WELBILT CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1999-08-05
REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY
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                                UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                               ----------------

                               Amendment No. 3

                                      to

                                SCHEDULE 14D-1

             Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1)
                    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               ----------------

                          Scotsman Industries, Inc.
                          (Name of Subject Company)

                      BERISFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION
                             WELBILT CORPORATION
                                BERISFORD PLC
                                   (Bidder)

                   Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value Per Share
                       (Titles of Class of Securities)

                                  809340102
                    (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                             Welbilt Corporation
                             225 High Ridge Road
                              Stamford, CT 06905

                          Telephone: (203) 325-8300
                           Facsimile: (203)325-3422

         (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
           Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidder)
                           -----------------------

                                   Copy to:

                            Dennis J. Block , Esq.
                        Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
                               100 Maiden Lane
                           New York, New York 10038
                          Telephone: (212) 504-6000
                          Facsimile: (212) 504-6666


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      Berisford Acquisition Corporation ("Purchaser"), a wholly owned subsidiary
of Welbilt  Corporation  ("Parent"),  an indirect  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of
Berisford plc  ("Berisford"),  hereby amends and  supplements its Schedule 14D-1
originally  filed on July 9, 1999 (the  "Original  Filing"),  as  amended by its
Schedule  14D-1,  Amendment  No. 1, filed on July 26, 1999 and  Amendment No. 2,
filed on July 26, 1999 (together with the Original Filing, the "Statement") with
respect to the Offer by Purchaser set forth in the Statement.  Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned such terms
in the Statement.

Item 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

      Item 10 of the Schedule  14D-1 is hereby amended by adding to Section 14
of the Offer to Purchase  the  following  sentence as a separate  paragraph at
the end thereof:

            "Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary in this Offer
         to  Purchase,   Purchaser  will  not  terminate  the  Offer,
         eliminate  withdrawal  rights and accept Shares for payment,
         until all  conditions  to the Offer have been  satisfied  or
         waived."



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                                  SIGNATURE

After  due  inquiry  and  to  the  best  of  its  knowledge  and  belief,  the
undersigned  certifies  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is
true, complete and correct.

Dated:  August 5, 1999



                                    BERISFORD ACQUISITION CORPORATION




                                    By: /s/ ANDREW ROAKE
                                        -----------------------------
                                         Name: Andrew Roake
                                         Title: President and Secretary



                                    WELBILT CORPORATION




                                    By: /s/ ANDREW ROAKE
                                        -----------------------------
                                         Name: Andrew Roake
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer



                                    BERISFORD PLC




                                    By:  /s/ DAVID W. WILLIAMS
                                         -----------------------------
                                         Name: David W. Williams
                                         Title: Chief Executive Officer




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