As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22,
2006
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO-T/A
Tender
Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.
1)
WHITEHALL JEWELLERS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company
(issuer))
PRENTICE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,
LP
HOLTZMAN OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.
PWJ FUNDING LLC
PWJ
LENDING LLC
HOLTZMAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
SH INDEPENDENCE,
LLC
MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN
SEYMOUR HOLTZMAN
JONATHAN
DUSKIN
WJ HOLDING CORP.
WJ ACQUISITION CORP.
(Name of Filing Person
(offeror))

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| Common
Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per
Share |
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965063100 |
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of Class of Securities) |
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(CUSIP Number of Class of
Securities) |
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Jonathan
Duskin
Prentice Capital Management, LP
623 Fifth Avenue, 32nd
Floor
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: (212) 756-8040
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing
Persons)
Copies to:

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| Marc
Weingarten,
Esq. |
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Seymour
Holtzman |
| Robert Goldstein, Esq. |
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c/o
Jewelcor Companies |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel
LLP |
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100 N. Wilkes Barre Blvd. 4th Floor |
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Third Avenue |
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Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 |
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York, NY 10022 |
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Telephone: (570) 822-6277 |
| Telephone: (212)
756-2000 |
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CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

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| Transaction
Valuation (1) |
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Amount of Filing Fee
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$2,525.46 |
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Estimated
for purposes of calculating the filing fee only. This calculation
assumes the purchase of 12,518,790 shares of common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, and the associated preferred stock purchase rights,
of Whitehall Jewellers, Inc. (the Shares") at the tender
offer price of $1.60 per Share. The transaction value also includes the
offer price of $1.60 multiplied by 2,232,711, the estimated number of
options to purchase Shares that are currently outstanding and
exercisable. |
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The amount of
the filing fee calculated in accordance with the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, equals $107.00 for each $1,000,000 of
value. |
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Check box if any
part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify
the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify
the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or
Schedule and the date of its
filing. |

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| Amount
Previously Paid:
$2,198.90. |
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Filing
party: Prentice Capital Management, LP. |
| Form or
Registration No.: Schedule TO. |
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Date Filed: February 8,
2006. |
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Check
the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to
designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
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Third-party tender offer
subject to Rule 14d--1. |
Issuer tender offer subject
to Rule 13e-4.
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Going-private transaction
subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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Amendment to Schedule 13D
under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following
box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the
tender
offer:
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This Amendment No.
1 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the
"Schedule TO") originally filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on February 8, 2006 by WJ
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Purchaser"), WJ Holding Corp., a Delaware
corporation ("Holdco"), Prentice Capital
Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership
("Prentice"), Holtzman Opportunity Fund,
L.P., a Nevada limited partnership
("Holtzman," and together with Prentice, the
"Investors"), PWJ Funding LLC
("PWJ Funding"), PWJ Lending LLC
("PWJ Lending"), Michael Zimmerman and
Seymour Holtzman. We refer to the Purchaser, Holdco, Prentice, PWJ
Funding LLC, PWJ Lending LLC, Jonathan Duskin and Michael Zimmerman,
each an affiliate of Prentice, Holtzman, Seymour Holtzman, Holtzman
Financial Advisors, LLC, SH Independence, LLC, each an affiliate of
Holtzman, the Purchaser and Holdco as the "Purchaser
Group." This Amendment No. 1 relates to the offer by the
Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share, together with the associated preferred
stock purchase rights, (the "Shares") of
Whitehall Jewellers, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Whitehall," or the
"Company"), other than the Shares
beneficially owned by the Purchaser Group immediately prior to the
commencement of the Offer at a purchase price of $1.60 per
share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated
February 8, 2006 (the "Offer to Purchase")
and in the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are filed as
Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) to the Schedule TO,
respectively. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this
Amendment No. 1 shall have the same meanings assigned to such terms in
the Schedule TO or the Offer to Purchase.
The information in the
Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal is incorporated in this
Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule TO by reference in response to all of
the applicable items in the Schedule TO, except that such information
is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided
herein.
Item 1-6, 8, 11 and 13.
