ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1995-11-08
HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                         ______________

                        SCHEDULE 14D-1/A

           TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 
        14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

                               AND

                         SCHEDULE 13D/A

                UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934

                 ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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                    (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)

                       LG ELECTRONICS INC.
                      LG SEMICON CO., LTD.
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                            (BIDDERS)

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (Including the Associated Rights)
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                 (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                           989349 10 5
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              (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                            K.S. Cho
                        Managing Director
                       LG Electronics Inc.
                         LG Twin Towers
                         20, Yoido-dong
                         Youngdungpo-gu
                      Seoul, Korea 150-721
                       011-82-2-3777-3480

          (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
      AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON 
                        BEHALF OF BIDDER)
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                            Copy to:
                         Scott J. Davis
                      Mayer, Brown & Platt
                    190 South LaSalle Street
                       Chicago, IL  60603
                         (312) 782-0600

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  CUSIP NO.: 989349 10 5   14D-1 AND 13D


1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     S.S. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                    LG Electronics Inc.
                    LG Semicon Co., Ltd.
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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

_______________________________________________________________________

4    SOURCE OF FUNDS

     BK, WC
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
     PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(e) or 2(f)                         (_)

_______________________________________________________________________

6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                    Republic of Korea
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7    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
     PERSON

     LG Electronics Inc.  --  36,569,000 shares of Common Stock* <F1>
     LG Semicon Co., Ltd. --  28,095,200 shares of Common Stock
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8    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES                                       (_)

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9    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)

          LG Electronics Inc.  --57.68%* <F1>
          LG Semicon Co., Ltd. --44.32%
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10   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                    CO
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<F1> * Includes the shares of Zenith Electronics Corporation's common 
       stock, par value $1.00 ("Common Stock"), held by LG Semicon Co., 
       Ltd., a majority owned subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc.
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      This Amendment No. 5 amends and supplements the Tender Offer 
Statement on Schedule 14D-1 and Schedule 13D dated July 21, 1995, as 
amended (the "Schedule 14D-1") of LG Electronics Inc., a corporation 
organized under the laws of the Republic of Korea (the "Purchaser") and LG 
Semicon Co., Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic 
of Korea ("LG Semicon"), filed in connection with the Purchaser's offer to 
purchase up to 18,619,000 shares of the outstanding common stock, par value 
$1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Zenith Electronics Corporation, a 
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the associated Common Stock 
purchase rights (the "Rights" and, together with the Common Stock, the 
"Shares") upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the 
Schedule 14D-1.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein 
shall have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Schedule 14D-1.

ITEM 2.    IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

      On November 8, 1995, Messrs. Hun Jo Lee, Cha Hong (John) Koo, Yong 
Nam, Nam K. Woo, K.S. Cho and Eugene B. Connolly were elected as directors 
of the Company.  Also on November 8, 1995, Mr. Hun Jo Lee was elected as 
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Cha Hong (John) Koo was elected as 
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Mr. Eugene 
B. Connolly was elected as Chairman of the Organization and Compensation 
Committee of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Executive 
Committee of the Board of Directors and Mr. K.S. Cho was elected as a 
member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.

ITEM 6.    INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.

      The transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement were 
consummated on November 8, 1995.  Accordingly, Purchaser has accepted 
18,619,000 Offer Shares for payment, subject to final proration and has 
caused the purchase of 16,500,000 Issue Shares from the Company.  As 
previously disclosed, Purchaser has caused LG Semicon to purchase 80% of 
the Offer Shares and 80% of the Issue Shares.  As a result, LG Semicon is 
the holder of 28,095,200 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 
44.32% of the Company's total outstanding shares of Common Stock as of June 
30, 1995.  Purchaser has retained the remaining 20% of the Offer Shares and 
20% of the Issue Shares as well as the 1,450,000 shares of Common Stock 
previously held by it.  As a result, Purchaser is the direct holder of 
8,473,800 shares of Common Stock.  Together with the shares of Common Stock 
held by LG Semicon, Purchaser is the beneficial owner of a total of 
36,569,000 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 57.68% of the 
Company's total outstanding shares of Common Stock as of June 30, 1995.

ITEM 10.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

      The Offer terminated according to its terms at 12:00 midnight New 
York City time on November 7, 1995 and has not been extended.  The 
Purchaser issued two press releases on November 8, 1995.  The Purchaser's 
press releases are attached as exhibits hereto and are incorporated herein 
by reference.

