SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
APPLIED POWER INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, $.20 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
038225 10 8
(CUSIP No.)
Check the following box if 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 disclosure 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. 038225 10 8
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(1) Name of reporting person. Richard G. Sim
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(2) Check the appropriate box (a) [ ]
if a member of a group. (b) [ ]
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(3) SEC use only.
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(4) Citizenship or place
of organization. United States of America
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Number of shares (5) Sole voting power. 684,101
beneficially (6) Shared voting power. 0
owned by each (7) Sole dispositive power. 684,101
reporting (8) Shared dispositive power. 0
person with:
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(9) Aggregate amount beneficially
owned by each reporting person. 684,101
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(10) Check if the aggregate amount
in Row (9) excludes certain shares. [ ]
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(11) Percent of class represented
by amount in Row (9). 5.0%
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(12) Type of reporting person. IN
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SCHEDULE 13G
RICHARD G. SIM
APPLIED POWER INC.
Item 1.
(a) Name of issuer:
Applied Power Inc.
(b) Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
13000 West Silver Spring Drive
Butler, Wisconsin 53007
Item 2.
(a) Name of person filing:
Richard G. Sim
(b) Address of principal business office or, if none,
residence:
c/o Applied Power Inc.
13000 West Silver Spring Drive
Butler, Wisconsin 53007
(c) Citizenship:
United States of America
(d) Title of class of securities:
Class A Common Stock, $.20 par value
(e) CUSIP No.:
038225 10 8
Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),
or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of
the Act.
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19)
of the Act.
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of
the Investment Company Act.
(e) [ ] Investment adviser registered under section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(f) [ ] Employee benefit plan, pension fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
endowment fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) [ ] Parent holding company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
NOTE: See item 7.
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-(b)(1)(ii)(H).
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership (at December 31, 1994).
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
684,101 shares
(b) Percent of class:
5.0% (based upon the 13,243,230 shares of Class A
Common Stock outstanding at December 31, 1994 and
exercisable options for 357,971 additional shares).
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote.
684,101 shares (includes options to purchase
357,971 shares exercisable currently or
within 60 days after December 31, 1994, and
2,044 shares allocated to the account of the
undersigned in Applied Power Inc.'s Employee
Stock Ownership Plan).
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote.
0 shares
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of.
684,101 shares (includes options to purchase
357,971 shares exercisable currently or
within 60 days after December 31, 1994, and
2,044 shares allocated to the account of the
undersigned in Applied Power Inc.'s Employee
Stock Ownership Plan).
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the
disposition of.
0 shares
Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the
following: [ ]
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person.
Not applicable.
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.
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.
Date: January 26, 1995
/s/ Richard G. Sim
Richard G. Sim
