SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 16)
FERRO CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock Par Value $1.00 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
315405100
(CUSIP Number)
James E. McKee, Gabelli Asset Management Inc.,
One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1434, (914) 921-5294
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 10, 1999
(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 that is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [ ].
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Gabelli Funds, LLC I.D. No. 13-4044523
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO-Funds of investment company clients
_________________________________________________________________
(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
: 1,142,500 (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None (Item 5)
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: 1,142,500 (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,142,500 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
3.23%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
GAMCO Investors, Inc. I.D. No. 13-4044521
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO-Funds of investment advisory clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: 3,142,425 (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: 3,198,425 (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,198,425 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ____
/___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
9.04%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Gabelli Group Capital Partners, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3056041
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(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
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None (Item 5)
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Gabelli Asset Management Inc. I.D. No. 13-4007862
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(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
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ____
/_X_/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Marc J. Gabelli
________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 315405100 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Mario J. Gabelli I.D. No. ###-##-####
_________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
____
(a) /___/
____
(b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS*
None
_________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____
/ /
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
_________________________________________________________________
: (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
: (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING :________________________
PERSON WITH : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None (Item 5)
:________________________
:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE
: POWER
: None
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* _____
/ x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Amendment No. 16 to Schedule 13D on the Common
Stock of Ferro Corporation (the "Issuer") is being filed on
behalf of the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended
(the "Schedule 13D") which was originally filed on August 28,
1990. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used
herein but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set
forth in the Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background
This statement is being filed by Mario J. Gabelli
("Mario Gabelli"), Marc J. Gabelli ("Marc Gabelli") and various
entities which either one directly or indirectly controls or for
which either one acts as chief investment officer. These
entities, except for Lynch Corporation ("Lynch"), Spinnaker
Industries, Incorporated ("Spinnaker"), Western New Mexico
Telephone Company ("Western New Mexico"), Entoleter, Inc.
("Entoleter"), Lynch Telecommunications Corporation ("Lynch
Telecom"), Lynch Telephone Corporation ("Lynch Telephone"), Lynch
Interactive Corporation ("Interactive"), Brighton Communications
Corporation ("Brighton") and Inter-Community Telephone Company
("Inter-Community") (collectively, "Lynch and its affiliates"),
engage in various aspects of the securities business, primarily
as investment adviser to various institutional and individual
clients, including registered investment companies and pension
plans, as broker/dealer and as general partner of various private
investment partnerships. Certain of these entities may also make
investments for their own accounts.
The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own
beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a
particular issuer. Although several of the foregoing persons are
treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting
their beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the
holdings of those who do not qualify as institutional investors
may exceed the 1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G
or implementation of their investment philosophy may from time to
time require action which could be viewed as not completely
passive. In order to avoid any question as to whether their
beneficial ownership is being reported on the proper form and in
order to provide greater investment flexibility and administra-
tive uniformity, these persons have decided to file their
beneficial ownership reports on the more detailed Schedule 13D
form rather than on the short-form Schedule 13G and thereby to
provide more expansive disclosure than may be necessary.
(a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one
or more of the following persons: Gabelli Group Capital Partners,
Inc. ("Gabelli Partners"), Gabelli Asset Management Inc.
("GAMI") , Gabelli Funds, LLC ("Gabelli Funds"), GAMCO
Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO"), Gabelli Securities, Inc. ("GSI"),
Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli & Company"), Gabelli
Performance Partnership L.P. ("GPP"), GLI, Inc. ("GLI"), Gabelli
Associates Fund ("Gabelli Associates"), Gabelli Associates
Limited ("GAL"), Gabelli & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the
"Plan"), Gabelli International Limited ("GIL"), Gabelli Interna-
tional II Limited ("GIL II"), Gabelli International Gold Fund
Limited ("GIGFL"), ALCE Partners, L.P. ("ALCE"), Gabelli
Multimedia Partners, L.P. ("Multimedia Partners"), MJG
Associates, Inc. ("MJG Associates"), Gemini Capital Management
Ltd. ("Gemini"), Gabelli Fund, LDC ("LDC"), Gabelli Foundation,
Inc. ("Foundation"), Gabelli Global Partners, Ltd. ("GGP Ltd."),
Gabelli Global Partners, L.P. ("GGP L.P."), Mario Gabelli, Marc
Gabelli, Lynch, Spinnaker, Western New Mexico, Entoleter, Lynch
Telecom, Lynch Telephone and Inter-Community. Those of the
foregoing persons signing this Schedule 13D are hereafter
referred to as the "Reporting Persons".
