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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Woodhead Industries, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $1.00
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(Title of Class and Securities)
979438108
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Mary Woodhead Eklund
666 Hilary Drive
Tiburon, California 94920
[(415)435-2279]
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
October 4, 1995
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(Date of Event which Requires
Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on
Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the
subject of this Statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or
(4), check the following: ( )
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
Statement: N.A.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 979438108
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Mary Woodhead Eklund
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a) ( )
(b) ( )
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ( )
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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(7) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 67,500
SHARES -----------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 715,201
EACH -----------------------------------
REPORTING (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 67,500
WITH -----------------------------------
(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
715,201
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
782,701
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* ( )
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
7.5%
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.
This statement relates to the common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the
"Common Stock"), issued by Woodhead Industries, Inc. (the "Issuer"), whose
principal executive offices are located at 2150 East Lake Cook Road, Suite 400,
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
(a) This statement is filed by Mary Woodhead Eklund.
(b) The address of Mrs. Eklund is 666 Hilary Drive, Tiburon, California
94920.
(c) Mrs. Eklund's present occupation is Private Investor.
(d) Mrs. Eklund during the past five years has not been convicted in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors).
(e) Mrs. Eklund during the past five years has not been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as
a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgement, decree or final
order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
respect to such laws.
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(f) Mrs. Eklund is a citizen of the United States.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
No funds were used by Mrs. Eklund in acquiring the Common Stock that
triggered her obligation to make this filing. Mrs. Eklund acquired her
beneficial interest in such Common Stock by becoming a trustee of a trust that
has beneficial ownership of 600,000 shares of Common Stock (approximately 5.8%
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as reported in the Issuer's quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 1996).
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
Mrs. Eklund has acquired beneficial ownership of the Common Stock for
investment purposes. Mrs. Eklund may from time to time seek to increase, reduce
or dispose of her investment in the Common Stock in the open market, in
privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The determination to effect
such transactions will depend, among other things, upon the market price of the
Common Stock, availability of funds, borrowing costs, developments effecting the
Issuer and Mrs. Eklund, other opportunities available to Mrs. Eklund and other
considerations.
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Other than as described above, Mrs. Eklund has no plans or proposals which
relate to or would result in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional
securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) an
extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or
liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) a sale or
transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of
the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of
directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (e) any material
change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) any
other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure; (g)
changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or
other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any
person; (h) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a
national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;
(i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination
of registration
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pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or (j) any
action similar to any of the those enumerated above.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a) Mrs. Eklund may be deemed to beneficially own 782,701 shares of Common
Stock (approximately 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as reported
in the Issuer's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29,
1996.)
(b) Mrs. Eklund has shared power to vote or to direct the vote and shared
power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of 715,201 shares of Common
Stock. Mrs. Eklund has sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to
dispose of or to direct the disposition of 67,500 shares of Common Stock.
(c) Mrs. Eklund has not entered into any transactions in the Common Stock
in the past 60 days.
(d) As to the 600,000 shares referenced above in Item 3, Mrs. Eklund is
Co-Trustee with the Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, Illinois of the
Daniel Woodhead Trust of 9/8/49 for the benefit of Ellen N. W. Mueller. As to
the remainder of the 715,201 shares referenced above in Item 5(b), Mrs. Eklund
is Co-Trustee
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with her husband David A. Eklund under the terms of the Eklund Family Trust of
May 1981.
(e) Not applicable.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT
TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
The existence of and fact of the Woodhead Trust of 9/8/49 has been, and is,
known to the Issuer for many years. There are no contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships other than those required by the provisions of
the Trusts.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
The existence of and fact of the Woodhead Trust of 9/8/49 has been, and is,
known to the Issuer for many years. There are no contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships other than those required by the provisions of
the Trusts.
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. Dated: February 12, 1997
/s/ Mary Woodhead Eklund
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Mary Woodhead Eklund
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