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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)*
ARI Network Services, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
001930 20 5
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(CUSIP Number)
James E. Brenn, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
12301 West Wirth Street, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53222 (414) 259-5333
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 23, 1999
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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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rules 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box |_|.
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*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 13D
CUSIP NO. 001930205 PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation
(I.R.S. No. 39-0182330)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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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
Wisconsin, USA
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
840,000
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
0
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
840,000
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
840,000
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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)
14.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
This amendment to Schedule 13D is being filed to report a greater than
one percent decrease in the percentage of the shares of Common Stock, .001 par
value (the "Common Stock"), of ARI Network Services, Inc. (the "Company"),
beneficially owned by Briggs & Stratton Corporation ("Briggs") solely as a
result of an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company. On September 13, 1999, the Company notified Briggs that on August 23,
1999 it issued 550,019 shares of Common Stock in connection with the merger of
Network Dynamics Incorporated with and into the Company.
(a) Aggregate number and percentage of the shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by Briggs: 840,000 shares representing 14.9% of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Company as of September 13, 1999.
Except as disclosed in this Item 5(a), neither Briggs nor,
to the best of its knowledge, any of its executive officers or directors
beneficially owns any securities of the Company or has a right to acquire any
securities of the Company.
(b) Briggs has the sole power to vote, to direct the vote, to
dispose and to direct the disposition of the 840,000 shares of the Common Stock
of the Company owned by it.
(c) Except as disclosed in this Schedule 13D, neither Briggs
nor, to the best of its knowledge, any of its executive officers or directors
has effected any transaction in securities of the Company during the past sixty
(60) days.
(d) No person, except for Briggs, is known to have the right
to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock covered by this Schedule 13D.
(e) Not applicable.
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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.
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
By: /s/ Robert H. Eldridge
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Name: Robert H. Eldridge
Title: Executive Vice President and
Secretary-Treasurer
Dated: September 15, 1999