Gabelli Partners makes investments for its own account
and is the parent company of GAMI. GAMI, a public company listed
on the New York Stock Exchange, is the parent company for a
variety of companies engaged in the securities business, each of
which is named below.
GAMCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMI, is an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940, as amended ("Advisers Act"). GAMCO is an investment
manager providing discretionary managed account services for
employee benefit plans, private investors, endowments, founda-
tions and others.
GSI, a majority-owned subsidiary of GAMI, acts as a
general partner or investment manager to limited partnerships and
offshore investment companies and as a part of its business
regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account. It
is the immediate parent of Gabelli & Company.
Gabelli & Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is
a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended ("l934 Act"), which as a part of its business
regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account.
GLI, wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is a corporation
which currently has no active operations.
Gabelli Associates is a New York limited partnership
whose primary business purpose is risk arbitrage investments.
GSI and Mario Gabelli are the general partners of Gabelli As-
sociates.
GAL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is
risk arbitrage investments. Shares of GAL's common stock are
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors. GSI is the investment manager of GAL.
Gabelli Funds, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMI, is a
limited liability company. Gabelli Funds is an investment adviser
registered under the Advisers Act which presently provides
discretionary advisory services to The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.,
The Gabelli Asset Fund, The Gabelli Growth Fund, The Gabelli
Convertible Securities Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Value Fund Inc.,
The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund, The Gabelli Equity Income
Fund, The Gabelli ABC Fund, The Gabelli Global Telecommunications
Fund, Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Global Multimedia
Trust Inc., The Gabelli Global Convertible Securities Fund,
Gabelli Capital Asset Fund, Gabelli International Growth Fund,
Inc., The Gabelli Global Interactive Couch Potato Fund, The
Gabelli Utility Trust and The Gabelli Global Opportunity Fund
(collectively, the "Funds"), which are registered investment
companies.
Gabelli Advisers, Inc. ("Gabelli Advisers"), a
subsidiary of GAMI, is an investment adviser which provides
discretionary advisory services to The Gabelli Westwood Mighty
Mitessm Fund.
The Plan, a qualified employee profit sharing plan,
covers substantially all employees of GAMI and its affiliates.
GPP is a limited partnership whose primary business
purpose is investing in securities. MJG Associates is the
general partner of GPP, and Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager
for GPP.
GIL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is
investing in a portfolio of equity securities and securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities in order
to achieve its investment objective of significant long-term
growth of capital. Shares of GIL's common stock are offered to
persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the United
States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S. investors.
MJG Associates is the Investment Manager of GIL. Mario Gabelli
is a portfolio manager for GIL and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of GIL.
GIL II is a corporation whose business purpose is
investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securit-
ies in order to achieve its investment objective of significant
long-term growth of capital. Shares of GIL II's common stock are
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors. MJG Associates is the Investment Manager of GIL II.
Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of GIL II.
ALCE is an investment limited partnership that seeks long-
term capital appreciation primarily through investments in public
and private equity securities. GSI is a general partner of ALCE.
Multimedia Partners is an investment limited partnership
whose objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in public and private multimedia communi-
cations companies. GSI is a general partner of Multimedia
Partners.