Item 1,
"Summary Term Sheet," Item 2
"Subject Company Information," Item 3
"Identity and Background of the Filing
Person," Item 4 "Terms of the
Transaction," Item 5 "Past Contacts,
Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements," Item 6
"Purposes of This Transaction and Plan and
Proposals," Item 8 "Interest in Securities of
the Company," Item 11 "Additional
Information" and Item 13 "Information
Required by Schedule 13E-3" of the Schedule TO, each of
which incorporate by reference information contained in the Offer to
Purchase, are hereby amended as
follows:
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Item 3(a)
"Identity and Background of the Filing
Person" of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows: |
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"This Schedule TO is filed
by the Purchaser, Holdco, PWJ Funding, PWJ Lending, Prentice, Holtzman,
Holtzman Financial Advisors, LLC, SH Independence, LLC, Michael
Zimmerman, Jonathan Duskin and Seymour Holtzman. The information set
forth in Section 9 of the Offer to Purchase entitled
"Special Factors" ("Certain
Information Concerning the Purchaser Group") and
Schedule I to the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by
reference." |
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The
first sentence of Item 12(d) "The Solicitation or
Recommendation" of Item 13 "Information
Required by Schedule 13E-3" of the Schedule TO is hereby
deleted and replaced in its entirety as follows: |
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"Based on the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed by the
Company with the Commission on February 10, 2006, to the knowledge of
the Company each of its directors and executive officers intends to
tender Shares held of record or beneficially by such person pursuant to
the Offer, which represents in the aggregate 987,531 Shares, or
approximately 5.89% of the aggregate outstanding voting power of
the Company." |
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The
second sentence of the second paragraph of the cover page to the Offer
to Purchase is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
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"The
Investors, together with their affiliates, are the largest stockholders
of Whitehall, owning, in the aggregate, 4,283,795 Shares, representing
beneficial ownership (or deemed beneficial ownership) of approximately
25.55% of the Shares currently outstanding and an equal
percentage of aggregate voting power in the
Company." |
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The
second sentence in the section of the Summary Term Sheet to the Offer
to Purchase entitled "Parties to the Tender
Offer" is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows: |
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"We refer to the
Purchaser, Holdco, Prentice, PWJ Funding LLC, PWJ Lending LLC, Michael
Zimmerman, Jonathan Duskin, each an affiliate of Prentice, Holtzman,
Holtzman Financial Advisors, LLC, SH Independence, LLC and Seymour
Holtzman, each an affiliate of Holtzman, Holdco and the Purchaser,
collectively as the "Purchaser
Group." " |
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The
fourth sentence in the section of the Summary Term Sheet to the Offer
to Purchase entitled "Parties to the Tender
Offer" is hereby amended and supplemented to add the
phrase "voting power and" before the word
"outstanding." |
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The
first sentence of the section of the Summary Term Sheet to the Offer to
Purchase entitled "Position of the Purchaser
Group" is hereby amended by deleting the word
"financially." |
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The
second sentence of each of the Summary Term Sheet entitled
"Certain Effects of the Tender Offer" and the
third bullet under the question entitled "If the Merger is
completed, will Whitehall continue as a public company?"
of "Questions and Answers" to the Offer to
Purchase is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following statement: |
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"The
Purchaser Group does not have any current intention to terminate the
registration of the Shares under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, until completion of the
Merger." |
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The second
paragraph of the section of the Summary Term Sheet entitled
"Merger Following Expiration of the Tender
Offer" of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows: |
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"In accordance with the Merger
Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of Common
Stock outstanding will be cancelled in exchange for the right to
receive $1.60 in cash (or any higher price per share that is paid in
the tender offer) without any interest or dividends thereon, less any
applicable withholding of taxes, and each Class B Share outstanding
will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive the product of
(x) 35.42083833 (the vote and economic value per Class B Share relative
to one Share as set forth in the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation) and (y) $1.60 in cash (or any higher price per share
that is paid in the tender offer). See Section 11 of
"Special Factors," "The Merger
Agreement." " |
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The
section of the Summary Term Sheet entitled "Conditions to
Tender Offer" and the question entitled "What
are the most significant conditions to the tender offer?"
