SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 1)*
Metris Companies Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
common stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
591598107
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2002
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(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-(c)
[_] Rule 13d-1(d)
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*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 11 Pages
CUSIP No. 591598107 Schedule 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Iridian Asset Management LLC
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
less than 5.0%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
________________________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 591598107 Schedule 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
LC Capital Management, LLC
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
less than 5.0%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
________________________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 591598107 Schedule 13G Page 4 of 11
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
CL Investors, Inc.
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
less than 5.0%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
________________________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 591598107 Schedule 13G Page 5 of 11 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
COLE Partners LLC
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
less than 5.0%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
________________________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 591598107 Schedule 13G Page 6 of 11 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Iridian Private Business Value Equity Fund, L.P.
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
less than 5.0%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
________________________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 591598107 Schedule 13G Page 7 of 11 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
David L. Cohen
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
less than 5.0%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
________________________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 591598107 Schedule 13G Page 8 of 11 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Harold J. Levy
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING not applicable
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
less than 5.0%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
________________________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SCHEDULE 13G Page 9 of 11 Pages
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G amends in its entirety Schedule 13G
previously filed for the month ended Deceember 31, 2001. This Amednement reports
a less than 5.0% position (see item 5).
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Metris Companies
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Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
10900 Wayzata Boulevard
Minnetinka, Minnesota 55305-1534
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Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing.
This Statement is being filed by and on behalf of Iridian Asset Management
LLC ("Iridian"), LC Capital Management, LLC ("LC Capital"), CL Investors, Inc.
("CL Investors"), COLE Partners LLC ("COLE"), Iridian Private Business Value
Equity Fund, L.P. ("Iridian Private Business"), David L. Cohen and Harold J.
Levy (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
The Address of Principal Business Office of each of the Reporting Persons
is c/o Iridian Asset Management LLC, 276 Post Road West, Westport, CT
06880-4704.
(c) Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Each of Iridian, LC Capital and COLE is a Delaware limited liability
company. CL Investors is a Delaware corporation. Iridian Private Business is a
Delaware limited partnership. Each of David L. Cohen and Harold J. Levy is a
citizen of the United States.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
This Statement relates to the shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of
Metris Companies Inc.
(e) CUSIP Number: The CUSIP number is 591598107.
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Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 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 Exchange Act.
(b) [_] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) [_] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act.
(d) [_] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act.
(e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(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;
(j) [X] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. [_]
SCHEDULE 13G Page 10 of 11 Pages
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Item 4. Ownership.
Not Applicable.
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following: X
________________________________________________________________________________
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.
Not Applicable.
________________________________________________________________________________
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
This Statement is being filed by and on behalf of the Reporting Persons listed
in item 2.
________________________________________________________________________________
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
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Item 10. Certifications.
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its or his
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are
held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of and do not have 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.
SCHEDULE 13-G Page 11 of 11 Pages
SIGNATURE.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its or his knowledge and
belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: February 11, 2003
IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott, Executive Vice President
LC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott, Executive Vice President
CL INVESTORS, INC.
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott, President
COLE PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott, Executive Vice President
IRIDIAN PRIVATE BUSINESS VALUE EQUITY FUND, L.P.
By: COLE PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Elliott
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Jeffrey M. Elliott, Executive Vice President
By: /s/ David L. Cohen
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David L. Cohen, individually
By: /s/ Harold J. Levy
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Harold J. Levy, individually