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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
SCHEDULE 14D-1
Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section
14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Act of 1934
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PEERLESS INDUSTRIAL GROUP, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
R-B ACQUISITION CORPORATION
R-B CAPITAL CORPORATION
RIDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
WILLIAM BLAIR MEZZANINE CAPITAL FUND II, L.P.
PANDORA CAPITAL CORPORATION
HARRINGTON BISCHOF
J. BRADLEY DAVIS
(Bidders)
Common Stock, no par value per share and Class B Common Stock,
no par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
254680-10-1
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
HARRINGTON BISCHOF
R-B ACQUISITION CORPORATION
257 East Main Street
Barrington, Illinois 60010
(847) 381-2510
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidder)
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Copy to:
RICHARD S. MILLARD, ESQ.
Mayer, Brown & Platt
190 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 782-0600
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ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(a) The introductory paragraph on the second page of the Amendment
No. 1 to the Schedule 14D-1 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
This Amendment No. 1 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule
14D-1, as amended to date (the "Schedule 14D-1"), relating to a tender offer by
R-B Acquisition Corporation, a Minnesota corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of R-B Capital corporation, a Delaware corporation, to purchase all
the outstanding shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, and the Class B
Common stock, no par value, of Peerless Industrial Group, Inc., a Minnesota
corporation, is hereby being filed to add Harrington Bischof and J. Bradley
Davis as signatories to the Schedule 14D-1. Inclusion of Ridge Capital
Corporation ("Ridge"), William Blair Mezzanine Capital Fund II, L.P. ("Blair
Mezzanine Fund"), Pandora Capital Corporation ("Pandora"), Harrington Bischof
and J. Bradley Davis as signatories hereto is not an admission by such parties
that they are "bidders" for purposes of the Offer. Ridge, Blair Mezzanine Fund,
Pandora Capital Corporation, Harrington Bischof and J. Bradley Davis are not
parties to the Merger Agreement or the Offer to Purchase.
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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.
Dated: May 14, 1997
R-B ACQUISITION CORPORATION
/s/ Harrington Bischof
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Name: Harrington Bischof
Title: President
R-B CAPITAL CORPORATION
/s/ Harrington Bischof
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Name: Harrington Bischof
Title: President
RIDGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
/s/ J. Bradley Davis
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Name: J. Bradley Davis
Title: President
PANDORA CAPITAL CORPORATION
/s/ Harrington Bischof
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Name: Harrington Bischof
Title: President
WILLIAM BLAIR MEZZANINE CAPITAL FUND II, L.P.
By: William Blair Mezzanine Capital Partners II, L.L.C.,
its general partner
By: /s/ Terrance M. Shipp
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Name: Terrance M. Shipp
Title: Managing Director
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HARRINGTON BISCHOF
By: /s/ Harrington Bischof
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J. BRADLEY DAVIS
By: /s/ J. Bradley Davis
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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*(a)(1) Offer to Purchase, dated April 17, 1997.
* (2) Letter of Transmittal.
* (3) Letter, dated April 17, 1997, from the Information Agent to brokers,
dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and nominees.
* (4) Letter, dated April 17, 1997, to be sent by brokers, dealers,
commercial banks, trust companies and nominees to their clients.
* (5) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
* (6) IRS Guidelines to Substitute Form W-9.
* (7) Press Release, dated April 14, 1997.
* (8) Summary newspaper advertisement, dated April 17, 1997.
*(b) Form of Senior Subordinated Loan Agreement between the Parent and
William Blair Mezzanine Capital Fund II, L.P.
*(c)(1) Confidentiality and Non Disclosure Agreement, dated October 30, 1996,
between Pandora Capital Corporation and the Company.
*(c)(2) Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 11, 1997, among the
Parent, the Purchaser and the Company.
*(c)(3) Tender and Stock Option Agreement, dated as of April 11, 1997, among
the Parent, the Purchaser and various shareholders of the Company.
*(c)(4) Form of Consulting Agreement among The Company, Peerless Chain Company
and William Spell.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
* Previously filed.
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