SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 10)
NASH FINCH COMPANY
(Name of issuer)
Common Stock, par value $1.66-2/3 per share
(Title of class of securities)
631158102
(CUSIP number)
Paul D. Sobey
Empire Company Limited
115 King Street, Stallarton,
Nova Scotia, Canada
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications)
February 15, 1995
(Date of event which requires 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
[ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the
statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting
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)
CUSIP No. 631158102
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Empire Company Limited
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC, BK
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Province of Nova Scotia, Canada
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 536,851
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH - 0 -
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
536,851
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- 0 -
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
536,851
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN BOX (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* [ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.94%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
CUSIP No. 631158102
This Amendment No. 10 amends, supplements and
restates as of the date hereof the Schedule 13D (the "13D")
filed on January 22, 1986, as amended by Amendment No. 1
thereto filed on September 19, 1986, Amendment No. 2 thereto
filed on April 3, 1987, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on
June 17, 1987, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed on August 3,
1987, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed on August 8, 1988,
Amendment No. 6 thereto filed on July 30, 1990, Amendment
No. 7 thereto filed on February 20, 1992 Amendment No. 8
thereto filed on June 7, 1993 and Amendment No. 9 thereto
filed January 9, 1995 by the undersigned with respect to the
Common Stock, par value $1.66-2/3 per share, of Nash Finch
Company.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Item 5 of the 13D is hereby amended and restated
as follows:
(a) Empire owns directly an aggregate of 536,851
Shares (representing 4.94% of the total number of Shares
outstanding at November 18, 1994, according to the Issuer's
Form 10-Q for the Forty Weeks Ended October 8, 1994).
(b) Empire has the sole power to vote or direct
the vote and the sole power to dispose or direct the
disposition of such 536,851 Shares.
(c) Transactions in Shares that were effected
during the past sixty days by Empire and not previously
disclosed are set forth below. All transactions were
effected in the over-the-counter market.
Sales of Nash Finch Common Stock
Since January 1, 1995
Number Price
Sale Date of Shares Per Share
January 31, 1995 30,000 $16.00
February 9, 1995 13,000 $16.00
February 10, 1995 14,500 $16.00
February 15, 1995 5,500 $16.00
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 17th day of February, 1995.
EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED
/s/ James W. Gogan
By: James W. Gogan
Title: President
