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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)*
The O'Gara Company
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
67083U 10 2
(CUSIP Number)
* The remainder of this cover page should 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. 67083U 10 2 13G
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1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Thomas M. O'Gara
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2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Not applicable
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 2,875,219
OF
SHARES ------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 1,166,619
OWNED
BY ------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,875,219
REPORTING
PERSON ------------------------------------------
WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,166,619
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9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
4,041,838
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10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
[ ]
Not applicable
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11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
60.7%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: The O'Gara Company
1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Thomas M. O'Gara
2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 9113 LeSaint Drive
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
2(c) Citizenship: United States of America
2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value
2(e) CUSIP Number: 67083U 10 2
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is 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
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Not applicable. The filing person may be deemed to have had
beneficial ownership of the reported shares identified in Item
4 below (except for 11,000 shares subsequent acquired) prior
to the Issuer's initial public offering.
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Item 4. Ownership (as of December 31, 1996)
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 4,041,838 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 60.7%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,875,219 shares
(including 2,864,219 shares held by the Thomas M. O'Gara Family
Trust, of which Mr. O'Gara is grantor and trustee)
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,166,619 shares
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,875,219
shares (including 2,864,219 shares held by the Thomas M. O'Gara
Family Trust, of which Mr. O'Gara is grantor and trustee)
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,166,619 shares
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 a Group
Not applicable
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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 were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes 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.
Date: February 7, 1997 /s/ Thomas M. O'Gara
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Thomas M. O'Gara
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