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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
SCHEDULE 14D-1
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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HARCOR ENERGY, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
SENECA WEST CORP.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION
WHICH IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
(BIDDERS)
COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
411 628 209
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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JOHN F. MCKNIGHT
VICE PRESIDENT -- LAND AND LEGAL
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION
1201 LOUISIANA, SUITE 400
HOUSTON, TX 77002
(713) 654-2643
FAX: (713) 654-2659
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)
With a Copy To:
GARY W. ORLOFF
BRACEWELL & PATTERSON, L.L.P.
SOUTH TOWER PENNZOIL PLACE
711 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2900
HOUSTON, TX 77002
(713) 221-1306
FAX: (713) 221-1212
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SCHEDULE 14D-1
CUSIP NO.: 411 628 209
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(1) Name of Reporting Persons
IRS Identification No. of above person
Seneca West Corp.
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a)[ ]
N/A (b)[ ]
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(3) SEC use only
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(4) Source of Funds
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(5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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(7) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0
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(8) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (7) Excludes Certain
Shares
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(9) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)
0%
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(10) Type of Reporting Person
CO
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SCHEDULE 14D-1
CUSIP NO. 411 628 209
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(1) Name of Reporting Persons
IRS Identification No. of above person
Seneca Resources Corporation
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) [ ]
N/A (b) [ ]
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(3) SEC use only
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(4) Source of Funds
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(5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Item
2(d) or 2(e)
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Pennsylvania
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(7) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0
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(8) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares
[ ]
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(9) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)
0%
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(10) Type of Reporting Person
CO
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SCHEDULE 14D-1
CUSIP NO.: 411 628 209
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(1) Name of Reporting Persons
IRS Identification No. of above person
National Fuel Gas Company
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) [ ]
N/A (b) [ ]
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(3) SEC use only
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(4) Source of funds
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(5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Item
2(d) or 2(e)
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization
New Jersey
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(7) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0
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(8) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares
[ ]
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(9) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)
0%
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(10) Type of Reporting Person
CO
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This statement relates to a tender offer by Seneca West Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the "Purchaser") and wholly owned subsidiary of Seneca Resources
Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Parent"), to purchase all
outstanding shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share (the
"Common Stock") of HarCor Energy, Inc. at $2.00 per Share net to the seller in
cash and without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Offer to Purchase (the "Offer to Purchase"), a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1), and in the related Letter of Transmittal, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(2) (which together constitute
the "Offer"). The Parent is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Fuel Gas
Company, a New Jersey corporation ("National Fuel").
ITEM 1. SECURITY AND SUBJECT COMPANY.
(a) The name of the subject company is HarCor Energy, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"). The principal executive offices of the Company
are located at Five Post Oak Park, Suite 2220, Houston, Texas 77027.
(b) The information set forth in the Introduction to, and in Section 1, "Terms
of the Offer," of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by
reference.
Further, Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn pursuant to
the procedure set forth in the Offer to Purchase at any time prior to the
Expiration Date and, unless theretofore accepted for payment by the
Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, may be withdrawn at any time after June 5,
1998.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, and in addition to (and
not in limitation of) the Purchaser's rights to extend the Offer under
certain circumstances (subject to the provisions of the Merger Agreement),
the Purchaser shall not be required to accept for payment or, subject to
the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, purchase or pay
for, and may delay the acceptance for payment of or, subject to the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, payment for, any Shares
tendered pursuant to the Offer, may amend the Offer as to any Shares not
then accepted for payment and may terminate the Offer and not accept for
payment any Shares, if (i) the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied or
(ii) at any time on or after the date of execution of the Merger Agreement
and before the Expiration Date pursuant to the Offer, any of the events
described in Section 14 of the Offer to Purchase shall have occurred.
(c) The information set forth in Section 6, "Price Range of Shares; Dividends,"
of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
This Statement is being filed by the Purchaser, the Parent and National
Fuel. The information set forth in the Introduction to, and in Section 9,
"Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser, the Parent and National Fuel,"
and Schedule I, "Information Concerning the Directors and Executive Officers of
National Fuel, the Parent and the Purchaser," of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
(a)-(d) and (g)
The name, residence or business address, citizenship, present
principal occupation or employment and material occupations during
the last 5 years of each executive officer and director of
National Fuel, the Parent and the Purchaser is set forth in
Schedule I of the Offer to Purchase.
(e) and (f) During the last five years, neither National Fuel, the Parent, the
Purchaser nor any of the persons listed in Schedule I of the Offer
to Purchase has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) 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, or
finding any violation of federal or state securities laws.
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ITEM 3. PAST CONTRACTS, TRANSACTIONS OR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
(a) and (b) The information set forth in the Introduction to, and in Section
9, "Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser, the Parent and
National Fuel," Section 10, "Background of the Offer; Contacts
with the Company," and Section 12, "The Merger Agreement;
Confidentiality Agreement," of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
(a) and (b) The information set forth in Section 13, "Source and Amount of
Funds," of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by
reference.