GGP L.P. is a partnership whose primary business purpose
is investing in Securities on a global basis. Gabelli
Securities, Inc. and Gemini Capital Management, LLC are the
general partners of GGP L.P. and Marc Gabelli is a portfolio
manager for GGP L.P.
GGP Ltd. is a corporation whose primary business purpose
is investing in Securities on a global basis. Gabelli
Securities, International Limited and Gemini Capital Management,
LLC are the investment advisors of GGP Ltd. and Marc Gabelli is
the portfolio manager for GGP Ltd.
LDC is a corporation whose business purpose is investing
primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities in order
to achieve its investment objective of significant long-term
growth of capital. Interests are offered to insurance companies
which do not conduct any business in the United States and which
are licensed where they do business. MJG Associates is the
Investment Manager of LDC. Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager
for LDC.
MJG Associates provides advisory services to private
investment partnerships and offshore funds. Mario Gabelli is
the sole shareholder, director and employee of MJG Associates.
Gemini is a corporation whose primary business purpose is
to provide advisory services to offshore funds. Marc Gabelli is
the President and Chief Investment Officer of Gemini.
The Foundation is a private foundation. Mario Gabelli is
the President, a Trustee and the Investment Manager of the
Foundation.
Lynch is a public company traded on the American Stock
Exchange engaged in manufacting. Spinnaker, a subsidiary of
Lynch, is also a public company and its stock is traded on the
NASDAQ National Market. Spinnaker is a manufacturing firm with
major subsidiaries in specialty adhesive-backed
materials business. Interactive is a public company listed on
the American Stock Exchange. It is a holding company whose
principal subsidiary is Brighton. Brighton is a 100% owned
subsidiary of Interactive. Brighton is a holding company with
subsidiaries in multimedia and services businesses. Western New
Mexico, a subsidiary of Brighton, provides telephone services in
a service area in Southwestern New Mexico. Inter-Community, which
is also a subsidiary of Brighton, provides local telephone
services in an area 40 miles west of Fargo, North Dakota. Lynch
and Interactive actively pursue new business ventures and
acquisitions.
Mario J. Gabelli is a director, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer and a substantial shareholder of
Lynch and Interactive.
Mario Gabelli is the majority stockholder and Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Gabelli
Partners and GAMI, and the Chief Investment Officer for each of
the Reporting Persons which are entities other than Gemini.
Gabelli Partners is the majority shareholder of GAMI. GAMI, in
turn, is the sole stockholder of GAMCO. GAMI is also the
majority stockholder of GSI and the largest shareholder of
Gabelli Advisers. Gabelli & Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of GSI. GLI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI. Marc Gabelli
is the majority stockholder of Gemini.
The Reporting Persons do not admit that they constitute
a group.
Gabelli Partners, GAMI, GAMCO, Gabelli & Company and
GLI are New York corporations and GSI and Gabelli Advisers are
Delaware corporations, each having its principal business office
at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. Gabelli Funds is a
New York limited liability company having its principal business
office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. GPP is a New
York limited partnership having its principal business office at
401 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye, New York 10580. MJG Associates is
a Connecticut corporation having its principal business office at
401 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye, New York 10580. Gabelli Associates
is a New York limited partnership having its principal business
office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. Alce and
Multimedia Partners and GGP L.P. are Delaware limited
partnerships each having its principal business office at One
Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. GAL and GIL are corpora-
tions organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, and
GGP Ltd. is a corporation organized under the laws of the Cayman
Islands, each having its principal business office at c/o
MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited, British American Centre, Dr. Roy's
Drive-Phase 3, George Town, Grand Cayman, British West Indies.
GIL II is a corporation organized under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands having its principal business office at c/o Coutts
& Company (Cayman) Limited, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, British
West Indies. Gemini is a Bermuda corporation having its
principal business office at c/o Appleby, Spurling & Kempe, Cedar
House, 41 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton HM12, Bermuda. LDC is a
corporation organized under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands having its pricipal business office at c/o Tremont
(Bermuda) Limited, Tremont House, 4 Park Road, Hamilton HM II,
Bermuda. The Foundation is a private foundation having its
principal offices at 165 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501.
