FAY LESLIE CO INC
SC 13D/A, 1999-12-02
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                            Amendment No. 12 (Final)
                                       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 LLP
                                919 Third Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 715-9100

                     (Name, Address and Telephone Number of
                      Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                               and Communications)


                                December 1, 1999
                      (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 10 pages

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 2 of 10 pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            DICKSTEIN & CO., L.P.                                     13-3321472
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY             0 (See Item 5)
EACH REPORTING
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        0 (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     0 (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)
     0.0% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
            PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 3 of 10 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
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY             0 (See Item 5)
EACH REPORTING
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        0 (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     0 (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)
     0.0% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
            CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 4 of 10 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
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY             0 (See Item 5)
EACH REPORTING
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        0 (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     0 (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)
     0.0% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
            PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 5 of 10 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
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY             0 (See Item 5)
EACH REPORTING
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        0 (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     0 (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)
     0.0% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
            CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 527016109                                           Page 6 of 10 pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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

             AF, OO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                        10,000/1/
  NUMBER OF
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY             0 (See Item 5)
EACH REPORTING
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        10,000/1/
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        0 (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     10,000/1/ (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)
     0.2%/1/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
            IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/1/ Consists of 10,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options
held by the reporting person.

<PAGE>

                    Amendment No. 12 (Final) 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, Amendment No. 4
dated September 10, 1997, Amendment No. 5 dated September 19, 1997, Amendment
No. 6 dated September 24, 1997, Amendment No. 7 dated November 10, 1997,
Amendment No. 8 filed March 10, 1999, Amendment No. 9 filed on March 25, 1999,
Amendment No. 10 dated May 13, 1999 and Amendment No. 11 filed on August 30,
1999 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. 12
(Final), the Schedule 13D speaks as of its respective dates. Capitalized terms
used without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

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

            "(a) The Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of 10,000
shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 0.2% of the Common Stock
outstanding. Mark Dickstein beneficially owns all 10,000 of such shares, which
are issuable pursuant to currently exercisable options".

- -----------
2   Percentages are based upon 5,053,138 shares of Common Stock reported
outstanding as of October 2, 1999 in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the Quarter ended October 2, 1999.


                                     - 7 -
<PAGE>


            "(c) Except for the transactions set forth on Schedule II annexed
hereto 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"

            "(e) The Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the outstanding shares on December 1, 1999. Accordingly,
the Reporting Persons intend not to further amend their report on Schedule 13D
to reflect the changes in the facts set forth therein which may occur after the
date hereof."


                                     - 8 -
<PAGE>

                                    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:  December 2, 1999

                             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 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

                             DICKSTEIN PARTNERS INC.

                             By:  Alan Cooper, as Vice President


                             /s/ Alan Cooper
                             Name: Alan Cooper


                             /s/ Mark Dickstein
                             Name: Mark Dickstein


                                     - 9 -

<PAGE>

                             TRANSACTIONS IN COMMON
                                    STOCK OF
                           THE LESLIE FAY COMPANY INC.


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

                   Number of       Price Per     Commission             Total
   Date          Shares Sold        share        And Fees            Proceeds
   ----          -----------        -----        --------            --------

26-Nov-99              2,500        6.0000         15.50            14,984.50
30-Nov-99              5,000        6.0000         16.00            29,984.00
01-Dec-99            387,598        6.0000         92.52         2,325,495.48
                     -------        ------         -----         ------------
Total                395,098                                     2,370,463.98


Shares Sold by Dickstein International Limited
- ----------------------------------------------

                   Number of       Price Per     Commission             Total
   Date          Shares Sold        share        And Fees            Proceeds
   ----          -----------        -----        --------            --------

26-Nov-99               500         6.0000         15.10             2,984.90
01-Dec-99            51,591         6.0000         25.32           309,520.68
                     ------         ------         -----           ----------
Total                52,091                                        312,505.58

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