FAY LESLIE COMPANIES INC /DEREG/
SC 13D/A, 1997-09-19
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                Amendment No. 5 to
                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                           The Leslie Fay Company Inc.
                           ---------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $ .01 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    527016109
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                             Abbe L. Dienstag, Esq.
                        Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
                                919 Third Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 715-9100
                                 --------------
                     (Name, Address and Telephone Number of
                      Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                               and Communications)

                                 September 18, 19971
                                 ---------------
                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: |_|

                               Page 1 of 12 pages

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1    The Reporting Persons believe that the Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the
     Issuer has not been  registered  pursuant  to Section 12 of the  Securities
     Exchange Act (the "Act") and, therefore,  they are not required pursuant to
     Rule 13(d)1 of the Act to file this Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 2 of 12 Pages
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1)      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  DICKSTEIN & CO., L.P.                               13-3321472

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2)      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) |_|

                                                                (b) SEE ITEM 5

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3)      SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)      SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  WC
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5)      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
        ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                          |_|

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6)      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7)     SOLE VOTING POWER
                                      Not Applicable
        NUMBER
        OF                     8)     SHARED VOTING POWER
        SHARES                        806,368 (See Item 5)
        BENEFICIALLY
        OWNED BY               9)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        EACH                          Not Applicable
        REPORTING
        PERSON                 10)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                          806,368 (See Item 5)

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11)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        806,368 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES
                                                                    |_|
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
        23.7% (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                  PN


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 3 of 12 Pages
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1)      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  DICKSTEIN FOCUS FUND L.P.                           13-3746015

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) |_|

                                                                (b) SEE ITEM 5

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)      SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)      SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  WC

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
        ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                          |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7)     SOLE VOTING POWER
                                      Not Applicable
        NUMBER
        OF                     8)     SHARED VOTING POWER
        SHARES                        143,100 (See Item 5)
        BENEFICIALLY
        OWNED BY               9)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        EACH                          Not Applicable
        REPORTING
        PERSON                 10)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                          143,100 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        143,100 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES
                                                                    |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
        4.2% (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                  PN


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 4 of 12 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  DICKSTEIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) |_|

                                                                (b) SEE ITEM 5

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)      SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)      SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  WC

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
        ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                          |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7)     SOLE VOTING POWER
                                      Not Applicable
        NUMBER
        OF                     8)     SHARED VOTING POWER
        SHARES                        143,696 (See Item 5)
        BENEFICIALLY
        OWNED BY               9)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        EACH                          Not Applicable
        REPORTING
        PERSON                 10)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                          143,696 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        143,696 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES                                                      |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
        4.2% (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                  CO

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 5 of 12 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  DICKSTEIN PARTNERS, L.P.                            13-3544838

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) |_|

                                                                (b) SEE ITEM 5

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)      SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)      SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  AF

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
        ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                          |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7)     SOLE VOTING POWER
                                      Not Applicable
        NUMBER
        OF                     8)     SHARED VOTING POWER
        SHARES                        949,468 (See Item 5)
        BENEFICIALLY
        OWNED BY               9)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        EACH                          Not Applicable
        REPORTING
        PERSON                 10)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                          949,468 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        949,468 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES                                                      |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
        27.9% (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                  PN


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 6 of 12 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  DICKSTEIN PARTNERS INC.                             13-3537972

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) |_|

                                                                (b) SEE ITEM 5

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)      SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)      SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  AF

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
        ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                          |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7)     SOLE VOTING POWER
                                      Not Applicable
        NUMBER
        OF                     8)     SHARED VOTING POWER
        SHARES                        1,093,164 (See Item 5)
        BENEFICIALLY
        OWNED BY               9)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        EACH                          Not Applicable
        REPORTING
        PERSON                 10)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                          1,093,164 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        1,093,164 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES                                                      |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
        32.2% (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                  CO


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 7 of 12 Pages
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1)      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  MARK DICKSTEIN

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP        (a) |_|

                                                                (b) SEE ITEM 5

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)      SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)      SOURCE OF FUNDS

                  PF, AF

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
        ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                          |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  UNITED STATES

