UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.10
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(Title of Class of Securities)
03216N 10 3
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(CUSIP Number)
*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 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. 03216N 10 3 13G PAGE 2 of 5 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON
John A. Svenningsen
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 of America
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 15,024,616
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 138,461
EACH
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 15,024,616
WITH
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
138,461
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
15,163,077
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
73.3%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) NAME OF THE ISSUER:
Amscan Holdings, Inc.
Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
80 Grasslands Road, Elmsford, New York 10523
Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
John A. Svenningsen
Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
80 Grasslands Road, Elmsford, New York 10523
Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
United States of America
Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, par value $0.10
Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
03216N 10 3
Item 3 Not Applicable
Item 4 OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned 15,163,077
(b) Percent of Class 73.3%
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(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct
the vote: 15,024,616
(ii) shared power to vote or direct
the vote: 138,461
(iii) sole power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of: 15,024,616
(iv) shared power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of: 138,461
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
Item 10 Certification:
Not Applicable
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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.
February 11, 1997
/S/ JOHN A. SVENNINGSEN
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Signature: John A. Svenningsen
