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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 12)*
DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
252450-10-1
(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filed 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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on 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. 252450-10-1
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
SIGI ZIERING
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP.
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER: 2,449,856
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER: 48,800
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 2,449,856
PERSON WITH
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 48,800
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,498,656
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
18.38%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Diagnostic Products Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
5700 West 96th Street
Los Angeles, California 90045
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Sigi Ziering
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Office: 5700 West 96th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Item 2(c) Citizenship: U.S.A.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 252450-10-1
Item 3 Statement filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
13-2(b): Not Applicable
Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,498,656 shares,
including 18,800 shares owned by mother who resides
in same home (as to which shares beneficial
ownership is disclaimed) and 30,000 shares held as
trustee of the Diagnostic Products Corporation
Profit Sharing Plan as to which beneficial ownership
is disclaimed as to all but proportionate interest
in such Plan.
Item 4(b) Percent of Class: 18.38%
Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which reporting person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,449,856
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 48,800
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 2,449,856
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 48,800
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of Class: Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% 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
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: February 13, 1997 /S/ Sigi Ziering
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Sigi Ziering
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