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                               7)     SOLE VOTING POWER
                                      31,879
        NUMBER
        OF                     8)     SHARED VOTING POWER
        SHARES                        1,093,164 (See Item 5)
        BENEFICIALLY
        OWNED BY               9)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        EACH                          31,879
        REPORTING
        PERSON                 10)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                      1,093,064 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        1,125,043 (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES                                                      |_|

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
        33.1% (See Item 5)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                  IN


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                               Amendment No. 5 to

                                  Schedule 13D


         This  amends the  Schedule  13D dated  August 15,  1997 (the  "Schedule
13D"),  as amended by Amendment  No. 1 dated August 21,  1997,  Amendment  No. 2
dated August 28, 1997, Amendment No. 3 dated September 5, 1997 and Amendment No.
4 dated  September 10, 1997 filed by Dickstein & Co., L.P.  ("Dickstein & Co."),
Dickstein Focus Fund L.P. ("Dickstein Focus"),  Dickstein  International Limited
("Dickstein  International"),  Dickstein Partners,  L.P. ("Dickstein Partners"),
Dickstein  Partners Inc.  ("Dickstein  Inc.") and Mark Dickstein with respect to
the  Common  Stock,  $.01 par value  (the  "Common  Stock"),  of The  Leslie Fay
Company,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  (the "Company").  Notwithstanding  this
Amendment No. 5, the Schedule 13D speaks as of its date.  Capitalized terms used
without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

         I. Item 3 of the  Schedule  13D  "Source  and  Amount of Funds or Other
Consideration," is amended and restated as follows:

         "The shares of Common  Stock  reported to be owned by  Dickstein & Co.,
Dickstein Focus, Dickstein International and Mark Dickstein were acquired in the
open market. The total cost of the reported shares by Dickstein & Co., Dickstein
Focus,   Dickstein   International   and  Mark   Dickstein   is   $6,824,822.60,
$1,179,694.25,  $1,191,447.00  and  $167,380.00,  respectively.  Such costs were
funded  out of  working  capital  (and in the case of Mark  Dickstein,  personal
funds),  which may, at any given time,  include  margin  loans made by brokerage
firms in the ordinary course of business."

         II. Items 5(a) and 5(c) of the Schedule 13D  "Interest in Securities of
the Issuer" are amended and restated as follows:

         "(a) The Reporting  Persons  beneficially own an aggregate of 1,125,043
shares of Common Stock,  representing  approximately  33.1 % of the Common Stock
outstanding.   Dickstein  &  Co.  owns  806,368  of  such  shares,  representing
approximately  23.7% of the  Common  Stock  outstanding,  Dickstein  Focus  owns
143,100 of such  shares,  representing  approximately  4.2% of the Common  Stock
outstanding,  Dickstein International owns 143,696 of such shares,  representing
approximately  4.2% of the Common Stock  outstanding,  and Mark  Dickstein  owns
31,879  of  such  shares,  representing  approximately  1% of the  Common  Stock
outstanding.2 The Common Stock was issued pursuant to the Issuer's Amended Joint
Plan  of  Reorganization  (the  "POR")  dated  December  5,  1996.  The  POR was
consummated  on June 4, 1997. On May 1, 1997,  certain of the Reporting  Persons
agreed to purchase,  in an open market  transaction,  on an "if and when issued"
basis, an aggregate of 540,000 shares of Common Stock.  430,368 of the shares of
Common  Stock  included in this  transaction  settled on July 23, 1997 after the
consummation  of the POR and are included in the percentages  stated above.  The
balance of the shares  (109,632) are scheduled to settle on or about November 3,
1997 for a price of $5.25 per share.  85,269 of these shares will be acquired by
Dickstein  &  Co.,  16,242  of  these  shares  will  be  acquired  by  Dickstein
International  and 8,121 of these  shares will be  acquired  by Mark  Dickstein.
These  shares are not  included  in the  percentages  stated  above.  

- -------- 2
Percentages are based upon 3,400,000 shares of Common Stock reported outstanding
as of  August  2, 1997 in the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended July 5, 1997.