Lynch is an Indiana corporation having its principal business
office at 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580. Spinnaker is
a Delaware corporation having its principal business office at
251 Welton Street, Hamden, CT 06511. Lynch and its affiliates
make investments in marketable securities to preserve capital and
maintain liquidity for financing their business activities and
acquisitions (not in the case of Western New Mexico) and are not
engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, or trading in
securities. Interactive and Brighton are Delaware corporations
each having its principal place of business at 401 Theodore Fremd
Avenue, Rye, NY 10580.
For information required by instruction C to Schedule
13D with respect to the executive officers and directors of the
foregoing entities and other related persons (collectively,
"Covered Persons"), reference is made to Schedule I annexed
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) and (e) - On December 8, 1994, the SEC instituted
and simultaneously accepted offers for the settlement of an
administrative proceeding against Gabelli & Company and GAMCO.
The order instituting the proceeding included a finding, which
Gabelli & Company and GAMCO neither admitted nor denied, that
they failed to implement and maintain policies and procedures
reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic
information by not specifically addressing the special
circumstances that arose from their affiliation with Lynch
Corporation, a public company. To resolve this matter, Gabelli &
Company and GAMCO agreed to cease and desist from violating
Section 15(f) of the 1934 Act and Section 204A of the Advisers
Act, respectively. They further agreed to each pay a civil
penalty in the amount of $50,000, and to retain, and adopt the
recommendations of, an independant consultant regarding their
Section 15(f) and Section 204A policies and procedures.
(f) - Reference is made to Schedule I hereto.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Item 3 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part,
as follows:
All Reporting Persons used an aggregate of approximate-
ly $8,646,907 to purchase the additional Securities reported as
beneficially owned in Item 5 below since the most recent filing
on Schedule 13D. GAMCO and Gabelli Funds used approximately
$7,519,156 and $1,127,751, respectively, of funds that were
provided through the accounts of certain of their investment
advisory clients (and, in the case of some of such accounts at
GAMCO, may be through borrowings from client margin accounts) in
order to purchase the additional Securities for such clients.
Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part,
as follows:
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of Securities
to which this Schedule 13D relates is 4,340,925 shares, repre-
senting 12.27% of the 35,388,385 shares outstanding as reported
in the Issuer's most recently filed Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1999. The Reporting Persons beneficially own
those Securities as follows:
Shares of % of
Common Class of
Name Stock Common
Gabelli Funds:
As Principal 0 0.00%
As Agent 1,142,500 3.23%
GAMCO:
As Principal 0 0.00%
As Agent 3,198,425 9.04%
Marc Gabelli 0 0.00%
Mario Gabelli 0 0.00%
Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of
the Securities beneficially owned by each of the foregoing
persons. Gabelli Partners and GAMI are deemed to have beneficial
ownership of the Securities beneficially owned by each of the
foregoing persons other than Mario Gabelli and Marc Gabelli.
(b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons
has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to
dispose or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported
for it, either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its
investment clients or its partners, as the case may be, except
that (i) GAMCO does not have authority to vote 56,000 of the
reported shares, (ii) Gabelli Funds has sole dispositive and
voting power with respect to the 1,142,500 shares of the Issuer
held by the the Funds, so long as the aggregate voting interest
of all joint filers does not exceed 25% of their total voting
interest in the Issuer and in that event, the Proxy Voting
Committee of each of the Funds shall respectively vote that
Fund's shares, and (iii) at any time, the Proxy Voting Committee
of each such Fund may take and exercise in its sole discretion
the entire voting power with respect to the shares held by such
Fund under special circumstances such as regulatory
considerations, and (iv) the power of Mario Gabelli, Marc
Gabelli, GAMI and Gabelli Partners is indirect with respect to
Securities beneficially owned directly by other Reporting
Persons.
