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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* | 2. Date of Event Re- | 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
| quiring Statement |
Stephen A. Magida | (Month/Day/Year) | Rheometric Scientific, Inc. (OTCBB - RHEM)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) | | |
| 3/6/2000 | 5. Relationship of Reporting | 6. If Amendment, Date
105 Harbor Drive, Suite 125 | | Person to Issuer | of Original
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(Street) | 3. IRS Identification | |
| Number of Reporting | __ Director X 10% Owner|
| Person, if an entity | __ Officer Other |-----------------------
| (Voluntary) | (give title (specify | 7. Individual or
| | below) below) | Joint/Group Filing
| | | (check applicable
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| | | X Form filed by One
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| | | __ Firm filed by more
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Stamford CT 06902 | | | Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) | Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities | 3. Ownership | 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) | Beneficially Owned | Form: Direct | Beneficial Ownership
| (Instr. 4) | (D) or Indirect | (Instr. 5)
| | (I) (Instr. 5) |
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Common Stock, no par value | 10,606,000 | I |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g.,
puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative | 2. Date Exercisable | 3. Title and Amount of | 4. Conver- | 5. Owner- | 6. Nature of
Security | and Expiration | Securities Underlying | sion or | ship | Indirect
(Instr. 4) | Date | Derivative Security | Exercise | Form of | Beneficial
| (Month/Day/Year) | (Instr. 4) | Price of | Deriv- | Ownership
| | | Deri- | ative | (Instr. 5)
| | | vative | Security: |
| | | Security | Direct |
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| Date | Expira- | Title | Amount or | | Indirect |
| Exer- | tion | | Number of | | (I) |
| cisable | Date | | Shares | | (Instr. 5)|
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Warrants | Immed. | 3/6/2007 |Common Stock | 2,000,000 | $ 1.00 | I |
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Warrants | Immed. | 3/6/2003 |Common Stock | 4,000,000 | $ 3.00 | I |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These shares and warrants are beneficially owned directly by Andlinger
Capital XXVI LLC. Stephen A. Magida may be deemed to beneficially own these
shares and warrants indirectly in his capacity as Manager and a Member of
Andlinger Capital XXVI LLC. This report shall not be deemed an admission
that Mr. Magida is the beneficial owner of such securities.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). /s/ Stephen A. Magida 3/16/2000
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Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. ** Signature of Reporting Date
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Person
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