under "Questions and Answers of the Offer to Purchase are
hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information
following the last bullet point paragraph therein as follows: |
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"In order to satisfy the minimum
condition 4,117,095 Shares (exclusive of Shares beneficially owned by
the Purchaser Group) must be tendered and not validly withdrawn prior
to the expiration of the tender offer. As of February 21, 2006, 698,027
Shares have been tendered and not validly
withdrawn." |
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The
question entitled "Who is offering to buy my
securities?" under "Questions and
Answers" in the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows: |
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"Who is offering to buy my
securities? |
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The Purchaser is a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco. Each of the
Purchaser and Holdco is an affiliate of Prentice and Holtzman, and was
formed for the sole purpose of making this tender offer and has carried
on no other activities other than in connection with the tender offer.
We refer to the Purchaser, Prentice and Prentice's affiliates
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Holdco, PWJ Funding LLC, PWJ Lending LLC,
Jonathan Duskin and Michael Zimmerman, Holtzman, Holtzman Financial
Advisors, LLC, SH Independence, LLC and Seymour Holtzman, each an
affiliate of Holtzman, Purchaser and Holdco, collectively as the
"Purchaser Group" and we refer to Prentice
and Holtzman as the "Investors." As of the
date of this Offer to Purchase certain affiliates of the Purchaser
Group own, in the aggregate, 4,283,795 shares of Common Stock,
representing approximately 25.55% of the outstanding voting
power and equity securities of Whitehall. See the
"Introduction" to this Offer to Purchase and
Section 9 of "Special
Factors." " |
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The
first sentence of the question entitled "Will
Whitehall's directors and executive officers tender their Shares
in the tender offer?" under "Questions and
Answers" to the Offer to Purchase is hereby deleted and
replaced with the following information: |
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"Based on the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed by the
Company with the Commission on February 10, 2006, to the knowledge of
the Company each of its directors and executive officers currently
intends to tender Shares held of record or beneficially by such person
pursuant to the tender offer, which represents in the aggregate 987,531
Shares, or approximately 5.89% of the aggregate voting power of
the Company." |
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The
first paragraph in the section of the Offer to Purchaser entitled
"Introduction" is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows: |
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"WJ Acquisition Corp. (the
"Purchaser"), a Delaware corporation and
wholly owned subsidiary of WJ Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation
("Holdco"), each an affiliate of Prentice
Capital Management, LP ("Prentice") and
Holtzman Opportunity Fund, L.P. ("Holtzman,"
together with Prentice, the "Investors" and
collectively with the Purchaser, Holdco, Prentice and its affiliates
PWJ Funding LLC ("PWJ Funding"), PWJ Lending
LLC ("PWJ Lending"), Jonathan Duskin and
Michael Zimmerman, Holtzman, Holtzman Financial Advisors, LLC, SH
Independence, LLC and Seymour Holtzman, each an affiliate of Holtzman,
the Purchaser and Holdco, the "Purchaser
Group") hereby offer to purchase all outstanding shares of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (together with the associated
preferred stock purchase rights, the "Common
Stock"), of Whitehall Jeweller's, Inc.
