GUILFORD MILLS INC
SC 13G, 2000-02-11
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 9)*


                              Guilford Mills, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

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

                                   401794 10 2
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 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)

        [ ]Rule 13d-1(c)

        [X]Rule 13d-1(d)

* 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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  1     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.S OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

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

                                                              (a)[ ]



                                                              (b)[ ]

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  3     SEC USE ONLY

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  4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        U.S.A.
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                                ----- ------------------------------------------
                                 5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      663,955.43
                                ----- ------------------------------------------
         NUMBER OF               6    SHARED VOTING POWER
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY                   700,000
      OWNED BY EACH             ----- ------------------------------------------
        REPORTING                7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       PERSON WITH
                                      660,570
                                ----- ------------------------------------------
                                 8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      700,000
- ------------------------------- ----- ------------------------------------------
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  9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

        1,363,955.43
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  10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


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  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

        7.09%
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  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

        IN
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Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer:

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                  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:
                      --------------------------

                      1,363,955.43 shares (1) (2) (3)

                  (b) Percent of Class:
                      -----------------

                      7.09%

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

                      (i)      Sole power to vote or direct the vote 663,955.43
                               (1) (2)
                      (ii)     Shared power to vote or direct the vote 700,000
                               (3) (4)
                      (iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the
                               disposition of 660,570 (1) (4)

                      (iv)     Shared power to dispose or to direct the
                               disposition of 700,000 (3) (4)

                              (1) Includes 40,625 shares which Mr. Hayes has the
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                                  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 3,385.433 shares held in Mr. Hayes'
                                  account pursuant to the Guilford Mills, Inc.
                                  Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP").

                              (3) Includes 700,000 shares held by a family
                                  limited partnership (the "FLP"). Mr. Hayes has
                                  a membership interest in a limited liability
                                  company (the "LLC"), whose other members are
                                  all relatives of Mr. Hayes, which serves as
                                  the sole general partner of the FLP.

                              (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 limited partnership agreement of
                  the FLP, (i) the FLP has the right to receive dividends from,
                  and the proceeds from the sale of, the securities held by the
                  FLP and (ii) the LLC has the power to direct the distribution
                  of the assets in the FLP, including dividends from, and the
                  proceeds from the sale of, the securities held by the FLP.

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:
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                  Not Applicable


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 11, 2000
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                                               Date

                                               /s/ Charles A. Hayes
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                                               Signature

                                               Charles A. Hayes
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                                               Name






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