SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(A)
AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(A)
(AMENDMENT NO. 2)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
Shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
74955W109
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
Fir Tree Partners
535 Fifth Avenue
31st Floor
New York, New York 10017
Tel. No.: (212) 599-0090
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
- with copies to -
Eliot D. Raffkind, P.C.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100
Dallas, Texas 75201-4675
(214) 969-2800
November 29, 1999
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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 which 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 [ ]
CUSIP No. 74955W109 13D/A
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Fir Tree, Inc. d/b/a Fir Tree Partners
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) / /
(b) / /
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF, WC
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) / /
Not Applicable
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
NUMBER 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 3,196,920
OF
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,196,920
EACH
REPORTING 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
PERSON WITH
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,196,920
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES / /
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO, IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE 13D
This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (the "Amendment") is being filed
on behalf of Fir Tree, Inc., a New York corporation, doing business as Fir
Tree Partners ("Fir Tree Partners"), and Mr. Jeffrey Tannenbaum ("Mr.
Tannenbaum"), the sole shareholder, executive officer, director, and
principal of Fir Tree Partners, as an amendment to the Statement on
Schedule 13D, relating to shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(the "Common Stock") of R.H. Donnelley Corporation (the "Issuer"), as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 1998, and amended
on October 8, 1999 (the "Statement"). The Statement is hereby amended and
supplemented as follows:
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF THE TRANSACTION
In connection with discussions between Fir Tree Partners, Mr.
Tannenbaum and management of the Issuer, the Issuer recently expanded its
Board of Directors. Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum acquired shares
of Common Stock for portfolio investment purposes, and do not otherwise
have any present plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any
change in the business, policies, management, structure or capitalization
of the Issuer. Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum reserve the right to
consider or make additional plans and/or proposals in the future. Fir
Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum reserve the right to acquire, or dispose
of, additional securities of the Issuer, in the ordinary course of
business, to the extent deemed advisable in light of its general
investment and trading policies, market conditions or other factors. Fir
Tree Partners may contact the Issuer and/or other shareholders regarding
potential strategies to increase shareholder value. Other than as
described above, neither Fir Tree Partners nor Mr. Tannenbaum has present
plans or proposals which would result in or relate to any matters listed
in subparagraphs (a) - (j) of Item 4 of the Special Instructions For
Complying With Schedule 13D.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
(a) As of November 29, 1999, Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum are
beneficial owners of 3,196,920 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer or 9.5%
of the shares outstanding. The 3,196,920 shares described above are
beneficially owned by Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum for the account
of the Fir Tree Value Fund, Fir Tree Institutional or Fir Tree LDC, as the
case may be.
The number of shares beneficially owned by Fir Tree Partners and Mr.
Tannenbaum and the percentage of outstanding shares represented thereby
have been computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Act. The
percentage of beneficial ownership of Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum
on November 29, 1999, is based on 33,476,547 outstanding shares of Common
Stock as of November 5, 1999, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November
12, 1999.
(b) Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum for the account of each of
Fir Tree Value Fund, Fir Tree Institutional and Fir Tree LDC have the power
to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock held by each such entity.
(c) None
(d) Not Applicable.
(e) Not Applicable.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
Letter from Jason Hammerman of Fir Tree Partners to Frank Noonan of
the Issuer dated November 29, 1999, regarding the election of certain
persons to the board of directors of the Issuer.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 29, 1999
Fir Tree, Inc. d/b/a/ Fir Tree Partners
By:/S/ JEFFREY TANNENBAUM
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JEFFREY TANNENBAUM, President
/S/ JEFFREY TANNENBAUM
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Jeffrey Tannenbaum
Fir Tree Partners
November 29, 1999
Mr. Frank Noonan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
R.H. Donnelley Corporation
One Manhattanville Road
Purchase, NY 10577
Dear Frank:
We want to congratulate you on the recent election of Darius Gaskins and
Kenneth Campbell to R.H. Donnelley's Board of Directors. We believe that
Darius and Ken will add great value to the board and will help ensure the
company continues to generate substantial shareholder value. Their strong
managerial, entrepreneurial and Internet experience should prove helpful in
successfully growing the company's new Internet initiatives.
Once again, congratulations!
Sincerely,
Jason Hammerman
cc: Diane Baker, Kenneth Campbell, Philip Danford, Darius Gaskins Jr.,
William Jacobi, Robert Kamerschen, Carol Parry, Barry Lawson Williams
535 Fifth Avenue o 31st Floor o New York, NY 10017 o (212) 599-0090
