COMMERCIAL INTERTECH CORP
SC 13G/A, 2000-02-09
MISC INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                                 (RULE 13d-102)

 Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), (c)
          and (d) and Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-2.



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                        Commercial Intertech Corporation
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                              (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, par value $1.00
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                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   201709-102
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               December 31, 1999
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            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

         Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

                  [X]    Rule 13d-1(b)

                  [ ]    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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information required in 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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CUSIP NO. 201709-102                  13G                 PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES
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  1     Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
        (Entities Only)

        The Commercial Intertech Corporation Defined Contribution Master Trust
        (the "Trust")
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  2     Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group     (a) [ ]
        (See Instructions)                                   (b) [ ]


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  3     SEC Use Only


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  4     Citizenship or Place of Organization

        The agreement establishing the Trust is to be construed according to the
        laws of the State of Ohio to the extent such laws are not preempted by
        federal law.
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    Number of
                           5       Sole Voting Power

      Shares                       0
                           -----------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially            6       Shared Voting Power

                                   3,081,990 (as of 12/31/99)
     Owned by              -----------------------------------------------------
                           7       Sole Dispositive Power

       Each                        3,081,990 (as of 12/31/99)
                           -----------------------------------------------------
     Reporting             8       Shared Dispositive Power

                                   0
    Person With
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  9     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

        3,081,990 (as of 12/31/99)
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 10     Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
        (See Instructions)

        Not Applicable
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 11     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

        17.79%
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 12     Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

        EP
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CUSIP NO. 201709                     13G                 PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1     Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
        (Entities Only)

        LaSalle Bank N.A. (not in its individual or corporate capacity but as
        trustee of the Trust or in agency or fiduciary capacities unrelated to
        the Trust) (the "Trustee")
        FEIN #: 36-1521370
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  2     Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group     (a) [ ]
        (See Instructions)                                   (b) [ ]


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  3     SEC Use Only


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  4     Citizenship or Place of Organization

        The Trustee is a national banking association organized under the laws
        of the United States.
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    Number of
                           5       Sole Voting Power

      Shares                       0
                           -----------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially            6       Shared Voting Power

                                   3,081,990 (as of 12/31/99)
     Owned by              -----------------------------------------------------
                           7       Sole Dispositive Power

       Each                        3,081,990 (as of 12/31/99)
                           -----------------------------------------------------
     Reporting             8       Shared Dispositive Power

                                   0
    Person With
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  9     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

        3,081,990 (as of 12/31/99)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 10     Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
        (See Instructions)

        Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 11     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

        17.79%
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 12     Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

        BK
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         The Trust was established by the Commercial Intertech Defined
         Contribution Master Trust Agreement dated February 12, 1990. The Trust
         forms a part of and implements both the Commercial Intertech
         Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the Matching Employee
         Stock Ownership Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). The filing of this
         Schedule 13G does not constitute, and shall not be construed as, an
         admission that the Reporting Persons (as defined below in Item 2(a))
         are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the
         beneficial owners of any securities covered by this Statement.

ITEM 1(A).    NAME OF ISSUER

         Commercial Intertech Corporation

ITEM 1(B).    ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES

         1775 Logan Avenue
         P.O. Box 239
         Youngstown, Ohio 44501

ITEM 2(A).    NAME OF PERSON FILING

         The persons filing this statement are the Trust and the Trustee.

ITEM 2(B).    ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE

         The address of the Trust and its principal place of business is c/o
         LaSalle Bank N.A., 135 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.
         The address of the Trustee is 135 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
         Illinois 60603.

ITEM 2(C).    CITIZENSHIP

         The Trustee is a national banking association organized under the laws
         of the United States. The Trust is administered pursuant to the Trust
         Agreement, which is to be construed and administered according to the
         laws of the State of Ohio to the extent such laws are not preempted by
         the laws of the United States.

ITEM 2(D).    TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES

         common stock, $1.00 par value, of the Issuer ("Common Stock").


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ITEM 2(E).    CUSIP NUMBER

         201709-102

ITEM 3.       THE REPORTING PERSONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

         The Trustee is a:

              (b)   [x] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

         The Trust is a:

              (f)   [x] Employee Benefit Plan or endowment fund in accordance
                    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

ITEM 4.       OWNERSHIP

         Beneficial Ownership by the Trust:

         (A)  Amount beneficially owned (as of 12/31/99):  3,081,990 shares(1)

         (B)  Percent of Class (as of 12/31/99): 17.79%

         (C)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

              (I)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                    0 shares

- --------

        (1) The shares listed as beneficially owned by the Trust and the Trustee
include: (a) 594,834 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock Series B (the "Series
B Preferred Stock") (convertible into 1,798,004.7 shares of Common Stock) which
are not allocated to the individual accounts of the participants in the Plans
(the "Participants"); (b) 0 shares of Common Stock which are not allocated to
the individual accounts of the Participants; (c) 298,508.88 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock (convertible into 902,302.8 shares of Common Stock) which are
allocated to the individual accounts of the Participants; and (d) 381,682 shares
of Common Stock which are allocated to the individual accounts of the
Participants. The filing of this Schedule 13G, however, does not constitute, and
shall not be construed as, an admission that the Trust or the Trustee is, for
the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any
securities covered by this Statement.


