-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DaqIsaoRlUpFvHEQlAJhBnukwaxRfl7I1zJ9i89cac6iUo5XZBenkNNyeXJvRSP3 5tbixWJrxAmEjtbtrSignw== 0000225602-99-000013.txt : 19990511 0000225602-99-000013.hdr.sgml : 19990511 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000225602-99-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990510 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRIDEX CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000047254 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577] IRS NUMBER: 060682273 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-33654 FILM NUMBER: 99614967 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 61 WILTON RD CITY: WESTPORT STATE: CT ZIP: 06880-3121 BUSINESS PHONE: 2032261144 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 61 WILTON ROAD CITY: WESTPORT STATE: CT ZIP: 06880-3121 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HI G INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840829 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000225602 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 041590850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1295 STATE ST B050 CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01111 BUSINESS PHONE: 4137448411 SC 13G/A 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 1 )* Tridex Corporation __________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common __________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 895906105 _______________________________ (CUSIP Number) April 17, 1999 _________________________________________________________________ (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] 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). Page 1 of 9 Pages CUSIP No. 895906105 __________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 04-1590850 __________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ __________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY __________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts __________________________________________________________________ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 107,142 Common Shares; 290,909 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH Not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 107,142 Common Shares; 290,909 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER Not applicable __________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 107,142 Common Shares; 290,909 Warrants __________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * Not applicable __________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.0% __________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IC (Insurance Company) Page 2 of 9 Pages CUSIP No.895906105 __________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual Corporate Investors 04-2483041 __________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ __________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY __________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts __________________________________________________________________ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 71,429 Common Shares; 218,182 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH Not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 71,429 Common Shares; 218,182 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER Not applicable __________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 71,429, Common Shares; 218,182 Warrants __________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * Not Applicable __________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 4.4% __________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IV (Investment Company) __________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 9 Pages CUSIP No. 895906105 __________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual Participation Investors 04-3025730 __________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ __________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY __________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts __________________________________________________________________ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 35,714 Common Shares; 109,091 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH Not Applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 35,714 Common Shares; 109,091 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER Not Applicable __________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 35,714 Common Shares; 109,091 Warrants __________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * Not Applicable __________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.2% __________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IV (Investment Company) __________________________________________________________________ Page 4 of 9 Pages CUSIP No. 895906105 __________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd __________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ __________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY __________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands __________________________________________________________________ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 71,429 Common Shares; 181,818 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH Not Applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 71,429 Common Shares; 181,818 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER Not Applicable __________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 71,429 Common Shares; 181,818 Warrants __________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * Not Applicable __________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 3.9% __________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO (Corporation) __________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 9 Pages ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer: Tridex Corporation ITEM 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 61 Wilton Road Westport, CT 06880 ITEM 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This statement is filed on behalf of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd. which together may be regarded as a group for the purpose of this statement. This statement is signed on behalf of the aforementioned parties, and therefore, it does not include a separate agreement providing for a joint filing. ITEM 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. Cayman Islands ITEM 2(c). Citizenship MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. is organized under the laws of Cayman Islands ITEM 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Page 6 of 9 Pages ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER: 895906105 ITEM 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, an insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19); MassMutual Corporate Investors, an investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; MassMutual Participation Investors, an investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd., a corporation which together may be regarded as a group pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H). ITEM 4. Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners ltd. own respectively 290,909, 218,182, 109,091, and 181,818 warrants exercisable into equal amounts of common stock. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd. own respectively 107,142, 71,429, 35,714 and 71,429 shares of Common Stock. Total shares of common stock owned directly and indirectly: 800,000 warrants, 285,714 shares common stock. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd. are for the purposes of sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owners of any common stock of the issuer. (b) Percent of Class: Percentage of ownership is calculated as follows: 285,714 shares common + 800,000 Warrants / 6,368,000 shares outstanding + 800,000 (shares from warrants) = 15.1% Page 7 of 9 Pages (c) Powers: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd. have sole power to vote or dispose of respectively 398,051, 289,611, 144,805, and 253,247 shares of common stock. 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: Not Applicable ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Note applicable ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group: Not applicable ITEM 10. Certification: By signing below, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS, MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS and MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. certify to the best of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and 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 such purpose or effect. Page 8 of 9 Pages After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS, MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS, and MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. May 10,1999 May 10, 1999 MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTORS By: /signature/ By: /signature/ Charles McCobb Jr. Charles McCobb Jr. Managing Director Managing Director May 10, 1999 May 10, 1999 MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS VALUE PARTNERS LTD. By: /signature/ By: /signature/ Charles McCobb Jr. Charles McCobb Jr. Managing Director Managing Director Page 9 of 9 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----