WELBILT CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1999-07-26
REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                 Amendment No. 2

                                       to

                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1

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

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                            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  (together  with the
Original  Filing,  the "Statement")  with respect to the Offer by Purchaser,  to
purchase all of the outstanding  shares of common stock of Scotsman  Industries,
Inc.,  as 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 Sections 14
and 15 of the Offer to Purchase the following paragraphs at the end of each such
Section:

            "The waiting  period under the HSR Act relating to the Offer expired
         without any request by the Antitrust Division or the FTC for additional
         information."
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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: July 26, 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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