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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
PLASMA-THERM, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
727900102
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(CUSIP Number)
September 7, 1999
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
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CUSIP No.: 727900102
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1. Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Hakuto Co. Ltd.
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) Not Applicable
(b) Not Applicable
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Japan
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Number of 5. Sole Voting Power 561,300
Shares ------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power
Owned ------------------------------------------------------
by Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power 561,300
Reporting ------------------------------------------------------
Person With 8. Shared Dispositive Power
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by 561,300
Each Reporting Person
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Not Applicable
Excludes Certain Shares
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.0%
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12. Type of Reporting Person CO
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ITEM 1
(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
Plasma-Therm, Inc.
(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
10050 16th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716
ITEM 1(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Hakuto Co. Ltd.
ITEM 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
1-1-13 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan
ITEM 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
Japan
ITEM 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock
ITEM 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
727900102
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR
13d-2(b), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] A parent holding company, in accordance with Section
13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act
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(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition
of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
561,300 shares of Common Stock
(b) Percent of Class:
5.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 561,300
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 561,300
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of
more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following
[ ].
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
Not Applicable
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
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ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and
are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
September 15, 1999
HAKUTO CO. LTD.
/s/ JAMES M. COONAN
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Authorized Representative*
* A power of attorney is attached hereto as Appendix A.
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APPENDIX A
POWER OF ATTORNEY
HAKUTO CO. LTD., a corporation organized under the laws of Japan (the
"Company"), hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Masaru Funai and
James Coonan of Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd., the Company's United
States legal counsel, as a true and lawful attorney for and in the Company's
name, to execute and deliver, jointly and severally, all documents and take such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate to prepare and file with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, and any other federal or state
agency, all reports, filings and documents relating to the acquisition,
ownership or disposition of securities of Plasma-Therm, Inc., giving and
granting unto each of Masaru Funai and James Coonan, said attorneys, full power
and authority, jointly and severally, to do and perform all acts in connection
therewith as the Company could do in its own stead, with full power of
substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that either
Masaru Funai and James Coonan or their substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed
this 14th day of September, 1999.
HAKUTO CO. LTD.
/s/ YOSHIHITO AKIYAMA
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Yoshihito Akiyama
Vice President, Corporate Planning
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