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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 18)*
R. G. Barry Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
068798-10-7
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(CUSIP Number)
Richard L. Burrell
R. G. Barry Corporation
13405 Yarmouth Road, N.W.
Pickerington, OH 43147
(614) 864-6400
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
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(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 Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check
the following box / /.
* 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. 068798-10-7 SCHEDULE 13D
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
Gordon Zacks
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): (a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
Not Applicable
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) / /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
861,700
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SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
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REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
414,574
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
861,700
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): /X/
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.7%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
IN
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AMENDMENT NO. 18
TO
SCHEDULE 13D
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Item 1. Security and Issuer.
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This Amendment No. 18 to the Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D")
filed by the reporting person Gordon Zacks ("Zacks") on August 7, 1984, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as amended, relates to Common
Shares, $1.00 par value (the "Common Shares"), of R. G. Barry Corporation, an
Ohio corporation (the "Company"), the principal executive offices of which are
located at 13405 Yarmouth Road, N.W., Pickerington, Ohio 43147. This Amendment
No. 18 amends certain information set forth in the Schedule 13D, as previously
amended.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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On May 1, 1998, Mr. Zacks exercised an option to purchase
55,555 Common Shares at an exercise price of $3.5269 per share. The exercise
price was paid by the delivery of 13,008 Common Shares already owned by Mr.
Zacks.
As described more fully in Item 5(c) below, on May 12, 1998,
Mr. Zacks was granted an incentive stock option covering 6,694 Common Shares and
non-qualified stock options covering an aggregate of 68,306 Common Shares
pursuant to the Company's 1997 Incentive Stock Plan. Mr. Zacks paid no
consideration to the Company in connection with the grant of such stock options.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
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Please see Item 3 above.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 861,700 (1)(2)(3)
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Percentage of class: 8.7% (1)(2)(3)(4)
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(b) Number of Common Shares as to which such person has:
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(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
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861,700 (1)(2)(3)
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
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None
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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414,574 (1)(2)(3)
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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None
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(1) Gordon Zacks is the voting trustee of the Zacks Voting Trust (the
"Voting Trust") and exercises sole voting power as to the 585,056
Common Shares deposited in the Voting Trust. The owners of the Common
Shares deposited in the Voting Trust retain investment power with
respect to such Common Shares (subject to certain limitations on the
right to remove the Common Shares from the Voting Trust) and the right
to receive dividends thereon. Mr. Zacks is the beneficial owner of, and
retains investment power as to, 137,930 of the Common Shares deposited
in the Voting Trust. Mr. Zacks' mother, Florence Zacks Melton, as
trustee under a trust established by the will of Aaron Zacks, deceased,
is the owner of the balance of the Common Shares deposited in the
Voting Trust. Mr. Zacks is a remainder beneficiary of the trust created
by the will of Aaron Zacks.
(2) Includes 121,874 Common Shares which Mr. Zacks has the right to acquire
upon the exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of the
date of this Amendment No. 18. Excludes 14,967 Common Shares held of
record and owned beneficially by the spouse of Mr. Zacks as to which
Mr. Zacks has no voting or investment power and disclaims beneficial
ownership.
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(3) Mr. Zacks holds 154,770 Common Shares of record, as to which he has
sole voting and investment power.
(4) Based upon the sum of (a) 9,744,964 Common Shares outstanding as of
December 31, 1998 and (b) 121,874 Common Shares which Mr. Zacks has the
right to acquire upon the exercise of stock options exercisable within
60 days of the date of this Amendment No. 18.
(c) Transactions by reporting person:
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Other than the transactions reported in the following table,
Mr. Zacks has not effected any transactions in the Common Shares of the Company
since the date of Amendment No. 17 to the Schedule 13D (February 6, 1998):
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Number of
Common Shares Date Consideration Type of Transaction
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9,500 3/3/98 N/A Gift by Mr. Zacks
15,000 3/5/98 $13.563 per share Sale by Mr. Zacks
85,000 3/5/98 $13.375 per share Sale by Mr. Zacks
55,555 5/1/98 $3.5269 per share Exercise of option by Mr. Zacks by
(net common shares delivery of 13,008 Common Shares
received-42,547)
6,694 5/12/98 N/A Receipt of grant of incentive stock
option by Mr. Zacks under the
Company's 1997 Incentive Stock Plan -
becomes exercisable with respect to
6,694 Common Shares on fourth
anniversary of grant date.
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Number of
Common Shares Date Consideration Type of Transaction
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40,000 5/12/98 N/A Receipt of grant of non-qualified
stock option by Mr. Zacks under the
Company's 1997 Incentive Stock Plan -
becomes exercisable with respect to
10,000 Common Shares on each of first,
second, third and fourth anniversaries
of grant date.
28,306 5/12/98 N/A Receipt of grant of non-qualified
stock option by Mr. Zacks under the
Company's 1997 Incentive Stock
Plan-becomes exercisable with respect
to 8,750 Common Shares on each of
first, second and third anniversaries
of the grant date and 2,056 Common
Shares on the fourth anniversary of
the grant date.
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(d) Right to receive or to direct the receipt of dividends from,
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or the proceeds from the sale of, Common Shares:
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See Item 5(b) above.
(e) Not Applicable.
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Signature.
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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: 1-29 , 1999 /s/ Gordon Zacks
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Gordon Zacks
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