(c) Information with respect to all transactions in the
Securities which were effected during the past sixty days or
since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D, whichever is less
by each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons is set forth
on Schedule II annexed hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
(e) Not applicable.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my know-
ledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 12, 1999
GABELLI GROUP CAPITAL PARTNERS,
INC.
By:____________________________
James E. McKee
General Counsel
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
By:_________________________
Douglas R. Jamieson
Executive Vice President
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC
By:__________________________
James E. McKee
Secretary
GABELLI ASSET MANGEMENT INC.
By:___________________________
James E. McKee
General Counsel
MARC J. GABELLI
By:______________________________
James E. McKee
Attorney-in-Fact
MARIO J. GABELLI
By:__________________________
James E. McKee
Attorney-in-Fact
Schedule I
Information with Respect to Executive
Officers and Directors of the Undersigned
Schedule I to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as
follows:
The following sets forth as to each of the executive offi-
cers and directors of the undersigned: his name; his business address;
and his present principal occupation or employment and the name,
principal business and address of any corporation or other
organization in which such employment is conducted. Unless otherwise
specified, the principal employer of each such individual is Gabelli
Group Capital Partners, Inc., Gabelli Asset Management Inc., Gabelli
Funds, LLC, Gabelli & Company, Inc., or GAMCO Investors, Inc., the
business address of each of which is One Corporate Center, Rye, New
York 10580, and each such individual identified below is a citizen of
the United States. To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the
last five years, no such person has been convicted in a criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and
no such person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or ad-
ministrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he
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 law or finding any violation with
respect to such laws except as reported in Item 2(d) of this Schedule
13D.
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Gabelli Group Capital Partners, Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli*
Richard B. Black President and Director of
Oak Technology, Inc.;
Chairman ECRM; Director
of The Morgan Group, Inc.;
General Partner of KBA Part-
ners, Parker Plaza
400 Kelby Street,
Fort Lee, NJ 07029
Charles C. Baum Chairman, Director and Chief
Executive Officer of The Morgan
Group, Inc.; Secretary & Treasurer
United Holdings
2545 Wilkens Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223
John C. Ferrara Business Consultant; Director of
Lynch Corporation
c/o Gabelli Funds, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
Dr. Eamon M. Kelly Professor
Payson Center for International
Development Technology Transfer
Tulane University
300 Hebert Hall
6823 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Marc J. Gabelli Managing Director
Matthew R. Gabelli Vice President-Trading
Gabelli & Company
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Investment
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Executive Vice President-Finance
and Administration
_____________________
* Mr. Gabelli is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Investment Officer of Gabelli Group Capital Partners, Inc., Gabelli
Asset Management Inc. and GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Director/Trustee of all
registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC; Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Lynch Corporation; Director of East/West
Communications, Inc.
<PAGE>
Robert S. ZuccaroVice President and Chief Financial
Officer
James E. McKee Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Gabelli Asset Management Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above
Richard B. Black See above
Charles C. Baum See above
Dr. Eamon M. Kelly See above
Karl Otto Pohl (1) Sal Oppenheim Jr. & Cie
Bockenheimer Landstrasse 20
D-6000 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Germany
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Investment
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Executive Vice President-Finance
and Adminstration
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
James E. McKee Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli
Douglas R. Jamieson
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.
Regina M. Pitaro
F. William Scholz, II
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Investment Officer
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. Chairman
Douglas R. Jamieson Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
James E. McKee Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Peter D. Goldstein Deputy General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary
Gabelli Funds, LLC
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chief Investment Officer
Bruce N. Alpert Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Gus Coutsouros Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
James E. McKee Secretary
Gabelli Advisers, Inc.
Directors:
Bruce N. Alpert
John D. Gabelli
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.
Officers:
Bruce N. Alpert Chief Operating Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
James E. McKee Secretary
Gabelli Securities, Inc.
