SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 14d-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Specialty Equipment Companies, Inc.
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(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
United Technologies Corporation
and
Solar Acquisition Corp.
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(Name of Filing Persons (Offerors))
Common Stock, $.01 Per Share Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
847497203
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
William H. Trachsel, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
United Technologies Corporation
One Financial Plaza
Hartford, CT 06101
(860) 728-7000
Copies to:
Christopher E. Austin, Esq.
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
(212) 225-2000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Numbers of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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[X] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
the statement relates:
[ ] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[ ] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13c-4.
[ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the
results of the tender offer: [ ]
