MDT CORP /DE/
SC 14D1/A, 1996-07-26
ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                            ____________________
                                SCHEDULE 14D-1
                              (Final Amendment)
                            ____________________

              Tender Offer Statement Pursuant To Section 14(d)(1) 
                    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                MDT CORPORATION
                           (Name of Subject Company)
                           GETINGE ACQUISITION CORP.
                          GETINGE INDUSTRIER AB (publ)
                                 (Bidders)

                  Common Stock, Par Value $1.25 Per Share
             (Including the Associated Common Stock Purchase Rights)
                       (Title of Class of Securities)
                          ____________________
                             552687 10 5

                    (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                       Getinge Acquisition Corp.
                         c/o Arjo USA, Inc.
                        110 Towbin Lane
                     Lakewood, New Jersey  08701
                         (847) 967-0360
                       ____________________

     (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized
     to receive notices and communications on behalf of Bidders) 

                           Copy to:
                       Bertil Lundqvist, Esq.
                 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
                         919 Third Avenue
                     New York, New York  10022
                          (212) 735-3000

                         CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

                Transaction                      Amount of 
                 Valuation*                      Filing Fee**

              $37,231,870.50                     $7,446.37

     *    For purposes of calculating fee only. This amount assumes
          the purchase at a purchase price of $5.50 per Share of an
          aggregate of 6,769,431 outstanding Shares. 

     **   The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with
          Regulation 240.0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
          as amended (the "Securities Exchange Act"), equals 1/50th of
          one percentum of the Transaction Valuation.  

     [X]  Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
          Rule 0-11(A)(2) and identify the filing with which the
          offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous
          filing by registration statement number, or the Form or

          Schedule and the date of its filing. 

          Amount Previously Paid:   $7,446.37      
          Filing Party:  Getinge Acquisition Corp. 
                         Getinge Industrier AB (publ)
          Form or Registration No.:  Schedule 14D-1 Tender Offer Statement  
          Date Filed:  May 17, 1996    



     CUSIP NO. 552687 10 5

     <TABLE>

     <S>  <C>

     1.   Name of Reporting Persons: GETINGE ACQUISITION CORP.

          S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person:  N/A

     2.   Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

          (a) / /

          (b) / /

     3.   SEC use only

     4.   Source of funds:

          BK, AF

     5.   Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required
          pursuant to items 2(e) or 2(f) / /

     6.   Citizenship or place of organization:

          DELAWARE

     7.   Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting
          person:

          6,278,629 SHARES (INCLUDING 141,000 OF SHARES TENDERED
          PURSUANT TO GUARANTEES OF DELIVERY)

     8.   Check if the aggregate amount in row (7) excludes certain
          shares / /

     9.   Percent of class represented by amount in row (7):

          92.7%

     10.  Type of reporting person:

          HC, CO

     </TABLE>


     CUSIP NO. 552687 10 5

     <TABLE>

     <S>  <C>

     1.   Name of Reporting Persons:  GETINGE INDUSTRIER AB (publ)

          S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person:     N/A

     2.   Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

          (a) / /

          (b) / /

     3.   SEC use only

     4.   Source of funds:

          BK, WC

     5.   Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required
          pursuant to items 2(e) or 2(f) / /

     6.   Citizenship or place of organization:

          SWEDEN

     7.   Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting
          person:

          6,278,629 SHARES (INCLUDING 141,000 OF SHARES TENDERED
          PURSUANT TO GUARANTEES OF DELIVERY)

     8.   Check if the aggregate amount in row (7) excludes certain
          shares /X/

     9.   Percent of class represented by amount in row (7):

          92.7%

     10.  Type of reporting person:

          CO

     </TABLE>


          Getinge Acquisition Corp. (the "Purchaser"), a Delaware
     corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Getinge Industrier
     AB ("Parent"), and Parent hereby amend their Tender Offer
     Statement on Schedule 14D-1 , as previously amended by Amendment
     No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 (the "Schedule 14D-1"), relating to the
     Purchaser's Offer to purchase all outstanding common shares, par
     value $1.25 per share, including the associated common stock
     purchase rights (collectively, the "Shares"), of MDT Corporation,
     a Delaware corporation (the "Company").  Capitalized terms used
     herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set
     forth in the Schedule 14D-1 or the Offer to Purchase filed as an
     exhibit thereto.    

     ITEM 6. 

          Parent and Purchaser's $5.50 per share cash tender offer for
     all the outstanding Shares expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City
     time, on July 25, 1996. Pursuant to the Offer, the Purchaser
     accepted for payment 6,278,629  Shares (including 141,000 shares
     tendered pursuant to guarantees of delivery) representing
     approximately 92.7% of the outstanding Shares.

     ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

          The information set forth in Exhibit (a)11 is incorporated
     herein by reference.

     ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

          (a) 11  Press Release, dated July 25, 1996


                               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: July 25, 1996

                                        GETINGE ACQUISITION CORP.

                                        By:    /s/  Carl Bennet
                                        Name: Carl Bennet
                                        Title: Chairman of the Board

                                        GETINGE INDUSTRIER AB

                                        By:    /s/ Carl Bennet    
                                        Name:  Carl Bennet
                                        Title: President and Chief 
                                               Executive Officer
      


                               EXHIBIT INDEX

      EXHIBIT                                               PAGE 
       NUMBER       EXHIBIT NAME                            NUMBER
                                                                       
       (a) 11     Press Release, dated July 25, 1996 . . . . .  7
       

                                                             Exhibit (a) 11

     PRESS RELEASE     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          Getinge, Sweden -- July 25, 1996 -- Getinge Acquisition
     Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Getinge Industrier
     AB (publ), a Swedish corporation ("Getinge"), today announced the
     completion of its tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for all
     outstanding shares of Common Stock (including the associated
     Common Stock Purchase Rights) of MDT Corporation, a Delaware
     corporation (NASDAQ: MDTC) at a price of $5.50 per share. 

          In the Tender Offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York
     City time, on July 25, 1996, 6,278,629 shares (including 141,000
     shares tendered pursuant to guarantees of delivery), representing
     approximately 92.7% of the total number of outstanding shares of
     MDT common stock, were tendered and accepted for payment.   

          As previously announced, the remaining shares of MDT common
     stock are to be converted into the right to receive $5.50 per
     share in cash as part of the merger of Getinge Acquisition Corp.
     into MDT.  Subsequent to and as a result of the merger, MDT will
     be an indirect wholly- owned subsidiary of Getinge. 

          Getinge also announced plans to apppoint Lars-Peter Harbing
     as President of MDT and successor to J. Miles Branagan.

          Getinge, which operates in the field of medical technology,
     develops, manufactures and markets equipment and systems for
     sterilization and disinfection purposes within the pharmaceutical
     industry and health care sector.  Getinge also develops,
     manufactures and markets hygiene and patient handling systems for
     the care of elderly and disabled people in the health care
     sector.  The Getinge group of companies is one of the world's
     leaders within all of these sectors.  Getinge is also a
     distributor of equipment and consumables to the dental sector in
     Scandinavia.  Getinge has 66 subsidiaries and 17 factories in 22
     countries and distributors in 100 countries.

     For further information, please contact:
     Carl Bennet, Managing Director, +46-35-15-55-00
     Getinge Industrier AB (publ) 



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