HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES INC
SC 14D1/A, 1997-06-16
MINING MACHINERY & EQUIP (NO OIL & GAS FIELD MACH & EQUIP)
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                                         



                                AMENDMENT NO. 12

                                       TO

                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1
                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
       PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                             GIDDINGS & LEWIS, INC.
                            (Name of Subject Company)


                                DSFA CORPORATION
                         HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                    (Bidders)


                     COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   375048-10-5
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)


                                                         


                             K. THOR LUNDGREN, ESQ.
                         HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES, INC.
                              3600 SOUTH LAKE DRIVE
                          ST. FRANCIS, WISCONSIN 53235
   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
            and Communications on Behalf of Persons Filing Statement)


                                    COPY TO:

                           ANDREW R. BROWNSTEIN, ESQ.
                         WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
                               51 WEST 52ND STREET
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
                                 (212) 403-1000
                                                                            <PAGE>






                This Statement amends and supplements the Tender Offer
        Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed with the Securities and
        Exchange Commission on April 28, 1997, as amended (the "Schedule
        14D-1"), relating to the offer by DSFA Corporation, a Delaware
        corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of
        Harnischfeger Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation
        ("Parent"), to purchase all outstanding shares of Common Stock,
        $.10 par value per share (the "Common Shares"), together with
        (unless and until the Purchaser declares that the Rights
        Condition is satisfied) the Rights, of Giddings & Lewis, Inc., a
        Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), at a price of $19 per
        Common Share (and associated Right), net to the seller in cash,
        without interest thereon (the "Offer Price"), upon the terms and
        subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase
        dated April 28, 1997 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related
        Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") (which, as
        either may be amended from time to time, together constitute the
        "Offer").  Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall
        have the meanings assigned such terms in the Offer to Purchase
        and the Schedule 14D-1.

        ITEM 10.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

                   The Purchaser has extended the Offer until midnight,
        Eastern Daylight Time, on Friday, June 20, 1997.  On June 13,
        1997, Parent issued a press release relating to the extension of
        the Offer.  The full text of such press release is filed herewith
        as Exhibit (a)(22) and is incorporated herein by reference.


        ITEM 11.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS


            (a)(22) Press release, dated June 13, 1997, issued by Parent.<PAGE>






                                    SIGNATURES

                After due inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and
        belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information
        set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.



                                       HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES, INC.



                                       By:  /s/ Francis M. Corby, Jr.
                                       Name:   Francis M. Corby, Jr.
                                       Title:  Executive VP for Finance and
                                                Administration



                                       DSFA CORPORATION



                                       By:  /s/ Francis M. Corby, Jr.
                                       Name:   Francis M. Corby, Jr.
                                       Title:  Vice President and Treasurer






        Dated: June 16, 1997 <PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT INDEX


          EXHIBIT
            NO.*          DESCRIPTION                                 


           (a)(1)*        Offer to Purchase, dated April 28, 1997.

           (a)(2)*        Form of Letter of Transmittal.

           (a)(3)*        Form  of  Letter  from  Lehman  Brothers  Inc.  to
                          Brokers,    Dealers,   Commercial   Banks,   Trust
                          Companies and Nominees.

           (a)(4)*        Form of Letter from Brokers,  Dealers,  Commercial
                          Banks, Trust Companies and Nominees to Clients.

           (a)(5)*        Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

           (a)(6)*        Form  of  Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
                          Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.

           (a)(7)*        Summary Advertisement as  published  in  The  Wall
                          Street Journal on April 28, 1997.

           (a)(8)*        Press Release, dated April 25, 1997.

           (a)(9)*        Press Release, dated April 28, 1997.

           (a)(10)*       Press  Release,  dated  May  8,  1997,  issued  by
                          Parent.

           (a)(11)*       Press  Release,  dated  May  9,  1997,  issued  by
                          Parent.

           (a)(12)*       Text of Letter, dated May 9, 1997, from Jeffery T.
                          Grade to Marvin L. Isles.

           (a)(13)*       Press release,  dated  May  13,  1997,  issued  by
                          Parent.

           (a)(14)*       Press  release,  dated  May  15,  1997,  issued by
                          Parent.  

