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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Daily Journal Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
233912 10 4
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the 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.)
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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
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).
(Continued on following page(s))
Page 1 of 9 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 233912 10 4 13G PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
John Patrick Guerin
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
United States Citizen
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 258,576 Shares
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
-0-
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 258,576 Shares
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
258,576 Shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
15.9%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 233912 10 4 13G PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Fabienne M. Guerin
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [X]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
United States Citizen
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 6,762 Shares
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
-0-
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 6,762 Shares
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
6,762 Shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
0.4%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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The Items of the Schedule 13G previously filed and amended by John Patrick
Guerin are hereby amended in their entirety to read as follows:
ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
Daily Journal Corporation
ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
355 South Grand Avenue, 34th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSONS FILING:
ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:
This Statement is filed by the following persons (collectively, the
"Reporting Persons"):
JOHN PATRICK GUERIN ("Mr. Guerin")
355 South Grand Avenue, 34th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
FABIENNE M. GUERIN ("Mrs. Guerin")
355 South Grand Avenue, 34th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
Both of the Reporting Persons are United States citizens.
ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
233912 10 4
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15
of the Act: Not applicable.
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act:
Not applicable.
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section
3(a)(19) of the Act: Not applicable.
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(Item 3., continued)
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act: Not applicable.
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940: Not applicable.
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund: Not applicable.
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(ii)(G): Not applicable.
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H): Not
applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
The following information relates to the Securities held by the
Reporting Persons as of December 31, 1996:
John Patrick Guerin:
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 258,576 shares of Common Stock.*
(b) Percent of Class: 15.9% of Common Stock.**
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 258,576
shares.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: none.
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
258,576 shares.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: none.
(Continuation and notes on next page)
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(Item 4. Ownership, continued)
Fabienne M. Guerin:
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,762 shares of Common Stock*
(b) Percent of Class: 0.4% of Common Stock.**
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,762 shares.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: none.
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
6,762 shares.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: none.
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* Pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i)(C), this Statement treats Mr. Guerin as the
beneficial owner of Securities held by the John Patrick Guerin Trust (U/D/T
dated 7-27-81), of which Mr. Guerin is the trustee and sole beneficiary and
which trust Mr. Guerin may revoke at any time. Pursuant to Rule 13d-
3(a)(1) and (2), this Statement also treats Mr. Guerin as the beneficial
owner of Securities held by the Guerin Family Trust (U/D/T dated 7-27-81)
and the J. Patrick Guerin III Trust (U/D/T dated 12-31-76), both of which
are irrevocable but for both of which Mr. Guerin serves as trustee with
sole power to dispose of and vote Securities held by such trusts. The John
Patrick Guerin Trust, the Guerin Family Trust and the J. Patrick Guerin III
Trust are hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the "Trusts."
Pursuant to Rule 13d - 3(a)(1) and (2), this Statement treats Mr. Guerin as
the beneficial owner of Securities held by the Guerin Foundation (the
"Foundation"), a charitable corporation (incorporated 12-26-67) for which
Mr. Guerin serves as president, chairman and a trustee with the sole power
to dispose of and vote Securities held by the Foundation.
Mr. Guerin is a beneficiary of, and therefore has a direct economic
interest in the Securities held by, the John Patrick Guerin Trust and the
Guerin Family Trust. Mr. Guerin has no direct economic interest in
Securities owned by the J. Patrick Guerin III Trust, the Foundation or Mrs.
Guerin and disclaims beneficial ownership of such Securities. Mrs. Guerin
has no direct economic interest in Securities owned by the John Patrick
Guerin Trust, the Guerin Family Trust, the J. Patrick Guerin III Trust
or the Foundation and disclaims beneficial ownership of such Securities.
** Percentage based upon 1,627,870 shares of Daily Journal Corporation Common
Stock outstanding as of 12/6/96, as reported in the Annual Report on Form
10K filed by Daily Journal Corporation for the fiscal year ended 9/30/96.
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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 [_].
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ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
At this time, no person other than the Reporting Persons has the
right to receive or power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or
the proceeds from the sale of, the Securities covered by this
Statement. Under the terms of the instruments governing the J.
Patrick Guerin III Trust, persons other than the Reporting Persons
could acquire such rights in the future. Absent a change in trust
holdings, however, such rights would not relate to more than 5% of
the Securities outstanding.
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. CERTIFICATION.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
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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.
Dated this 10th day of February, 1997.
JOHN PATRICK GUERIN
/s/ John Patrick Guerin
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John Patrick Guerin
FABIENNE M. GUERIN
By: /s/ John Patrick Guerin
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John Patrick Guerin
Attorney-in-Fact
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
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which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.
The name of any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should
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be filed with the Commission.
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
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Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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EXHIBIT A
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CONSENT TO JOINT FILING AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
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The undersigned agree and confirm that the Schedule 13G with respect to
the Common Stock of Daily Journal Corporation to which this consent is attached
as an exhibit is, and any amendments thereof will be, filed on behalf of each of
the undersigned by John Patrick Guerin, hereby designated as Attorney-in-Fact
for the purpose of executing all such Schedule 13G filings required to be made
by them with respect to such securities.
/s/ John Patrick Guerin
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John Patrick Guerin
/s/ Fabienne M. Guerin
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Fabienne M. Guerin
