UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 3)
TUPPERWARE CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
899896104
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2001
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/X/ Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
*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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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).
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 899896104
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Vorwerk & Co. KG (formerly known as Vorwerk & Co.)
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) / /
(b) /X/
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Federal Republic of Germany
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 6,343,900
BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 0
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,343,900
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,343,900
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES / /
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.9%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
Tupperware Corporation (the "Issuer").
ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
14901 South Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, Florida 32837
ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Vorwerk & Co. KG (formerly known as Vorwerk & Co.)
ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
Muehlenweg 17-37
Wuppertal 42275
Germany
ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:
Vorwerk & Co. KG is a limited partnership organized and existing under
the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.
ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
899896104
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b)
OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) / / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
(b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.
(d) / / Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
(e) / / An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
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(f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) / / A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h) / / A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(i) / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
(j) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,343,900
(b) Percent of Class: 10.9%
(Based on an aggregate of 58,121,955 outstanding shares of Common
Stock as of November 9, 2001, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the thirteen weeks ended September 29, 2001,
filed on November 13, 2001)
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,343,900
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,343,900
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None.
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Vorwerk & Co. KG beneficially owns all of the shares of the Issuer
described in Item 4 of this Schedule 13G through Vorwerk & Co.
Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, a private corporation limited by shares organized
and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, all of the
voting rights of which are held by August Mittelsten Scheid & Soehne
Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung, a private corporation limited by shares
organized and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, all of
the shares of which are held by Vorwerk & Co. KG. Subject to the control
exercised by Vorwerk & Co. KG, each of Vorwerk & Co. Beteiligungsgesellschaft
mbH and August Mittelsten Scheid & Soehne Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt
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of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of the Issuer
described in Item 4 of this Schedule 13G.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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.
Dated: February 1, 2002 VORWERK & CO. KG
By: /s/ Robin L. Spear
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Robin L. Spear
Attorney-in-fact for Dr. Ulrich Mollmann,
Head of Legal Department, and Mr. Matthias
Hickmann, Vice-Head of Legal Department,
Vorwerk & Co. KG
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