FALCON PRODUCTS INC /DE/
SC 14D1/A, 1999-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE & FIXTURES
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                TO SCHEDULE 14D-1

                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                          PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(1)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                       AND
                                  STATEMENT ON
                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                        Shelby Williams Industries, Inc.
                            (Name of Subject Company)

                              SY Acquisition, Inc.
                              Falcon Products, Inc.
                                    (Bidders)

                          Common Stock, $.05 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   822135 10 9
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                               Franklin A. Jacobs
                              Falcon Products, Inc.
                          9387 Dielman Industrial Drive
                            St. Louis, Missouri 63132
                            Telephone: (314) 991-9200
                            Facsimile: (314) 991-9295
       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
                Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)

                                    Copy to:

                             Robert H. Wexler, Esq.
                         Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C.
                                  101 S. Hanley
                                   16th Floor
                            St. Louis, Missouri 63105
                            Telephone: (314) 862-1200
                            Facsimile: (314) 862-1219

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         This  Amendment No. 2 to the Tender Offer  Statement on Schedule  14D-1
and  Statement  on  Schedule  13D (the  "Schedules")  relates to the offer by SY
Acquisition,   Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  ("Purchaser"),  a  wholly  owned
subsidiary  of Falcon  Products,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  ("Parent"),  to
purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.05 per share
(the  "Common  Stock"),  of  Shelby  Williams   Industries,   Inc.,  a  Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), at a purchase price of $16.50 per Share, 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 May 12, 1999 (the "Offer to
Purchase"),  and in the  related  Letter of  Transmittal  (which,  as amended or
supplemented  from  time to  time,  together  constitute  the  "Offer").  Unless
otherwise  defined  herein,  capitalized  terms used herein  shall have the same
meanings as ascribed to them in the Schedules.


ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

         Item 10(f) of the Schedules is hereby amended to add the following:

                  "On June 9,  1999,  Parent  announced  that  the  Offer of the
         Purchaser  to purchase all  outstanding  Shares of the Company had been
         extended  to 12:00  midnight,  New York City time on  Monday,  June 14,
         1999."


ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

         Item 11 is hereby amended to add the following:

         "(a)(11)   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on June 9, 1999."




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                                    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.

Dated:  June 9, 1999

                               Falcon Products, Inc.


                               By:    /s/ Franklin A. Jacobs
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                               Name:   Franklin A. Jacobs
                               Title:  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


                               SY Acquisition, Inc.


                               By:    /s/ Franklin A. Jacobs
                                      ------------------------------------------
                               Name:   Franklin A. Jacobs
                               Title:  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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                                                               EXHIBIT (a)(11)

At Falcon Products:
Michael J. Dreller
Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer
9387 Dielman Industrial Drive
St. Louis, Missouri  63132
(314) 991-9200

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1999


             FALCON PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF TENDER OFFER FOR
                                 SHELBY WILLIAMS

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,  June 9, 1999 - Falcon Products, Inc. (NYSE: FCP) announced
today that it has extended the $16.50 per share cash tender offer for all of the
outstanding  common stock of Shelby Williams  Industries,  Inc. (NYSE:  SY), for
three  additional  business  days,  to 12:00  midnight,  New York City time,  on
Monday, June 14, 1999. The terms of the offer, as extended,  remain identical to
the  terms  of the  offer  commenced  on May 12,  1999.  The  tender  offer  was
originally scheduled to expire today at 12:00 midnight, New York City time.

According to the  Depositary,  as of 6:00 p.m. New York City time on  Wednesday,
June 9,  1999,  a total  of  8,517,798  shares  of  common  stock,  representing
approximately 97% of the outstanding  shares of common stock of Shelby Williams,
were  tendered  pursuant to the offer  (including  shares  subject to guaranteed
delivery).

Donaldson,  Lufkin &  Jenrette  Securities  Corporation  is acting as the Dealer
Manager for the offer,  and D.F. King & Co.,  Inc. is acting as the  Information
Agent for the tender offer.

Falcon  Products,  Inc.  and its  subsidiaries  design,  manufacture  and market
furniture  products for the  hospitality and lodging,  food service,  and office
furniture industries.  Falcon,  headquartered in St. Louis,  Missouri,  operates
nine production facilities throughout the world - Belmont,  Mississippi; City of
Industry, California;  Lewisville, Arkansas; Newport, Tennessee; Juarez, Mexico;
Tijuana, Mexico; Mimon, Czech Republic; Shenzen, China; and Middelfart,  Denmark
- - and has showrooms in Chicago,  Illinois.  Falcon has more than 2,200 employees
worldwide and had revenues of $143.4 million in fiscal year 1998.

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