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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 5)
LINDBERG CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
5351 71 102
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(CUSIP Number)
Ira Sochet
9350 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 1260
Miami, Florida 33156
(305) 670-1888
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
AUGUST 26, 1997
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(Date of Event which Required Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
THERE ARE NO EXHIBITS
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CUSIP NO. 5351 71 102
1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of
Above Person IRA SOCHET .
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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. Source of Funds PF, OO .
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5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(E) .
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6. Citizenship or Place of Organization UNITED STATES .
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Number of 7. Sole Voting Power 704,300 .
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Shares
Beneficially 8. Shared Voting Power -0- .
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Owned by Each
Reporting 9. Sole Dispositive Power 704,300 .
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Person With
10. Shared Dispositive Power -0- .
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11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
704,300 .
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12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares .
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13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 14.6 .
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14. Type of Reporting Person IN .
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This amendment to Schedule 13D (the "Amendment") is filed as the fifth
amendment to the Statement on Schedule 13D, dated September 8, 1997 (the
"Schedule 13D"), filed on behalf of Ira Sochet (the "Reporting Person"),
relating to the common stock of Lindberg Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
This Amendment reflects material changes in the Schedule 13D, such material
changes being more fully reflected in Item 5 below.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a) As of the close of business on September 8, 1997, the Reporting
Person beneficially owned an aggregate of 704,300 shares of Common Stock, which
constituted approximately 14.6 percent of the 4,808,966 shares of Common Stock
outstanding on August 8, 1997, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997.
(b) The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and
the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, all the shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by him.
(c) The following table sets forth all transactions in Common Stock
effected by the Reporting Person during the past 60 days. All of such
transactions were open market purchases effected through brokers.
APPROXIMATE PRICE
NUMBER OF PER SHARE
DATE SHARES PURCHASED (INCLUDING COMMISSIONS)
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08/26/97 14,000 $10 25/32
08/26/97 30,000 $10 25/32
08/29/97 4,500 $10 25/32
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
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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 8, 1997
/s/ IRA SOCHET
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Ira Sochet
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