GIANT CEMENT HOLDING INC
SC 14D1/A, 1999-12-10
CEMENT, HYDRAULIC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1

                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 4)

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                           GIANT CEMENT HOLDING, INC.
                            (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)

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                              CP ACQUISITION, INC.
                             CEMENTOS PORTLAND, S.A.
                                    (BIDDERS)

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                          COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                    374450104
                         (CUSIP NUMBER OF COMMON STOCK)

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                            MANUEL DE MELGAR Y OLIVER
                          DIRECTOR GENERAL CORPORATIVO
                             CEMENTOS PORTLAND, S.A.
                                JOSE ABASCAL, 59
                               28003 MADRID, SPAIN
                               011-34-91-396-0100
           (NAME ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
            RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF BIDDERS)

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                                   COPIES TO:
     ANDREW C. CULBERT, ESQ.                        ELLEN J. ODONER, ESQ.
 MASTERMAN, CULBERT & TULLY LLP                   WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
         ONE LEWIS WHARF                               767 FIFTH AVENUE
   BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110                     NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10153



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CUSIP NO. 374450104
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- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
         CP Acquisition, Inc.
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
       (See Instructions)
                                                                     (a) [X]
                                                                     (b) [ ]

- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3     SEC USE ONLY

- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4     SOURCES OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
             AF
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
         ITEMS 2(E) OR 2(F)
           N/A                                                          [ ]
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
           Delaware
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 7     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       8,551,288 including 39,035 tendered by means of guaranteed delivery
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 7 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       (See Instructions)
           N/A                                                          [ ]
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 9     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 7
           98%
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 10    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
           CO
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------




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- ----------------------------------------
CUSIP NO. 374450104
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- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
         CEMENTOS PORTLAND, S.A.
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
       (See Instructions)
                                                                   (a) [X]
                                                                   (b) [ ]
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3     SEC USE ONLY

- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4     SOURCES OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
             BK, WC
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
       ITEMS 2(E) OR 2(F)
             N/A                                                      [ ]
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
             Kingdom of Spain
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 7     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       8,551,288 including 39,035 tendered by means of guaranteed delivery
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 7 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       (See Instructions)
             N/A                                                      [ ]
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 9     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 7
             98%
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 10    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
             CO
- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------



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                     This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed on November 10, 1999, as amended, by CP
Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "BIDDER") and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Cementos Portland, S.A., a public company (sociedad anonima)
organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain ("CP") with respect to the
offer by Bidder to purchase for cash all shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(the "SHARES"), of Giant Cement Holding, Inc. (the "COMPANY"), a Delaware
corporation.

ITEM 10.     ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Clause (f) of Item 10 is supplemented as follows:

           The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday,
December 9, 1999. Bidder accepted for payment 8,551,288 Shares, including 39,035
Shares tendered by means of guaranteed delivery. As a result of the Offer,
Bidder now owns approximately 98% of the Company's approximately 8,731,562
outstanding shares and intends promptly to complete the acquisition by means of
a second-step merger in which the remaining shareholders of the Company will
receive $31.00 net per share in cash. On December 10, 1999, CP issued a press
release, the text of which is set forth as Exhibit (a)(11) hereto, and is
incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 11.     MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

EXHIBIT NUMBER                               DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit (a)(11)           Text of Press Release of CP dated December 10, 1999.









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                                   SIGNATURES

           After due 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.


Dated: December 10, 1999

                               CP ACQUISITION, INC.

                               By: /s/ MANUEL DE MELGAR Y OLIVER
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                   Name: Manuel de Melgar y Oliver
                                   Title: Vice President


                               CEMENTOS PORTLAND, S.A.

                               By: /s/ MANUEL DE MELGAR Y OLIVER
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                   Name: Manuel de Melgar y Oliver
                                   Title: Director General Corporativo
                                          (Managing Director)





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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NUMBER                               DESCRIPTION
- --------------                               -----------

Exhibit (a)(11)           Text of Press Release of CP dated December 10, 1999.




















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                                                               EXHIBIT (A)(11)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                             CEMENTOS PORTLAND, S.A.

                   TENDER OFFER FOR GIANT CEMENT HOLDING, INC.
                             SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED

NEW YORK AND MADRID (December 10, 1999) - - Cementos Portland, S.A. ("CP")
announces the successful completion of its tender offer to purchase all of the
outstanding shares of common stock of Giant Cement Holding, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:
GCHI) ("Giant") at US $31.00 net per share in cash.

The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday,
December 9, 1999. CP accepted for payment over 8.5 million shares of Giant's
common stock.

As a result of the tender offer, CP now owns approximately 98% of Giant's
approximately 8.7 million outstanding shares of common stock. CP intends
promptly to complete the acquisition by means of a second-step merger in which
the remaining shareholders of the Company will receive US $31.00 net per share
in cash.

The United States Department of Justice has approved the transaction.




FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT: MANUEL DE MELGAR Y OLIVER AT (011-3491)
396-0100 IN MADRID, SPAIN OR TERRY KINDER AT (843) 851-9898 IN THE UNITED
STATES.









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