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This Final Amendment to the Schedule 13D, dated January 9, 1998, as amended (the "
Statement
") is being made to disclose the consummation of a short-form merger pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
DGCL
) involving certain of the Reporting Persons (as hereinafter defined) and The Aristotle Corporation.
Item 1.
Security and Issuer.
The undersigned, Geneve Corporation (
Geneve
), Nasco Holdings, Inc. (
NHI
), SIC Securities Corp. (
SIC Securities
) and Edward Netter (
EN
), hereby supplement and amend the Statement, filed in connection with the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("
Common Stock
"), of The Aristotle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "
Company
"), with principal executive offices at 96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06902, as follows (reference is made to the Statement for previously reported facts).
Item 2.
Identity and Background
.
Item 2 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
(a)-(c) This Statement is being filed by Geneve, NHI, SIC Securities and EN (each a
Reporting Person
and, collectively, the
Reporting Persons
).
As of November 18, 2009, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of, in the aggregate, 1,000 shares of Common Stock, representing 100% of the outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock.
Geneve is a Delaware corporation. The address of the principal business and principal office of Geneve is 96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06902. Geneve is a private diversified financial holding company. The executive officers and directors of Geneve and their principal occupations and business addresses are set forth on Schedule I hereto and incorporated herein by reference in this Item 2.
NHI is a Wisconsin corporation. The address of the principal business and principal office of NHI is 96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06902. NHI is a private financial holding company. The executive officers and directors of NHI and their principal occupations and business addresses are set forth on Schedule II hereto and incorporated herein by reference in this Item 2.
SIC Securities is a Delaware corporation. The address of the principal business and principal office of SIC Securities is 96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06902. SIC Securities is a private financial holding company. The executive officers and directors of SIC Securities and their principal occupations and business addresses are set forth on Schedule III hereto and incorporated herein by reference in this Item 2.
ENs principal business address is 96 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06902. ENs principal occupation is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Geneve.
Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person and no Reporting Person shall have responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.
(d)-(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or any of the other persons identified in response to this Item 2 was convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) or was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding 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.
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(f)
Each natural person identified in Item 2 is a citizen of the United States.
Item 3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
All of the shares of Common Stock reported as being held by Geneve, NHI and SIC Securities were acquired from working capital funds.
Item 4.
Purpose of the Transaction
.
Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following:
On August 24, 2009, Geneve, NHI, SIC Securities and LRTA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (
LRTA
), filed a Schedule 13E-3 (the
Schedule 13E-3
) with the Securities and Exchange Commission announcing their intention to effect a short-form merger (the
Merger
) under Section 253 of the DGCL upon the consummation of which Geneve, NHI and SIC Securities would own all of the outstanding equity interests in the Company.
On October 5, 2009, Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13E-3 was filed amending certain items contained in the initial filing (
Amendment No. 1
). In connection with the filing of Amendment No. 1, the Reporting Persons determined to file a joint Schedule 13D, and the Statement was amended accordingly.
On October 24, 2009, Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13E-3 was filed amending certain items contained in the Schedule 13E-3, as amended (
Amendment No. 2
). In connection with the filing of Amendment No. 2, the Reporting Persons and LRTA determined to file a joint Schedule 13D; the Statement was amended to reflect the joint filing by the Reporting Persons and LRTA of the Statement.
On October 28, 2009, LRTA caused the Schedule 13E-3, as amended, to be mailed to the Companys stockholders (the
Mailing
). Immediately prior to the Mailing, and in accordance with the terms of that certain Contribution Agreement dated as of August 24, 2009 by and among Geneve, NHI, SIC Securities and LRTA, Geneve, NHI and SIC Securities transferred an aggregate of 16,279,971 (representing 90.6% of the outstanding) shares of Common Stock to LRTA; in exchange for such transfer of shares of Common Stock, Geneve, NHI and SIC Securities received from LRTA shares representing all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of LRTA.
On November 18, 2009 (the
Effective Time
), LRTA filed a Certificate of Ownership and Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware giving effect to the Merger. Aristotle is the corporation surviving the Merger, and as a result of the Merger, Geneve, SIC Securities and NHI, collectively, own 100% of the capital stock of Aristotle.
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer
.
Item 5 of the Statement is amended and restated as follows:
(a)-(b) The aggregate percentage of the shares of Common Stock reported owned by each Reporting Person is based upon the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
as of the Effective Time.
As of the Effective Time, Geneve, NHI, and SIC Securities and EN beneficially own 1,000,
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922, 13 and 1,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively, constituting 100%, 92.2%, 1.3%, and 100% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, respectively
.
Geneve is the direct controlling stockholder of NHI, and the indirect controlling stockholder of SIC Securities; in addition, Geneve is the direct owner of 65 shares of Common Stock, constituting 6.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Geneve beneficially owns the 1,000 shares of Common Stock collectively owned by Geneve, NHI and SIC Securities, representing 100% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. Geneve has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 1,000 shares of Common Stock collectively owned by Geneve, NHI and SIC Securities.
As the direct controlling stockholder of Geneve, and the indirect controlling stockholder of each of NHI and SIC Securities, EN beneficially owns the 1,000 shares of Common Stock collectively owned by Geneve, NHI and SIC Securities, representing 100% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person shall have responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person. Except to the extent expressly stated herein, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by any other Reporting Person.
(c) Other than as set forth in Item 4 to this Statement, there have been no transactions in the Common Stock by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days.
(d) No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 7.
Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
.
Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following:
(i)
Joint Filing Agreement, dated November 18, 2009, among Geneve Corporation, Nasco Holdings, Inc., SIC Securities Corp. and Edward Netter.
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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.
GENEVE CORPORATION
By:
/s/Steven B. Lapin
Steven B. Lapin
President and Chief Operating Officer
NASCO HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/Steven B. Lapin
Steven B. Lapin
President
SIC SECURITIES CORP.
By:
/s/Steven B. Lapin
Steven B. Lapin
Vice President
/s/Edward Netter
Edward Netter
November 18, 2009
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SCHEDULE I
Directors and Executive Officers of Geneve Corporation