UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2 )[1]
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)
John T. Rafferty, 51 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, NJ 07645 (201) 573-9600
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
December 15, 2000
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing 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 - 1 (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.
[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 ("Act") 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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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 615649100 Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
Charles C. Vail
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
No Funds Involved - 00
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
Not Applicable
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
None (Item 5)
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY None (Item 5)
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH None (Item 5)
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None (Item 5)
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.00%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of 4
Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) of Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1936, as amended, the
undersigned hereby amends his Schedule 13D Statement dated March 17, 1997, as
amended (the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the shares of common stock, par value
$3.33 1/3 per share (the "Shares"), of Benjamin Moore & Co., a New Jersey
corporation (the "Company"). Unless otherwise indicated, all defined terms used
herein shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in the Schedule
13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 is hereby amended, in pertinent part, as follows:
(a) The reporting person no longer has beneficial ownership of any of
the Shares.
(b) The reporting person has no power to vote or to direct the vote or
to dispose or to direct the disposition of any Shares.
(c) In connection with the tender offer by B Acquisition, Inc., a New
Jersey Corporation ("Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("Berkshire"),
disclosed in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO dated
November 17, 2000, to purchase all of the issued and outstanding
Shares of the Company at a purchase price of $37.82 per Share, and
the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 8, 2000, by
and among Berkshire, Purchaser and the Company, the reporting
person tendered all Shares owned by him or the trusts for which he
serves as a trustee to the Purchaser on December 15, 2000.
(e) The reporting person ceased to be a beneficial owner of five
percent or more of the Shares of the Company on December 15, 2000.
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SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of 4
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/Charles C. Vail
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Signature
Date: December 28, 2000 Charles C. Vail
Individual
