UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (AMENDMENT NO. 3) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 DIXON TICONDEROGA COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $1.00 par value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 255860108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Jarden Corporation 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, New York 10580 Attention: Martin E. Franklin (914) 967-9400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) Copy to: Robert L. Lawrence, Esq. Kane Kessler PC 1350 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 (212) 541-6222 March 12, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 / /. SCHEDULE 13D -------------------- ------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 255860108 Page 2 of 4 Pages ------- ----- -------------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Jarden Corporation 35-1828377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 440,000 REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 --------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 440,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13.74% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D ("Amendment No. 3") relates to shares of the Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Shares"), of Dixon Ticonderoga Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). This Amendment No. 3 amends the initial statement (the "Schedule 13D") on Schedule 13D, dated January 9, 2004, of Jarden Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D, dated February 11, 2004, and as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D, dated February 27, 2004. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 3 not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. Information contained in this statement is as of the date hereof, unless otherwise expressly provided herein. Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is amended by adding the following paragraph to the end of such item: On March 12, 2004, the Reporting Person and the Issuer entered into a Third Amendment to Exclusivity Agreement (the "Third Amendment to Exclusivity Agreement") pursuant to which, among other things, the Reporting Person's exclusive right to negotiate with the Issuer regarding a strategic transaction was extended until April 12, 2004 (subject to earlier termination under certain circumstances). A copy of the Third Amendment to Exclusivity Agreement is annexed hereto as Exhibit 5, and the foregoing description of the Exclusivity Agreement is qualified by the full text of the Exclusivity Agreement as amended by the Amendment to Exclusivity Agreement, the Second Amendment to Exclusivity Agreement and the Third Amendment to Exclusivity Agreement. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is amended by adding the following Exhibit No. 5 to the end of such item: 5. Third Amendment to Exclusivity Agreement, dated March 12, 2004, between Jarden Corporation and Dixon Ticonderoga Company. 3 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: March 12, 2004. JARDEN CORPORATION By: /s/ Desiree DeStefano ---------------------------- Name: Desiree DeStefano Title: Senior Vice President