SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 45)
Everest & Jennings International Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value
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(Title of Classes of Securities)
299767 20 2
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(CUSIP Number)
John P. Denneen, Esq.
One Metropolitan Square, Suite 3600, St. Louis, MO 63102-2750
(314) 259-2000
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(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 27, 1996
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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 [ ].
[Intentionally Deleted]
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CUSIP NO. 299767 20 2
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1) Name of Reporting Persons BIL (Far East Holdings) Limited
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
Nos. of Above Persons
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2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [ ]
if a Member of a Group ----------------------------------
(b) [ ]
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Source of Funds OO
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5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6) Citizenship or Place of Organization Hong Kong
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Number of Shares 7) Sole Voting Power Shares Common: 0
Beneficially Series A Convertible Preferred: 0
Owned by Each Series B Convertible Preferred: 0
Reporting Person Series C Convertible Preferred: 0
With...
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8) Shared Voting Power
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9) Sole Dispositive Power Common: 0
Series A Convertible Preferred: 0
Series B Convertible Preferred: 0
Series C Convertible Preferred: 0
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10) Shared Dispositive
Power
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11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Common: 0
Owned by Each Reporting Person Series A Convertible Preferred: 0
Series B Convertible Preferred: 0
Series C Convertible Preferred: 0
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12) Check if the Aggregate Amount
in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
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13) Percent of Class Represented Common: 0.0%
by Amount in Row (11) Series A Convertible Preferred: 0.0%
Series B Convertible Preferred: 0.0%
Series C Convertible Preferred: 0.0%
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14) Type of Reporting Person CO
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This Amendment No. 45 to that certain Schedule 13D, dated as of January 16,
1986, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Industrial Equity
(Pacific) Limited, since renamed BIL (Far East Holdings) Limited, a Hong Kong
corporation ("BIL"), and relating to the shares of Common Stock, par value $.10
per share, of Everest & Jennings International Ltd., a Delaware corporation
("E&J"), hereby amends Items 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of said Schedule 13D.
Item 1. Security and Issuer
Item 1 is hereby superseded by the following:
This statement on Schedule 13D relates to four distinct classes of equity
securities.
(a) One class of equity security to which this statement on Schedule 13D
relates is the common stock, $.10 par value ("E&J Stock"), of Everest & Jennings
International Ltd. ("E&J"), a Delaware Corporation, 4203 Earth City Expressway,
Earth City, Missouri 63045.
(b) A second class of equity security to which this statement on Schedule
13D relates is the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per
share, of E&J (the "E&J Series A Preferred Stock").
(c) The third class of equity security to which this statement on Schedule
13D relates is the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per
share, of E&J (the "E&J Series B Preferred Stock").
(d) The fourth and final class of equity security to which this statement
on Schedule 13D relates is the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par
value per share, of E&J (the "E&J Series C Preferred Stock"); collectively, the
E&J Stock, the E&J Series A Preferred Stock, the E&J Series B Preferred Stock
and the E&J Series C Preferred Stock are hereinafter referred to as the "E&J
Capital Stock").
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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
On November 27, 1996, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 3, 1996, and amended as of
October 1, 1996, by and between Graham-Field Health Products International,
Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("GFI"), BIL, E&J and E&J Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation wholly owned by GFI ("Acquisition Corp."), Acquisition
Corp. has merged with and into E&J with E&J surviving as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of GFI.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, BIL exchanged its E&J Capital Stock for
shares of GFI common and preferred stock.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer:
Item 5 is hereby amended and supplemented by the following:
See Item 4.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer
Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
See Item 4.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
Item 7 is hereby amended by adding the following:
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 3, 1996, and amended as
of October 1, 1996, by and between GFI, Acquisition Corp., BIL and E&J
(incorporated by reference to Annex A to the definitive Proxy Statement dated
October 22, 1996 of E&J).
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth on this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated as of December 9, 1996
BIL (FAR EAST HOLDINGS) LIMITED
By: /s/ M.B. Horton
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Name: Mark B. Horton
Title: Director
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