THERMO ELECTRON CORP
SC 13D/A, 1999-05-25
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 3)

                             ThermoLase Corporation

                                (Name of Issuer)

     Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
                         share, and one Redemption Right
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   883624-20-7
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                             Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq.
                                 General Counsel
                                  (781)622-1000

                           Thermo Electron Corporation
                                 81 Wyman Street
                             Waltham, MA 02454-9046

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   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                               and Communications)

                                  May 24, 1999
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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     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(e),  13d-1(f)  or  13d-1(g),  check  the
following box [ ].
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            1              NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
                           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                           Thermo Electron Corporation
                           IRS No. 04-2209186
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            2              CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
                           GROUP*
                                                                       (a) [   ]
                                                                       (b) [ x ]
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            3              SEC USE ONLY
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            4              SOURCE OF FUNDS*


                           WC; OO
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            5              CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
                           IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                                                                           [   ]
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            6              CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


                           State of Delaware
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 NUMBER OF SHARES     7    SOLE VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY EACH
 REPORTING PERSON          1,352,793
       WITH
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                      8    SHARED VOTING POWER


                           0
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                      9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER


                           1,352,793
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                     10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER


                           0
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            11             AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
                           REPORTING PERSON

                           1,352,793
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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


                           67.6%
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            14             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                           CO
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      Thermo  Electron  Corporation  hereby amends its statement on Schedule 13D
relating  to the units  (the  "Units")  issued by  ThermoLase  Corporation  (the
"Issuer"),  each Unit consisting of one share of the Issuer's common stock,  par
value $0.01 per share (the "Common  Stock"),  and one redemption  right,  as set
forth below.

Item 2.     Identity and Background

      The  first  paragraph  of Item 2 is hereby  amended  and  restated  in its
entirety as follows:

      This  Amendment  is  being  filed  by  Thermo  Electron  Corporation  (the
"Reporting  Person"),  pursuant  to Rule  13d-2,  to  reflect  a  change  in the
information reported under Items 4 and 6 of this Schedule 13D.

Item 3.     Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

      Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     Any funds necessary in connection with the proposed  transaction  described
in  Item 4 will  be paid  out of the  Reporting  Person's  working  capital.  In
addition,  the Reporting Person may issue shares of its common stock in exchange
for shares of Common  Stock  pursuant  to the  transaction  described  in Item 4
below.

Item 4.     Purpose of Transaction

      Item 4 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     On May 24, 1999,  the Issuer  issued a press  release in which it announced
that the  Reporting  Person  has  proposed  the  merger of the  Issuer  into the
Reporting  Person.  The Issuer  would become a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of the
Reporting Person.  Public shareholders of the Issuer would receive shares of the
common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Reporting Person in exchange for
their shares of Common Stock.  The redemption  rights would not be affected by a
merger in which the Issuer is the surviving  entity.  Certain  conditions to the
proposed transaction are set forth in Item 6.

      Except  as set  forth in this  Item 4 and Item 6,  neither  the  Reporting
Person nor, to the Reporting Person's  knowledge,  any of the executive officers
or directors of the Reporting  Person has any current  plans or proposals  which
relate to or would result in any of the actions specified in clauses (a) through
(j) of Item 4 of Schedule  13D,  although  the  Reporting  Person and such other
persons do not rule out the  possibility  of  effecting or seeking to effect any
such actions in the future.


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Item 5.     Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

      Items 5(a) and (c) are hereby  amended and  restated in their  entirety as
follows:

     (a)  The  Reporting   Person   beneficially   owns  1,352,793   Units,   or
approximately  67.6% of the outstanding Units. To the knowledge of the Reporting
Person,  Mr. Robert A. McCabe, a director of the Reporting  Person,  is the sole
executive  officer or director of the  Reporting  Person who  beneficially  owns
Units.  Mr. McCabe owns 831 Units,  or  approximately  0.04% of the  outstanding
Units.  Beneficial  ownership of the Common Stock by the executive  officers and
directors of the Reporting Person is reported separately in Schedule 13D filings
by the Reporting Person relating to its ownership of the Common Stock.

      While certain directors and executive officers of the Reporting Person are
also directors and officers of the Issuer, all such persons disclaim  beneficial
ownership of the Units owned by the Reporting Person.

      (c) The Reporting Person has effected no transactions  with respect to the
Units since the date of its last filing on Schedule 13D. To the knowledge of the
Reporting Person,  the executive  officers and directors of the Reporting Person
have  effected  no  transactions  in the Units  since the date of the  Reporting
Person's last filing on Schedule 13D.

     Item 6.  Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings  or  Relationships  with
respect to Securities of the Issuer.

     The following is hereby added as the first paragraph of Item 6:

     As set forth in Item 4 hereof,  the Issuer may be merged into the Reporting
Person.  The completion of this  transaction is subject to numerous  conditions,
including  the  establishment  of a price and exchange  ratio,  confirmation  of
anticipated  tax  consequences,approval  by the board of directors of the Issuer
(including its independent directors), negotiation and execution of a definitive
merger agreement, completion of review by the Securities and Exchange Commission
of certain required filings regarding the proposed transaction, and receipt of a
fairness opinion from an investment banking firm.


