UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(AMENDMENT NO. 6)*
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
DESIGNS INC
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
25057L10
(CUSIP Number)
Seymour Holtzman
c/o Jewelcor Companies
100 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702
(570) 822-6277
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
APRIL 28, 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 subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) or (4), check the following box.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
(Continued on following pages)
Page 1 of pages
Index to Exhibits on Page
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 25057L10 Page 2 of Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Seymour Holtzman
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)
(b)x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
SEE ITEM 3
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2 (E)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES - 0 -
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH - 0 -
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0 -
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*
[X]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
"INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7"
"(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION."
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 25057L10 Page 3 of Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Evelyn Holtzman
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)
(b)x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
SEE ITEM 3
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2 (E)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES - 0 -
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH - 0 -
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
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*
[X]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
"INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7"
"(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION."
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 25057L10 Page 4 of Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
"Jewelcor Management, Inc."
Federal Identification No. 23-2331228
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)
(b)x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
See Item 3
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2 (E)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Nevada
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,570,200
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES - 0 -
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH 1,570,200
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,570,200
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.9%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
"INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7"
"(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION."
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 25057L10 Page 5 of Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
S.H. Holdings, Inc.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)
(b)x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
See Item 3
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2 (E)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Delaware
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES - 0 -
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH - 0 -
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
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*
[X]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
"INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7"
"(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION."
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 25057L10 Page 6 of Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Jewelcor Inc.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)
(b)x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
See Item 3
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2 (E)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Pennsylvania
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
- 0 -
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES - 0 -
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH - 0 -
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
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*
[X]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
"INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7"
"(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION."
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Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This Statement on Schedule 13D ("Schedule 13D") relates to the common stock
(the "Common Stock") of Designs, Inc. ("Designs"). The principal executive
offices of Designs are located at 66 B Street, Needham, Massachusetts 02194.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
NO AMENDMENT
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
NO AMENDMENT
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 is hereby supplementally amended as follows:
By letter dated April 28, 1999, Jewelcor Management, Inc. ("JMI")
submitted a proposal to Designs, subject to certain express terms and
conditions, under which JMI will explore the purchase of all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Designs.
The above summary is qualified by refernce to the entirety of JMI's
letter, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein
by reference.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
NO AMENDMENT
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings, or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
NO AMENDMENT
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: APRIL 29, 1999
/s/ Seymour Holtzman
Seymour Holtzman
/s/ Evelyn Holtzman
Evelyn Holtzman
JEWELCOR MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Seymour Holtzman
Name: Seymour Holtzman
Title: President
JEWELCOR INC.
By: /s/ Seymour Holtzman
Name: Seymour Holtzman
Title: President
S.H. HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Seymour Holtzman
Name: Seymour Holtzman
Title: President
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EXHIBIT A
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
April 28, 1999
The Board of Directors
Designs, Inc.
66 B Street
Needham, MA 02194
Attn: Mr. Joel Reichman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gentlemen:
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Jewelcor Management, Inc.
("JMI") is pleased to submit the following proposal pursuant to which JMI and
Designs, Inc. ("Designs") will explore the purchase by JMI of all of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of Designs.
1. Consideration: JMI is prepared to pay $3.65 for each share of Designs'
common stock. The per share consideration represents a significant premium
over the recent trading range for Designs' common stock and delivers
significant current value to Designs' shareholders.
2. Structure: JMI (or its affiliates) will acquire Designs in a cash tender
offer for all of the outstanding common stock of Designs at $3.65 per share
(the "Tender Offer"), subject to the condition that not less than 51% of the
outstanding common stock is tendered. We will commit to a merger
(the "Merger")between Designs and a newly formed affiliate of JMI as promptly
as practical following completion of the Tender Offer, in which any shares of
Designs common stock not tendered will be exchanged for $3.65 in cash. This
proposal does not constitute a binding commitment and does not reflect all
matters upon which agreement must be reached in order to complete this
transaction. The Tender Offer and the Merger would be accomplished through an
appropriate merger agreement containing customary representations and
warranties, conditions and other terms, including a customary termination fee.
3. Conditions: The proposed acquisition would be funded, in part, by new
financing of approximately $20 million of equity and $40 million of debt.
The equity portion would be funded by JMI or its affiliates and other investors
(including any existing shareholders of Designs that may join with JMI in
consummating the proposed acquisition). In regard to the debt financing, we
have had significant discussions with several lenders and are currently
reviewing several financing proposals. We are highly confident that the debt
financing required for this transaction is available and that we can speedily
and efficiently complete a transaction to the satisfaction of the Designs'
Board of Directors and shareholders. Our proposal is subject to i) the
completion of a satisfactory inventory appraisal by JMI's independent appraisal
expert, which could impact the financing required by JMI for this transaction,
ii) the satisfactory resolution of the $5 million tax assessment by the
Internal Revenue Service for the year ending 1992 referred to in the Designs'
1997 Annual Report, iii) Levi Strauss & Co.'s prior written consent to the
assignment, sublicense, or transfer of Designs' rights and obligations under
the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement ("Agreement") made as of
October 31, 1998 by and between Levi Strauss & Co and Designs, Inc, to JMI or
its affiliates as set forth in paragraph 19 of the Agreement, and iv) an
amendment by the Board of Directors of Designs to the Shareholder Rights
Agreement ("Rights Agreement") dated May 1, 1995 providing that the Rights
Agreement is not applicable to this proposed transaction (including any
transaction where existing shareholders of Designs join with JMI in submitting
a bid for the purchase of all of the outstanding shares of Designs' common
stock). The consummation of the transaction would also be subject to the
expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Radino Antitrust
Improvements Act.
4. Timing: We believe an acquisition agreement could be fully negotiated and
executed within 10 to 14 days from the date your Board authorizes you to
proceed with this proposal.
5. Exclusivity: During the period commencing from your acceptance of this
proposal and ending 14 days thereafter or such earlier date as JMI and Designs
mutually agree to discontinue discussions, Designs hereby agrees that it will
not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, affiliate
or agent or otherwise, take any action to solicit, initiate, entertain,
encourage or support any inquiry, proposal or offer from, furnish any
information to, or participate in any negotiations with, any third party
regarding any acquisition of Designs, any merger or consolidation with or
involving Designs or any acquisition of any material portion of the stock or
assets of Designs. Designs agrees that any such negotiations in progress
immediately prior to its acceptance of this proposal will be suspended during
such period and that Designs will not accept or enter into any agreement,
arrangement or understanding regarding any such third party acquisition
transaction during such period.
Our proposal will be void and shall be considered withdrawn if it is
not accepted by 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on May 7, 1999.
We look forward to working with you and to the successful completion of
this transaction. If you have any questions regarding this proposal, please do
not hesitate to call Jeff Unger at (561) 447-4713.
Sincerely,
Seymour Holtzman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
AGREED AND ACCEPTED AS OF MAY ______, 1999
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DESIGNS, INC.