National Fuel will obtain the funds required in connection with
the Offer and Merger by drawing on uncommitted lines of credit.
These lines of credit currently total more than $600 million, do
not require additional arrangements for finalization and do not
contain conditions to borrowing. When called upon, borrowings are
evidenced by entries on a grid note. National Fuel has uncommitted
lines of credit with, among others, The Chase Manhattan Bank,
CitiBank, Marine Midland Bank, Industrial Bank of Japan, and Fleet
Financial Corporation.
(c) Not applicable.
ITEM 5. PURPOSE OF THE TENDER OFFER AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS OF THE BIDDER.
(a)-(e) The information set forth in the Introduction to, and in Section
11, "Purpose of the Offer and the Merger; Plans for the Company,"
and Section 13, "Source and Amount of Funds," of the Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
National Fuel will obtain the funds required in connection with
the Offer and Merger by drawing on uncommitted lines of credit.
These lines of credit currently total more than $600 million, do
not require additional arrangements for finalization and do not
contain conditions to borrowing. When called upon, borrowings are
evidenced by entries on a grid note. National Fuel has uncommitted
lines of credit with, among others, The Chase Manhattan Bank,
CitiBank, Marine Midland Bank, Industrial Bank of Japan, and Fleet
Financial Corporation.
(f) and (g) The information set forth in Section 7, "Effect of the Offer on
the Market for the Shares; Exchange Listing and Exchange Act
Registration; Margin Regulations," of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
Other than as set forth in the Introduction to, or the above-referenced
sections of, the Offer to Purchase, the Purchaser has no plans or proposals that
relate to, or would result in, any transaction, change or other occurrence with
respect to the Company or the Shares that is not set forth in any of paragraphs
(a) through (g) of Item 5 of the Schedule 14D-1.
ITEM 6. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
(a) and (b) The information set forth in the Introduction to, and in Section
9, "Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser, the Parent and
National Fuel," and Section 12, "The Merger Agreement;
Confidentiality Agreement," of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
THE SUBJECT COMPANY'S SECURITIES.
The information set forth in the Introduction to, and in Section 9,
"Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser, the Parent and National Fuel,"
Section 10, "Background of the Offer; Contacts with the
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Company," and Section 12, "The Merger Agreement; Confidentiality Agreement," of
the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8. PERSONS RETAINED, EMPLOYED OR TO BE COMPENSATED.
The information set forth in Section 16, "Fees and Expenses," of the Offer
to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CERTAIN BIDDERS.
The information set forth in Section 9, "Certain Information Concerning the
Purchaser, the Parent and National Fuel," including the financial statements and
the notes thereto incorporated by reference in Section 9, is incorporated herein
by reference.
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
(a) The information set forth in the Introduction to, and in Section
11, "Purpose of the Offer and the Merger; Plans for the Company,"
of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) and (c) The information set forth in the Introduction to, and in Section
15, "Certain Legal Matters," of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
(d) The information set forth in Section 7, "Effect of the Offer on
the Market for the Shares; Exchange Listing and Exchange Act
Registration; Margin Regulations," of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
(e) None.
(f) Reference is hereby made to the Offer to Purchase and the Letter
of Transmittal, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits
(a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, and which are incorporated herein
by reference in their entirety.
ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
(a)(1)* Offer to Purchase, dated April 6, 1998.
(a)(2)* Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(3)* Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(4)* Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other
Nominees.
(a)(5)* Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(6)* Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on
Substitute Form W-9.
(a)(7)* Text of Press Release, dated January 23, 1998, issued by the Company.
(a)(8)* Text of Joint Press Release, dated March 31, 1998, issued by the Company
and the Parent.
(a)(9)* Form of Summary Advertisement, dated April 6, 1998.
(c)(1)* Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 31, 1998 among the
Company, the Purchaser and the Parent.
(c)(2)* Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of March 17, 1997 between Dillon,
Read & Co. Inc. and the Parent.
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*Previously filed.
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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.
SENECA WEST CORP.
By: /s/ WILLIAM M. PETMECKY
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Name: William M. Petmecky
Title: President
Dated: April 27, 1998
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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.
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION
By: /s/ JAMES A. BECK
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Name: James A. Beck
Title: President
Dated: April 27, 1998
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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.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/ JOSEPH PAWLOWSKI
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Name: Joseph Pawlowski
Title: Treasurer
Dated: April 27, 1998
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
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(a)(1) * Offer to Purchase, dated April 6, 1998.
(a)(2) * Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(3) * Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(4) * Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(5) * Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(6) * Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification
Number on Substitute Form W-9.
(a)(7) * Text of Press Release, dated January 23, 1998, issued by the
Company.
(a)(8) * Text of Joint Press Release, dated March 31, 1998, issued by
the Company and the Parent.
(a)(9) * Form of Summary Advertisement, dated April 6, 1998.
(c)(1) * Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 31, 1998
among the Company, the Purchaser and the Parent.
(c)(2) * Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of March 17, 1997
between Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. and the Parent.
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* Previously filed.
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