SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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)
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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(Name of Issuer)
ORDINARY SHARES, NO PAR VALUE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
D16668 10 1
(CINS Number of Ordinary Shares)
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(CUSIP Number)
MR. TIMOTHEUS R. POHL
DAIMLER-BENZ NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
375 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10152
USA
(212) 909-9700
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
COPIES TO:
J. MICHAEL SCHELL, ESQ. DR. SIEGFRIED SCHWUNG
MARGARET L. WOLFF, ESQ. DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP EPPLESTRASSE 225
919 THIRD AVENUE 70567 STUTTGART
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 GERMANY
(212) 735-3000 011-49-711-17-0
NOVEMBER 6, 1998
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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 that is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-
1(g), check the following box ( ).
CINS No. D16668 10 1 13D
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG 98-0190736
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) ( )
(b) ( )
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
STUTTGART, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
563,783,263 DAIMLER-BENZ ORDINARY SHARES
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------
EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 563,783,263 DAIMLER-BENZ ORDINARY SHARES
PERSON -----------------------------------------------
WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
563,783,263 DAIMLER-BENZ ORDINARY SHARES
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
98.2 %
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
This Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") relates to the acquisition by
DaimlerChrysler AG, a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) organized
under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany ("DaimlerChrysler AG"),
of 98.2% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, no par value (each, a
"Daimler-Benz Ordinary Share"), of Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft, a stock
corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of the Federal
Republic of Germany ("Daimler-Benz" or the "Issuer"), in the exchange offer
(the "Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer") made by DaimlerChrysler AG for all
outstanding Daimler-Benz Ordinary Shares.
The Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer was made pursuant to the Business
Combination Agreement, dated as of May 7, 1998 (as amended and restated,
the "Combination Agreement"), among Daimler-Benz, Chrysler Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("Chrysler"), and DaimlerChrysler AG. In the Daimler-
Benz Exchange Offer, each Daimler-Benz Ordinary Share was exchanged for
1.005 DaimlerChrysler Ordinary Shares. The Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer is
one in a series of transactions which together will have the effect of
combining the respective businesses, stockholder groups, managements and
other constituencies of Chrysler and Daimler-Benz in a "merger-of-equals"
transaction. A copy of the Combination Agreement is attached as Exhibit
(b)(1) and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.
This Schedule 13D relates to the Daimler-Benz Ordinary Shares. The
issuer is Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft, a stock corporation
(Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of
Germany ("Daimler-Benz" or the "Issuer"), which has its principal executive
offices at Epplestrasse 225, 70567 Stuttgart, Germany.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
(a)-(c) and (f) This Schedule 13D is being filed by DaimlerChrysler
AG, a newly formed stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under
the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, that has not, to date,
conducted any activities other than those incident to its formation, its
execution, delivery and performance of its obligations under the
Combination Agreement and related agreements, and its participation in the
Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer. The principal executive offices of
DaimlerChrysler AG are located at Epplestrasse 225, 70567 Stuttgart,
Germany. Certain information concerning the executive officers and
directors of DaimlerChrysler AG is set forth in Schedule I attached hereto
and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d)-(e) During the last five years, neither DaimlerChrysler AG nor,
to the best knowledge of DaimlerChrysler AG, any of the persons listed in
Schedule I attached hereto, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or been a party to
a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction as a result of which it or he was or is subject to a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or
mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or
finding any violation with respect to such laws.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
The information set forth on the outside front cover page of the
Offering Circular-Prospectus, dated September 24, 1998 with respect to the
Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer (the "Offering-Circular Prospectus"), and under
the captions "Summary--The Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer--Daimler-Benz
Exchange Offer Ratio," "Summary--The Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer--Terms of
the Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer," "The Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer" and
"The Combination Agreement--The Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer" in the Offering
Circular-Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
(a)-(g) and (j) The information set forth under the captions
"Summary--The Transactions," "The Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer--General,"
"Dividends," "The Transactions--Background of the Transactions," "The
Transactions--Composition of DaimlerChrysler Management Board and
Integration Committee," "The Combination Agreement" and in Annex D to the
Offering Circular-Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.
(h)-(i) The information set forth under the captions "Summary--The
Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer--Termination of Daimler-Benz ADS Program," "The
Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer--Amendment and Termination of the Deposit
Agreement," "Risk Factors--Effect of Delay of Daimler-Benz Merger," "Market
Prices" and "The Transactions--Stock Exchange Listings" in the Offering
Circular-Prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a)-(c) Pursuant to the Daimler-Benz Exchange Offer, DaimlerChrysler
AG acquired beneficial ownership (in accordance with Rule 13d-3(a) under
the Exchange Act) of 563,783,263 Daimler-Benz Ordinary Shares, or 98.2%, of
the Daimler-Benz Ordinary Shares outstanding as of November 6, 1998.
DaimlerChrysler AG has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to
such Daimler-Benz Ordinary Shares.
