BAILEY CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1996-07-16
MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                AMENDMENT NO. 3
                                      to
                                SCHEDULE 14D-1

                            TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                      PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(1) OF THE
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                      AND
                                 SCHEDULE 13D
                  UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
                                       
                              BAILEY CORPORATION
                           (Name of Subject Company)

                            VEMCO ACQUISITION CORP.
                            VENTURE HOLDINGS TRUST
                     (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                    COMMON STOCK, Par Value $0.10 PER SHARE
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  056 771306
                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                              Michael G. Torakis
                          33662 James J. Pompo Drive
                                 P.O. Box 278
                         Fraser, Michigan   48026-0278
                                (810) 296-8851
           (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized
                   to receive notice and communications on 
                   behalf of the person(s) filing statement)

                                with a copy to:
                              Paul R. Rentenbach
                              Dykema Gossett PLLC
                            400 Renaissance Center
                            Detroit, MI 48243-1668
                                (313) 568-6973
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         Venture Holdings Trust, a grantor trust ("Parent"), and Vemco
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation formed by Parent (the
"Purchaser"), hereby further amend and supplement their Statement on
Schedule 14D-1 ("Schedule 14D-1"), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on June 11, 1996, with respect to the
Purchaser's offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par
value $.10 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Bailey Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and the associated common stock purchase rights
issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of September 28, 1995, as
amended, between the Company and State Street Bank & Trust Company, as
Rights Agent (the "Rights" and, together with the Common Stock, the
"Shares"), at a price of $8.75 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without
interest thereon.  This amendment to Schedule 14D-1 also constitutes an
amendment and supplement to Schedule 13D with respect to the acquisition by
the Purchaser and Parent of beneficial ownership of the Shares subject to
the Tender and Option Agreement (as defined in the original statement), so
far as such information is required by Schedule 13D.  The item numbers and
responses thereto below are in accordance with the requirements of Schedule
14D-1.

ITEM 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

         The information set forth in Item 10(f) of the Schedule 14D-1 is
hereby amended and supplemented by the following information:

         On July 15, 1996, Vemco Acquisition Corp. issued a press release, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(15) and is incorporated
herein by reference, relating to the extension of the Offer until 6:00 p.m.
on Friday, July 19, 1996.

ITEM 11.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

(a)(15)  Text of Press Release, dated July 15, 1996, issued by Vemco
Acquisition Corp.


                                   SIGNATURE
 
         After reasonable 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: July 15, 1996

                                     VEMCO ACQUISITION CORP.


                                     By: /S/ James E. Butler, Jr.
                                         ------------------------------
                                         James E. Butler, Jr., Treasurer


                                     VENTURE HOLDINGS TRUST


                                     By: /S/ James E. Butler, Jr.
                                         -------------------------------
                                         James E. Butler, Jr., Treasurer
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.      Description
- --------------   --------------
(a)(15)  Text of Press Release, dated July 15, 1996, issued by Vemco
         Acquisition Corp.



CONTACTS:
James E. Butler
Venture Industries
(810) 790-4708

Grace Protos
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
(212) 929-5500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                 VEMCO ACQUISITION CORP. EXTENDS TENDER OFFER
                            FOR BAILEY CORPORATION

FRASER, MI, July 15, 1996 -- Vemco Acquisition Corp. ("Vemco") announced
today that it had extended its offer for all the shares of common stock of
Bailey Corporation ("Bailey") (NASDAQ: BAIB) until 6:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on Friday, July 19, 1996.  The offer was originally scheduled to
expire at midnight on July 12, 1996.

The offer is being extended in order to allow financing to be finalized,
which is anticipated to occur by July 19, 1996.

Vemco commenced its offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Bailey at a
price of $8.75, net to the seller in cash, without interest, on June 11,
1996.  As of midnight on July 12, 1996, 5,233,055 shares had been validly
tendered and not withdrawn (including 566,212 shares subject to guaranteed
delivery procedures).  The tendered shares constitute approximately 98% of
the outstanding common stock of Bailey Corporation.

MacKenzie Partners, Inc., is acting as Information Agent for the Offer.



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