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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )*
The Kroll-O'Gara Company
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
67083U 10 2
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(CUSIP Number)
May 5, 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)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[x] Rule 13d-1(d)
*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
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*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
Not applicable.
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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 2,425,935 |
| OF |______________________________________________|
| SHARES | |
| BENEFICIALLY | (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 0 |
| OWNED |______________________________________________|
| BY | |
| EACH | (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,425,935 |
| REPORTING |______________________________________________|
| PERSON | |
| WITH | (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 |
|_______________________________________________________________|
9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
2,425,935
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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
14.4%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: The Kroll-O'Gara Company
1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
9113 LeSaint Drive 900 Third Avenue
Fairfield, Ohio 45014 New York , NY 10022
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)
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(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, prior to the
Issuer's public offering.
Item 4. Ownership (as of May 5, 1998)
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,425,935 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 14.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,425,935 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0 shares
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 2,425,935 shares
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 0 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.
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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
such purpose or effect.
Date: May 29, 1998 /s/ Thomas M. O'Gara
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Thomas M. O'Gara
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