EATON CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1996-04-18
MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                 _______________

                                  SCHEDULE 14D-1
                   TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 
                 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (FINAL AMENDMENT)
                                       AND
                                   SCHEDULE 13D
                                (FINAL AMENDMENT)
                                 _______________

                     CAPCO AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS CORPORATION                 
      _____________________________________________________________________
                            (Name of subject company)

                               EATON CORPORATION
                         EATON ACQUISITION CORPORATION                     
      _____________________________________________________________________
                                    (Bidders)

                    COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
          (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS)       
      _____________________________________________________________________
                          (Title of class of securities)

                                  139168 10 8                              
      _____________________________________________________________________
                      (CUSIP number of class of securities)

                             GERALD L. GHERLEIN, ESQ.
                                EATON CORPORATION
                                   EATON CENTER
                            1111 SUPERIOR AVENUE, N.E.
                              CLEVELAND, OHIO  44114
                                (216) 523-5000                             
      _____________________________________________________________________
                  (Name, address and telephone number of person
             authorized to receive notices and communications on 
                                behalf of bidder)
                                                
                                     Copy to:

                               DANIEL A. NEFF, ESQ.
                          WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
                               51 WEST 52ND STREET
                               NEW YORK, NY  10019
                                  (212) 403-1000

                           CALCULATION OF FILING FEE                       
      _____________________________________________________________________
         TRANSACTION VALUATION*               AMOUNT OF FILING FEE**
         $134,749,375                         $26,950
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      *  Based on the offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Common
         Stock of the subject company (other than the 805,000 shares of
         common stock beneficially owned by Eaton Corporation), together
         with the associated preferred stock purchase rights at a purchase
         price of $12.50 cash per share, and the number of shares of Common
         Stock outstanding and issuable under outstanding options as
         represented by the subject company in the Agreement and Plan of
         Merger dated as of March 27, 1996 (11,584,950).

      ** 1/50 of 1% of Transaction Valuation.

      [X] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-
          11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
          previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration
          statement number, or the form or Schedule and the date of its
          filing.

   Amount Previously Paid: $26,950           Filing Party: Eaton Corporation
   Form or Registration No.: Schedule 14D-1  Date Filed: March 19 and 29, 1996
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         _______________________________________________________________

         CUSIP No. 139168 10 8         14D-1
         _______________________________________________________________


         _______________________________________________________________
         1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

             Eaton Corporation
             34-0196300
         _______________________________________________________________
         2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP    (a) [ ]

                                                                 (b) [ ]
         _______________________________________________________________
         3   SEC USE ONLY

         _______________________________________________________________
         4   SOURCES OF FUNDS

             OO
         _______________________________________________________________
         5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS            [ ]
             IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(e) OR 2(f)
         _______________________________________________________________
         6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             Ohio
         _______________________________________________________________
         7   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             100% (as a result of the consummation of the Offer and the 
             Merger).  See Items 5 and 6.
         _______________________________________________________________
         8   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7)            [ ]
             EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
         _______________________________________________________________
         9   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)

             100% 
         _______________________________________________________________
         10  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

             CO
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         _______________________________________________________________

         CUSIP NO. 139168 10 8         14D-1
         _______________________________________________________________


         _______________________________________________________________
         1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

             Eaton Acquisition Corporation
             34-1826553
         _______________________________________________________________
         2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP    (a) [ ]

                                                                 (b) [ ]
         _______________________________________________________________
         3   SEC USE ONLY

         _______________________________________________________________
         4   SOURCES OF FUNDS

             AF
         _______________________________________________________________
         5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS            [ ]
             IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(e) OR 2(f)
         _______________________________________________________________
         6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             Delaware
         _______________________________________________________________
         7   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             100% (as a result of the consummation of the Offer and the 
             Merger).  See Items 5 and 6.
         _______________________________________________________________
         8   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7)            [ ]
             EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
         _______________________________________________________________
         9   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)

             100% 
         _______________________________________________________________
         10  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

             CO
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              Eaton Corporation ("Eaton") and Eaton Acquisition
         Corporation (the "Purchaser") hereby amend and supplement their
         Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 (the "Schedule 14D-1")
         originally filed on March 19, 1996, as heretofore amended, and
         Eaton hereby amends and supplements its Schedule 13D originally
         filed on March 18, 1996, as heretofore amended (the "Schedule
         13D" and together with the Schedule 14D-1, the "Original
         Filings"), with respect to the Purchaser's offer to purchase
         all outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
         share (the "Shares"), of CAPCO Automotive Products Corporation,
         a Michigan corporation (the "Company), together with any
         associated preferred stock purchase rights (the "Right"), at a
         price of $12.50 per Share (and associated Right), net to the
         seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and
         subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase
         dated March 19, 1996 (the "Offer to Purchase"), as amended and
         supplemented by the Supplement thereto, dated March 29, 1996
         (the "Supplement"), and in the related original or revised
         Letters of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to
         Purchase and the Supplement, collectively constitute the
         "Offer"), as set forth in this combined Final Amendment to the
         Schedule 14D-1 and to the Schedule 13D (the "Final Amendment").
         Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned
         thereto in the Original Filings.

