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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(RULE 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(AMENDMENT NO. 5)/1/
U.S. Can Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
90328W105
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(CUSIP Number)
August 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)
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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. 90328W105 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
President and Fellows of Harvard College
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Massachusetts
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
817,800
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY --
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
817,800 shares
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
--
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
817,800 shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
6.2%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 90328W105 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
The Harvard University Master Trust Fund
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Massachusetts
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
33,200
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY --
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
33,200 shares
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
--
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
33,200 shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0.3%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 90328W105 13G Page 4 of 11 Pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
John Stevens Trust
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Massachusetts
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
300 shares
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY --
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
300 shares
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
--
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
300 shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0.0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 90328W105 13G Page 5 of 11 Pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Nancy Stevens Trust
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Massachusetts
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
700 shares
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY --
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
700 shares
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
--
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
700 shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0.0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 90328W105 13G Page 6 of 11 Pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Harvard College Trust
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Massachusetts
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
1,400 shares
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY --
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
1,400 shares
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
--
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
1,400 shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0.0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
U.S. Can Corporation
1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
900 Commerce Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60521
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
(i) President and Fellows of Harvard College ("P&F")
(ii) The Harvard University Master Trust Fund ("HUMT")
(iii) John Stevens Trust ("JST")
(iv) Nancy Stevens Trust ("NST")
(v) Harvard College Trust ("HCT")
2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
(i) P&F: c/o Harvard Management Company, Inc.
600 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
(ii) HUMT: 1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Holyoke Center, Room 340
Cambridge, MA 02138
(iii) JST: c/o Harvard Management Company, Inc.
600 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
(iv) NST: c/o Harvard Management Company, Inc.
600 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
(v) HCT: c/o Harvard Management Company, Inc.
600 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
2(c) Citizenship:
(i) P&F: Massachusetts
(ii) HUMT: Massachusetts
(iii) JST: Massachusetts
(iv) NST: Massachusetts
(v) HCT: Massachusetts
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2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
2(e) CUSIP Number:
90328W105
Item 3 The entities filing are a Group, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4 Ownership:
4(a) Amount beneficially owned:
(i) P&F: 817,800 shares
(ii) HUMT: 33,200 shares
(iii) JST: 300 shares
(iv) NST: 700 shares
(v) HCT: 1,400 shares
4(b) Percent of Class:
(i) P&F: 6.2%
(ii) HUMT: 0.3%
(iii) JST: 0.0%
(iv) NST: 0.0%
(v) HCT: 0.0%
4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
(i) P&F: 817,800 shares
(ii) HUMT: 33,200 shares
(iii) JST: 300 shares
(iv) NST: 700 shares
(v) HCT: 1,400 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
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(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
(i) P&F: 817,800 shares
(ii) HUMT: 33,200 shares
(iii) JST: 300 shares
(iv) NST: 700 shares
(v) HCT: 1,400 shares
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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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:
Not Applicable.
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:
See Exhibit A.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable.
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its
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 the 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.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF
HARVARD COLLEGE
By: /s/ Michael S. Pradko
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Name: Michael S. Pradko
Title: Authorized Signatory
THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY MASTER
TRUST FUND
By: /s/ Michael S. Pradko
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Name: Michael S. Pradko
Title: Authorized Signatory
JOHN STEVENS TRUST
By: /s/ Michael S. Pradko
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Name: Michael S. Pradko
Title: Authorized Signatory
NANCY STEVENS TRUST
By: /s/ Michael S. Pradko
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Name: Michael S. Pradko
Title: Authorized Signatory
HARVARD COLLEGE TRUST
By: /s/ Michael S. Pradko
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Name: Michael S. Pradko
Title: Authorized Signatory
September 16, 1999
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Exhibit A
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Members of Group Item 3 Classification
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(1) President and Fellows of Harvard College EP
(2) The Harvard University Master Trust Fund EP
(3) John Stevens Trust EP
(4) Nancy Stevens Trust EP
(5) Harvard College Trust EP
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