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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
(AMENDMENT NO. 8)
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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SCOTSMAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)
SCOTSMAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.10 PER SHARE
(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
809340 10 2
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(CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
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DONALD D. HOLMES
VICE PRESIDENT-FINANCE
820 FOREST EDGE DRIVE
VERNON HILLS, ILLINOIS 60061
(847) 215-4500
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE
NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
COPIES TO:
THOMAS A. COLE
STEVEN SUTHERLAND
SIDLEY & AUSTIN
ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603
(312) 853-7000
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The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 originally
filed on July 9, 1999, as amended on July 15, 1999, July 16, 1999, July 20,
1999, July 23, 1999, July 27, 1999, August 3, 1999 and August 9, 1999 (as
amended, the "Schedule 14D-9"), by Scotsman Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), related to an offer by Berisford Acquisition
Corporation (the "Offeror"), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Welbilt Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), which is
indirectly wholly owned by Berisford plc, a public limited company organized
under the laws of England and Wales ("Berisford"), to purchase all outstanding
shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share ("Shares"), of the Company, is
hereby amended. All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have
the respective meanings set forth in the Schedule 14D-9.
ITEM 3. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
The response to Item 3 is hereby amended by adding the following after the
final paragraph of Section (b)(2), Certain Background Information, of Item 3 of
the Schedule 14D-9:
On August 10, 1999, Morgan Stanley received a letter from the Second
Company which confirmed that the Second Company would not, either alone or in
combination with other parties, be able to submit a superior proposal to the
Offer.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable 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.
SCOTSMAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ Richard C. Osborne
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Name: Richard C. Osborne
Title: Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: August 11, 1999
