SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
Kenetech Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
8.25% Convertible Preferred Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
488878307
(CUSIP Number)
1. Name of Reporting Person Eaton Vance Management
#04-3101341
2. Check the appropriate
Box if a Member of a Group Group Disclaims
3. SEC use only
4. Citizenship or
Place of Organization Boston, Massachusetts
5. Sole Voting Power 205,000 shares
6. Shared Voting Power 51,300 shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power 205,000 shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power 51,300 shares
9. Aggregate Amount
Beneficially Owned by
Each Reporting Person 256,300 shares
10. Check Box if Aggregate
Amount in Row 9 Excludes
Certain Shares
11. Percentage of Class
Represented By Amount
in Row 9 5.70%
12. Type of Reporting
Person Investment Adviser (IA)
Schedule 13G
Item 1(a)Name of Issuer:
Kenetech Corporation
Item 1(b)Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
500 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Item 2(a)Name of Person Filing:
Eaton Vance Management
Item 2(b)Address of Principal Business Office of Person Filing:
24 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Item 2(c)Citizenship:
Boston, Massachusetts
Item 2(d)Title of Class of Securities:
8.25% Convertible Preferred Stock
Item 2(e)CUSIP Number
488878307
Item 3 Eligibility to File Schedule 13G:
Eaton Vance Management is an investment adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Adviser Act of 1940, and acts as
investment adviser for a group of investment companies registered
under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and a variety
of private investment accounts.
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) As of July 31, 1994:
1. Total Return Portfolio, a New York State Trust,
beneficially owned 200,000 shares of the issuer's 8.25%
Convertible Preferred Stock (or 4.44% of the 4,500,000
shares believed to be outstanding).
2. Winslow Environmental Growth Fund beneficially owned
5,000 shares of the issuer's 8.25% Convertible Preferred
Stock (or 0.11% of the 4,500,000 shares believed to be
outstanding).
3. Various Private investment accounts, Pension and Profit
sharing accounts beneficially owned 51,300 of the issuer's
8.25% Convertible Preferred Stock (or 1.14% of the
4,500,000 shares believed to be outstanding).
By virtue of new Rule 13d-3(a)(2) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, Eaton Vance Management, in its
capacity as investment adviser may be deemed the
"beneficial owner" of 256,300 shares of the issuer's 8.25%
Convertible Preferred Stock (or 5.70% of the 4,500,000
shares believed to be outstanding), inasmuch as said
investment adviser has investment power with respect to
such shares.
(b) As of July 31, 1994:
1. Total Return Portfolio, a New York State Trust, has the
sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 200,000 shares
of the issuer's 8.25% Convertible Preferred stock and the
sole power to dispose, or direct the disposition of 200,000
shares of the issuer's 8.25% Convertible Preferred Stock,
in its capacity as investment adviser.
2. Winslow Environmental Growth Fund, has the sole power to
vote or to direct the vote of 5,000 shares of the issuer's
8.25% Convertible Preferred stock and the sole power to
dispose, or direct the disposition of 5,000 shares of the
issuer's 8.25% Convertible Preferred Stock, in its capacity
as investment adviser.
3. Eaton Vance Management has the shared power to vote or
to direct the vote of 51,300 shares of the issuer's 8.25%
Convertible Preferred stock and the shared power to
dispose, or direct the disposition of 51,300 shares of the
issuer's 8.25% Convertible Preferred Stock, in its capacity
as investment adviser.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent of Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
See Item 4 above.
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:
Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable
Item 10 Certification:
DISCLAIMER
Eaton Vance Management disclaims and each Fund and account referred
to herein disclaims that it acts or has ever acted (or has ever
agreed to act) with any other person (including, without
limitation, any one or more of the other entities referred to in
this statement or any associate thereof) as a general partnership,
limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the
issuer within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and states the filing or sending of this
statement shall not be deemed to constitute any such action or
agreement.
CERTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE
Eaton Vance Management certifies that it is a person entitled to
file statements on Schedule 13G under Rule 13d-1(b)(1)
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course
of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
have the effect of changing or influencing control of the issuer
of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as
a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect .
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and
belief, Eaton Vance Management certifies the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
By
Douglas C. Miller
Assistant Vice President
August 3, 1994
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