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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Compost America Holding Company, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
20461V101
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(CUSIP Number)
August 27, 1998
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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:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] 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
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).
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CUSIP NO. 167113109
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
Andersen Weinroth & Co., L.P. (I.R.S. No. 13-3870916)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,234,936
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 1,234,936
PERSON --------------------------------------------------------
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,234,936
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
BD-PN
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CUSIP NO. 167113109
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
AW Compost Partners, LLC (I.R.S. No. 13-4000471)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,302,384
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 1,302,384
PERSON --------------------------------------------------------
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,302,384
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
3.2%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
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CUSIP NO. 167113109
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
G. Chris Andersen
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 2,537,320
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON --------------------------------------------------------
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,537,320
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,537,320
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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CUSIP NO. 167113109
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
Stephen D. Weinroth
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 2,537,320
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON --------------------------------------------------------
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,537,320
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,537,320
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer:
Compost America Holding Company, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
320 Grand Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Item 2. (a)(b)(c)Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal Business Office
or, if none Residence; Citizenship:
This Schedule 13G is being filed jointly by Andersen Weinroth &
Co., L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("AW"), AW Compost
Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "LLC"),
G. Chris Andersen ("Andersen"), a general partner of AW and a
voting member and sole manager of the LLC, and Stephen D.
Weinroth ("Weinroth"), a general partner of AW and a voting
member of the LLC (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The
business address of each of AW, the LLC, Andersen and Weinroth is
1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019. Andersen
and Weinroth are United States citizens.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock")
(e) CUSIP Number:
20461V101
Item 3. If this statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: N/A
(a)[ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b)[ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c)[ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d)[ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940
(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)(ii)(G)
(h)[ ] A Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit
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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 of 1940
(j)[ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,537,320*
(b) Percent of Class: 6.0%
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote -
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote - 2,537,320*
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of -
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition
of - 2,537,320*
*See Attachment A
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 [ ].
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
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N/A
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and
are 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 that purpose or effect.
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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.
ANDERSEN WEINROTH & CO., L.P.
By: /s/ G. Chris Andersen
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G. Chris Andersen
General Partner
AW COMPOST PARTNERS, LLC
By: /s/ G. Chris Andersen
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G. Chris Andersen
Manager
/s/ G. Chris Andersen
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G. Chris Andersen
/s/ Stephen D. Weinroth
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Stephen D. Weinroth
Dated: December 4, 1998
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ATTACHMENT A
As of August 27, 1998, AW is the beneficial owner of 1,234,936 shares
of Common Stock, for a total beneficial ownership of 2.9% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock. As of August 27, 1998, the LLC is the beneficial owner
of 1,302,384 shares of Common Stock, for a total beneficial ownership of 3.2%
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. As the general partner of AW,
Andersen and Weinroth share the power to vote and direct the voting of and the
power to dispose and direct the disposition of the 1,234,936 shares of Common
Stock owned by AW. As the only two voting members of the LLC, Andersen and
Weinroth share the power to vote and to direct the voting of and the power to
dispose and direct the disposition of the 1,302,384 shares of Common Stock
owned by the LLC. Accordingly, Weinroth and Andersen may be deemed to be the
beneficial owners of 2,537,320 shares of Common Stock, or 6.0% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
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AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all
other persons signatory below of a statement on Schedule 13G or any amendments
thereto, with respect to the Common Stock of Compost America Holding Company,
Inc, and that this Agreement be included as an attachment to such filing.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of
which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement on
the 4th day of December, 1998.
ANDERSEN WEINROTH & CO., L.P.
By: /s/ G. Chris Andersen
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G. Chris Andersen
General Partner
AW COMPOST PARTNERS, LLC
By: /s/ G. Chris Andersen
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G. Chris Andersen
Manager
/s/ G. Chris Andersen
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G. Chris Andersen
/s/ Stephen D. Weinroth
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Stephen D. Weinroth
Dated: December 4, 1998
