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[FORM 3]
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of
1940
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1. Name and Address of 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Reporting Person Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) Bird Corporation (Common-BIRD; Preferred-BIRDP)
BI Expansion II Corp.
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 2/16/98 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date of Original
Person to Issuer (Month/Day/Year)
750 E. Swedesford Road (Check all applicable)
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(Street) 3. IRS or Social ______ Officer ________ Other (specify below)
Security Number of (give title below)
Valley Forge, PA 19482 Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 3,991,022 D
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$1.85 Cumulative 772,735 D
Convertible Preference Stock
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1473 (8-92)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership Form 6. Nature of Indirect
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Date of Securities Exercise Price of Derivative Beneficial Ownership
(Month/Day/Year) Underlying of Derivative Security: Direct (Instr. 5)
Derivative Security Security (D) or Indirect
(Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expiration Title Amount or
Exercisable Date Number of
Shares
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Explanation of Responses: On February 13, 1998, the tender offer made by BI
Expansion II Corp. (a wholly owned subsidiary of CertainTeed Corporation, which
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain) for all of the issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock and $1.85 Cumulative Convertible
Preference Stock of Bird Corporation expired and pursuant to such offer BI
Expansion II Corp. purchased 3,991,022 shares of such common stock and 772,735
shares of such preference stock.
BI Expansion II Corp.
by: Name: John R. Mesher
Title: Vice President
/s/ JOHN R. MESHER February 20, 1998
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**Signature of Reporting Date
Person
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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Additional Reporting Persons
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Additional Reporting Person: CertainTeed Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain)
Address: 750 E. Swedesford Road; Valley Forge, PA 19482
Designated Filer: BI Expansion II Corp.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Bird Corporation/Common-BIRD; Preferred-BIRDP
Statement for Month/Year: 2/98
CertainTeed Corporation
by: Name: John R. Mesher
Title: Vice President
/s/ JOHN R. MESHER February 20, 1998
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
Additional Reporting Person: Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
Address: Les Miroirs, 92096 La Defense Cedex, Paris,
France
Designated Filer: BI Expansion II Corp.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Bird Corporation/Common-BIRD; Preferred-BIRDP
Statement for Month/Year 2/98
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
by: Name: Gianpaolo Caccini
Title: Senior Vice President
/s/ GIANPAOLO CACCINI February 20, 1998
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
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