SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 17)
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 418,149
Shares Bene-
ficially (6) Shared Voting Power 5,851,786
Owned by
Each Repor- (7) Sole Dispositive Power 418,149
ting Person
With (8) Shared Dispositive Power 5,851,786
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,269,935
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares 316,755 shares held by foundation,
4,372,310 shares held by adult sons
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.29%
12) Type of Reporting Person IN
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 17)
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 5,001,308
Shares Bene-
ficially (6) Shared Voting Power 615,839
Owned by
Each Repor- (7) Sole Dispositive Power 5,001,308
ting Person
With (8) Shared Dispositive Power 615,839
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,617,147
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares 316,755 shares held by foundation,
4,659,900 shares held by adult sons
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 4.74%
12) Type of Reporting Person IN
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*: 21,236,047
shares
(b) Percent of Class: 17.90%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote - 5,736,212 (1)
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote - 15,499,835 (2)
(iii) sole power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of -
5,736,212 (1)
(iv) shared power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of -
15,499,835 (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 316,755 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 316,755 shares owned by a
charitable foundation for which members of the Gottwald
family serve as the sole directors. B. C. Gottwald and
Floyd D. Gottwald disclaim any beneficial interest in
any shares held in the foundation.
(2) Includes 4,372,310 shares held by the adult sons of
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. and 4,659,900 shares held by the
adult sons of B. C. Gottwald who do not reside in their
father's home. It does not include 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, 10,682,895 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 14, 1996
/s/ Bruce C. Gottwald
Bruce C. Gottwald
/s/ Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr.
Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr.