Directors:
Robert W. Blake President of W.R. Blake
& Sons, Inc.
196-20 Northern Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11358
Douglas G. DeVivo General Partner of ALCE
Partners, L.P.
One First Street, Suite 16
Los Altos, CA 94022
Joseph R. Rindler, Jr. See above
Officers:
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
Robert S. Zuccaro Vice President-Finance
James E. McKee Secretary
Gabelli & Company, Inc.
Directors:
James G. Webster, III Chairman
Stephen G. Bondi See above
Donald C. Jenkins Director of Research
Officers:
James G. Webster, III Chairman
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
Bruce N. Alpert Vice President-Mutual Funds
Walter K. Walsh Compliance Officer
James E. McKee Secretary
GLI, Inc.
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Group Capital
Partners, Inc.
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman and Chief Investment
Officer
Stephen G. Bondi Vice President
Gabelli Associates Limited
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Group Capital
Partners, Inc.
Roger Hanson (2) MeesPierson (Cayman)
Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British
WestIndies
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chief Investment Officer
Kevin Bromley (2) Vice President, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Sandra Wright (2) Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Gabelli International Limited
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Group Capital
Partners, Inc.
Roger Hanson (2) MeesPierson (Cayman)
Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Officers:
Kevin Bromley (2) Vice President, Treasurer, and
Assistant Secretary
MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Sandra Wright (2) Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Secretary
MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited
British American Centre
Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Gemini Capitial Management Ltd.
Directors:
Marc J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Group Capital
Partners, Inc.
Stephen G. Bondi See Above-Gabelli Group Capital
Partners, Inc.
Michael A. Salatto Controller, Gabelli Securities,
Inc.
Michael J. Burns (3) Appleby, Spurling & Kempe
Cedar House
41 Cedar Avenue
Hamilton, HM12
Bermuda
Douglas Molyneux (3) Appleby, Spurling & Kempe
Cedar House
41 Cedar Avenue
Hamilton, HM12
Bermuda
Gabelli Fund, LDC
Directors:
Johann S. Wong (4) c/o Tremont (Bermuda)
Limited
Tremont House
4 Park Road
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
Peter D. Anderson (5) Givens Hall Bank & Trust
Genesis Building
P.O. Box 2097
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
BWI3459498141
Karl Otto Pohl See above
Anthonie C. van Ekris See below
Gabelli Global Partners, Ltd.
Directors:
Stephen G. Bondi See above
Marc J. Gabelli See above
Patrick Salvisberg (6) Vice President
Institutional Capital Markets
Bear Stearns International Ltd.
Marco Sampelligrini (7) Banco Intesa
Milan, Italy
Antonie Van Ekris See below
Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Directors:
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Group Capital
Partners, Inc.
E. Val Cerutti Business Consultant
Cerutti Consultants
227 McLain Street
Mount Kisco, NY 10540
Ralph R. Papitto Chairman of the Board
AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
50 Kennedy Plaza
Suite 1250
Providence, RI 02903
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Robert E. Dolan Chief Financial Officer
Robert A. Hurwich Vice President-Administration,
Secretary and General Counsel
Lynch Interactive Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Directors:
Paul J. Evanson President
Florida Light & Power Co.
P.O. Box 14000
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Group Capital
Partners, Inc.
Ralph R. Papitto Chairman of the Board
AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
50 Kennedy Plaza
Suite 1250
Providence, RI 02903
Salvatore Muoio Principal
S. Muoio & Co., LLC
Suite 406
509 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10022
John C. Ferrara Business Consultant
c/o Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Ave.
Rye, NY 10580
David C. Mitchell Business Consultant
c/o Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Ave.
Rye, NY 10580
Officers:
Mario J. Gabelli Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Robert E. Dolan Chief Financial Officer
Robert A. Hurwich Vice President-Administration,
Secretary and General Counsel
Brighton Communications Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Ave
Rye, NY 105820
Directors:
Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Interactive
Corporation
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Interactive
Corporation
Officers:
Robert E. Dolan President, Controller, Tresurer
and Assistant Secretary
Robert A. Hurwich Secretary and Assistant Tresurer
Spinnaker Industries, Inc.
