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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. )*
Central Sprinkler Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
155184 10 4
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement
/X/. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has
a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of
more than five percent of the class of securities described in
Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
*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
CUSIP No. 155184 10 4
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
William J. Meyer ###-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) / /
N/A
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES 240,344(1)
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH None
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 240,344(1)
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
240,344(1)
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* / /
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.3%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
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IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
(1) The amount shown includes 118,125 shares of Common Stock
that may be acquired under options that are currently
exercisable and 2,354 shares of Common Stock that have been
allocated to Mr. Meyer under the issuer's Employee Stock
Ownership Plan.
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Central Sprinkler Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
451 North Cannon Avenue
Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: William J. Meyer
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
451 North Cannon Avenue
Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446
(c) Citizenship: United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 155184 10 4
Item 3. Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
For information concerning the ownership of Common Stock of
the Company by Mr. Meyer, please see Items 5 through 9 and 11 of
the cover page to the Schedule 13G and the footnote thereto.
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 / /.
Instruction: Dissolution of a group requires a response to this
item.
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
See Exhibit 1 attached hereto for the identification
and classification of each of the Reporting Persons.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not Applicable.
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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.
February 10, 1995
/s/ William J. Meyer
William J. Meyer
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