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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under the Securities Act of 1934
NCO Group, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, no par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
628858102
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(CUSIP Number)
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. 628858102 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ABOVE PERSON
Michael J. Barrist
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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
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,638,071 (See Item 4)
NUMBER OF
SHARES ----------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 77,119 (See Item 4)
REPORTING
PERSON ----------------------------------------------------
WITH
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,344,783 (See Item 4)
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
77,119 (See Item 4)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,715,190 (See Item 4)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES See Item 4
[X]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
20.4% (See Item 4)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
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NCO Group, Inc. (the "Corporation")
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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515 Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
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Michael J. Barrist
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
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NCO Group, Inc.
515 Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
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United States
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
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Common stock, no par value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 628858102
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Item 3 Not Applicable
Item 4 Ownership:
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,715,190(1)
(b) Percent of Class: 20.4%(2)
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(1)Includes: (i) 293,288 shares of Common Stock owned by Annette Barrist which
Michael J. Barrist has the sole right to vote pursuant to an irrevocable proxy
(the "Proxy Shares"); and (ii) 77,119 shares held in trusts for the benefit of
members of Annette Barrist's or Michael Barrist's family for which Michael J.
Barrist is a co-trustee (the "Trust Shares"). Excludes 179,160 shares held in
trust for the benefit of Michael J. Barrist's child, as to which Michael J.
Barrist disclaims beneficial ownership. Annette Barrist is the mother of
Michael J. Barrist.
(2) Based on 13,291,727 shares outstanding as of 12/31/97.
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(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has
(i) sole power to vote/direct the vote: 2,638,071(3)
(ii) shared power to vote/direct the vote: 77,119(4)
(iii) sole power to dispose/direct the disposition
of: 2,344,783(5)
(iv) shared power to dispose/direct the disposition
of: 77,119(6)
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:
Annette Barrist has the sole power to dispose or direct the
disposition of 293,288 Shares, which Michael J. Barrist has
the sole power to vote or direct the vote of pursuant to an
irrevocable proxy. (See Item 4)
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.
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: 2/13/98 /s/ Michael J. Barrist
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Michael J. Barrist
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(3)Includes all shares shown as beneficially owned in Item 4(a) except the
Trust Shares.
(4)Includes only the Trust Shares.
(5)Includes all shares shown as beneficially owned in Item 4(a) except the
Proxy Shares and the Trust Shares.
(6)Includes only the Trust Shares.
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