600 N. Pearl Street
uite 2160
Dallas, TX 75201
Directors:
Joseph P. Rhein 5003 Central Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
Richard J. Boyle The Boyle Group, Inc.
6110 Blue Circle Drive
Suite 250
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Ned N. Fleming, III Boyle, Fleming,
& Co., Inc.
600 N. Pearl Street
Suite 2160
Dallas, TX 75201
Robert E. Dolan See above Lynch Corporation
Anthonie C. van Ekris Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Balmac International, Inc.
61 Broadway
Suite 1900
New York, NY 10006
Mario J. Gabelli See above-Gabelli Group Capital
Partners, Inc.
E. Val Cerutti See above-Lynch Corporation
Ralph R. Papitto See above-Lynch Corporation
Officers:
Ned N. Fleming, III President and Chief Operating
Officer
Richard J. Boyle Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Robert A. Hurwich Secretary
Mark A. Matteson Vice President, Corporate
Development
Craig Jennings Vice President, Finance and
Treasurer
Entoleter, Inc.
251 Welton Street
Hamden, CT 06517
Directors:
Ned N. Fleming, III See above-Spinnaker
Mark A. Matteson See above-Spinnaker
Robert P. Wentzel See above Entoleter
James Fleming 230 Saugatuck Avenue, Unit 8
Westport, CT 06880
Officers:
Robert P. Wentzel President
Mark R. Matteson Vice President
Charles DeMarino Controller & Secretary
Western New Mexico Telephone Company
314 Yankee Street
Silver City, NM 88062
Directors:
Jack W. Keen Chairman and President
Dr. Brian E. Gordon Vice President
Mary Beth Baxter Secretary & Treasurer
John Clay Keen Route 6
Box 270
Greenville, TX 75401
Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation
Carmine Ceraolo See above-Lynch Corporation
Mary J. Carroll See above-Lynch Corporation
Eugene P. Connell See above-Lynch Corporation
Officers:
Jack W. Keen Chairman and President
Dr. Brian E. Gordon Vice President
Charles M. Baxter Sr. Vice President-Operations
Mary Beth Baxter Secretary & Treasurer
Robert A. Hurwich Assistant Treasurer
Inter-Community Telephone Company, L.L.C.
P.O. Box A
Nome, ND 58062
Managers:
Carole Rau Executive Assistant
Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Ave.
Rye, NY 10580
Mary J. Carroll See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert E. Dolan See above-Lynch Corporation
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation
Carmine Ceraolo Assistant Controller
Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Ave
Rye, NY 10580
Robert Snyder 200 Broadway South
Buffalo, ND 58011
Keith S. Andersen See above-Inter-Community Telephone
Company
Robert Reff See above-Inter-Community Telephone
Company
Jack Bently 1210 E. Washington Ave
Gilbert, AZ 85234
Officers:
Robert Snyder President
Keith S. Andersen Secretary and Treasurer
Robert A. Hurwich Assistant Secretary
Lynch Telephone Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Directors:
Robert E. Dolan Controller
Jack W. Keen President
Robert A. Hurwich See above-Lynch Corporation
Officers:
Jack W. Keen President
Robert A. Hurwich Secretary
Mary Beth Baxter Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Robert E. Dolan Vice President and Controller
(1) Citizen of Germany
(2) Citizen of the Cayman Islands
