SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SCHEDULE 14D-9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
437305-10-5
JAMES R. TENNANT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
4501 WEST 47TH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60632
(773) 890-1010
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
WITH COPIES TO:
MARYANN A. WARYJAS, ESQ.
MARK D. WOOD, ESQ.
KATTEN MUCHIN ZAVIS ROSENMAN
525 WEST MONROE STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60661
(312) 902-5200
[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
The purpose of this amendment is to amend and supplement Item 9 in the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 previously filed by Home Products International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, on November 12, 2004, and to add additional Exhibits and to revise the Exhibit Index accordingly.
ITEM 9. EXHIBITS.
Item 9 is hereby amended by adding the following additional exhibits:
(a)(7)
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Form of Memorandum to Holders of Stock Options (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) to the Schedule TO filed by Storage Acquisition Company, L.L.C.) | |
(a)(8)
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Form of Stock Option Cancellation Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) to the Schedule TO filed by Storage Acquisition Company, L.L.C.) |
SIGNATURE
After due 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.
| HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ James E. Winslow | |||
| Name: | James E. Winslow | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Dated: November 12, 2004