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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 16)
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COMMERCIAL INTERTECH CORP.
(NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)
COMMERCIAL INTERTECH CORP.
(NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
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COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
201709 10 2
(CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS SECURITIES)
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GILBERT M. MANCHESTER, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
COMMERCIAL INTERTECH CORP.
1775 LOGAN AVENUE
YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44501
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE
NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
COPIES TO:
STUART Z. KATZ, ESQ. HERBERT S. WANDER, ESQ. LEIGH B. TREVOR, ESQ.
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, KATTEN MUCHIN & ZAVIS JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE
SHRIVER & 525 WEST MONROE STREET-SUITE 1600 NORTH POINT
JACOBSON CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60661-3693 901 LAKESIDE AVENUE
ONE NEW YORK PLAZA (312) 902-5200 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004 (216) 586-7247
(212) 859-8000
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This Amendment No. 16 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended, the "Schedule 14D-9") filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 12, 1996 by Commercial
Intertech Corp., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), relating to the offer by
Opus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("OAC") and an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of United Dominion Industries Limited, a Canadian
corporation ("United Dominion"), to purchase for cash all outstanding common
shares, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Shares"), of the Company,
together with the associated preferred share purchase rights (the "Rights" and,
together with the Common Shares, the "Shares"). Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein have the meanings previously set forth in the Schedule 14D-9.
2. ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED
In connection with proposed meetings with shareholders of the Company, the
Company has prepared certain materials, which are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and
are incorporated herein by reference.
3. ITEM 9. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
Item 9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:
Exhibit 99.1. Materials prepared by the Company.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable 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.
/s/ Gilbert M. Manchester
By: _________________________________
NAME:GILBERT M. MANCHESTER
TITLE:VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
Dated: August 1, 1996
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 99.1 Materials prepared by the Company.
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Exhibit 99.1
TEC Business
Segment Breakdown
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LTM Sales LTM Operating Profit
$638 million $45 million
[PIE CHART APPEARS HERE] [PIE CHART APPEARS HERE]
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Hydraulic Fluid Hydraulic Fluid
Systems Purification Building Systems U.S. Metals Systems Purification Building Systems U.S. Metals
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$288 mm $171 mm $120 mm $58 mm $20 mm $13 mm $4 mm $7 mm
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The following is a list of the names and shareholdings of individuals who
may be deemed to be "participants" in the solicitation of proxies or
revocation of agent designations by Commercial Intertech in opposition to
United Dominion and OAC's solicitation of proxies for a "control share"
meeting and their solicitation of agent designations to call a special meeting
(information with respect to shareholdings includes common shares, shares
issuable pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days, and preferred
shares): Paul J. Powers (329,041 shares); Mark G. Kachur (32,086 shares);
Bruce C. Wheatley (34,714 shares); Hubert Jacobs van Merlen (13,103 shares);
John Gilchrist (32,032 shares); William J. Bresnahan (300 shares); Charles B.
Cushwa III (220,380 shares); William W. Cushwa (238,925 shares); John M.
Galvin (5,750 shares); Richard J. Hill (10,397 shares); Neil D. Humphrey
(6,635 shares); William E. Kassling (5,000 shares); Gerald C. McDonough (4,500
shares); C. Edward Midgley (10,000 shares); George M. Smart (2,750 shares);
Don E. Tucker (136,855 shares); Robert A. Calcagni (58,463 shares); Gilbert M.
Manchester (33,994 shares); and Steven J. Hewitt (23,880 shares). Commercial
Intertech has engaged Goldman, Sachs & Co. as its financial adviser in
connection with the United Dominion tender offer and the solicitations described
above. Goldman, Sachs & Co. will receive certain fees in connection with its
services. Certain partners and employees of Goldman, Sachs & Co. may assist in
the solicitation of proxies on behalf of Commercial Intertech's Board of
Directors. In the normal course of business, Goldman, Sachs & Co. regularly buys
and sells securities, including Commercial Intertech securities on its own
account and for the account of its customers, which transactions may result from
time to time in Goldman, Sachs & Co. having a net long or net short position in
Commercial Intertech securities.
