SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 2 )1
HOWTEK, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
443209 10 1
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1999
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
|_| Rule 13d-1(b)
|X| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
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(1) 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. 443209 10 1 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Dr. Lawrence Howard
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 613,326 as of 12/31/99
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BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 613,326 as of 12/31/99
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PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
613,326 as of 12/31/99
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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)
4.7%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Howtek, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
21 Park Avenue
Hudson, NH 03051
Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing:
This Amendment no. 2 to Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of
Dr. Lawrence Howard (the "Reporting Person").
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
c/o Hudson Venture Partners, L.P.
660 Madison Avenue
14th Floor
New York, NY 10021
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
The Reporting Person is a United States citizen.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
443209 10 1
Item 3. Type of Reporting Person:
(a) - (j): Not Applicable
This statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).
Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
The Reporting Person beneficially owned 613,326 shares
of Common Stock as of December 31, 1999, which amount
included (i) 600,326 shares owned directly, (ii) 6,500
shares owned by Kathryn Howard, a minor child of the
Reporting Person, and (iii) 6,500 shares owned by Genna
Howard, a minor child of the Reporting Person. The
Reporting Person is deemed the beneficial owner of the
13,000 shares identified in (ii) and (iii) above by
reason of his relationship as the custodian of the
shares owned of record by Kathryn Howard and
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Genna Howard.
(b) Percent of Class:
4.7% beneficially owned by the Reporting Person based
upon 13,019,296 shares of Common Stock outstanding on
November 8, 1999 as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 1999.
(c) Number of shares as to which the Reporting Person has
(as of December 31, 1999):
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
613,326
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
613,326
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
-0-
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 [X].
Items 6-9. Not Applicable
Item 10. By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of
his knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with effect
to changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
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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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: December 31, 1999
/s/ Dr. Lawrence Howard
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DR. LAWRENCE HOWARD
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