("Whitehall" or the
"Company"), a Delaware corporation (the
shares of Common Stock are referred to as the
"Shares"), other than Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Investors prior to the commencement of the
Offer (as defined below), at a price of $1.60 per Share, net to the
seller in cash without interest, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and in the related
Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or
supplements hereto or thereto, collectively constitute the
"Offer")." |
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The
second paragraph in the section of the Offer to Purchaser entitled
"Introduction" is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows: |
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"The Offer is being made pursuant
to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 1, 2006 (the
"Merger Agreement") by and among Whitehall,
Prentice, Holtzman, Holdco and the Purchaser. The Merger Agreement
provides that the Purchaser will be merged with and into Whitehall (the
"Merger") with Whitehall continuing as the
surviving corporation (the "Surviving
Corporation"). Each share of common stock of the Purchaser
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined below)
will automatically be converted at the Effective Time into one validly
issued and outstanding share of common stock of the Surviving
Corporation. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of
the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each Share
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Shares
owned by Whitehall or the Purchaser Group, all of which will be
canceled and Shares held by stockholders who have perfected their
appraisal rights) will be converted into the right to receive $1.60 or
any greater per Share price paid in the Offer in cash, without interest
and each share of Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share of
the Company ("Class B Shares") will be
converted into the right to receive the product of (x) 35.42083833 (the
vote and economic value per Class B Share relative to one Share as set
forth in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation) and (y)
$1.60 or any greater per Share price paid in the Offer in cash, without
interest (the "Merger Consideration"). The
Merger Agreement is more fully described in Section 11
"Special Factors," "The Merger
Agreement" which also contains a discussion of the
treatment of stock options." |
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The last
sentence in the first paragraph under Section 1 "Special
Factors (Background of the Offer; Past Contacts and Negotiation with
Whitehall") is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following sentence: |
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"Although the Purchaser Group does
not have any knowledge that would indicate that any of the statements
contained herein based on such information was untrue, the Purchaser
Group has not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of
such information, or can verify any failure by Whitehall or Newcastle,
as the case may be, to disclose events that may have occurred and may
affect the significance or accuracy of any such information but which
are unknown to the Purchaser
Group." |
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The
Section 1 "Special Factors (Background of the Offer; Past
Contacts and Negotiation with Whitehall") is hereby
amended and supplemented by adding the following information after the
74th paragraph: |
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"During the week of September 12,
2005, Jonathan Duskin contacted Seymour Holtzman inquiring as to
whether Holtzman would be interested in participating in the Financing
Transaction in light of Mr. Holtzman's expertise in the retail
jewelry industry. Mr. Holtzman indicated that he was interested and
agreed to participate. On or about October 2, 2005, Prentice
advised the Company's counsel that Holtzman would participate in
the Financing Transaction with
Prentice." |
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The
last paragraph under Section 1 "Special Factors
(Background of the Offer; Past Contacts and Negotiation with
Whitehall") is hereby amended and supplemented by adding
the following information: |
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"The Investors determined that the
appropriate price to be offered in connection with their revised
proposal was $1.60 per share since it represented a significant premium
above the Newcastle Tender
Offer." |
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The fifth
and 10th bullet under the second paragraph in Section 3 of
"Special Factors" ("Position of
the Purchaser Group Regarding the Fairness of the Offer and the
Merger") of the Offer to Purchase are hereby amended and
restated in their entirety, respectively, as follows: |
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"• the depressed market
price of the shares of Common Stock, which had closed as high as $7.85
and as low as $0.75 during the last completed fiscal year, based on
Whitehall's materially weaker financial results for the past
several years;" |
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"• effective October 28,
2005, the Common Stock was suspended from trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (the "NYSE") which has led to less
liquidity in the market for the Common Stock. The decision was reached
in view of the fact that the Company was not in compliance with the
NYSE continued listing standards because its average market
capitalization had been less than $25 million over a consecutive 30
trading-day period. The Company's Common Stock is now quoted in
the Pink Sheets under the symbol "JWLR.PK"
and has limited liquidity. The Offer therefore represents an
opportunity for the Company's stockholders to monetize their
investment promptly without regard to the limited liquidity currently
experienced by the market for the Common
Stock;" |
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The first
and third bullet under the fourth paragraph of Section 3 of
"Special Factors," ("Position of
the Purchaser Group Regarding the Fairness of the Offer and the
Merger") are hereby amended and supplemented to include
the following statements at the end thereof, respectively: |
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"The Purchaser Group was aware of
the Duff & Phelps opinion but did not rely upon it in its
determination of the substantive and procedural fairness of the Offer.