Except as described herein, neither DaimlerChrysler AG, nor, to the
best knowledge of DaimlerChrysler AG, any of the individuals named in
Schedule I hereto, beneficially owns or during the last 60 days has
effected any transaction in the Daimler-Benz Ordinary Shares.
(d) Inapplicable.
(e) Inapplicable.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Except as provided in the Combination Agreement or as set forth under
the captions "Summary--The Transactions--The Daimler-Benz Merger" and "The
Combination Agreement--The Daimler-Benz Merger" in the Offering Circular-
Prospectus, all of which information is incorporated herein by reference,
neither DaimlerChrysler AG, nor, to the best knowledge of DaimlerChrysler
AG, any of the individuals named in Schedule I hereto, has any contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise), with
any person either with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including,
but not limited to, transfer or voting of any securities, finder's fees,
joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of
profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of
proxies.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Offering Circular-Prospectus, dated September 24, 1998
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to
DaimlerChrysler AG's Schedule 14D-1, filed on September 24,
1998).
(a)(2) Letter of Transmittal (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit (a)(2) to DaimlerChrysler AG's Schedule 14D-1, filed
on September 24, 1998).
(b)(1) Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated
as of May 7, 1998, among Daimler-Benz, Chrysler and
DaimlerChrysler AG (included as Annex A to the Offering
Circular-Prospectus).
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.
November 16, 1998
DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
By: /s/ H. J. Rodewig
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Name: Dr. Heinrich J. Rodewig
Title: General Counsel
By: /s/ Schwung
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Name: Dr. Siegfried Schwung
Title: Associate General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NO.
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(a)(1) Offering Circular-Prospectus, dated September 24,
1998 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
(a)(1) to DaimlerChrysler AG's Schedule 14D-1,
filed on September 24, 1998).
(a)(2) Letter of Transmittal (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit (a)(2) to DaimlerChrysler
AG's Schedule 14D-1, filed on September 24, 1998).
(b)(1) Amended and Restated Business Combination
Agreement, dated as of May 7, 1998, among Daimler-
Benz, Chrysler and DaimlerChrysler AG (included as
Annex A to the Offering Circular-Prospectus).
SCHEDULE I
INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
Set forth below is the name, current business address, and the present
principal occupation or employment of each director and executive officer
of DaimlerChrysler AG ("DaimlerChrysler AG"). Each such person is a
citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany, except for Sir E. John P.
Browne, who is a citizen of the United Kingdom, Lynton R. Wilson, who is a
citizen of Canada, and those denoted with an asterisk (*) next to their
names, who are citizens of the United States.
I. Members of the DaimlerChrysler AG Management Board (Vorstand)
Position with Company
and Principal
Name Address Occupation
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Juergen E. Schrempp Epplestrasse 225 Co-Chairman,
70567 Stuttgart, Germany Co-Chief Executive
Officer
Robert J. Eaton* 1000 Chrysler Drive Co-Chairman,
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-2766 Co-Chief Executive
Officer
II. Members of the DaimlerChrysler AG Supervisory Board (Aufsichtsrat)
Name Address Principal Occupation
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Hilmar Kopper Taunusanlage 12 Chairman of the
60325 Frankfurt a. M., Supervisory Board
Germany of Deutsche Bank AG
Robert E. Allen* One Oak Way, Room 4ED118 Former Chairman of the
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 Board and Chief
Executive Officer of
AT&T
Sir E. John P. Browne Britannic House Group Chief Executive
1 Finsbury Circus of British Petroleum
London EC2M 7BA, Company p.l.c.
Great Britain
Joseph A. Califano, 152 West 57th Street, Chairman of the Board
Jr.* 12th Floor and President of
New York, NY 10019 National Center on
Addiction and
Substance Abuse at
Columbia University
Dr. Martin Kohlhaussen Neue Mainzer Strasse 32-36 Speaker of the
60311 Frankfurt a. M., Management Board of
Germany Commerzbank AG
Robert J. Lanigan* One Sea Gate Chairman Emeritus of
Toledo, OH 43666 Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Peter A. Magowan* Candlestick Park Chairman of the Board
P.O. Box 24308 of Safeway Inc.;
San Francisco, CA 94124 President and
Managing General
Partner of San
Francisco Giants
Dr. Manfred Schneider Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee Chairman of the
Hochhaus W1 Management Board of
51368 Leverkusen, Germany Bayer AG
G. Richard Thoman* 800 Long Ridge Road President and Chief
Stamford, CT 06904 Operating Officer of
Xerox Corporation
Bernhard Walter Juergen-Ponto-Platz 1 Speaker of the
60329 Frankfurt a. M., Management Board of
Germany Dresdner Bank AG
Lynton R. Wilson 181 Bay Street, Chairman and Chief
P.O. Box 794 Executive Officer of
Toronto, Ontario M5J2T3 BCE Inc.
Canada
Dr. Mark Wossner Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse 270 Chairman of the
33311 Guetersloh, Germany Supervisory Board of
Bertelsmann AG
