UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
O'SULLIVAN CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
688605104
(CUSIP Number)
See Preliminary Note
(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)
* 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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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. 688605104
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
John C.O. Bryant
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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 CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
809,239
NUMBER OF
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SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY -- 0 --
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OWNED BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 809,239
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -- 0 --
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
809,239
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
Not Applicable
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENT BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Preliminary Note: The event that requires filing of this schedule was a
repurchase of Common Stock ("Common Stock") by the issuer, which caused the
percentage of Common Stock owned by Mr. Bryant to exceed five percent (5%) of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock. According to information provided by the
issuer and in the issuer's public filings, this repurchase occurred in May 1996.
ITEM 1. (a) Name of Issuer:
O'Sullivan Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1944 Valley Avenue
P.O. Box 3510
Winchester, VA 22601
ITEM 2. (a) Name of Person Filing:
John C.O. Bryant
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
The following is the address of the principal business
office of each of the filing persons:
Atlantic Computing Services
8639 Phoenix Drive
Manassas, VA 20110
(c) Citizenship:
United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(e) CUSIP Number:
688605104
ITEM 3. If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. Ownership
(a) As of the date hereof, Mr. Bryant beneficially owned an
aggregate of 809,239 shares of Common Stock, of O'Sullivan
Corporation.
(b) As of the date hereof, Mr. Bryant's stock ownership
represented 5.1% of the total outstanding number of shares
of Common Stock.
(c) The number of shares as to which Mr. Bryant has: (i) Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote is 809,239; (ii) Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote is -0-; (iii) Sole power
to disposed or to direct the disposition of is 809,239; and
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
is -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
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 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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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: April 15, 1998
/s/John C.O. Bryant
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John C.O. Bryant