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              (II)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
                    3,081,990 shares

              (III) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                    3,081,990 shares

              (IV)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                    0 shares

         Beneficial Ownership by the Trustee:

         (A)  Amount beneficially owned (as of 12/31/99): 3,081,990 shares(1)

         (B)  Percent of Class (as of 12/31/99): 17.79%

         (C)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

              (I)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                    0 shares

              (II)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
                    3,081,990 shares

              (III) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                    3,081,990 shares

              (IV)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                    0 shares

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

         Subject to the terms and conditions of the Trust and the Plans, Plan
         Participants are entitled to receive certain distributions or assets
         held by the Trust. Such distributions may include proceeds from
         dividends on, or the sale of, shares of Common Stock or Series B
         Preferred Stock, reflected in this Schedule 13G.


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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 and are held in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of an
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                    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.

                                    February 7, 2000

                                    THE COMMERCIAL INTERTECH CORPORATION
                                    DEFINED CONTRIBUTION MASTER TRUST, by
                                    LASALLE BANK N.A. (not in its individual or
                                    corporate capacity but solely as Trustee)

                                    By: /s/ E. Vaughn Gordy
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: E. Vaughn Gordy
                                          --------------------------------------
                                    Title: Senior Vice President & Trust Officer
                                           -------------------------------------

                                    LASALLE BANK N.A., TRUSTEE

                                    By: /s/ E. Vaughn Gordy
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                    Name: E. Vaughn Gordy
                                          --------------------------------------
                                    Title: Senior Vice President & Trust Officer
                                           -------------------------------------

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number      Description                                     Page Number
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99.1                Resolution of Board of Directors authorizing        A-1
                    E. Vaughn Gordy to sign on behalf of the
                    Trust and the Trustee, attached hereto.





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

LASALLE BANK N.A.
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603

EXTRACT FROM THE BYLAWS

SECTION 9.2 EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS.
All agreements, indentures, mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers,
certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions,
settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings,
proxies and other instruments or documents may be signed, executed,
acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted for the bank by the chairman of
the board, or the vice chairman of the board, or the president, or any executive
vice president, or any senior vice president, or any vice president, or the
secretary, or the cashier, or, if in connection with the exercise of fiduciary
powers of the bank by any of said officers or by any officer in the trust
department. Any such instruments may also be signed, executed, acknowledged,
verified, delivered or accepted for the bank in such other manner and by such
other officers as the board may from time to time direct. The provisions of this
Section 9.2 are supplementary to any other provisions of these bylaws.

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors at a meeting held March 20, 1991, adopted the following
Resolution:

RESOLVED,
1. Either the chairman of the board or any vice chairman of the board,
or the president, or any executive vice president, or any senior vice president,
or any vice president, or any assistant vice president, is hereby authorized in
said officer's discretion, to do or perform any or all corporate and official
acts in carrying on the business of the bank, either of its own or when acting
in any fiduciary capacity whatsoever, and said officer is hereby empowered in
said officer's discretion to appoint all necessary agents and attorneys; also,
to make, execute and acknowledge all deeds, conveyances, mortgages, releases,
leases, agreements, contracts, bills of sale, assignments, powers of attorney,
or of substitution, proxies, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges,
satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits indemnity
bonds and other instruments in writing in connection with the purchase, sale,
mortgage, exchange, lease, assignment, transfer, management or handling in any
way of any property, real or personal, of any description, held or controlled by
the bank, either in its own right, or in any fiduciary capacity and either the
cashier, or any assistant cashier, the secretary, or any assistant secretary is
authorized to attest and affix the corporate seal to any and all instruments in
writing, requiring such attestation, or which are executed under seal. The
enumeration of particular powers in this resolution shall not restrict or be
taken to restrict in any way, the general powers and authorities otherwise given
to said officers or any of them.

2. FURTHER RESOLVED, That either the chairman of the board, or any vice chairman
of the board, or the president is hereby authorized to designate any other
officer or any employee to do or perform any or all such corporate and official
acts in carrying on the business of the bank, either of its own or when acting
in any fiduciary capacity whatsoever, that said designating officer has been
empowered to perform by resolution of this board of directors.

3. All bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations of any corporation, state,
public agency or political subdivision; all stock certificates, voting trust
certificates, warrants, scrip certificates or other instruments to be signed or
countersigned by this bank as transfer agent, registrar or in any other agency
capacity; all certificates of deposit or deposit receipts to be signed by this
bank as depositary, may be signed for this bank by any officer of this bank
(except the auditor or an assistant auditor) or by such of the employees of this
bank in the trust department as shall from time to time be designated by the
officer in charge of the trust department, and for such purpose only, each
employee who shall be so designated, is hereby appointed and authorized to so
sign as an assistant trust officer, assistant secretary and an authorized
officer of this bank.

STATE OF ILLINOIS  )  ss.
COUNTY OF COOK     )

I, Michael E. Ricaurte (Assistant Secretary), do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a correct copy of an extract from Section 9.2 of the Bylaws and
the resolution of the Board of Directors of LaSalle Bank National Association,
Chicago, Illinois, in full force and effect at this date.

    I further certify that the individual(s) whose name and signature(s)
appear(s) below (is) (are) authorized to act and sign for and on behalf of
LaSalle Bank National Association, Chicago, Illinois.


                                          /s/   E. VAUGHN GORDY
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                E. Vaughn Gordy
                                                Senior Vice President

WITNESS my hand and the corporate seal of said Bank this 7th day of February,
A.D., 2000


                                          /s/   MICHAEL E. RICAURTE
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                (Assistant Secretary)


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