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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)
SINTER METALS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
(Title of Class of Securities)
82934Q101
(CUSIP Number)
Mr. Bruce G. Wilcox
Cumberland Associates
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 536-9700
(Name, Address and Telephone Number
of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
April 30, 1997
(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 [ ].
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 82934Q101
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
a[ ]
b[X]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC,00
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
7. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY
EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.0%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN, IA
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Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This Amendment No. 3, which is being filed pursuant to Rule
13d-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), amends the Schedule 13D, filed July 14,
1995, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed August 9, 1996, and Amendment
No. 2 thereto, filed November 11, 1996 (as amended, the "Schedule 13D"), of
Cumberland Associates, a New York limited partnership, and relates to the Class
A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock" or the "Shares"),
of Sinter Metals, Inc. (the "Company"), which has its principal executive
offices at 50 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. Unless otherwise indicated,
all capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:
This statement is being filed by Cumberland Associates.
Cumberland Associates is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the
State of New York, and is engaged in the business of managing, on a
discretionary basis, eleven securities accounts, the principal one of which is
Cumberland Partners. The
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address of the principal business and office of Cumberland Associates is 1114
Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036.
K. Tucker Andersen, Gary Tynes, Oscar S. Schafer, Bruce G.
Wilcox, Glenn Krevlin, Andrew Wallach and Eleanor Poppe are the general partners
(the "General Partners") of Cumberland Associates. The business address of each
of the General Partners is the same as that of Cumberland Associates. Each of
the General Partners is a citizen of the United States.
Neither Cumberland Associates nor any of the General Partners
have, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), nor has any such person,
during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which any such
person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:
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As of the date hereof, Cumberland Associates does not hold any
shares of Common Stock.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:
As of the date hereof, Cumberland Associates does not hold any
shares of Common Stock.
Set forth in Appendix A attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference are descriptions of the transactions in the Common Stock
effected by Cumberland Associates within the period beginning 60 days prior to
April 30, 1997 and ending on the date of this filing.
As of April 30, 1997, Cumberland Associates is no longer the
beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the Common Stock outstanding.
Accordingly, until such time as Cumberland Associates acquires, directly or
indirectly, beneficial ownership of additional Common Stock in excess of the 5
percent threshold, Cumberland Associates is no longer required to report
pursuant to Rule 13d-1 with respect to the Common Stock.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief
of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: May 9, 1997
CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES
By: /s/ Bruce G. Wilcox
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Bruce G. Wilcox
General Partner
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APPENDIX A*
1. TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED BY CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES
DATE OF NO. OF UNITS NO. OF UNITS PRICE PER
TRANSACTION PURCHASED SOLD UNIT
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4/30/97 395,000 $36 1/2
4/3/97 5,000 $28 1/4
3/7/97 102,000 $24
3/7/97 40,000 $24.453
3/7/97 8,000 $24 5/8
3/7/97 10,000 $25.569
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* Each of the transactions set forth in this Appendix was a
regular way transaction.
