UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ____)*
LANDCARE USA, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
51476F 10 4
(CUSIP Number)
AUGUST 10, 1998
(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)
/X/ Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
*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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on 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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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP No. 51476F 10 4 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Dennis Dautel
1 SSN: ###-##-####
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_|
2 (b) |X|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4 United States
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5 844,263
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SHARED VOTING POWER
6 0
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NUMBER OF SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 7 844,263
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------
EACH
REPORTING SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 8 0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 844,263
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
10 CERTAIN SHARES |_|
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
11 5.67%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 IN
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ITEM 1.
(A) NAME OF ISSUER
LandCARE USA, Inc.
(B) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Three Riverway, Suite 630
Houston, Texas 77056
ITEM 2.
(A) NAME OF PERSON FILING
Dennis Dautel
(B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
8711 Burnett Road, Suite #F73
Austin, Texas 78757
(C) CITIZENSHIP
United States
(D) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(E) CUSIP NUMBER
51476F 10 4
ITEM 3. STATUS OF PERSON FILING
(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
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(e) [ ] Investment Advisor registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 or the Endowment Fund; see ss. 240.13d-1(b)
(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. ss. 1813)
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of
an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. ss. 80a-3)
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(H)
If this Statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(c), check
this box. |X|
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(A) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
844,263 shares
(B) PERCENT OF CLASS
5.67%
(C) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
844,263
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
- 0 -
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
844,263
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
- 0 -
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
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.
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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: September 3, 1998
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Dennis Dautel
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