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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. )*
CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common
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(Title of Class of Securities)
125141 10-1
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(CUSIP Number)
Steven I. Taub
1325 Centennial Road
Narberth, Pennsylvania 19072
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
August 13, 1997
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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.
*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 13-D
CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.
STEVEN I. TAUB
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CUSIP NO. 125141 10-1
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON
Steven I. Taub SS# 078341079
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
(a) [ ] (b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY:
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
OO
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
U.S.A.
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NUMBER OF 7. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 582,500
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------
EACH 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH None
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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
582,500
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
582,500
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
[ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.19%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
IN
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Item 1. Security and Issuer:
Ceco Environmental Corp.
505 University Avenue
Suite 1400
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA M5G 1X3
Item 2. Identity and Background:
(a) Steven I. Taub
(b) 1027-29 Conshohocken Road
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-0683
(c) President and Chief Executive Officer
of Ceco Filters, Inc. ("Filters")
1027-29 Conshohocken Road
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-0683
(d) The reporting person has not been involved
or convicted in any criminal proceeding.
(e) The reporting person has never been a party
to any civil judicial or administrative
proceeding in which there has been any
finding of any violation of any federal or
state securities law.
(f) U.S.A.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration:
The acquisition of common stock of the issuer was
made in consideration of the exchange by the
reporting person of 1,165,000 shares of common stock
of Filters. The exchange was made on the basis of two
shares of common stock of Filters for one share of
common stock of the issuer. The reporting person's
shares of Filters had originally been purchased with
his own funds.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The reporting persons acquired the 582,500 shares of
common stock of the issuer for investment purposes.
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The reporting person may acquire additional shares of
common stock of the issuer in the future.
The reporting person does not have any plans or
proposals which relate to or would result in any of
the following:
(a) The acquisition of additional securities of the
issuer, or the disposition of securities of the
issuer, other than the expected grant to the
reporting person by the issuer of options to purchase
shares of common stock of the issuer;
(b) An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a
merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the
issuer or any of its subsidiaries;
(c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of
the issuer or any of its subsidiaries;
(d) Any material change in the present capitalization or
dividend policy of the issuer;
(e) Any other material change in the issuer's business or
corporate structure;
(f) Changes in the issuer's charter, by-laws, or
instruments corresponding thereto or other actions
which may impede the acquisition of control of the
issuer by any person;
(g) A class of securities of the issuer being delisted
from a national securities exchange or ceasing to be
authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation
system of a registered national securities
association;
(h) A class of equity securities of the issuer becoming
eligible for termination of registration pursuant to
Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer:
(a) The reporting person owns directly and
beneficially 582,500 shares of common stock
of the issuer. Based on the last Form
10-QSB filed by the issuer, after the
transaction being reported, the issuer would
have 8,107,048 shares of common stock issued
and outstanding. Accordingly, the reporting
person owns 7.19% of the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock of the
issuer.
(b) The reporting person has sole power to vote
and sole power to dispose of the 582,500
shares of common stock of the issuer.
(c) Other than the acquisition of 582,000 shares
of common stock of the issuer being reported
herein, there have been no transactions
effected in the common stock of the issuer
by the reporting person during the past
sixty days.
(d) No persons other than the reporting person
are 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
582,500 shares of common stock of the
issuer.
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(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
Relationships with Respect to Securities of the
Issuer:
The reporting person is not a party to any
contracts, arrangements, understandings or
relationships with respect to any securities of the
issuer nor is the reporting person aware of any
contracts, arrangements, understandings or
relationship with respect to the shares of
common stock of the issuer.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
None.
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.
10/15/97 /S/ Steven I. Taub
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Date Signature
Steven I. Taub, Vice President
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Name and Title
