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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO
SCHEDULE 14D-9
(RULE 14d-101)
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement under Section 14(d)4
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
WYANT CORPORATION
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(Name of Subject Company)
WYANT CORPORATION
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
982855108
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Marc D'Amour
Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Wyant Corporation
1170 US Highway 22 East
Suite 203
Bridgewater, New Jersey 08875
(514) 636-9926
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(Name, address, and telephone number of person authorized
to receive notices and communications on behalf of the
person(s) filing statement)
Copies to:
Kenneth E. Adelsberg, Esq.
Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004
(212) 858-1000
/ / Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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Wyant Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Company"), hereby amends
and supplements its Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9
originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on September 8, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on September 25, 2000,
Amendment No. 2 filed on October 3, 2000 and Amendment No. 3 filed on October
13, 2000, in connection with the offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares
of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company by Perkins
Acquisition Corp., a New York corporation (the "Purchaser"), and Perkins Papers
Ltd., a Canada corporation (the "Parent"), as more fully described in
Purchaser's and Parent's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed
with the Commission on September 8, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on
September 21, 2000, Amendment No. 2 filed on September 25, 2000, Amendment No. 3
filed on October 3, 2000, Amendment No. 4 filed on October 6, 2000, Amendment
No. 5 filed on October 13, 2000 and Amendment No. 6 filed on October 20, 2000.
The purpose of this Amendment is to reflect the Purchaser's extension of
the expiration date of the tender offer, as reflected in Amendment No. 6 to the
Schedule TO filed with the Commission on October 20, 2000.
ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Pursuant to Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule TO filed with the Commission by
the Purchaser and the Parent on October 20, 2000, Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9
is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:
On October 19, 2000, the Company consented to the Purchaser's extension of
its tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday, October 26, 2000.
A copy of the press release issued on October 20, 2000 containing such
announcement is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(v) to the Schedule TO and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. EXHIBITS.
Item 9 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following:
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(a)(12) Press Release dated October 20, 2000*
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*Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(v) Purchaser's and Parent's Tender
Offer Statement of Schedule TO originally filed with the Commission on September
8, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on September 21, 2000, Amendment
No. 2 filed on September 25, 2000, Amendment No. 3 filed on October 3, 2000,
Amendment No. 4 filed on October 6, 2000, Amendment No. 5 filed on October 13,
2000 and Amendment No. 6 filed on October 20, 2000.
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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.
WYANT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Marc D'Amour
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Name: Marc D'Amour
Title: Vice-President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
Dated: October 23, 2000
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