Amendment to Tender-Offer Solicitation/Recommendation Statement — Schedule 14D-9
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1: SC 14D9/A A.P. Green Industries, Inc. 3 15K
2: EX-12 Press Release, Dated May 29, 1998 2± 8K
EX-12 — Press Release, Dated May 29, 1998
EXHIBIT 12
[GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LOGO]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INVESTOR CONTACT: GEORGE PASLEY MEDIA CONTACT: LARRY NANCE
V.P. COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, CORPORATE RELATIONS/PUBLIC AFFAIRS
214-953-4510 214-953-4518
WEB SITE: PRNEWSWIRE.COM/GIX
GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES EXTENDS ITS
TENDER OFFER FOR A. P. GREEN INDUSTRIES
DALLAS, TEXAS (MAY 29, 1998)--Global Industrial Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: GIX)
announced today that its cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares
of common stock of A. P. Green Industries, Inc. (NYSE: APK) has been extended
to 5:00 p.m., ET, on Friday, June 12, 1998, unless further extended.
Global announced that it has been advised by Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
the Depositary for the tender offer, that as of 5:00 p.m., ET, on Thursday,
May 28, 1998, approximately 6.8 million shares of common stock of A. P. Green
had been validly tendered and not withdrawn, representing approximately 84% of
the outstanding shares of common stock of A. P. Green.
Global previously announced that it received a request for additional
information from the Federal Trade Commission on March 31, 1998. Global is
currently in the process of complying with this request and is seeking to do
so as promptly as possible. Global believes this request is not unusual for a
transaction of this nature and intends to complete its tender offer for A. P.
Green as promptly as practical.
Global Industrial Technologies is a major manufacturer of technologically
advanced industrial products that support high-growth markets around the
world. Its Harbison-Walker subsidiary operates 15 refractory plants in five
countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Germany.
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Statements the Company may publish, including those in this announcement, that
are not strictly historical are "forward-looking" statements under the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-
looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no
assurance that its expectations will be realized. Forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks which may cause the Company's actual results
and corporate developments to differ materially from those expected. Factors
that could cause results and developments to differ materially from the
Company's expectations include, without limitation, changes in manufacturing
and shipment schedules, delays in completing plant construction and
acquisitions, currency exchange rates, new product and technology
developments, competition within each business segment, cyclicity of the
markets for the products of a major segment, litigation, significant cost
variances, the effects of acquisitions and divestitures, and other risks
described from time to time in the Company's SEC reports including quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and reports on Form 8-K.
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