           (a)(15)*       Press release,  dated  May  27,  1997,  issued  by
                          Parent.

           (a)(16)*       Press  release,  dated  May  27,  1997,  issued by
                          Parent.

           (a)(17)*       Press release,  dated  June  2,  1997,  issued  by
                          Parent.

           (a)(18)*       Press  release,  dated  June  9,  1997,  issued by
                          Parent.

           (a)(19)*       Press release, dated  June  10,  1997,  issued  by
                          Parent.

           (a)(20)*       Press  release,  dated  June  11,  1997, issued by
                          Parent.

           (a)(21)*       Press release, dated  June  12,  1997,  issued  by
                          Parent.

           (a)(22)        Press  release,  dated  June  13,  1997, issued by
                          Parent.
      _______________________________

      *   Previously filed.<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT INDEX


          EXHIBIT
            NO.      DESCRIPTION                                 



           (b)(1)*        Commitment Letter, dated  April  21,  1997,  among
                          Harnischfeger    Industries,   Inc.,   The   Chase
                          Manhattan Bank and Chase Securities Inc.

           (c)            Not applicable.

           (d)            Not applicable.

           (e)            Not applicable.

           (f)            None.

           (g)(1)*        Preliminary     Solicitation     Statement      of
                          Harnischfeger    Industries,    Inc.    and   DSFA
                          Corporation, filed with the  Commission  on  April
                          28, 1997.

           (g)(2)*        Preliminary   Proxy   Statement  of  Harnischfeger
                          Industries, Inc. and DSFA Corporation, filed  with
                          the Commission on April 28, 1997.

           (g)(3)*        Complaint   seeking   Declaratory  and  Injunctive
                          Relief filed in the United States  District  Court
                          for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on April 25,
                          1997.

           (g)(4)*        Revised  Preliminary  Solicitation  Statement   of
                          Harnischfeger  Industries,  Inc.  and  DSFA Corpo-
                          ration, filed with the Commission on May 13, 1997.

           (g)(5)*        Revised    Preliminary    Proxy    Statement    of
                          Harnischfeger    Industries,    Inc.    and   DSFA
                          Corporation, filed with the Commission on May  13,
                          1997.

           (g)(6)*        Definitive Solicitation Statement of Harnischfeger
                          Industries, Inc. and DSFA Corporation, filed  with
                          the Commission on May 15, 1997.









      _______________________________

      *   Previously filed.










HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                                                    NEWS RELEASE


For further information on this release, call                                   

Contact:
Francis M. Corby, Jr.      James C. Benjamin   David A. Brukardt
Executive Vice President   V.P. and Controller Director, Corporate Communication
Finance and Administration (414) 486-6870      (414) 486-6474
(414) 486-6518


                 HARNISCHFEGER EXTENDS CASH TENDER OFFER FOR G&L

         MILWAUKEE -- June 13, 1997 -- Harnischfeger Industries, Inc.
         (NYSE:HPH) today announced an extension until midnight EDT,
         Friday, June 20, 1997, of its cash tender offer for all issued
         and outstanding shares of Giddings & Lewis, Inc. (NASDAQ:GIDL)
         at a price of $19 per share.  The extension enables
         Harnischfeger to review the $21 per share bid by Thyssen AG for
         G&L.  Harnischfeger announced yesterday that if it is satisfied
         that Thyssen's offer is bona fide, Harnischfeger will not
         continue to pursue its bid for G&L.  The tender offer and
         withdrawal rights were previously scheduled to expire at
         midnight on June 13.

                   Harnischfeger has been advised by the depositary for
         the tender offer that as of the close of business on June 12,
         1997, approximately 5,961,590 shares of G&L stock had been
         tendered and not withdrawn.

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         HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES, INC. [NYSE:HPH] IS A GLOBAL COMPANY
         WITH BUSINESS SEGMENTS INVOLVED IN THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRI-
         BUTION OF EQUIPMENT FOR UNDERGROUND MINING (JOY MINING MACHIN-
         ERY), SURFACE MINING (P&H MINING EQUIPMENT), PULP AND PAPERMAK-
         ING (BELOIT CORPORATION), AND MATERIAL HANDLING (P&H MATERIAL
         HANDLING).


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