SCHEDULE 13G/A
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Filing for Fiscal Year 1999
AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC.
AMENDMENT NO. 11
Cusip # 024591109
AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC.
Cusip # 024591109
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Wilen Management Company,Inc.
52-1452536
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) **
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZIN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
237,310 shares
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
NONE
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
237,310 shares
8. SHARES DISPOSTIVE POWER
NONE
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON
237,310 shares
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
N/A
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.6%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC.
Cusip # 024591109
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Item 1. Security and Issuer:
This statement relates to the common stock of American Biltrite, Inc. ("The
Issuer") 57 River Street, Wellesley Hills, MA 024981-2097.
Item 2. Identity and Background:
(a) Name of Person Filing: Wilen Management Company, Inc.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
2360 West Joppa Road, Suite 226
Lutherville, MD 21093
(c) Citizenship or Place of Organization: Maryland
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 024591109
Item 3.:
The Entity Filing is an Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 237,310 shares.
(b) Percent of class: 6.6%.
(c) Number of Shares as to which such entity has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 237,310 shares.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 237,310 shares.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class of Securities:
Not Applicable
AMERICAN BILTRITE, INC.
Cusip # 024591109
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Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries 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:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes 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.
Dated this 8th day of February, 2000.
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Signature
James Wilen, President
Wilen Management Company, Inc.
