<PAGE>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 2)/1/
SAMSONITE CORPORATION
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
________________________________________________________________________________
(Title of Class of Securities)
79604v105
_______________________________________________________________
(CUSIP Number)
John F. Hartigan, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
300 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90071-3132
(213) 612-2500
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
December 3, 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 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.
/1/ 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).
Page 1 of 7 Pages
<PAGE>
- ----------------------- ---------------------
CUSIP NO. 79604v105 13D PAGE 2 OF 7 PAGES
- ----------------------- ---------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Apollo Investment Fund, L.P.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
SHARES 5,945,901 shares of Common Stock /1/
BENEFICIALLY -----------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 11,891,090 shares of Common Stock /1/
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,945,901 shares of Common Stock /1/
-----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,891,090 shares of Common Stock /1/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,891,090 shares of Common Stock /1/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
60.3% /1/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/1/ See disclosure in Item 5 below.
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 2 of 7 Pages
<PAGE>
- ----------------------- ---------------------
CUSIP NO. 79604v105 13D PAGE 3 OF 7 PAGES
- ----------------------- ---------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Apollo Advisors, L.P.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
SHARES 5,945,901 shares of Common Stock /1/
BENEFICIALLY -----------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 11,891,090 shares of Common Stock /1/
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,945,901 shares of Common Stock /1/
-----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,891,090 shares of Common Stock /1/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,891,090 shares of Common Stock /1/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
60.3% /1/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/1/ See disclosure in Item 5 below.
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 3 of 7 Pages
<PAGE>
- ----------------------- ---------------------
CUSIP NO. 79604v105 13D PAGE 4 OF 7 PAGES
- ----------------------- ---------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Lion Advisors, L.P.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
SHARES 0 shares of Common Stock
BENEFICIALLY -----------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 11,891,090 shares of Common Stock /1/
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
-----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,891,090 shares of Common Stock /1/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,891,090 shares of Common Stock /1/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
60.3% /1/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/1/ See disclosure in Item 5 below.
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 4 of 7 Pages
<PAGE>
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1
OF THE
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OR 1934, AS AMENDED
================================================================================
The Statement on Schedule 13D of Apollo Investment Fund, L.P. ("AIF"),
Apollo Advisors, L.P. ("Advisors") and Lion Advisors, L.P. ("Lion" and together
with AIF and Advisors, the "Reporting Persons") relating to the Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Samsonite Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Issuer"), is hereby amended as follows:
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
- ------ ----------------------
Item 4 is hereby amended by adding the following immediately prior to
the third paragraph from the end of that Item:
On December 3, 1999, AIF converted 984 shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock into 4,166,667 shares of Common Stock.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
- ------ ------------------------------------
Item 5 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
(a) AIF beneficially owns an aggregate of 5,945,901 shares of Common
Stock. Advisors, as the general partner of AIF, may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of such shares. This represents approximately 60.3% of the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.
5,945,189 shares of Common Stock are currently held by Lion in a managed
account on behalf of Artemis (the "Artemis Shares"). In light of the retention
by Lion of certain rights of disposition and financial interests in the Artemis
Shares, the Artemis Shares have been included in this Report; however, the
Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
As a result of the Stockholders Agreement described in Item 4 above, the
Reporting Persons and Artemis may be deemed to have formed a "group" within the
meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"). In addition, AIF and Apollo, on the one hand, and Lion, on the
other hand, may be deemed to be a "group" within the meaning of Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act. The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an
admission that any Reporting Person is, for the purpose of Section 13(d)
<PAGE>
or 13(g) of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of
any securities other than the securities stated herein to be beneficially owned
by such Reporting Person. Notwithstanding the inclusion of the Artemis Shares
within this Report, the Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial
ownership of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Artemis or any
other party and further disclaim the existence of a group. In addition, AIF and
Apollo, on the one hand, and Lion, on the other hand, expressly disclaim
beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the
other and further disclaim the existence of a group.
(b) AIF has sole voting and sole dispositive power with respect to an
aggregate of 5,945,901 shares of Common Stock. Lion may be deemed to have
shared dispositive power with respect to 5,945,189 shares of Common Stock. See
also the disclosure in Item 5(a) above.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
<PAGE>
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Dated: December 10, 1999
AIF,L.P.
By: Apollo Advisors, L.P.,
Managing General Partner
By: Apollo Capital Management, Inc.,
General Partner
By: /s/ Michael D. Weiner
__________________________________
Name: Michael D. Weiner
Title: Vice President, Apollo Capital
Management, Inc.
APOLLO ADVISORS, L.P.
By: Apollo Capital Management, Inc.,
General Partner
By: /s/ Michael D. Weiner
__________________________________
Name: Michael D. Weiner
Title: Vice President, Apollo Capital
Management, Inc.
LION ADVISORS, L.P.
By: Lion Capital Management, Inc.,
General Partner
By: /s/ Michael D. Weiner
__________________________________
Name: Michael D. Weiner
Title: Vice President, Lion Capital
Management, Inc.