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         On August 20, 1997,  certain of the Reporting Persons agreed to acquire
from a third party  ("Seller"),  on a so-called "if and when issued"  basis,  an
aggregate of up to 133,995  shares (the  "Subject  Shares") of Common Stock at a
price (including commission) of $7.83 per share. The Seller's obligation to sell
the Subject  Shares to the  Reporting  Persons is  contingent  upon the issuance
pursuant to the POR of such shares to Seller's counter-party upon the resolution
of certain  pre-petition  claims.  94,995 of these  shares  will be  acquired by
Dickstein  &  Co.,  17,000  of  these  shares  will  be  acquired  by  Dickstein
International  and 22,000 of these shares will be acquired by  Dickstein  Focus.
These shares are not included in the percentages stated above.

         On  September  4, 1997,  certain  of the  Reporting  Persons  agreed to
acquire from Seller on the same basis described in the preceding  paragraph,  up
to an additional 30,198 shares (the "Additional Subject Shares") of Common Stock
at a price  (including  commission) of $11.08 per share.  21,198 of these shares
will be acquired by  Dickstein & Co.,  3,800 of these shares will be acquired by
Dickstein  International and 5,200 of these shares will be acquired by Dickstein
Focus. These shares are not included in the percentages stated above.

         Mark Kaufman,  a Vice President of Dickstein Inc., owns 1,000 shares of
Common Stock.

         (c) Except for the  transactions  described  in Item 5(a) above and the
transactions  set  forth on  Schedule  II  annexed  hereto,  Schedule  II to the
Schedule 13D,  Schedule II to the Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D,  Schedule
II to Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D, Schedule II to Amendment No. 3 to the
Schedule 13D and Schedule II to Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D, none of the
persons  identified in Item 2 has effected any  transactions in the Common Stock
during  the  past 60 days.  All  such  transactions  were  effected  in the open
market."


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                                    SIGNATURE


         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best  knowledge and belief of the
undersigned,  the  undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this
Statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:  September 19, 1997


                         DICKSTEIN & CO., L.P.

                         By:  Alan Cooper, as Vice President of Dickstein
                              Partners Inc., the general partner of Dickstein
                              Partners, L.P., the general partner of Dickstein &
                              Co., L.P.

                              /s/ Alan Cooper
                              --------------------
                              Name:  Alan Cooper

                         DICKSTEIN FOCUS FUND L.P.

                         By:  Alan Cooper, as Vice President of Dickstein
                              Partners Inc., the general partner of Partners,
                              L.P., the general  partner of Dickstein Focus Fund
                              L.P.

                              /s/ Alan Cooper
                              --------------------
                              Name:  Alan Cooper

                         DICKSTEIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

                         By:  Alan Cooper, as Vice President of Dickstein
                              Partners Inc., the agent of Dickstein
                              International Limited

                              /s/ Alan Cooper
                              --------------------
                              Name:  Alan Cooper

                         DICKSTEIN PARTNERS, L.P.

                         By:  Alan Cooper, as Vice President of Dickstein
                              Partners  Inc.,  the general  partner of Dickstein
                              Partners, L.P.

                              /s/ Alan Cooper
                              --------------------
                              Name:  Alan Cooper


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                         DICKSTEIN PARTNERS INC.

                         By:  Alan Cooper, as Vice President


                              /s/ Alan Cooper
                              --------------------
                              Name:  Alan Cooper


                              Mark Dickstein


                              /s/ Mark Dickstein
                              ---------------------
                              Name:  Mark Dickstein


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                                SCHEDULE II

                          TRANSACTIONS IN COMMON
                                 STOCK OF
                       THE LESLIE FAY COMPANY, INC.


Shares Purchased by Dickstein & Co., L.P.

            Number of
             Shares     Price per                         Total
Date        Purchased     share     Commission            Cost
- ----        ---------     -----     ----------            ----
9/18/97        202,937      12.00   $10,161.85            $2,445,405.85


Shares Purchased by Dickstein International Limited

            Number of
             Shares     Price per                         Total
Date        Purchased     share     Commission            Cost
- ----        ---------     -----     ----------            ----
9/18/97       35,000       12.00    $ 1,765.00            $  421,765.00


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