DATRON SYSTEMS INC/DE
SC 13D/A, 2000-11-29
RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 1)1

                              DATRON SYSTEMS, INC.
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                                (Name of issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                   238173-10-8
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                                 (CUSIP number)

                              STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ.
                 OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP
                                 505 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 753-7200
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                  (Name, address and telephone number of person
                authorized to receive notices and communications)

                                November 22, 2000
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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  Schedule  13D,  and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box
|_|.

         Note. six copies of this statement,  including all exhibits,  should be
filed with the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               (Page 1 of 4 Pages)


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     1 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 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. 238173-10-8                   13D                 Page 2 of 4
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                 ACQUISITOR PLC
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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*
                     WC
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  |_|
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION
                     UNITED KINGDOM
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 NUMBER OF         7      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES                       245,900
BENEFICIALLY
 OWNED BY
  EACH
 REPORTING
 PERSON WITH
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                   8      SHARED VOTING POWER
                                -0-

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                   9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                245,900

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                  10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                -0-

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     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                     245,900
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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)
                     8.99%
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     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                     CO
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CUSIP NO. 238173-10-8                   13D                 Page 3 of 4
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The  following  constitutes  Amendment  No.  1 to  the  Schedule  13D  filed  by
Acquisitor plc  ("Acquisitor").  The Schedule 13D, as amended,  is  collectively
referred to as "Schedule 13D". Except as specifically  amended by this Amendment
No. 1, the Schedule 13D remains in full force and effect.  Defined  terms herein
shall have the  meaning  specified  in the  Schedule  13D,  except as  otherwise
provided herein.

Item 3 is amended to read as follows:

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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                  The aggregate  purchase  price of the 245,900 shares of Common
Stock  acquired by Acquisitor  is $2,840,721  and was paid for using its working
capital.

Items 5 (a) (b), and (c) are amended to read as follows:

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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         Item 5 (a) As of the close of business on November 28, 2000, Acquisitor
beneficially  owns 245,900  shares of Common Stock,  constituting  approximately
8.99% of the shares of Common Stock  outstanding.  The  aggregate  percentage of
shares of Common Stock owned by  Acquisitor  is based upon  2,736,499  shares of
Common  Stock  outstanding,  which is the total number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding as of October 23, 2000 as reported in the Issuer's  Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000.

         Item 5(b)  Acquisitor  has sole  voting  power on the  shares of Common
Stock it beneficially owns.

         Item  5(c) In the 60 days  prior  to the  date  of the  filing  of this
Amendment No.1 to the Schedule 13D,  Acquisitor  effected no transactions in the
Common Stock other than those set forth in the following table:

                  Date                   Buy/Sell      Quantity       Price

                  11/9/00                Buy           143,100        $11.13
                  11/13/00               Buy            50,200        $12.20
                  11/15/00               Buy             5,500        $12.14
                  11/16/00               Buy             2,500        $12.06
                  11/20/00               Buy             5,600        $11.80
                  11/21/00               Buy            17,700        $11.85
                  11/22/00               Buy             4,000        $11.88
                  11/27/00               Buy             5,200        $11.72
                  11/28/00               Buy            12,100        $11.71

                  All  transactions  were  made  through  purchases  in the open
                  market.

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CUSIP NO. 238173-10-8                   13D                 Page 4 of 4
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                                   SIGNATURES


                  After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and
belief,  the  undersigned  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:  November 28, 2000               ACQUISITOR PLC


                                        By: /s/ Duncan Soukup
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                                        Name:   Duncan Soukup
                                        Title:  Managing Director


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