MOORE MEDICAL CORP
SC 13D/A, 1997-03-13
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*

                               MOORE MEDICAL CORP.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   615 799 103
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                            Hollybank Investments, LP
                        One Financial Center, Suite 1600
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02111
                                 (617) 526-8963
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                      Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 March 13, 1997
             (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.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

* 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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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                       Page 2 of 10 Pages



1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Hollybank Investments, LP
2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*            (a) |_|
                                                                        (b) |X|

3          SEC USE ONLY


4          SOURCE OF FUNDS*

           WC
5          CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT 
           TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)     |_|

6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
                            7          SOLE VOTING POWER
         NUMBER OF
          SHARES                       239,100
       BENEFICIALLY
         OWNED BY
           EACH
         REPORTING
          PERSON
           WITH
                            8          SHARED VOTING POWER
                          
                                       None
                            9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                          
                                       239,100
                            10         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
                                       None
11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           239,100
12         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
           CERTAIN SHARES*                          |_|

13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

           8.2%
14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           PN
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 3 of 10 Pages



1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Dorsey R. Gardner
2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*            (a) |_|
                                                                        (b) |X|

3          SEC USE ONLY


4          SOURCE OF FUNDS*

           PF
5          CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT 
           TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)     |_|

6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           United States
                            7          SOLE VOTING POWER
         NUMBER OF
          SHARES                       26,014**     **Please refer to Item 5,  
       BENEFICIALLY                                 page 5 for disclaimer of
         OWNED BY                                   beneficial ownership.
           EACH
         REPORTING
          PERSON
           WITH
                            8          SHARED VOTING POWER
                            
                                       None
                            9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            
                                       26,014**     **Please refer to Item 5, 
                                                    page 5 for disclaimer of 
                                                    beneficial ownership.

                            10         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            
                                       None
11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           26,014**      **Please refer to Item 5, page 5 for disclaimer 
                          of beneficial ownership.

12         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
           CERTAIN SHARES*                          |_|

13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

           0.9%**      **Please refer to Item 5, page 5 for disclaimer of 
                        beneficial ownership.

14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IN
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                       Page 4 of 10 Pages


Item 1.  Security and Issuer

         The title of the class of equity  securities  to which  this  statement
relates is the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"),  of Moore
Medical  Corp.,  a Delaware  corporation  (the  "Company").  The  address of the
Company's  principal  executive  office is P.O. Box 1500, 389 John Downey Drive,
New Britain, Connecticut, 06050.


Item 2.  Identity and Background

         The persons  filing this  Statement  are Hollybank  Investments,  LP, a
Delaware limited  Partnership ("LP") and Dorsey R. Gardner,  the general partner
of LP ("Gardner").  The business address of both Gardner and LP is One Financial
Center, Suite 1600, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02111. LP was formed on January 14,
1994, and is authorized to conduct any business  which may be legally  conducted
by a limited partnership under the laws of Delaware. As of the date hereof, LP's
sole  business is  securities  investment.  During the last five years,  neither
Gardner nor LP has been convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic
violations and similar misdemeanors),  nor has either Gardner or LP been a party
to a  civil  proceeding  of a  judicial  or  administrative  body  of  competent
jurisdiction as a result of which Gardner or LP was or is subject to a judgment,
decree  or final  order  enjoining  future  violations  of,  or  prohibiting  or
mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any
violation with respect to such laws.


Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

         This statement relates to LP's March 13, 1997 purchase of 30,000 Shares
of Moore Medical Corp. at a per share price of $9.56  (including  the $.06/share
commission) on the American Stock Exchange.  This purchase, when aggregated with
Gardner and LP's previously  purchased  Shares,  gave Gardner deemed  beneficial
ownership of 265,114 of the 2,902,886  outstanding  Shares, thus triggering this
reporting requirement.  LP used its working capital to make this and every other
Share purchase, while Gardner used his personal funds for his purchases.


Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

         LP and Gardner have purchased their respective  shares strictly for the
purpose of equity  security  investment.  Neither Gardner nor LP has any present
plans or proposals which would relate to or result in:



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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                         Page 5 of 10 Pages



         (a) The  acquisition  by any  person of  additional  securities  of the
Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company;

         (b)  An  extraordinary   corporate  transaction,   such  as  a  merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

         (c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries;

         (d) Any change in the present  board of directors or  management of the
Company,  including  any  plans or  proposals  to change  the  number or term of
directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;

         (e) Any  material  change in the  present  capitalization  or  dividend
policy of the Company;

         (f) Any other  material  change in the Company's  business or corporate
structure;

         (g)  Changes  in  the   Company's   charter,   bylaws  or   instruments
corresponding  thereto or other  actions  which may impede  the  acquisition  of
control of the Company by any person;

