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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
SPX Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
784635104
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(CUSIP Number)
with a copy to:
Alexander J. Roepers Allen B. Levithan
Atlantic Investment Management, Inc. LOWENSTEIN SANDLER PC
666 Fifth Avenue 65 Livingston Avenue
New York, New York 10103 Roseland, New Jersey 07068
(212) 484-5050 (973) 597-2500
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 2, 2004
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule l3G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box [ ].
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule l3d-7(b) 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
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).
CUSIP NO. 784635104
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1) Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
(entities only):
Atlantic Investment Management, Inc.
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions):
(a) (b)
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Source of Funds (See Instructions): AF, OO
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5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d)
or 2(e):
Not Applicable
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6) Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
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Number of 7) Sole Voting Power: 4,584,400*
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Shares Beneficially 8) Shared Voting Power: 0
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Owned by
Each Reporting 9) Sole Dispositive Power: 4,584,400*
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Person With: 10) Shared Dispositive Power: 0
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11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
4,584,400*
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12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions):
Not Applicable
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13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 6.02%*
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14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IA
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*Includes: (i) 891,650 shares (1.2%) of the Issuer's common stock, par value
$10.00 per share ("Shares"), beneficially owned by AJR International (BVI),
Inc., a British Virgin Islands company, (ii) 470,850 Shares (0.6%) beneficially
owned by Quest Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (iii)
1,306,000 Shares (1.7%) beneficially owned by Cambrian Fund (BVI), Ltd., a
British Virgin Islands company, (iv) 567,300 Shares (0.7%) beneficially owned by
Cambrian Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (v) 1,342,600 Shares
(1.8%) held in several Managed Accounts ("Managed Accounts") and (vi) 2,400
Shares (0.003%) beneficially owned by Atlantic Investment Management's
401k/Profit Sharing Plan. In addition, the sole shareholder of the Reporting
Person, Mr. Alexander J. Roepers, beneficially owns 3,600 Shares (0.005%). The
Reporting Person, serving as the investment advisor of the foregoing parties and
the Managed Accounts, has sole voting and dispositive power over all Shares
beneficially owned by such parties or held in the Managed Accounts. See Items 2
and 5 for additional details.
Item 1. Security and Issuer
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This statement relates to the common stock, par value $10.00 per share
(the "Shares"), of SPX Corporation (the "Issuer"). The Issuer has principal
executive offices located at 13515 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Charlotte, North
Carolina 28277.
Item 2. Identity and Background
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(a) This statement is filed by Atlantic Investment Management, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Reporting Person"), with respect to 4,584,400
Shares over which the Reporting Person has sole dispositive and voting power by
reason of serving as the investment advisor to (i) AJR International (BVI) Inc.,
a British Virgin Islands company ("AJR"), (ii) Quest Capital Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("Quest"), (iii) Cambrian Fund (BVI), Ltd., a
British Virgin Islands company ("Cambrian Fund"), (iv) Cambrian Partners, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership ("Cambrian Partners"), (v) several managed
accounts (the "Managed Accounts"), (vi) Atlantic Investment Management's
401k/Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan") and (vii) Alexander J. Roepers, the
president and sole shareholder of the Reporting Person. Mr. Roepers also serves
as the general partner of Quest and Cambrian Partners.
(b) The business address of the Reporting Person and Mr. Roepers is
666 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10103.
(c) The principal business of the Reporting Person is that of an
investment advisor engaging in the purchase and sale of securities for
investment with the objective of capital appreciation on behalf of AJR, Quest,
Cambrian Fund, Cambrian Partners, the Managed Accounts, the Plan and Mr.
Roepers. The principal occupation of Mr. Roepers is serving as the president and
managing officer of the Reporting Person.
(d) Neither the Reporting Person nor Mr. Roepers has, during the past
five (5) years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) Neither the Reporting Person nor Mr. Roepers has, during the past
five (5) years, been a party to any civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is now 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.
(f) Mr. Roepers is a citizen of The Netherlands.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
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The Shares purchased by the Reporting Person on behalf of AJR, Quest,
Cambrian Fund, Cambrian Partners, the Managed Accounts and the Plan were
purchased with the investment capital of such entities and accounts. The
Shares purchased individually by Mr. Roepers were purchased with the personal
funds of Mr. Roepers. The aggregate amount of funds used in making the purchases
reported on this Schedule 13D was $29,276,642.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
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The Reporting Person acquired, on behalf of AJR, Quest, Cambrian Fund,
Cambrian Partners, the Managed Accounts, the Plan and Mr. Roepers, and continues
to hold, the Shares reported herein for investment purposes. The Reporting
Person intends to evaluate the performance of the Shares as an investment in the
ordinary course of business. The Reporting Person pursues an investment
objective that seeks capital appreciation. In pursuing this investment
objective, the Reporting Person analyzes the operations, capital structure and
markets of companies in which the Reporting Person's clients invest, including
the Issuer, on a continuous basis through analysis of documentation and
discussions with knowledgeable industry and market observers and with
representatives of such companies.
