UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
RECONDITIONED SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, No Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
756240305
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(CUSIP Number)
Stephen M. Vine, Esq.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
590 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 872-1000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 19, 1997
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(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 the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [_].
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d- 1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
*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 disclosure
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 page(s)
Page 1 of 14 Pages
Exhibit Index: Page 9
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 756240305 Page 2 of 13 Pages
1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Soros Fund Management LLC
2 Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
a. [_]
b. [x]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Source of Funds*
Not applicable
5 Check Box If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
7 Sole Voting Power
Number of 0
Shares
Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned By 0
Each
Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Person 0
With
10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0
12 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* [_]
13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
0%
14 Type of Reporting Person*
OO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 756240305 Page 3 of 13 Pages
1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
George Soros (in the capacity described herein)
2 Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
a. [_]
b. [x]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Source of Funds*
Not applicable
5 Check Box If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
7 Sole Voting Power
Number of 0
Shares
Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned By 0
Each
Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Person 0
With
10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0
12 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* [_]
13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
0%
14 Type of Reporting Person*
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 756240305 Page 4 of 13 Pages
1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Stanley F. Druckenmiller (in the capacity described herein)
2 Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
a. [_]
b. [x]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Source of Funds*
Not applicable
5 Check Box If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
7 Sole Voting Power
Number of 0
Shares
Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned By 0
Each
Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Person 0
With
10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0
12 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* [_]
13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
0%
14 Type of Reporting Person*
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D relates to shares of Common
Stock, no par value per share (the "Shares"), of Reconditioned Systems, Inc.
(the "Issuer"). This Amendment No. 3 supplementally amends the initial statement
on Schedule 13D dated February 9, 1995 and all amendments thereto (collectively,
the "Initial Statement") filed by the Reporting Persons (as defined herein).
This Amendment No. 3 is being filed by the Reporting Persons to report that
Quota has disposed of the 489,548 Shares held for its account in a private
transaction, and, as such, the Reporting Persons no longer may be deemed the
beneficial owners of five percent or more of the outstanding Shares of the
Issuer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Initial Statement. The Initial Statement is
supplementally amended as follows.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This statement is being filed on behalf of SFM LLC, Mr. George Soros
("Mr. Soros") and Mr. Stanley F. Druckenmiller ("Mr. Druckenmiller," and
together with SFM LLC and Mr. Soros, the "Reporting Persons"). This statement
relates to Shares held for the account of Quota.
Updated information concerning the Managing Directors of SFM LLC is
attached hereto as Annex A and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner
of 0 Shares.
(c) Except as disclosed in Item 6 there have been no transactions
effected with respect to the Shares since October 30, 1997 (60 days prior to the
date hereof) by Quota or by any of the Reporting Persons.
(e) The Reporting Persons ceased to be beneficial owners of five
percent or more of the outstanding Shares on December 19, 1997.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings in Relationship with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.
On December 19, 1997 Quota Fund N.V., a Netherlands Antilles
corporation ("Quota Fund"), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock
Purchase Agreement") with the Purchasers (as defined in the Stock Purchase
Agreement), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D and incorporated
herein by reference. Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement,
Quota Fund agreed to sell all of the Shares held for the account of Quota to the
Purchasers for a purchase price of $1.50 per Share.
Except as disclosed above, the Reporting Persons do not have any
contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships with respect to any
securities of the Issuer.
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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
A. Power of Attorney dated as of January 1, 1997 granted by Mr. Soros
in favor of Mr. Sean C. Warren and Mr. Michael C. Neus (filed as Exhibit A to
Amendment No. 1 and incorporate herein by reference).
B. Power of Attorney dated as of January 1, 1997 granted by Mr.
Druckenmiller in favor of Mr. Sean C. Warren and Mr. Michael C. Neus (filed as
Exhibit B to Amendment No. 1 and incorporate herein by reference).
C. Joint Filing Agreement dated January 1, 1997 by and among SFM LLC,
Mr. Soros and Mr. Druckenmiller (filed as Exhibit C to Amendment No. 1 and
incorporate herein by reference).
D. Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 19, 1997 by and among Quota
Fund and the Purchasers (as defined therein).
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Date: December 29, 1997 SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS
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Michael C. Neus
Assistant General Counsel
GEORGE SOROS
By: /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS
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Michael C. Neus
Attorney-in-Fact
STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER
By: /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS
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Michael C. Neus
Attorney-in-Fact
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ANNEX A
The following is a list of all of the persons (other than Stanley
Druckenmiller) who serve as Managing Directors of SFM LLC:
Scott K. H. Bessent
Walter Burlock
Brian J. Corvese
Jeffrey L. Feinberg
Arminio Fraga
David Gerstenhaber
Gary Gladstein
Ron Hiram
Robert K. Jermain
David N. Kowitz
Alexander C. McAree
Paul McNulty
Gabriel S. Nechamkin
Steven Okin
Dale Precoda
Lief D. Rosenblatt
Mark D. Sonnino
Filiberto H. Verticelli
Sean C. Warren
John Zwaanstra
Each of the above-listed persons is a United States citizen whose principal
occupation is serving as Managing Director of SFM LLC, and each has a business
address c/o Soros Fund Management LLC, 888 Seventh Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York,
New York 10106.
To the best of the Reporting Persons' knowledge:
(a) None of the above persons holds any Shares.
(b) None of the above persons has any contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships with respect to the Shares.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Page No.
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D. Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 19, 1997 by and among
Quota Fund N.V. and the Purchasers (as defined therein) ..... 10
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EXHIBIT D
Stock Purchase Agreement
Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of December 19,
1997, by and among Quota Fund, N.V., a Netherlands Antilles corporation (the
"Seller"), and Wayne Collignon ("Collignon"), Dirk Anderson ("Anderson"),
Granite Capital L.P. ("Granite"), Generation Capital Assoc. ("Generation"),
William J. Hopke ("Hopke"), Warren Palitz ("Palitz") and Scott W. Ryan ("Ryan")
(each of Collignon, Anderson, Granite, Generation, Hopke, Palitz and Ryan, a
"Purchaser" and collectively, the "Purchasers").
1. Purchase and Sale of the Shares. Subject to the terms of this
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Agreement, the Seller hereby agrees to sell, convey, assign and deliver to each
Purchaser, and each Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase, acquire and accept from
the Seller, the number of shares (the "Shares") of common stock, no par value
(the "Common Stock"), of Reconditioned Systems, Inc. ("RSI") listed next to such
Purchaser's name on Schedule 1 attached hereto.
2. Consideration. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, in
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consideration of the aforesaid sale, conveyance, assignment and delivery of the
Shares, each Purchaser hereby agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to
the Seller, the purchase price, in cash, listed next to such Purchaser's name on
Schedule 1 attached hereto (the "Purchase Price"), representing a price per
Share of U.S. $1.50.
3. Delivery by the Purchasers. Each Purchaser shall deliver the
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Purchase Price, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the following
account, pursuant to the following instructions:
4. Delivery by the Seller. As soon as the aggregate Purchase Price
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has been received by the Seller with respect to all of the Purchasers, the
Seller shall give irrevocable instructions to the transfer agent to deliver to
the Purchasers or their nominee(s) a stock certificate or certificates
representing the Shares, duly endorsed in blank or with stock powers duly
executed by it, in proper form for transfer; provided, that such stock
certificates may have legends affixed to the effect that the Shares have not
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and
may not be sold, assigned or otherwise transferred except in compliance with the
Act and that RSI may place "stop transfer" instructions with respect to the
Shares with its transfer agent.