(3) Citizen of Bermuda
(4) Citizen of Bermuda and Canada
(5) Citizen of the UK
(6) Citizen of Switzerland
(7) Citizen of Italy
SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)
SHARES PURCHASED AVERAGE
DATE SOLD(-) PRICE(2)
COMMON STOCK-FERRO CORP
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
11/10/99 9,000 19.8041
11/10/99 9,500 19.8041
11/10/99 2,000 19.7500
11/09/99 5,000- 20.0000
11/09/99 6,250 20.0000
11/09/99 1,500- 19.9375
11/09/99 5,000 20.0000
11/09/99 1,000 20.0000
11/08/99 2,000 19.8750
11/08/99 3,700 19.9662
11/05/99 5,000 20.0000
11/05/99 2,000- 19.7500
11/04/99 7,200 19.9361
11/04/99 5,000 19.9361
11/04/99 2,000 19.8750
11/03/99 1,000 20.7500
11/01/99 3,300 20.5197
11/01/99 500 20.6250
10/29/99 5,000 20.5000
10/29/99 8,000 20.4684
10/28/99 4,500 20.4808
10/28/99 11,500 20.4808
10/28/99 1,500 20.3125
10/27/99 1,500 20.2500
10/27/99 2,000 20.4438
10/27/99 7,500 20.3625
10/26/99 1,000- 20.1250
10/26/99 2,500 20.6500
10/26/99 500 20.1875
10/25/99 5,500 19.6583
10/25/99 10,000 19.9781
10/25/99 2,000 19.3750
10/25/99 1,000 19.5000
10/25/99 2,000 19.6583
10/22/99 1,000 19.8750
10/22/99 5,000 19.8125
10/22/99 6,100 19.8627
10/21/99 4,000 19.3750
10/20/99 1,000 19.9375
SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)
SHARES PURCHASED AVERAGE
DATE SOLD(-) PRICE(2)
COMMON STOCK-FERRO CORP
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
10/19/99 5,000 20.2750
10/19/99 10,000 20.2750
10/19/99 2,000 20.3750
10/18/99 500 20.1250
10/18/99 1,000- 20.3438
10/15/99 4,700 20.0000
10/14/99 500 20.9375
10/12/99 1,000 21.1875
10/12/99 2,800 21.7500
10/11/99 2,500 21.3750
10/11/99 5,000 21.4784
10/11/99 5,400 21.4784
10/08/99 2,000 21.5625
10/07/99 2,400 21.2083
10/07/99 3,000 21.0625
10/06/99 4,500 21.1736
10/05/99 2,500 21.4375
10/05/99 500 21.5000
10/05/99 13,000 21.3332
10/04/99 5,000 21.5500
10/04/99 44,700 21.5281
10/04/99 10,000 21.4219
10/04/99 500 19.5000
10/04/99 4,000 21.6250
10/04/99 500- 21.5981
10/01/99 2,000 21.3594
10/01/99 4,000 21.2344
10/01/99 2,000- 21.2344
9/30/99 3,200 21.2500
9/29/99 1,500 21.9375
9/29/99 10,000- 21.8431
9/29/99 3,500 21.9018
9/28/99 1,000 22.6250
9/27/99 1,500 23.0833
9/27/99 1,000 23.1875
9/21/99 1,500- 22.6250
9/21/99 500 23.0000
9/20/99 3,000 23.0000
9/15/99 3,000 23.2500
9/15/99 1,200 23.3958
SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)
SHARES PURCHASED AVERAGE
DATE SOLD(-) PRICE(2)
COMMON STOCK-FERRO CORP
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
9/15/99 7,000- 23.3634
9/14/99 3,000- 23.3750
9/13/99 1,500 23.6667
9/13/99 800 23.5000
9/10/99 200 23.3750
9/10/99 10,000- 23.2694
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC.
THE GABELLI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
10/05/99 25,000 21.5215
THE GABELLI EQUITY TRUST,INC.
11/04/99 10,000 19.9563
THE GABELLI ASSET FUND
10/06/99 5,000 21.2375
10/04/99 5,000 21.6750
THE GABELLI CAPITAL ASSET FUND
10/22/99 5,000 19.8000
(1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
ON THE NYSE.
(2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.
(*) RESULTS IN CHANGE OF DISPOSITIVE POWER AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.