The Purchaser Group did note, however, that the existence of a fairness
opinion from a nationally recognized independent financial advisor
supported the procedural fairness of the
Offer." |
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"There is
no relationship between at least a majority of the Board of Directors
and either Whitehall or the Purchaser Group that would require
related-party transaction disclosure under any applicable securities
laws." |
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The last
paragraph in Section 3 of "Special Factors"
("Position of the Purchaser Group Regarding the Fairness
of the Offer and the Merger") of the Offer to Purchase is
hereby amended and supplemented to include the following statement
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"The Purchaser Group neither
considered nor deemed relevant the going concern and liquidation values
of the Common Stock because the Purchaser Group believed that factors
related to historical market price, past performance and book value
were more relevant to a determination of fairness. The Purchaser Group
did not believe, particularly in light of the absence of any
representative on the Whitehall Board of Directors, that it was
necessary to retain their own fairness advisor given the
Investors' expertise and experience in the
industry." |
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Section
4 of "Special Factors" ("Purpose
and Structure of the Offer and the Merger; Reasons of the Purchaser
Group for the Offer and the Merger; Certain Effects of the Offer and
the Merger") of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended
and supplemented to include the following statement at the end of the
fifth paragraph under the section entitled "Plans for
Whitehall After the Offer and Merger:" |
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"or any amendments to
Whitehall's certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
governing instruments, other than as provided in the Merger Agreement.
Under the Merger Agreement, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws
of the Surviving Corporation shall be identical to such constitutive
documents of the Purchaser in effect at the Effective
Time." |
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The section
entitled "Certain Effects of the Offer and
Merger" in Section 4 of "Special
Factors" ("Purpose and Structure of the Offer
and the Merger; Reasons of the Purchaser Group for the Offer and the
Merger; Certain Effects of the Offer and the Merger") of
the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
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"As a result of the
Offer, the direct and indirect interest of the Purchaser Group in
Whitehall's net book value and net earnings will increase to the
extent of the number of Shares acquired under the Offer. Following
consummation of the Merger, the Purchaser Group's indirect
interest in such items will increase to 100%, and the Purchaser
Group will be entitled to all benefits resulting from that interest,
including all income generated by Whitehall's operations and any
future increase in Whitehall's value. Upon consummation of the
Merger, the Purchaser Group's direct and indirect equity
interests in the Company would increase to 100%. |
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Based on Whitehall's results for the nine
months ended October 31, 2005, and assuming consummation of the Merger
as of October 31, 2005, this increase would have resulted in the
Purchaser Group's beneficial interest in Whitehall's net
book value increasing from approximately $6,343,809.50 to approximately
$24,829,000.00. The Purchaser Group will also bear the risk of losses
generated by Whitehall's operations and any decrease in the value
of Whitehall after the Merger. |
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Upon
consummation of the Merger, Whitehall will become a privately held
corporation. Accordingly, former stockholders of Whitehall will not
have the opportunity to participate in the earnings and growth of
Whitehall after the Merger and will not have any right to vote on
corporate matters. Similarly, former stockholders of Whitehall will not
face the risk of losses generated by Whitehall's operations or
decline in the value of Whitehall after the Merger. |
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The Purchaser Group anticipates that following
consummation of the Merger, the Whitehall Board will be reconstituted.
The purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer will reduce the number of
holders of Shares and the number of Shares that might otherwise trade
publicly, which could adversely affect the liquidity and market value
of the remaining Shares held by stockholders other than the Purchaser.
