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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
LENOX BANCORP, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
526253-10-9
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1999
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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-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).
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CUSIP NO. 526253-10-9 13G/A Page 2 of 5 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Lenox Savings Bank
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) /_/
(b) /_/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Ohio
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 24,051
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 9,266
REPORTING
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 33,317
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
33,317
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11.7% of 285,028 shares of Common Stock outstanding
as of December 31, 1999.
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
EP
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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LENOX SAVINGS BANK
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Lenox Bancorp, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
5255 Beech Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45217
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Lenox Savings Bank
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Trustee: First Bankers Trust, Co., N.A.
1201 Broadway
Quincy, Illinois 62301
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Offices or, if none, Residence:
5255 Beech Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45217
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Ohio chartered stock savings institution's employee stock
benefit plan organized in Ohio.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01
per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 526253-10-9
Item 3 The person filing this statement is an employee benefit plan
which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974.
Item 4 Ownership. As of December 31, 1999, the reporting person
beneficially owned 33,317 shares of the issuer. This number of
shares represents 11.7% of the common stock, par value $ .01,
of the issuer, based upon 285,028 shares of such common stock
outstanding as of December 31, 1999. As of December 31, 1999,
the reporting person has sole power to vote or to direct the
vote of 24,051 shares and shares voting power over 9,266
shares. The reporting person has the sole power to dispose or
direct the disposition of 33,317 shares of common stock.
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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
N/A
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company.
N/A
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
N/A
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Item 10 Certification.
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
are not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such 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.
February 11, 2000
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(Date)
/s/ Carmen Walch
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(Signature)
Carmen Walch
First Banker Trust Co., N.A., as Trustee
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(Name/Title)
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