The Reporting Person will continuously assess the Issuer's business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects, general economic
conditions, the securities markets in general and those for the Shares in
particular, other developments and other investment opportunities. Depending on
such assessments, the Reporting Person may acquire additional Shares or may
determine to sell or otherwise dispose of all or some of the Shares presently
held by AJR, Quest, Cambrian Fund, Cambrian Partners, the Managed Accounts,
the Plan and Mr. Roepers in the open market or in private transactions. Such
actions will depend upon a variety of factors, including, without limitation,
current and anticipated future trading prices for the Shares, the financial
condition, results of operations and prospects of the Issuer, alternative
investment opportunities, general economic, financial market and industry
conditions and other factors that the Reporting Person may deem material to its
investment decision.
The Reporting Person will continue its active discussions with the
Issuer's management and other third parties with respect to actions, which might
be taken by the management of the Issuer to maximize shareholder value of the
Issuer.
Specifically, in response to the Issuer's 2004 Proxy Statements as
filed on March 20, 2004 and the Issuer's February 26, 2004 earnings release, the
Reporting Person has written to the Issuer's Chairman, CEO and President, Mr.
John Blystone, with recommendations to improve on the Issuers' investor
relations, corporate governance and executive compensation practices. Among the
recommendations, the Reporting Person believes that the Issuer would be better
served by an enlarged Board of Directors and suggested adding at least two
additional qualified independent directors. The Reporting Person also proposes
that director compensation be brought in line with that of comparable companies
and become detached from the Issuer's EVA compensation plan. Further, the
Reporting Person urged the Issuer to alter its executive compensation plans in
order to bring the Issuers' executive compensation in line with peer companies
and shareholders interests.
In response to the Issuer's June 23, 2004 announcement that the
Issuer's Board of Directors has commenced a review of the Issuer's stock
compensation plan, the Reporting Person wrote to Mr. David Williams, Chairman of
the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors, to urge him and
the Board of Directors to widen his review to encompass all matters related to
the Issuer's executive and director compensation practices, including executive
employment agreements, the EVA compensation plan, the RSU program and relocation
loans in order to bring the Issuer's executive compensation in line with peer
companies and shareholders interests.
Except as set forth above, the Reporting Person has no present plans
or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the transactions required
to be described in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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(a) Based upon the information contained in the Issuer's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
2, 2004, there were issued and outstanding 76,112,978 Shares as of July 29,
2004.
(b) The Reporting Person does not directly own any Shares. The
Reporting Person has entered into an investment advisory agreement with each of
AJR, Quest, Cambrian Fund, Cambrian Partners, the Managed Accounts and the Plan,
pursuant to which the Reporting Person has investment authority with respect to
the securities held by such entities or in such accounts. Such power includes
the power to dispose of and the power to vote the Shares. By reason of the
provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Reporting Person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares held by such
entities and accounts. In addition, the Reporting Person has sole dispositive
and voting power over the 3,600 Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Roepers.
Accordingly, the Reporting Person is deemed the beneficial owner of 4,584,400
Shares, or 6.02% of the outstanding Shares.
(c) The following table details the transactions by the Reporting
Person, on behalf of AJR, Quest, Cambrian Fund, Cambrian Partners, the Managed
Accounts and the Plan, as well as transactions by Mr. Roepers, in the Shares
during the past sixty (60) days:
Date Quantity Price Type of Transaction
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08/02/04 300,000 $37.8300 Open Market Purchase
08/03/04 169,800 $36.9906 Open Market Purchase
08/04/04 170,500 $36.0055 Open Market Purchase
08/04/04 150,000 $36.7180 Open Market Purchase
Except for the transactions listed above, neither the Reporting
Person, any entity for which the Reporting Person serves as investment advisor,
nor any person or entity controlled by the Reporting Person, nor Mr. Roepers
has traded Shares during the past sixty (60) days.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer
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Not Applicable
Item 7. Material to be filed as exhibits
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Not Applicable
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
August 5, 2004
ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Alexander J. Roepers
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Alexander J. Roepers, President
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE
FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).