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CUSIP No. 371559 10 5 (Page 1 of 6 Pages)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. _____)
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
371559 10 5
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(CUSIP Number)
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CUSIP No. 371559 10 5 (Page 2 of 6 Pages)
13G
1 Name of Reporting Persons
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons
LOUIS S. FULLER
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group* (a) [_]
(b) [_]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
UNITED STATES
5 Sole Voting Power - 163,144
Number of
Shares 6 Shared Voting Power - 73,144
Beneficially
Owned by 7 Sole Dispositive Power - 163,144
Each
Reporting 8 Shared Dispositive Power - 73,144
Person with
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
294,538 (See Item 4 for disclaimer of beneficial ownership as to certain
shares)
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares* [_]
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.5%
12 Type of Reporting Person*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 371559 10 5 (Page 3 of 6 Pages)
ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER:
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
71 Lewis Street
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
ITEM 2(A). NAMES OF PERSON FILING:
Louis S. Fuller
ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE, OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
16260 Kelly Cove Drive #238
Fort Myers, Florida 33908
ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP:
United States
ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Class A Common Stock
ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER:
371559 10 5
ITEM 3. STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B) OR 13D-2(B):
Not Applicable
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 294,538 shares
Such amount consists of the following shares of Class A Common
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Stock: (i) 30,000 shares owned by the Reporting Person directly;
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(ii) 73,144 shares owned by the Reporting Person jointly with
his wife; (iii) 30,000 shares owned by the Reporting Person's
wife, as to which shares the Reporting Person disclaims
beneficial ownership; and (iv) 14,375 shares owned by the
Reporting Person's daughter, as to which shares the Reporting
Person disclaims beneficial ownership.
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CUSIP No. 371559 10 5 (Page 4 of 6 Pages)
Such amount also consists of the following shares of the Issuer's
Class B Common Stock: (i) 133,144 shares owned by the Reporting
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Person directly; and (ii) 13,875 shares owned by the Reporting
Person's daughter, as to which shares the Reporting Person
disclaims beneficial ownership. The Issuer's Class B Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share, which is not registered pursuant
to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
has ten votes per share (as compared with the Class A Common
Stock, which has one vote per share), and is freely convertible
into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock.
(b) Percent of Class: 6.5%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 163,144
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 73,144
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
163,144
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
73,144
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
Not Applicable
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:
Not Applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not Applicable
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CUSIP No. 371559 10 5 (Page 5 of 6 Pages)
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION:
Not Applicable
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CUSIP No. 371559 10 5 (Page 6 of 6 Pages)
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.
Dated: February 5, 1997 /s/ Louis S. Fuller
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Louis S. Fuller