We cannot predict whether the reduction in the number of Shares that
might otherwise trade publicly would have an adverse or beneficial
effect on the market price for, or marketability of, the Shares or
whether such reduction would cause future market prices to be greater
or less than the Offer Price. |
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The Shares are
currently registered under the Exchange Act. Such registration may be
terminated upon application of Whitehall to the SEC if the Shares are
neither listed on a national securities exchange nor held by 300 or
more holders of record. Termination of registration of the Shares under
the Exchange Act would substantially reduce the information required to
be furnished by Whitehall to its stockholders and to the SEC and would
make certain provisions of the Exchange Act no longer applicable to
Whitehall. These provisions include the short-swing profit recovery
provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the requirement of
furnishing a proxy statement pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange
Act in connection with stockholders' meetings and the related
requirement of furnishing an annual report to stockholders and the
requirements of Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act with respect to
"going private" transactions. Furthermore,
the ability of "affiliates" of Whitehall and
persons holding "restricted securities" of
Whitehall to dispose of such securities pursuant to Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be
impaired or eliminated. In addition, termination of registration of the
Shares under the Exchange Act would render the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 and the liability provisions of the Exchange Act inapplicable to
the Company and the Company would no longer be required to certify the
accuracy of its financial statements. The Purchaser currently intends
to seek to cause the Surviving Corporation to terminate the
registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act upon completion of
the Merger. Following the Merger, none of Whitehall's
stockholders, other than the Purchaser Group, will be stockholders of
Whitehall. As a result, the de-registration following the Merger will
not adversely affect Whitehall's current public
stockholders." |
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Section
4 of "Special Factors" ("Purpose
and Structure of the Offer and the Merger; Reasons of the Purchaser
Group for the Offer and the Merger; Certain Effects of the Offer and
the Merger") of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended by
deleting the second sentence under the section entitled
"Plans for Whitehall After the Offer and
Merger" and replacing it with the following
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"Subsequent to
entering into the Financing Transaction, the Company deemed the
Newcastle Tender Offer to be a Superior Proposal (as defined in the
Merger Agreement) to the Financing Transaction. Although the Investors
discussed with the Company the possibility of making a tender offer in
conjunction with the Financing Transaction, such alternative was not
deemed by the Company and its financial advisors to be superior
relative to the Newcastle Tender Offer. Therefore, the parties
ultimately decided to abandon the issuance and sale of the notes and
entered into the Merger Agreement which, subject to its terms, provided
for the Offer and the
Merger." |
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The
following is hereby inserted after the seventh row in the table
contained in Section 8 of the Offer to Purchase entitled
"Special Factors" ("Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners"): |

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| "Holtzman
Advisors, LLC
(4) |
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1,055,716 |
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|
6.30 |
% |
| SH
Independence, LLC
(4) |
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|
1,055,716 |
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|
6.30 |
%" |
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24. |
The
seventh sentence in the first paragraph of Section 9 of the Offer to
Purchase entitled "Special Factors"
("Certain Information Concerning the Purchaser
Group") is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows: |
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| |
"The principal
business of each of Michael Zimmerman and Jonathan Duskin is to act as
a principal of
Prentice." |
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25. |
The
third sentence in the first paragraph of Section 10 of the Offer to
Purchase entitled "Special Factors"
("The Purchaser Group's Relationship with
Whitehall") is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
as follows: |
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| |
"On or about
October 2, 2005, Prentice advised the Company's counsel that
Holtzman would participate in the Financing Transaction with
Prentice." |
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26. |
Section
11 of "Special Factors" ("The
Merger Agreement") is hereby amended and supplemented to
add the following statement after the third sentence under the
paragraph entitled "Stock Options:" |
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"All
options not exercised will be canceled in exchange for the payment of
the excess, if any, of the Offer Price over the exercise price for such
Options, less applicable income and employment taxes required to be
withheld by applicable law, other than Options held by Robert
Baumgardner which will be treated in accordance with the terms of his
employment agreement.
