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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _____ )*
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PENTECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
709635106
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(CUSIP Number)
* 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 13G
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CUSIP NO. 709635106 PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
John T. Wright
S.S. ####-##-####
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 477,800
SHARES ----------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 228,000
EACH ----------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 477,800
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
228,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
705,800
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_]
(See Instructions)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.6%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 709635106 PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES
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Item 1.
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Pentech International, Inc. ("Pentech")
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
195 Carter Drive, Edison, New Jersey 08817
Item 2.
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
John T. Wright ("Mr. Wright")
Item 2(b) Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
HCR 2, Box 47, Canadian, Texas 79014
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
United States citizen
Item 2(d) Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, $.01 par value
Item 2(e) CUSIP No.:
709635106
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or Rule 13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(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 associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 709635106 PAGE 4 OF 5 PAGES
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If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. [X]
Item 4. Ownership.
Item 4(a) Amount beneficially owned:
705,800
Mr. Wright has purchased an aggregate of 477,800 shares of
Pentech Common Stock from his personal funds. In addition,
Mr. Wright's mother, Grace H. Wright owns 210,500 shares of
Pentech Common Stock which she purchased from her personal
funds, and Mr. Wright's wife, Marilee A. Dickinson owns
17,500 shares of Pentech Common Stock which she purchased
from her individual funds. Mr. Wright may be deemed to
beneficially own the shares of Pentech Common Stock held by
his mother and his wife. Mr. Wright disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares of Pentech Common Stock held by his
mother and wife.
Item 4(b) Percent of class:
5.6%
The calculations of the percentage of outstanding Pentech
Common Stock are based upon 12,530,258 shares of Pentech
Common Stock outstanding on April 28, 1998.
Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
477,800
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
228,000
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
477,800
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
228,000
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.
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 709635106 PAGE 5 OF 5 PAGES
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certifications.
Item 10(a) Not Applicable.
Item 10(b) 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.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and
belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Filing
is true, complete and correct.
May 30, 1998 /s/ JOHN T. WRIGHT
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JOHN T. WRIGHT
