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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 8)
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)
Copy to:
Louis R. Montello, Esquire
Montello & Kenney, P.A.
777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1070
Miami, Florida 33131
(305) 373-0300
July 28, 2000
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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 [ ].
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CUSIP NO. 5351 71 102
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(1) NAMES 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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(7) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 803,200
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 803,200
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(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
803,200
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(12) CHECK BOX IF AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
14.2%
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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 eighth
amendment to the Statement on Schedule 13D, dated April 9, 1996 (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 4 and Item 5 below.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
On July 28, 2000, the Reporting Person met with the Issuer's Board of
Directors to discuss informally alternatives available to the Issuer to maximize
stockholder value and to improve the liquidity of the Common Stock. Although the
Issuer rejected the Reporting Person's offer to acquire for $9.00 per share all
of the Common Stock not owned by the Reporting Person, the Reporting Person has
not withdrawn his offer. The Reporting Person, however, intends to review his
investment in the Common Stock on a regular basis and, depending upon changes in
his analysis of the Issuer, general economic and market conditions, investment
opportunities and other factors, including applicable legal constraints, the
Reporting Person may at any time determine to increase or decrease the amount of
his investment in Common Stock. The Reporting Person reserves the right to
acquire additional Common Stock or to dispose of some or all of the Common Stock
beneficially owned by him either in the open market, in privately negotiated
transactions or otherwise, or to take such other action or actions with respect
to the Common Stock as he deems advisable. The determination of the Reporting
Person to seek to acquire additional shares of Common Stock will depend on
various factors including, but not limited to, the availability of additional
Common Stock for purchase at what he considers to be reasonable prices, the
terms and conditions available for such purchases and other investment
opportunities.
Except as described above and in the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Person has no
plans or proposals that would result in any actions specified in clauses (a)
through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a) As of the close of business on August 14, 2000, the Reporting
Person beneficially owned an aggregate of 803,200 shares of Common Stock, which
constituted approximately 14.2 percent of the 5,661,661 shares of Common Stock
outstanding on May 10, 2000, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.
(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 sales effected through brokers.
APPROXIMATE PRICE
NUMBER OF PER SHARE
DATE SHARES SOLD (INCLUDING COMMISSIONS)
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06/05/00 6,500 $7.9196
06/12/00 12,000 $7.8125
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(d) Not applicable.
(e) 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.
August 14, 2000 /s/ IRA SOCHET
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Ira Sochet
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