SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 RULE 13d-2(b)
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(Amendment No. )
Material Sciences Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
576674105
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(CUSIP Number)
February 26, 1999
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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:
|_| Rule 13d-1(b)
|X| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
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* 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 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. 576674105 13G Page 1 of 1 Pages
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Frank L. Hohmann III
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)|_|
(b)|_|
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 911,850
EACH
REPORTING 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE 911,850
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
911,850 Shares
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES |_|
CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.8%
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:
Material Sciences Corporation
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2200 East Pratt Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Frank L. Hohmann III
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
277 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10172
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
U.S.A.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
576674105
Item 3. If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act;
(b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;
(c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act;
(d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act;
(e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)
(1)(ii)(E);
(f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(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;
(j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box.|X|
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Item 4. Ownership.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 911,850
(b) Percent of class: 5.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 911,850
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 911,850
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
The number of securities reported above includes 12,000 shares held in
trusts for children of the reporting person, as to which the reporting person
is not the trustee and as to which the reporting person disclaims beneficial
ownership.
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. Certifications.
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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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.
March 2, 1999
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(Date)
/s/ Frank L. Hohmann III
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(Signature)
Frank L. Hohmann III
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(Name/Title)
The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf
the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is
signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an
executive officer or general partner of the filing person), evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.
Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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