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SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 6 )*
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Petrolite Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Capital Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
716723 10 1
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. (A
fee is not required only if the filing 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 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).
SEC 1745 (2/92) Page 1 of 9 pages
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CUSIP NO. 716723 10 1 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Wm. S. Barnickel & Company
43-6029518
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) /X/
(b) / /
*See also Note on page 7.
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Missouri
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 5,337,360
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
5,337,360
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,337,360
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
47%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 716723 10 1 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Michael V. Janes
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) /X/
(b) / /
See also Note on page 7.
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 62,000
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 5,401,660
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
62,000
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,401,660
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,463,660 * See also Note on page 7.
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
48%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 716723 10 1 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Genevieve B. Janes
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 0
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 * See also Note on page 7.
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
Petrolite Corporation
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(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
369 Marshall Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119
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Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Wm. S. Barnickel & Company; Michael V. Janes,
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Trustee under the Will of William S. Barnickel,
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deceased; and Genevieve B. Janes, deceased
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(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
P.O. Box 190189, St. Louis, MO 63119-6189
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(c) Citizenship:
Missouri, as to Wm. S. Barnickel & Company,
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and U.S.A., as to Michael V. Janes
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(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Capital Stock
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(e) CUSIP Number:
716723 10 1
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
Not applicable
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(a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) / / Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the act
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(d) / / Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act
(e) / / Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940
(f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
or Endowment Fund; see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) / / Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
By Wm. S. Barnickel & Company: 5,337,360
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(b) Percent of Class:
47%
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
5,337,360
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(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
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(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
5,337,360
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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* See also Note on page 7.
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 /X/.
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
See Note on page 7.
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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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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
See Note on page 7.
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable
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Item 10. Certification
Not applicable
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* NOTE: Mr. Michael V. Janes and Boatmen's Trust Company, a subsidiary of
Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., are the trustees of the William S. Barnickel
Trust and, under the Will of William S. Barnickel, deceased, own 90% of
the stock of Wm. S. Barnickel & Co. which, in turn, owns 5,337,360 shares
of Capital Stock of Petrolite Corporation. The trustees share indirect
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Wm. S. Barnickel & Co.
Mr. Janes disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
Additionally, Mr. Janes owns 62,000 shares of Petrolite Corporation. He
also is one of two trustees of three trusts that, together, own 60,800
shares, as to which shares he shares voting and dispositive power. The
second trustee is Boatmen's Trust Company. Mr. Janes also has shared
voting and dispositive power over 3,500 shares which are owned directly
by a child or held for the benefit of a minor child.
Mrs. Genevieve B. Janes died on August 27, 1993. Before her death and
as a trustee under the Will of William S. Barnickel, deceased, Mrs. Janes
shared indirect voting and dispositive power over 5,337,360 shares of
Capital Stock of Petrolite Corporation. In addition, Mrs. Janes was the
settlor of a revocable trust, included in the paragraph above, which
owns 19,200 shares. She shared indirect voting and dispositive power.
Box 2(a) has been checked due to common ownership of 5,337,360 shares
of Petrolite Corporation by Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., Boatmen's
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Trust Company, Wm. S. Barnickel and Company, Michael V. Janes,
and the William S. Barnickel Trust.
The 13G filings for Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., the Boatmen's
Trust Company and the William S. Barnickel Trust are to be
filed on or before February 14, 1994.
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Signatures
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, we
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
Date: February 11, 1994
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WM. S. BARNICKEL & COMPANY
By Michael V. Janes
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Michael V. Janes,
President
By Michael V. Janes
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Michael V. Janes,
Individually and as Trustee
