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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 1)
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BCT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
BCT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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October 28, 1997
The following table amends the table of security ownership of certain beneficial
owners and management on page 2 of the Proxy Statement of BCT International,
Inc. dated October 10, 1997. The amendment corrects clerical errors in the
numbers of shares originally reported as beneficially owned by Mr. Steven N.
Bronson and Mr. William A. Wilkerson:
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Number of Shares Percent of
Beneficially Outstanding
Name Owned (1) Common Stock
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Certain Beneficial Owners:
Steven N. Bronson 635,320 (2) 11.17%
Barber & Bronson, Inc.
201 S. biscayne Blvd., Suite 2950
Miami, FL 33131
Officers and Directors:
William A. Wilkerson 1,274,758 (3) 21.93%
Bill LeVine 695,032 (4) 12.57%
Henry A. Johnson 151,847 (5) 2.77%
Alvin Katz 20,000 (6) 0.37%
Raymond J. Kieman 91,500 (7) 1.65%
Thomas J. Cassady 36,250 (8) 0.66%
James H. Kaufenberg 52,000 (9) 0.94%
All Officers and Directors
as a group of (7 persons) 2,321,387 (10) 38.15%
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(1) This column sets forth shares of Common Stock which are deemed to be
"beneficially owned" by the persons named in the table under Rule 13d-3 of
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
(2) Includes 228,750 shares covered by currently exercisable warrants.
(3) Includes 353,750 shares covered by currently exercisable stock options.
(4) Includes 71,250 shares covered by currently exercisable stock options.
(5) Includes 28,750 shares covered by currently exercisable stock options.
(6) Includes 20,000 shares covered by currently exercisable stock options.
(7) Includes 82,500 shares covered by currently exercisable stock options.
(8) Includes 20,000 shares covered by currently exercisable stock options.
(9) Includes 50,000 shares covered by currently exercisable stock options.
(10) Includes 626,250 shares covered by currently exercisable stock options.