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5. Representations and Agreements of the Seller. The Seller
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represents and warrants to each Purchaser as follows:
a. Organization and Corporate Power. The Seller is a corporation
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duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation. The Seller has all requisite legal and
corporate power to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out and
perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement.
b. Authorization. All corporate action on the part of the Seller
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necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the authorization, sale and delivery of the Shares, has been
taken. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the
Seller, and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Seller, enforceable
against the Seller in accordance with its terms. The execution of this Agreement
and the performance by the Seller of its obligations hereunder do not conflict
with or violate any agreement to which the Seller is a party or is bound or any
law applicable to the Seller. No consent of or filing with any third party,
including governmental authorities (other than disclosure forms to be filed with
governmental or regulatory agencies, including Schedule 13D and Form 4 filings),
is required for the Seller to execute and deliver this Agreement and effect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (without giving effect to any
consents or filings which may be required as a result of the status or
operations of the Purchasers).
c. Title and Related Matters. Upon delivery of the Shares as
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contemplated by Section 3 hereof within the State of New York, each Purchaser
will acquire good title to the Shares (assuming that such Purchaser is a bona
fide Purchaser within the meaning of Section 8-302 of the New York Uniform
Commercial Code) free and clear of all adverse claims (as defined in Section
8-302 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code).
d. Evaluation of Transaction. The Seller has sufficient knowledge
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and experience in financial, investment and business matters so as to
independently evaluate the merits of selling the Shares to the Purchasers and
the Seller is able to make, and has made, an informed investment decision with
respect thereto.
6. Representations and Agreements of Purchasers. Each Purchaser,
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severally, for itself only, represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:
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a. Organization and Power. If such Purchaser is an entity, such
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Purchaser is organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its formation. Such Purchaser has all requisite legal power
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out and perform its
obligations under the terms of this Agreement.
b. Authorization. If such Purchaser is an entity, all actions on the
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part of such Purchaser necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement have been taken. This Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by such Purchaser and constitutes a valid and
binding agreement of such Purchaser, enforceable against such Purchaser in
accordance with its terms. The execution of this Agreement and the performance
by such Purchaser of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with or violate
any agreement to which such Purchaser is a party or any law applicable to such
Purchaser. No consent of or filing with any third party, including governmental
authorities (other than disclosure forms to be filed with governmental or
regulatory agencies, including Schedule 13D and Form 4 filings), is required for
such Purchaser to execute and deliver this Agreement and effect the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (without giving effect to any consents or filings
which may be required as a result of the status or operations of the Sellers).
c. Investment Representations. (i) Each Purchaser has such knowledge
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and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares, has
independently evaluated the merits of purchasing the Shares and has made an
informed, independent investment decision with respect thereto. Each Purchaser
has been given the opportunity to examine all documents provided by, conduct due
diligence and ask questions of, and to receive answers from, either the Seller
or RSI and their respective representatives concerning the terms and conditions
of an investment in the Shares. Each Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for its
own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to the
distribution (as such term is used in Section 2(11) of the Act) thereof in
violation of the Securities Act. Each Purchaser understands that the Shares have
not been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold unless
subsequently registered under the Act or an exemption from such registration is
available. Each Purchaser (except for Collignon and Anderson) is an "accredited
investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(ii) In addition to the representations and agreements contained
in c(i) above, each of Collignon and Anderson further represent and warrant that
each is a senior officer and existing stockholder of RSI and as such is in a
position and has access to sufficient information concerning RSI to make an
informed decision with respect to an investment in the Shares.
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7. Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement is not assignable by
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either party, unless the prior written consent of the other parties hereto is
obtained. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of the Seller and its successors and permitted
assigns with respect to the obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement,
and to the benefit of such Purchaser and its successors and permitted assigns
with respect to the obligations of the Seller under this Agreement.
8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
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each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
9 . Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
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the State of New York (regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of law) as to all matters, including but not
limited to matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and remedies.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date set forth above.
QUOTA FUND, N.V.
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _______________________________________
Wayne Collignon
By: _______________________________________
Dirk Anderson
GRANITE CAPITAL, L.P.
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
GENERATION CAPITAL ASSOC.
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
_______________________________________
William J. Hopke
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Warren Palitz
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Scott W. Ryant
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