         (h) Causing a class of  securities of the Company to be delisted from a
national  securities  exchange or to cease to be  authorized  to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

         (i) A class of equity  securities of the Company becoming  eligible for
termination  of  registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4)  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; or

         (j) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

         (a)(i) As of the date of this Statement,  LP is the beneficial owner of
239,100 Shares  (approximately  8.2% of the outstanding Shares as of November 6,
1996,  based on  information  provided in the Company's  10-Q filed  November 7,
1996).  Gardner,  as general  partner of LP, may be deemed to  beneficially  own
Shares  beneficially  owned by LP.  Except to the  extent of his  interest  as a
limited partner in LP, Gardner expressly disclaims such beneficial ownership and
the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that Gardner
is the beneficial owner of the Shares owned by LP and covered by this Statement.



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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                      Page 6 of 10 Pages

         (ii) As of the date of this Statement, Gardner beneficially owns 26,014
Shares  (approximately  0.9% of the  outstanding  Shares as of November 6, 1996,
based on  information  provided in the Company's  10-Q filed  November 7, 1996).
Except  to the  extent  of his  interest  as a limited  partner  in LP,  Gardner
expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Shares which may be beneficially
owned by LP,  and the  filing of this  statement  shall not be  construed  as an
admission that Gardner is the beneficial owner of such Shares.

         (b) LP has sole voting power and sole investment  power with respect to
the Shares  reported in (a)(i)  above.  Gardner  has sole voting and  investment
power with respect to the Shares reported in (a)(ii) above.


         (c)(i) LP has,  during the past 60 days,  effected the following  Share
purchases:

         DATE              SHARES PURCHASED             PRICE PER SHARE

         01/24/97                3,000 Shares              $10.685
         02/05/97               43,500 Shares              $ 9.376
         02/10/97                  700 Shares              $ 9.560
         02/11/97                  800 Shares              $ 9.560
         02/12/97                8,500 Shares              $ 9.935
         02/20/97                2,300 Shares              $ 9.560
         02/21/97               10,200 Shares              $ 9.621
         03/13/97               30,000 Shares              $ 9.560

These purchases,  accomplished via American Stock Exchange trades, were effected
strictly  as security  investments.  As a result of these  purchases,  LP is the
beneficial owner of the 239,100 Shares referenced in (a)(i) above.


            (ii) Gardner has,  during the past 60 days,  effected the  following
Share purchases:

         DATE              SHARES PURCHASED                PRICE PER SHARE

         01/16/97           1,000 Shares                       $11.185
         01/22/97           3,000 Shares                       $10.685
         01/23/97           2,000 Shares                       $10.560

These purchases,  accomplished via American Stock Exchange trades, were effected
strictly as security investments. As a result of these purchases, Gardner is the
beneficial owner of the 26,014 Shares referenced in (a)(ii) above.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 7 of 10 Pages



         (d) No other  person is known to have the right to receive or the power
to direct the  receipt of  dividends  from,  or the  proceeds  from the sale of,
Shares reported on this Statement.



Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
             with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

         There are no contracts,  arrangements,  understandings or relationships
(legal or otherwise)  between LP or Gardner and any other person with respect to
any securities of the Company, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting
of any of  the  securities,  finder's  fees,  joint  ventures,  loan  or  option
arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss,
or the giving or withholding of proxies.


Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

         The  following  document  is  filed  herewith  as an  exhibit  to  this
statement:

         (a)      Joint Filing Agreement


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                       Page 8 of 10 Pages



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.



                                            HOLLYBANK INVESTMENTS, LP



                                            By: /s/ Dorsey R. Gardner
                                                 Dorsey R. Gardner
                                                 General Partner



                                            /s/ Dorsey R. Gardner
                                            Dorsey R. Gardner


Date: March 13, 1997


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D



CUSIP No. 615 799 103                                        Page 9 of 10 Pages



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

               Exhibit                                               Page

1.       Joint Filing Agreement                                       10







                                    AGREEMENT

         Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement  containing the information
required  by  Schedule  13D (or any  amendment  thereof)  need be filed on their
behalf with  respect to the  beneficial  ownership of any equity  securities  of
Moore Medical Corp. or any subsequent  acquisitions  or  dispositions  of equity
securities of Moore Medical Corp. by any of the undersigned.

Date:  March 13, 1997

                                            HOLLYBANK INVESTMENTS, LP



                                            By: /s/ Dorsey R. Gardner
                                                  Dorsey R. Gardner
                                                  General Partner




                                            /s/ Dorsey R. Gardner
                                            Dorsey R. Gardner



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