UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 2)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CLARUS CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
182707109
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(CUSIP Number)
Robert L. Lawrence, Esq.
Kane Kessler, P.C.
1350 Avenue of the Americas,
26th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 541-6222
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
October 28, 2002
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(Date of Event which requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box / /.
*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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on 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).
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 182707109 Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warren B. Kanders
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,659,450
NUMBER OF ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 1,659,450
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,659,450
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.6%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 182707109 Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Burtt R. Ehrlich
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
43,000
NUMBER OF ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 11,500
EACH ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 43,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,500
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
54,500
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 182707109 Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
S.T. Investors Fund, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
31,350
NUMBER OF ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
EACH ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 31,350
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
31,350
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 182707109 Page 5 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Nicholas Sokolow
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
N/A
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States and France
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
5,000
NUMBER OF ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 31,350
EACH ------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 5,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
31,350
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
36,350
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
The Schedule 13D filed April 12, 2002 (the "Schedule 13D") filed by Warren B.
Kanders, Burtt R. Ehrlich, ST Investors Fund, LLC and Nicholas Sokolow in
connection with the shares of common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of
Clarus Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as amended on May 6, 2002, is hereby
amended by this Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D.
As of the date of this report, Burtt R. Ehrlich, ST Investors Fund, LLC and
Nicholas Sokolow are not beneficial owners of more than five percent of the
outstanding Common Stock and are not members of a group for purposes of Section
13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which beneficially own more than five
percent of the outstanding Common Stock.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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On October 28, 2002, Kanders acquired 841,200 shares of Common Stock
together with the proxy rights to vote such shares at the special meeting of the
Company's stockholders to be held on December 6, 2002 in a negotiated
transaction for an aggregate purchase price of $4,206,000. Such funds will be
furnished from Kanders' personal funds. Kanders also agreed to pay $16,824 to
Jeffries & Co. as commission for arranging this transaction.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
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On October 17, 2002, the Company announced that it signed a definitive
asset purchase agreement with Epicor Software Corporation to sell substantially
all of its core products and operations in an all cash transaction for a
purchase price of $1 million. The Reporting Persons, as members of the Company's
Board of Directors, voted in favor of the proposed sale. A preliminary proxy
statement was filed by the Company with the SEC on October 23, 2002, with
respect to such transaction and other matters, including seeking stockholder
approval to reimburse expenses incurred by Kanders on behalf of himself, Ehrlich
and Sokolow in connection with their successful solicitation of proxies whereby
they were elected to the Company's Board of Directors in May, 2002. The proposed
sale is subject to approval of the Company's stockholders. The Reporting Persons
intend to vote in favor of the proposed transaction if and when it is submitted
to a vote of the Company's stockholders. The Company further announced that
following the sale, the Company will focus on the divestiture of its remaining
assets and operations and evaluation of strategic opportunities for the
redeployment of the Company's resources. The Reporting Persons support this
strategy. The Board of Directors of the Company has elected Mr. Kanders as the
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective upon the closing of the
proposed sale.
Kanders acquired the 841,200 shares of Common Stock and accompanying
proxy rights in a negotiated transaction from a stockholder of the Company
owning more than 5% of the Company's outstanding shares in order to increase the
number of shares owned by Kanders from 5.2% to 10.6% of the outstanding shares
without directly affecting the market price of the Company's Common Stock. This
transaction is not expected to adversely affect the Company's ability to utilize
its net operating loss carryforward.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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(a-b)(i) On the date of this statement, Kanders beneficially owns, and
has the sole power to direct the vote and disposition of,
1,659,450 shares of Common Stock or approximately 10.6% of the
outstanding Common Stock. The beneficial interest reported by
Kanders includes options to purchase 5,000 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $5.99 per share which are
exercisable within 60 days of the filing of this report.
(ii) On the date of this statement, Ehrlich beneficially owns, and
has the sole power to direct the vote and disposition of,
43,000 shares of Common Stock or approximately 0.2% of the
outstanding Common Stock. Certain trusts (the "Trusts") for
the benefit of Ehrlich's children own and have the power to
direct the vote and disposition of 11,5000 shares of Common
Stock or approximately 0.1% of the outstanding Common Stock.
Ehrlich's spouse has the sole power to direct the vote and
disposition of the Common Stock owned by the Trusts. Ehrlich
may be deemed to share the power to direct the vote and
disposition of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by the Trusts. The beneficial interest reported by Ehrlich
includes options to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock at
an exercise price of $5.99 per share which are exercisable
within 60 days of the filing of this report.
(iii) On the date of this statement, ST Investors beneficially owns,
and has the sole power to direct the vote and disposition of,
31,350 shares of Common Stock or approximately 0.2% of the
outstanding Common Stock.
(iv) On the date of this statement Sokolow beneficially owns, and
has the sole power to direct the vote and disposition of 5,000
shares of Common Stock, consisting solely of options to
purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.99 per shares
which are exercisable within 60 days of the filing of this
report. Sokolow, as the managing member of ST Investors, may
be deemed to share the power to direct the vote and
disposition of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by ST Investors.
The percentage of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned is based
upon 15,653,108 shares outstanding as of October 18, 2002.
With the exception of Sokolow's interest in the shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by ST Investors by virtue of his position as managing member
of ST Investors, each Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial interest in the
shares of Common Stock held by the other Reporting Persons.
(c) The Reporting Persons effected the following transactions in
the Common Stock during the past sixty days:
(i) Mr. Kanders:
# of Shares Date Average Cost
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841,200 October 28, 2002 $5.02
(d) No person, other than the Reporting Persons, has the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from
the sale of the Common Stock reported by this statement.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
In connection with Kanders' acquisition of the 841,200 shares of Common
Stock reported herein, Kanders also acquired the proxy rights to vote such
shares at the special meeting of the Company's stockholders to be held on
December 6, 2002.
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 - Letter Agreement dated October 28, 2002
between Warren B. Kanders and Deutsche
Asset Management.
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.
Date: October 28, 2002
/s/ Warren B. Kanders
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Warren B. Kanders
/s/ Burtt R. Ehrlich
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Burtt R. Ehrlich
/s/ Nicholas Sokolow
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Nicholas Sokolow, individually and
on behalf of S.T. Investors Fund, LLC