PYRAMID TECHNOLOGY CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1995-02-08
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1
 
                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 2)
 
                          PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1)
 
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
                                      AND
 
                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 7)
 
                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
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                         PYRAMID TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                           (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)
 
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                  SIEMENS NIXDORF MID-RANGE ACQUISITION CORP.
                     SIEMENS NIXDORF INFORMATIONSSYSTEME AG
                           SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
                                   (BIDDERS)
 
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                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
 
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                                   747236107
                     (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
 
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                             E. ROBERT LUPONE, ESQ.
                              SIEMENS CORPORATION
                          1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
                         NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6022
                                 (212) 258-4000
          (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
            RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF BIDDER)
 
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                                    COPY TO:
                              PETER D. LYONS, ESQ.
                              SHEARMAN & STERLING
                              599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
                           TELEPHONE: (212) 848-4000
 
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  CUSIP NO. 747236107
 
 
 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
    No. of Above Person
 
    Siemens Nixdorf Mid-Range Acquisition Corp.
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2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of Group                     (a) [_]
                                                                       (b) [_]
 
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3. SEC Use only
  
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4. Sources of Funds 

   AF

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5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Item  
   2(d) or 2(f)                                                           [_]
 
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6. Citizen or Place of Organization

   Delaware
 
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 7. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
    Person
 
    4,047,743
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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)

    23.9%
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10. Type of Reporting Person

    CO
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  CUSIP NO. 747236107
 
 
 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
    No. of Above Person

    Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of Group                    (a) [_]
                                                                     (b) [_]

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3. SEC Use only

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 4. Sources of Funds 
    AF

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5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Item  
   2(d) or 2(f)                                                          [_]
 
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6. Citizen or Place of Organization
   Federal Republic of Germany
 
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7. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
   4,047,743

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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)
   23.9%

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10. Type of Reporting Person
    CO
 
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  CUSIP NO. 747236107
 
 
1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
   No. of Above Person

   Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of Group                    (a) [_]
                                                                     (b) [_]
 
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3. SEC Use only

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4. Sources of Funds 
   WC

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5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Item  
   2(d) or 2(f)                                                          [_]
 
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6. Citizen or Place of Organization
   Federal Republic of Germany
 
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7. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
   4,047,743

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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)
   23.9%

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10. Type of Reporting Person
    CO
 
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  This Amendment No. 2 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 (the
"Schedule 14D-1") and Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D relates to the offer by
Siemens Nixdorf Mid-Range Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation
("Purchaser") and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Nixdorf
Informationssysteme AG, a corporation organized under the laws of the Federal
Republic of Germany ("SNI AG") and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens
Aktiengesellschaft, a corporation organized under the laws of the Federal
Republic of Germany ("Siemens AG"), to purchase all outstanding shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Pyramid Technology
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") at a price of $16.00 per
Share, net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in Purchaser's Offer to Purchase dated January 27, 1995 (the "Offer
to Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which together
constitute the "Offer"), copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1)
and (a)(2), respectively. Capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment No. 2
to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 and Amendment No. 7 to Schedule
13D have the meanings assigned to them in the Offer to Purchase.
 
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
 
  Item 10(b) is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
  On February 3, 1995, Purchaser was informed by the Federal Trade Commission
that early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"), relating to the
purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer had been granted. Accordingly, the
condition to the Offer requiring the expiration or termination of any
applicable waiting period under the HSR Act prior to expiration of the Offer
has been satisfied. A press release relating to the foregoing is filed as
Exhibit (a)(11) to the Schedule 14D-1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
 
  Item 11 is hereby amended by adding the following Exhibit:
 
    (a)(11) --Press Release issued by SNI AG and the Company on February 7,
    1995.
 
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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.
 
February 8, 1995
 
                                          Siemens Nixdorf Mid-Range
                                           Acquisition Corp.
 
                                                  /s/ Gerhard Schulmeyer
                                          By: _________________________________
                                            Name: Gerhard Schulmeyer
                                            Title:  President
 
                                          Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme
                                           AG
 
                                                  /s/ Gerhard Schulmeyer
                                          By: _________________________________
                                            Name: Gerhard Schulmeyer
                                            Title:  President, CEO
 
                                          Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
 
                                                  /s/ Adrienne Whitehead
                                          By: _________________________________
                                            Name: Adrienne Whitehead
                                            Title:  Attorney-in-Fact
 
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
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 (a)(11) --Press Release issued by SNI AG and the Company on
          February 7, 1995.
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                                                              EXHIBIT 99.(A)(11)
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   CONTACT:   Mr. Kevin Kimball
                                                   Siemens Corporation
                                                   (212) 258-4335
 
                                                   Mr. Alan Smirni
                                                   Pyramid Technology
                                                   (408) 428-8486
 
SIEMENS NIXDORF RECEIVES EARLY TERMINATION OF HART-SCOTT-RODINO WAITING PERIOD
FOR ACQUISITION OF PYRAMID TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
 
  NEW YORK, NEW YORK and SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, February 7, 1995. Siemens
Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG ("SNI AG"), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of
Siemens AG, and Pyramid Technology Corporation ("Pyramid") (NASDAQ: PYRD)
jointly announced today that Siemens Nixdorf Mid-Range Acquisition Corp., an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SNI AG ("Siemens Mid-Range"), and Pyramid
have been informed by the United States Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC")
that the FTC has granted early termination of the waiting period under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, relating to
Siemens Mid-Range's previously announced tender offer (the "Offer") to purchase
all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Pyramid,
for $16.00 per share. Accordingly, the condition to the Offer requiring the
expiration or early termination of such waiting period has been satisfied.
 
  The Offer remains subject to the other conditions described in Siemens Mid-
Range's Offer to Purchase.
 
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