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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $3.33 1/3 PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
615649100
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(CUSIP Number)
November 8, 2000
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-(g), check the following box
/ /.
Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
(Continued on following pages)
(Page 1 of 8 pages)
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/1/ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 615649100 13D PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
B Acquisition, Inc.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
4
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORANIZATION
New Jersey
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 4,943,183 (see Item 5)
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
4,943,183 (see Item 5)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
4,943,183 (see Item 5)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
Approximately 17.8% (see Item 5)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14
CO
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CUSIP NO. 615649100 13D PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES
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1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
4
WC
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
5 TO ITEMS 2(e) or 2(f) [_]
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 4,943,183 (see Item 5)
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
4,943,183 (see Item 5)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
4,943,183 (see Item 5)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
Approximately 17.8% (see Item 5)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14
HC, CO
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CUSIP NO. 615649100 13D PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES
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1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warren E. Buffett
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
4
AF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
5 TO ITEMS 2(e) or 2(f) [_]
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
United States Citizen
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
OWNED BY 4,943,183 (see Item 5)
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
4,943,183 (see Item 5)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
4,943,183 (see Item 5)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
Approximately 17.8% (see Item 5)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14
IN
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CUSIP NO. 615649100 13D PAGE 5 OF 8 PAGES
This Statement on Schedule 13D is filed in connection with the Shareholders
Agreement, dated November 8, 2000 (the "Shareholders Agreement"), by and among
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Berkshire"), B Acquisition,
Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("Purchaser") and wholly-owned subsidiary of
Berkshire, and certain shareholders (the "Shareholders") of Benjamin Moore &
Co., a New Jersey corporation (the "Company"). The Shareholders Agreement was
entered into in connection with (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
November 8, 2000, by and among Purchaser, Berkshire and the Company and (ii)
Purchaser's offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company.
ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.
The name of the subject company is Benjamin Moore & Co., a New Jersey
corporation, and the address of its principal executive offices is 51 Chestnut
Ridge Road, Montvale, New Jersey 07645. The class of securities to which this
statement relates is the Common Stock, par value $3.33 1/3 per share, of the
Company (the "Common Stock").
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
(a)-(c); (f) This Statement is filed by Purchaser, Berkshire, and Mr.
Buffett. The information concerning the name, state or other place of
organization, principal business and address of the principal office of
Purchaser, Berkshire, and Mr. Buffett, and the information concerning the name,
business address, present principal occupation or employment, and the name,
principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which
such employment or occupation is conducted, material occupations, positions,
offices, or employments during the last five years and citizenship of Mr.
Buffett and each of the executive officers and directors of Purchaser and
Berkshire is set forth in the "Introduction" and Section 9 ("Certain Information
Concerning Purchaser and Parent") and in Schedule I of the Offer to Purchase
(the "Offer to Purchase") filed by Berkshire and Purchaser as an exhibit to the
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by Berkshire and Purchaser on
November 17, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d); (e) During the last five years, none of Purchaser, Berkshire, or Mr.
Buffett, nor, to the best knowledge of Purchaser, Berkshire, or Mr. Buffett, any
of the directors or executive officers of Purchaser or Berkshire has been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors) or was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which any such
person was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities
laws or finding any violation of such laws.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
The information set forth in Section 10 ("Source and Amount of Funds") of
the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
(a)-(g); (j) The information set forth in the "Introduction," Section 6
("Price Range of Shares; Dividends"), Section 11 ("Background of the Offer;
Contacts with the Company; the Merger Agreement and the Shareholders
Agreement"), Section 12 ("Purpose of the Offer and the Merger; Plans for the
Company; Shareholder Approval and Appraisal Rights"), and Section 13 ("Dividends
and Distributions") of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by
reference.
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(h)-(j) The information set forth in Section 7 ("Effect of the Offer on
Market for the Shares, Stock Market Quotation, and Exchange Act Registration")
of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
The information set forth in the "Introduction," Section 9 ("Certain
Information Concerning Purchaser and Parent"), and Section 11 ("Background of
the Offer; Contacts with the Company; the Merger Agreement and Shareholders
Agreement") of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
The Shareholders Agreement applies to 4,943,183 shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Shareholders. Such shares constitute approximately
17.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis as of
November 8, 2000. As set forth in the Introduction of the Offer to Purchase,
according to the Company, there were 26,469,381 shares of Common Stock and
1,288,906 options on Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 8, 2000.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT
TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
The information set forth in the "Introduction," Section 9 ("Certain
Information Concerning the Purchaser and Parent"), and Section 11 ("Background
of the Offer; Contacts with the Company; the Merger Agreement and Shareholders
Agreement"), and Section 12 ("Purpose of the Offer and the Merger; Plans for the
Company; Shareholder Approval and Appraisal Rights") of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
(2)(a) Offer to Purchase, dated November 17, 2000 (filed as Exhibit
(a)(1) to the Schedule TO filed by Berkshire and Purchaser on November 17, 2000,
and incorporated herein by reference).
(2)(b) Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 8, 2000, by
and among Berkshire, Purchaser, and the Company (filed as an exhibit to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on November 9, 2000, and
incorporated herein by reference).
(3)(a) Shareholders Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2000, by and
among Purchase, Parent, and certain shareholders of the Company (filed as an
exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on November 9,
2000, and incorporated herein by reference).
As required by Rule 13d-1(k)(1), there is also filed as an exhibit hereto
the agreement to file Schedule 13D jointly.
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this Statement on Schedule 13D is true,
complete, and correct.
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CUSIP NO. 615649100 13D PAGE 7 OF 8 PAGES
Dated: November 17, 2000
B ACQUISITION, INC.
By: /s/ Marc D. Hamburg
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Name: Marc D. Hamburg
Title: Vice President
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
By: /s/ Marc D. Hamburg
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Name: Marc D. Hamburg
Title: Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
WARREN E. BUFFETT
/s/ Warren E. Buffett
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CUSIP NO. 615649100 13D PAGE 8 OF 8 PAGES
Exhibit Required by Item 7 of Schedule 13D
AGREEMENT
The undersigned persons hereby agree that reports on Schedule 13D, and any
amendments thereto, including such reports made by or as part of a Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule TO, may be filed in a single statement on behalf of all
such persons, and further, each such person designates Marc D. Hamburg as its
agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing any and all such reports
required to be made by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Dated: November 17, 2000
B ACQUISITION, INC.
By: /s/ Marc D. Hamburg
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Name: Marc D. Hamburg
Title: Vice President
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
By: /s/ Marc D. Hamburg
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Name: Marc D. Hamburg
Title: Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
WARREN E. BUFFETT
/s/ Warren E. Buffett
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