SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO
SCHEDULE 14D-1
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AND
SCHEDULE 13D
(AMENDMENT NO. 8)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
WHX CORPORATION
GT ACQUISITION CORP.
(Bidders)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.25 PER SHARE
(INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS)
(Title of Class of Securities)
379335 10 2
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
MR. RONALD LABOW
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
WHX CORPORATION
110 EAST 59TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10022
TELEPHONE: (212) 355-5200
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidder)
with a copy to:
STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ.
OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP
505 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
TELEPHONE: (212) 753-7200
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This Statement amends and supplements (i) the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule 14D-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17,
1998, by GT Acquisition Corp. (the "Purchaser"), a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of WHX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Parent"), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.25 per share (the "Shares"), of Global Industrial Technologies, Inc. (the
"Company"), including the associated Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (the
"Rights") issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of October 31, 1995,
as amended on February 16, 1998, September 18, 1998 and October 5, 1998 (as so
amended, the "Rights Agreement"), between the Company and The Bank of New York,
as Rights Agent, at a price of $10.50 per Share, net to the seller in cash,
without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in the Offer to Purchase, dated December 17, 1998 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and
in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or
supplements thereto, constitute the "Offer") and (ii) the Schedule 13D filed by
the Parent, the Purchaser and Wheeling Pittsburgh Capital Corp., a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Parent, with respect to the Shares. Capitalized terms used and
not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Offer
to Purchase and the Schedule 14D-1.
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Item 10 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto the following:
On March 15, 1999, the Parent issued a press release which announced
the extension of the Offer to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 15, 1999,
unless further extended. The Parent also announced that it had been advised by
Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Depositary for the Offer, that as of 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on March 12, 1999, approximately 7,979,200 Shares had been
validly tendered and not withdrawn. The foregoing description of the press
release is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the press release
which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(13) and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto the following
(a) (13) Text of Press Release issued by WHX Corporation on
March 15, 1999.
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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: March 15, 1999
WHX CORPORATION
By: /S/ STEWART E. TABIN
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Name: Stewart E. Tabin
Title: Assistant Treasurer
GT ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /S/ STEWART E. TABIN
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Name: Stewart E. Tabin
Title: Vice President
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(a) (13) Text of Press Release issued by WHX
Corporation on March 15, 1999. 5
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Exhibit (a)(13)
CONTACTS:
Abernathy MacGregor Frank
Patricia Sturms/Joele Frank
(212) 371-5999
WHX CORPORATION ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF TENDER OFFER FOR GLOBAL
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES TO APRIL 15, 1999
New York-March 15, 1999--WHX Corporation (NYSE: WHX) announced today
that its cash tender offer for any and all outstanding shares (other than the
2,173,800 shares currently owned by WHX) of Global Industrial Technologies, Inc.
(NYSE: GIX ) at $10.50 per share will be extended until 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on April 15, 1999, unless again extended. The depositary for the tender
offer, Harris Trust and Savings Bank, has advised WHX that 7,979,200 shares of
Global had been tendered and not withdrawn as of the close of business on March
12, 1999.
The number of shares of Global tendered and not withdrawn, in addition
to the number of shares of Global currently owned by WHX, represent about 46% of
the approximately 22 million shares of Global that are currently outstanding.
WHX continues to believe that its offer is in the best interest of Global's
stockholders, who it believes have demonstrated their support through the
steadily increasing amount of shares tendered pursuant to the offer. WHX's offer
represents a premium of 25% over the closing price of Global's shares on
December 14, 1998, the last trading day prior to the announcement of WHX's
intention to commence the offer.
The tender offer remains subject to, among other things, the Rights
Condition, the Supermajority Condition, the Business Combination Condition and
the Defensive Action Condition, all as described in the Offer to Purchase
previously mailed to Global stockholders.
WHX is a holding company that has been structured to invest in and/or
acquire a diverse group of businesses on a decentralized basis. WHX's primary
businesses currently are Handy & Harman, a diversified manufacturing company
whose strategic business segments encompass, among others, specialty wire and
tubing, and precious metals plating, stamping and fabrication, and
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, a vertically integrated manufacturer of
value-added and flat rolled steel products. WHX's other businesses include
Unimast Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of steel framing and other products
for commercial and residential construction and WHX Entertainment Corp., a
co-owner of a racetrack and video lottery facility located in Wheeling, West
Virginia.
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