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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT
NO. 1
TO
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR SECTION 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Wyant Corporation
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
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Perkins Acquisition Corp.
Perkins Papers Ltd.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
982855108
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Michele Beauchamp, Esq.
Perkins Papers Ltd.
77, Marie-Victorin Boulevard
Candiac, Quebec
J5R 1C3
Telephone: (450) 444-6400
(Name, address and telephone number of
person authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of filing persons)
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COPIES TO:
Sandy K. Feldman, Esq.
Feldman & Associates
10 East 40th Street
New York, New York 10016
Telephone: (212) 481-1551
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
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/ / Check the box if the filing relates to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to
which the statement relates:
/X/ third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
/ / issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
/ / going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
/ / amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting
the results of the tender offer: / /
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Perkins Acquisition Corp., a New York corporation (the "Purchaser"),
and Perkins Papers Ltd., a Canada corporation ("Parent"), hereby amend and
supplement their Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the "Statement"),
originally filed on September 8, 2000, with respect to the Purchaser's offer to
purchase all the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share,
of Wyant Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Company"). Capitalized terms
used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the
Statement.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
On September 21, 2000, Parent issued a press release, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(i) and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1)(i) Press release issued by Parent on September 21, 2000.
SIGNATURES
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.
PERKINS ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ Suzanne Blanchet
Name: Suzanne Blanchet
Title: President
PERKINS PAPERS LTD.
By: /s/ Suzanne Blanchet
Name: Suzanne Blanchet
Title: President and
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: September 21, 2000
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NUMBER
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(a)(1)(i) Press release issued by Parent on September 21, 2000
