JUNO LIGHTING INC
SC 13G/A, 2000-08-22
ELECTRIC LIGHTING & WIRING EQUIPMENT
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 1)*



                               JUNO LIGHTING, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                Common Stock, par value $.001 par value per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    482047206
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                August 15, 2000
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)



Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

        [x] Rule 13d-1(c)         [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)            [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)



*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
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. 482047-20-6              SCHEDULE 13G                PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES
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1.                NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
                  NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  ABRAMS CAPITAL, LLC
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2.                CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (A) [ ]
                                                                      (B) [X]
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3.                SEC USE ONLY


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4.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE
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                               5.     SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     6.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           245,455
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      245,455
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9.                AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  245,455
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10.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES*                                          [ ]
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11.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                  10.2%
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12.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                  00 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
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CUSIP NO. 482047-20-6              SCHEDULE 13G                PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES
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1.                NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
                  NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  ABRAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS I, LP
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2.                CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (A) [ ]
                                                                      (B) [X]
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3.                SEC USE ONLY


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4.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE
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                               5.     SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     6.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           29,455
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      29,455
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9.                AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  29,455
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10.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES*                                          [ ]
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11.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                  1.2%
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12.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                  PN
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CUSIP NO. 482047-20-6              SCHEDULE 13G                PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES
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1.                NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
                  NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  ABRAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LP
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2.                CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (A) [ ]
                                                                      (B) [X]
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3.                SEC USE ONLY


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4.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  DELAWARE
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                               5.     SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     6.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           216,000
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      216,000
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9.                AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  216,000
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10.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES                                          [ ]
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11.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                  9.00%
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12.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                  PN
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CUSIP NO. 482047-20-6              SCHEDULE 13G                PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES
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1.                NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
                  NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  DAVID C. ABRAMS
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2.                CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (A) [ ]
                                                                      (B) [ ]
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3.                SEC USE ONLY


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4.                CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  USA
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                               5.     SOLE VOTING POWER

                                      0
   NUMBER OF                  --------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                     6.     SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                           245,455
    EACH                      --------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING                    7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH:                             0
                              --------------------------------------------------
                               8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      245,455
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9.                AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                  245,455
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10.               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES                                          [ ]
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11.               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                  10.2%
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12.               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                  IN
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CUSIP NO. 482047-20-6               SCHEDULE 13G               PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES
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ITEM 1.

      (a) Name of Issuer:  Juno Lighting, Inc.
                           -------------------

      (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                1300 South Wolf Road, Des Plaines, Illinois 60017
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ITEM 2.

      (a) Name of Persons Filing:
      (b)  Address of  Principal  Business  Office or, if none,  Residence:
      (c)  Citizenship:


      (i) Abrams Capital,  LLC, a Delaware limited  liability  company ("Abrams
          Capital").
     (ii) David C. Abrams, a United States citizen.
    (iii) Abrams  Capital  Partners  I, L.P.,  a Delaware  limited  partnership
          ("Abrams I").
     (iv) Abrams  Capital  Partners  II, L.P.,  a Delaware  limited  partnership
          ("Abrams II").


       (b), (c), (f) Each of the Reporting Persons has a business address of 425
Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.


       (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.001 par
                                        ----------------------------
       (e) CUSIP Number: 482047-20-6
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ITEM 3.     IF THIS  STATEMENT IS FILED  PURSUANT TO RULE 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 of 1940
     (e)  [ ] Investment  Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
              Advisers Act or under the laws of any State
     (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)  [ ] A Savings  Association  as defined in Section  3(b) of the Federal
              Deposit Insurance Act
     (i)  [ ] A  Church  Plan  that  is  excluded  from  the  definition  of  an
              investment  company under Section  3(c)(14) of the Investment
              Company Act of 1940
     (j)  [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

If this statement is filed pursuant to section 240.13d-1(c), check this box [X].


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CUSIP NO. 482047-20-6               SCHEDULE 13G               PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES
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ITEM 4.   OWNERSHIP

      Provide  the  following  information  as of that date and  identify  those
shares which there is a right to acquire.

      ABRAMS CAPITAL, LLC*

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:      245,455
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      (b) Percent of Class:     10.2%
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      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:    0
                                                         -----------------------
          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  245,455
                                                           ---------------------
          (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 245,455
                                                                       ---------

      DAVID C. ABRAMS**

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:      245,455
                                     -------------------------------------------
      (b) Percent of Class:     10.2%
                            ----------------------------------------------------
      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:    0
                                                         -----------------------
          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  245,455
                                                           ---------------------
          (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 245,455
                                                                       ---------

      ABRAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS I, LP

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:      29,455
                                     -------------------------------------------
      (b) Percent of Class:     1.2%
                            ----------------------------------------------------
      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:    0
                                                         -----------------------
          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  29,455
                                                           ---------------------
          (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 29,455
                                                                       ---------
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*Shares reported for Abrams Capital,  LLC include shares  beneficially  owned by
Abrams Capital  Partners I, L.P.  ("Abrams I") and Abrams  Capital  Partners II,
L.P. ("Abrams II"), each of which Abrams Capital, LLC is the General Partner.

** Shares  reported for David C. Abrams  include  shares  beneficially  owned by
Abrams I and Abrams II,  which  entities may be deemed to be  controlled  by Mr.
Abrams,  who is the  Managing  Member of Abrams  Capital,  LLC, the sole General
Partner of Abrams I and Abrams II.
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CUSIP NO. 482047-20-6               SCHEDULE 13G               PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES
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      ABRAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:      216,000
                                     -------------------------------------------
      (b) Percent of Class:     9.0%
                            ----------------------------------------------------
      (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:    0
                                                         -----------------------
          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  216,000
                                                           ---------------------
          (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
                                                                      ----------
          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 216,000
                                                                       ---------


ITEM 5.   OWNERSHIP OF FIVE 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

By signing  below,  I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,  the
securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of  changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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CUSIP NO. 482047-20-6               SCHEDULE 13G               PAGE 9 OF 9 PAGES
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                                    SIGNATURE


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,  I hereby
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


Dated:  August 21, 2000.



                                            DAVID C. ABRAMS



                                            By:/s/ David C. Abrams
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               David C. Abrams



                                            ABRAMS CAPITAL, LLC



                                            By:/s/ David C. Abrams
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               David C. Abrams, Managing Member



                                            ABRAMS CAPITAL PARTNER I, L.P.

                                            By: Abrams Capital, LLC
                                            its sole general partner



                                            By: /s/ David C. Abrams
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               David C. Abrams, Managing Member



                                            ABRAMS CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                            By:  Abrams Capital, LLC
                                            its sole general partner



                                            By: /s/ David C. Abrams
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               David C. Abrams, Managing Member




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