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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 3*
TO
SCHEDULE 14D-1
Tender Offer Statement
Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
SCHEDULE 13D
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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BIRD CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
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BI EXPANSION II CORP.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN
(Bidders)
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Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
$1.85 Cumulative Convertible Preference Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
(Title of Classes of Securities)
090763103 (Common Stock)
090763301 ($1.85 Cumulative Convertible Preference Stock)
(CUSIP Number of Classes of Securities)
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JOHN R. MESHER, ESQ.
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
750 E. SWEDESFORD ROAD
VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA 19482
(610) 341-7108
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)
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COPY TO:
PHILIP A. GELSTON, ESQ.
CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE
WORLDWIDE PLAZA
825 EIGHTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
(212) 474-1548
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* Constituting the final amendment to Schedule 14D-1
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CertainTeed Corporation ("CertainTeed"), BI Expansion II Corp. (the
"Purchaser") and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain ("Saint-Gobain") hereby amend and
supplement their Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 (which also
constitutes a Statement on Schedule 13D) originally filed on January 16, 1998
(the "Statement"), with respect to an offer (the "Offer") to purchase all
outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, and all
outstanding shares of $1.85 Cumulative Convertible Preference Stock, par value
$1.00 per share, of Bird Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the
"Company"), on the terms described in the Offer to Purchase dated January 16,
1998. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto
in the Statement.
ITEM 6. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
The response to Item 6 is hereby amended by the addition of the following
after the final sentence of Item 6:
On February 16, 1998, the Purchaser accepted for payment a total of
3,991,022 shares of Common Stock and 772,735 Preference Shares.
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
The response to Item 10 is hereby amended by the addition of the following
after the final sentence of Item 10:
As previously announced, the Offer terminated at midnight (EDT) on Friday,
February 13, 1998.
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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: February 19, 1998
BI EXPANSION II CORP.,
/s/ John R. Mesher
By___________________________________
NAME: JOHN R. MESHER
TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION,
/s/ John R. Mesher
By___________________________________
NAME: JOHN R. MESHER
TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT
COMPAGNIE DE SAINT GOBAIN,
/s/ Gianpaolo Caccini
By___________________________________
NAME: GIANPAOLO CACCINI
TITLE: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
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