ITEM 11.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.


Exhibit No.      Description
__________       ___________

99(a)(13)        Purchaser's Press Release dated November 8, 1995.
99(a)(14)        Purchaser's Press Release dated November 8, 1995.
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                                SIGNATURE

      After due 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:  November 8, 1995


                             LG ELECTRONICS INC.


                             /s/ K.S. Cho                               
                             Name:  K.S. Cho 
                             Title:  Managing Director


                             LG SEMICON CO., LTD.


                             /s/ Young-Pyo Bae                          
                             Name:  Young-Pyo Bae
                             Title:  Executive Director


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                              EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.             Description
__________              ___________

99(a)(13)               Purchaser's Press Release dated November 8, 1995.
99(a)(14)               Purchaser's Press Release dated November 8, 1995.


                                                EXHIBIT 99(a)(13)
For Immediate Release

LG ELECTRONICS ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF ZENITH STOCK

     Seoul, Korea, November 8, 1995 -- LG Electronics Inc.
announced today that its tender offer for up to 18,619,000 shares
of common stock of Zenith Electronics Corporation has terminated
and that a total of 35,125,567.33 shares were tendered in
response to the tender offer, including 3,742,771.196 shares
tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures. 
Accordingly, assuming that 18,619,000 tendered shares are
purchased in the tender offer, the preliminary proration factor
(the percentage of shares validly tendered that may be purchased)
would be 53.006973%.

     The tender offer and a direct purchase of an additional
16,500,000 newly issued shares from Zenith are being made
pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement between LG Electronics and
Zenith.  Zenith's stockholders approved the transactions at a
special meeting of stockholders held yesterday.  A closing for
the transactions is scheduled to occur later today.

     LG Electronics Inc. is a leading manufacturer of consumer
electronics, multimedia products, home appliances and, through LG
Semicon, semiconductors with combined worldwide sales of $8
billion in 1994.  

     Zenith Electronics Corporation, based in Glenview, Ill., has
been a leader in electronics for more than 75 years.  Zenith's
core business -- Consumer Electronics and Network Systems -- is
at the center of the company's digital strategy, which includes
interactive television, digital video disc (DVD) players, digital
and wireless cable, video dial-tone, data communication and HDTV
systems.  

Media Contacts:     Matt Afflixio--LGE (Access Public Relations)
                    415/904-7070

                    John Taylor--Zenith Electronics Corporation
                    708/391-8181

Investor Contact:   Bill McNitt--Zenith Electronics Corporation
                    708/391-7713

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                                                EXHIBIT 99(a)(14)


LG ELECTRONICS ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF ZENITH STOCK

     Seoul, Korea, November 8, 1995 -- LG Electronics Inc.
announced today that, pursuant to the terms of its tender offer,
it has accepted for purchase 18,619,000 shares of Zenith
Electronics Corporation's common stock for $10.00 per share,
subject to final proration.  The total number of shares tendered
was 35,125,567.33, including 3,742,771.196 shares tendered pursuant
to guaranteed delivery procedures, and the preliminary proration
factor (the percentage of shares validly tendered that were
purchased) is 53.006973%.  

     The shares purchased under the tender offer were acquired by
LG Electronics and its majority-owned subsidiary, LG Semicon Co.,
Ltd.  LG Electronics and LG Semicon also purchased 16,500,000
Zenith common shares directly from Zenith for $10.00 per share. 
The tender offer and the direct purchase of shares from Zenith
were both made pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement between LG
Electronics and Zenith.

     LG Electronics Inc. is a leading manufacturer of consumer
electronics, multimedia products, home appliances and, through LG
Semicon, semiconductors with combined worldwide sales of $8
billion in 1994.  

     Zenith Electronics Corporation, based in Glenview, Ill., has
been a leader in electronics for more than 75 years.  Zenith's
core business -- Consumer Electronics and Network Systems -- is
at the center of the company's digital strategy, which includes
interactive television, digital video disc (DVD) players, digital
and wireless cable, video dial-tone, data communication and HDTV
systems.  

Media Contacts:     Matt Afflixio--LGE (Access Public Relations)
                    415/904-7070

                    John Taylor--Zenith Electronics Corporation
                    708/391-8181

Investor Contact:   Bill McNitt--Zenith Electronics Corporation
                    708/391-7713


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