UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
National Standard Company
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
(Title or Class of Securities)
637742017
(CUSIP Number)
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities Only)
Thomas W. Mittler
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER. . . . 275,000
6. SHARED VOTING POWER. . . 0
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER . 275,000
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
275,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.08%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: National Standard Company Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1618 Terminal Road
Niles, MI 49120
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Thomas W. Mittler
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Officer or, if none, Residence:
3607 South Main Street
South Bend, IN 46601
Item 2(c) Citizenship: United States
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares
Item 2(e) Cusip Number: 637742107
Item 3 This statement is filed in pursant to Rules 13d-1(c)
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Aggregate Amount Owned: 275,000
(b) Percent of Class: 5.08%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 275,000
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(iii)sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 275,000
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable.
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Co:
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Item 10 Certification:
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.
Date: October 26, 1998
By: /s/ Thomas W. Mittler
Thomas W. Mittler
