SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 15)
ETHYL CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
297659-10-4
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement:
1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
Nos. of Above Persons
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr.
2) Check the appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a)
(b) X
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S.
Number of (5) Sole Voting Power 3,609,461
Shares Bene-
ficially (6) Shared Voting Power 5,355,698
Owned by
Each Repor- (7) Sole Dispositive Power 3,609,461
ting Person
With (8) Shared Dispositive Power 5,355,698
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
8,965,159
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10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares 362,755 shares held by foundation,
1,588,883 shares owned by adult sons
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 7.57%
12) Type of Reporting Person IN
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 15)
ETHYL CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
297659-10-4
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement:
1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
Nos. of Above Persons
Bruce C. Gottwald
2) Check the appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a)
(b) X
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S.
Number of (5) Sole Voting Power 8,228,576
Shares Bene-
ficially (6) Shared Voting Power 88,512
Owned by
Each Repor- (7) Sole Dispositive Power 8,228,576
ting Person
With (8) Shared Dispositive Power 88,512
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
8,317,088
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares 362,755 shares held by foundation,
1,853,519 shares owned by adult sons
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 7.02%
12) Type of Reporting Person IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
ETHYL CORPORATION
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. and B. C. Gottwald
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:
330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
U.S.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
297659-10-4
Item 3 If these statements are filed pursuant to Rules
13-1(b) or 13d-2(b):
Not applicable
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned*: 21,087,404
shares
(b) Percent of Class: 17.80%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote - 12,200,792 (1)
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote - 8,886,612 (2)
(iii) sole power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of -
12,200,792 (1)
(iv) shared power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of -
8,886,612 (2)
*The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an
admission that for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. or B. C.
Gottwald are the beneficial owners of 6,372,202 shares described
in Items 4(c)(i) and (iii) or the shares described in Items
4(c)(ii) and (iv). See Item 6 below.
(1) This amount includes 362,755 shares owned by a
charitable foundation for which the Gottwalds serve as
the sole directors, 3,186,101 shares held by Floyd D.
Gottwald, Jr. as trustee of a trust of which B. C.
Gottwald's family is beneficiary, and 3,186,101 shares
held by B. C. Gottwald as trustee of a trust of which
Floyd D. Gottwald's family is beneficiary. B. C.
Gottwald and Floyd D. Gottwald disclaim any beneficial
interest in any shares held in the foundation or either
trust.
(2) Includes 1,588,883 shares owned by the adult sons of
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. and 1,853,519 shares owned by
the adult sons of B. C. Gottwald who do not reside in
their father's home. It does not include 7,914,276
shares owned of record by NationsBank of Virginia,
N.A., Richmond, Virginia, as Trustee under Ethyl
Corporation's savings plan for its employees that are
held for the benefit of employees other than the
Gottwalds. Shares held by the Trustee under this plan
for the benefit of the Gottwalds are included in Items
(4)(c)(i) and (iii) above. Shares held under the
savings plan are voted by the Trustee in accordance
with instructions solicited from employees
participating in the plans. If a participating
employee does not give the Trustee voting instructions,
his shares are voted by the Trustee in accordance with
management's recommendations to the stockholders.
Because the Gottwalds are executive officers, directors
and the largest stockholders of Ethyl Corporation, they
may be deemed to be control persons of Ethyl
Corporation and to have the capacity to control any
such recommendation of management.
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:
Other persons have the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, 4,069,672 of the shares described in
Items 4(c)(ii) and (iv). However, none of such
persons' individual interest relates to more than 5
percent of the class of securities for which this Form
is filed.
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:
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. and B. C. Gottwald are brothers.
This form is being filed on behalf of Floyd D.Gottwald,
Jr. and B. C. Gottwald because they could be deemed to
be a group for purposes of Rule 13d-1(c) and
this form even though there is no agreement among them
with respect to the purchase, sale or retention of
Ethyl Common Stock.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification:
Not Applicable
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February __, 1994
Bruce C. Gottwald
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr.
RI-CS
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