GUILFORD MILLS INC
SC 13G/A, 1997-02-14
KNITTING MILLS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              (Amendment No. 6)*


                              Guilford Mills, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Common Stock, par value $.02 per share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                  401794 10 2
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this  statement  |_|. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



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 CUSIP No.  401794 10 2       13G                  Page   2  of   5  Pages
           ---------------                               ---      -- 


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
            S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                     Charles A. Hayes
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                                     (a) |_|
                                                                     (b) |_|
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3       SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

            U.S.A.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   5       SOLE VOTING POWER
         NUMBER OF                         992,262.748             
          SHARES                                                   
       BENEFICIALLY                                                
       OWNED BY EACH                                               
         REPORTING                                                 
        PERSON WITH                                                
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                                                   
                             --------------------------------------------------
                                   6       SHARED VOTING POWER

                             --------------------------------------------------
                                   7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           990,295
                             --------------------------------------------------
                                   8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                          100,000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           1,092,262.748
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

            
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           7.51%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IN
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                                       Page 3 of 5 Pages

Item 1(a).    Name of Issuer:

              Guilford Mills, Inc.

Item 1(b).    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

              4925 West Market Street
              Greensboro, N.C. 27407

Item 2(a).    Name of Person Filing:

              Charles A. Hayes

Item 2(b).    Address or Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

              4925 West Market Street
              Greensboro, N.C. 27407

Item 2(c).    Citizenship:

              United States of America

Item 2(d).    Title of Class of Securities:

              Common Stock, $.02 Par Value

Item 2(e).    CUSIP Number:

              401794 10 2

Item 3.       Not Applicable

Item 4.       Ownership:

              (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:

                     1,092,262.748 shares (1)(2)(3)

              (b)    Percent of Class:

                     7.51%

              (c)    Number of Shares as to which such person has:

                     (i)      Sole power to vote or direct the vote 992,262.748
                              (1)(2)
                     (ii)     Shared power to vote or direct the vote -0-
                     (iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the 
                              disposition of 990,295(1)

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                                                          Page 4 of 5 Pages


                     (iv)     Shared power to dispose or to direct the 
                              disposition of 100,000 (3) (4)

                              (1)   Includes 13,750 shares which Mr. Hayes has
                                    the right to acquire, under the Guilford 
                                    Mills, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan, 
                                    beneficial ownership of within 60 days as 
                                    specified in Rule 13d-3(d)(1), promulgated 
                                    under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
                                    as amended.

                              (2)   Includes 1,967.748 shares held in Mr. Hayes'
                                    account pursuant to the Guilford Mills, 
                                    Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP").

                              (3)   Includes 100,000 shares held in a grantor
                                    retained annuity trust ("GRAT") established
                                    by Mr. Hayes.

                              (4)   Mr. Hayes has neither sole nor shared
                                    dispositive power with respect to shares 
                                    held in his ESOP account.

Item 5.       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

              Not Applicable

Item 6.       Ownership of more than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

              Subject to the terms of the GRAT, the trustee has the right to
              receive dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale of, 
              the securities held by the GRAT.

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:

              Not Applicable


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                                                          Page 5 of 5 Pages

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.


                                    February 14, 1997
                                    Date

                                    /s/ Charles A. Hayes
                                    Signature

                                    Charles A. Hayes
                                    Name


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