" |
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27. |
The first bullet
under the section entitled "Conditions to the
Merger" in Section 11 of "Special
Factors" ("The Merger
Agreement") is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
as follows: |
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| |
"Prentice, Holdco,
Holtzman and the Purchaser or any affiliate of either of them shall
have purchased Shares pursuant to the Offer that together with Shares
otherwise owned by the Purchaser and its affiliates represent at least
the Minimum Condition (unless such Minimum Condition has been waived by
the Purchaser but only with the prior written consent of the
Company);" |
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28. |
The
phrase "as soon as legally permitted to do so under
applicable law" in the sixth paragraph and first paragraph
of Sections 1 and 2 of "The Tender Offer,"
("Terms of the Offer" and
"Acceptance for Payment and Payment for
Shares"), respectively, is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the word
"promptly." |
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29. |
The
first sentence under Section 4 "The Tender
Offer" ("Withdrawal Rights") of
the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows: |
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| |
"Tenders of Shares
made pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn (1) at any time prior to
the Expiration Date (as it may be extended), (2) after April 10, 2006
if the Shares have not been accepted for payment or exchange prior to
that date and (3) if the Offer is terminated without any Shares being
purchased." |
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30. |
The
phrase "is for general information only and"
in Section 5 "The Tender Offer"
("Material United States Federal Income Tax
Consequences") of the Offer to Purchase is hereby deleted
in its entirety. |
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31. |
The last
sentence in the first paragraph under Section 7 "The
Tender Offer" (Certain Information Concerning
Whitehall") is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following sentence: |
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| |
"Although the Purchaser Group does
not have any knowledge that would indicate that any of the statements
contained herein based on such information was untrue, the Purchaser
Group has not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of
such information, or can verify any failure by Whitehall to disclose
events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or
accuracy of any such information but which are unknown to the Purchaser
Group." |
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32. |
Section 11
of the Offer to Purchase entitled "Tender
Offer" ("Conditions to the
Offer") is hereby amended and supplemented to include the
following information following the last bullet point paragraph therein
as follows: |
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"In order to
satisfy the Minimum Condition 4,117,095 Shares (exclusive of Shares
beneficially owned by the Purchaser Group) must be tendered and not
validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer. As of February
21, 2006, 698,027 Shares have been tendered and not validly
withdrawn." |
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33. |
The
second sentence of the last paragraph in Section 11 of the Offer to
Purchase entitled "Tender Offer"
("Conditions to the Offer") is hereby amended
and restated in its entity and as follows: |
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| |
"Purchaser, Holtzman and Prentice
expressly reserve the right to waive any of the conditions to the
Offer, other than the Minimum Condition which may only be waived with
the prior written consent of the Company, and to make any change in the
terms of or conditions to the Offer (but only subject to and in
accordance with the Merger
Agreement)." |
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34. |
The
second sentence in the introductory paragraph to Schedule I of the
Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows: |
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"Prentice
and Holtzman own directly 75% and 25% of the shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share of Holdco,
respectively." |
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| |
The following
information is hereby added to Schedule I of the Offer to Purchase,
directly under the caption "Holtzman Opportunity Fund,
L.P.": |
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| |
"Holtzman Financial
Advisors, LLC SH Independence, LLC" |
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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.
Dated: February
22,
2006

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| HOLTZMAN OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P. |
| By: Holtzman Financial Advisors, LLC,
its General Partner |
| By: SH Independence, LLC, its
Managing Member |
| By: /s/
Seymour Holtzman |
| Name: Seymour Holtzman |
| Title: Sole
Member |
| HOLTZMAN FINANCIAL
ADVISORS, LLC |
| By: SH
Independence, LLC, its Managing Member |
| By: /s/ Seymour
Holtzman |
| Name: Seymour Holtzman |
| Title: Sole
Member |
| SH INDEPENDENCE,
LLC |
| By:/s/ Seymour
Holtzman |
| Name: Seymour Holtzman |
| Title: Sole
Member |
| PRENTICE CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, LP |
| By: /s/
Michael
Weiss |
| Name: Michael Weiss |
| Title: Chief Financial
Officer |
| WJ ACQUISITION
CORP. |
| By: /s/ Michael
Weiss |
| Name: Michael Weiss |
| Title: Vice
President |
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| WJ HOLDING
CORP. |
| By: /s/ Michael
Weiss |
| Name: Michael Weiss |
| Title: Vice
President |
| PWJ LENDING
LLC |
| By: /s/ Jonathan
Duskin |
| Name: Jonathan Duskin |
| Title: Managing
Director |
| PWJ FUNDING LLC |
| By: Prentice Capital Management, LP,
its Manager |
| By: /s/
Michael
Weiss |
| Name: Michael Weiss |
| Title: Chief Financial
Officer |
| /s/ Michael
Zimmerman |
| Michael
Zimmerman |
| /s/ Jonathan
Duskin |
| Jonathan
Duskin |
| /s/ Seymour
Holtzman |
| Seymour
Holtzman |
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