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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Grant Geophysical, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Convertible Preferred
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(Title of Class of Securities)
38808520
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement.[X] (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. 38808520 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
215,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
215,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
215,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.7%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 38808520 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
215,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
215,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
215,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.7%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 38808520 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Princeton Services, Inc.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
215,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
215,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
215,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.7%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 38808520 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
150,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
150,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
150,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.5%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, PN
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 38808520 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund, Inc.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Maryland
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
150,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
150,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
150,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.5%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
ITEM 1 (a) Name of Issuer:
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Grant Geophysical, Inc.
ITEM 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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10615 Shadow Wood Drive
Houston, Texas 77043
ITEM 2 (a) Name of Persons Filing:
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc..
Princeton Services, Inc.
Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.
Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund, Inc.
ITEM 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
Princeton Services, Inc.
800 Scudders Mills Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.
800 Scudders Mills Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund, Inc.
800 Scudders Mills Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
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ITEM 2 (c) Citizenship:
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See Item 4 of Cover Pages
ITEM 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
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Convertible Preferred
ITEM 2 (e) CUSIP NUMBER:
38808520
ITEM 3
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML&Co."), Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. ("ML
Group") and Princeton Services, Inc. ("PSI") are parent holding companies, in
accordance with (S) 240.13d-1(b) (ii) (G). Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.
(d/b/a) Merrill Lynch Asset Management ("MLAM") is an investment adviser
registered under (S) 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Merrill Lynch
Global Allocation Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is an investment company registered
under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
ITEM 4 Ownership
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See Item 9 of Cover Pages. Pursuant to (S) 240.13d-4, ML&Co., ML Group,
PSI, MLAM and the Fund (the "Reporting Persons") disclaim beneficial ownership
of the securities of Grant Geophysical, Inc. (the "Company") referred to
herein, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an
admission that the Reporting Persons are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or
13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any
securities of the Company covered by this statement.
(b) Percent of Class:
See Item 11 of Cover Pages
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 5 of Cover Pages
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 6 of the Cover Pages
(iii) sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 7 of Cover Pages
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(iv) share power to dispose of or direct the disposition of:
See Item 8 of Cover Pages
ITEM 5 Ownership of Five Percent of Less of a Class.
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Not Applicable
ITEM 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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MLAM is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and acts as an investment adviser to investment
companies registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
With respect to securities held by those investment companies, several persons
have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from
or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities. Merrill Lynch Global
Allocation Fund, Inc., a reporting person on this Schedule 13G for which MLAM
serves as investment adviser, has an interest that relates to more than 5% of
the class of securities reported herein. No other person has an interest that
relates to more than 5% of the class of securities reported herein.
ITEM 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
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Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
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See Exhibit A
ITEM 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Not Applicable
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ITEM 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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Not Applicable
ITEM 10 Certification
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By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of
their 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 purpose or effect.
Signature.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each
of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Date: January 9, 1995
Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc.
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title: Assistant Secretary
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title: Secretary
Princeton Services, Inc.
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title: Attorney-In-Fact*
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* Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as
an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to Dial
REIT Inc.
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Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.
By: Princeton Services, Inc. (General Partner)
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title Attorney-In-Fact*
Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund, Inc.
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title: Attorney-In-Fact**
* Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as
an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc. et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect
to Dial REIT Inc.
** Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as
an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to
Dial REIT, Inc.
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EXHIBIT A TO SCHEDULE 13G
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ITEM 7 DISCLOSURE RESPECTING SUBSIDIARIES
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Three of the persons filing this report, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., a
Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at World Financial
Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York ("ML&Co."), Merrill
Lynch Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business
at World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York
("ML Group"), and Princeton Services, Inc. a Delaware corporation with its
principal place of business at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey,
("PSI") are parent holding companies pursuant to (S)240 13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (G).
The relevant subsidiaries of Merrill Lynch & Co. are ML Group and PSI, which is
the general partner of Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. (d/b/a) Merrill
Lynch Asset Management ("MLAM"). The relevant subsidiary of Merrill Lynch Group
is PSI.
ML Group, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML&Co., may be deemed to be
the beneficial owner of 10.7% of the convertible preferred of Grant
Geophysical, Inc. (the "Company") by virtue of its control of its wholly-owned
subsidiary, PSI.
PSI, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML Group, may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 10.7% of the convertible preferred of the company by virtue
of its being the general partner of MLAM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. d/b/a
Fund Asset Management ("FAM").
MLAM, a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business
at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, is an investment adviser
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. MLAM may
be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 7.5% of the convertible preferred of
the Company by virtue of its acting as investment advisor to Merrill Lynch
Global Allocation Fund, Inc. an investment company registered under Section 8
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 which is the beneficial owner of 7.5% of
the convertible preferred of the Company.
Pursuant to (S)240.13d-4, ML & Co., ML Group, PSI, MLAM, and the Fund
disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company, and the filing
of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that any such
entity is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any securities of the Company.