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Signature

      After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
Reporting  Person  certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


Date: May 25, 1999                           THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION

                                             By:  /s/ Theo Melas-Kyriazi
                                                  Theo Melas-Kyriazi
                                                  Vice President and Chief
                                                  Financial Officer



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      Appendix A is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

                                   APPENDIX A

      The following  individuals  are executive  officers or directors of Thermo
Electron  Corporation  ("Thermo  Electron").  Unless  otherwise  noted, all such
individuals  are citizens of the United  States.  Unless  otherwise  noted,  the
business address of each executive officer and director of Thermo Electron is 81
Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046.

John M. Albertine:                           Director, Thermo Electron

      Dr.  Albertine  is  Chairman of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer of
Albertine Enterprises,  Inc., an economic and public policy consulting firm. His
business  address is Albertine  Enterprises,  Inc., 1156 15th Street N.W., Suite
505, Washington, DC 20005.

Samuel W. Bodman:                            Director, Thermo Electron

     Mr. Bodman is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cabot Corporation,  a
manufacturer of specialty chemicals and materials. His business address is Cabot
Corporation, 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Peter O. Crisp:                              Director, Thermo Electron

     Mr. Crisp was, until August 1997, a General Partner of Venrock  Associates,
a venture capital  investment firm. He has been the vice chairman of Rockefeller
Financial Services, Inc. since December 1997.

Elias P. Gyftopoulos:                        Director, Thermo Electron

     Dr.  Gyftopoulos is Professor  Emeritus of the  Massachusetts  Institute of
Technology. His business address is Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  Room
24-109, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.

Frank Jungers:                               Director, Thermo Electron

     Mr.  Jungers is a consultant on business and energy  matters.  His business
address is 822 NW Murray, Suite 242, Portland, Oregon 97229.

Robert A. McCabe:                            Director, Thermo Electron

     Mr.  McCabe is  Chairman  of Pilot  Capital  Corporation,  a firm  which is
engaged  in  private   investments.   His  business  address  is  Pilot  Capital
Corporation, 444 Madison Avenue, Suite 2103, New York, New York 10022.

Donald E. Noble:                             Director, Thermo Electron

     For more than 20 years,  from 1959 to 1980,  Mr.  Noble served as the Chief
Executive Officer of Rubbermaid, Incorporated, first with the title of President
and  then  as  Chairman  of  the  Board.  His  business  address  is  Rubbermaid
Incorporated, 1147 Akron Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691.
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Robert W. O'Leary:                           Director, Thermo Electron

     Mr.  O'Leary is the  President  and Chairman of Premier,  Inc., a strategic
healthcare  alliance.  His business  address is Premier,  Inc.,  12225 El Camino
Real, San Diego, California 92130.

Hutham S. Olayan:                            Director, Thermo Electron

     Ms. Olayan is the President and a director of Olayan America Corporation, a
firm  engaged  in private  investments,  including  real  estate,  and  advisory
services.  Her business  address is Suite 1100,  505 Park Avenue,  New York, New
York 10022. Ms. Olayan is a citizen of Saudi Arabia.

Richard F. Syron:                            Director, Thermo Electron

     Dr.  Syron has served as the Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the
American  Stock  Exchange  since 1994.  In March 1999,  Dr. Syron was  appointed
President and Chief  Executive  Officer of Thermo  Electron,  effective  June 1,
1999. His business address is 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York 10006.

Roger D. Wellington:                         Director, Thermo Electron

     Mr.  Wellington is the President and Chief Executive  Officer of Wellington
Consultants,  Inc. and of Wellington  Associates,  Inc.,  international business
consulting firms.

George N. Hatsopoulos:                       Director, Chairman of the Board and
                                             Chief Executive Officer, Thermo
                                             Electron
John N. Hatsopoulos:                         Director and Vice Chairman of the
                                             Board, Thermo Electron
Theo Melas-Kyriazi:                          Vice President and Chief Financial
                                             Officer, Thermo Electron
Mr. Melas-Kyriazi is a citizen of Greece.

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Arvin H. Smith:                             President, Thermo Electron
Earl R. Lewis:                              Chief Operating Officer,
                                            Measurement and Detection, Thermo
                                            Electron
William A. Rainville:                       Chief Operating Officer, Recycling
                                            and Resource Recovery, Thermo
                                            Electron
Paul F. Kelleher:                           Senior Vice President, Finance &
                                            Administration and Chief Accounting
                                            Officer, Thermo Electron
Brian D. Holt:                              Chief Operating Officer, Energy and
                                            Environment, Thermo Electron
John T. Keiser:                             Chief Operating Officer, Biomedical
                                            and Emerging Technologies, Thermo
                                            Electron





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