         ITEM 5.   PURPOSE OF THE TENDER OFFER AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS OF
         THE BIDDER.

              The information set forth in Item 5 of the Schedule 14D-1
         is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

                   On April 18, 1996, Eaton announced that it had
              completed its Merger of the Purchaser with and into the
              Company.  The Merger became effective on Wednesday, April
              17, 1996.  Because the Purchaser owned at least 90% of the
              outstanding Shares following consummation of the Offer,
              the Merger was effected without a meeting of shareholders
              of the Company.  As a result of the Merger, the Company
              became a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton and each
              outstanding Share (other than Shares held by Eaton, the
              Purchaser, any wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton or the
              Purchaser, in the treasury of the Company or by any wholly
              owned subsidiary of the Company, which Shares, by virtue
              of the Merger and without any action on the part of the
              holder thereof, were cancelled and retired and ceased to
              exist with no payment being made with respect thereto) was
              converted into the right to receive in cash $12.50,
              payable to the holder thereof, without interest thereon,
              upon surrender of the certificate formerly representing
              such Shares.  The press release issued by Eaton on April<PAGE>
              







              18, 1996 relating to the completion of the merger is 
              filed as Exhibit (a)(20) to the Schedule 14D-1 and is 
              incorporated herein by reference.

                   On April 16, 1996, the New York Stock Exchange (the
              "NYSE") applied on Form 25 to delist the Shares from the
              NYSE and Registration the Shares with the Securities and
              Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as soon as
              practicable.

                   On April 18, 1996, the Company filed a Certification
              and Notice of Termination of Registration of the Shares on
              Form 15 with the Commission.

         ITEM 6.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.

              The information set forth in Items 6(a) and (b) of the
         Schedule 14D-1 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

                   The information provided in this Final Amendment
              under Item 5 is incorporated herein by reference.

         ITEM 11.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

              (a)(20)   Eaton Press Release, dated April 18, 1996.<PAGE>







                                    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: April 18, 1996


                                       EATON CORPORATION


                                       By:    /s/ Gerald L. Gherlein    
                                       Name:  Gerald L. Gherlein
                                       Title: Executive Vice President
                                              and General Counsel


                                       By:    /s/ Earl R. Franklin      
                                       Name:  Earl R. Franklin
                                       Title: Secretary


                                       EATON ACQUISITION CORPORATION


                                       By:    /s/ Earl R. Franklin      
                                       Name:  Earl R. Franklin
                                       Title: Vice President and 
                                              Secretary<PAGE>








                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


          EXHIBIT
          NUMBER      EXHIBIT                                      
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         (a) (20)     Eaton Press Release, dated April 18, 1996.









         NEWS RELEASE
         EATON CORPORATION
         Eaton Center
         Cleveland, OH  44114-2584
         216/523-5000                                                   

         DATE      April 18, 1996                            [Logo of Eaton
                                                              Corporation]
         CONTACT   Renald M. Romain (216) 523-4736   - Media
                   William C. Hartman (216) 523-4501 - Financial 
                                                       Community

         FOR RELEASE    IMMEDIATELY


         EATON CORPORATION COMPLETES MERGER 
         FOR CAPCO AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS

         CLEVELAND, OH....Eaton Corporation today announced that it has
         completed the merger of its wholly owned subsidiary, Eaton
         Acquisition Corporation, with CAPCO Automotive Products
         Corporation.  The merger follows the completion on Monday,
         April 15, 1996, of the tender offer for all of CAPCO's
         outstanding shares of common stock and associated preferred
         stock purchase rights.  In the merger, shares of common stock
         of CAPCO that were not tendered in the offer were automatically
         converted into the right to receive $12.50 per share in cash.
         As a result of the merger, CAPCO is now a wholly owned
         subsidiary of Eaton.

         Eaton's tender offer and the merger were consummated pursuant
         to a merger agreement between Eaton, Eaton Acquisition
         Corporation and CAPCO.  

         Eaton Corporation is a global manufacturer of highly engineered
         products which serve vehicle, industrial, construction,
         commercial and aerospace markets.  Principal products include
         truck transmissions and axles, engine components, hydraulic
         products, electrical power distribution and control equipment,
         ion implanters and a wide variety of controls.  Headquartered
         in Cleveland, the company has 54,000 employees and 150
         manufacturing sites in 23 countries around the world.  Sales
         for 1995 were $6.8 billion.  



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