share. The tender offer
expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City Time, on Thursday, 8th April,
1999.
As of the expiration of the tender offer over 90 per cent. of the
outstanding shares of RELTEC's common stock had been tendered and accepted
for payment. GEC anticipates the prompt consummation of a merger of GPT
(USA) Inc. with and into RELTEC whereby RELTEC will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of GEC.
The General Electric Company, p.l.c. is not affiliated with the similarly
named company which is based in the United States.
Enquiries:
GEC
Alasdair Jeffrey, Investor Relations Manager 0171 306 1330
Martin Sixsmith, Media Relations Manager 0171 306 1383
CSFB
Mark Seligman 0171 888 6061
Ben Mingay 0171 888 7808
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