IMPCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
SC 13D/A, 1998-10-07
MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                            IMPCO Technologies, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    45255W106
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               John M. Allen, Jr.
                              Debevoise & Plimpton
                                875 Third Avenue
                               New York, NY 10022
                                 (212) 909-6000
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                                 Communications)

                                 October 2, 1998
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(3), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g),
check the following box [ ].

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7(b) for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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 purposes 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 the following pages)
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CUSIP No. 45255W106                    13D                     Page 2 of 5 Pages

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                            BERU Aktiengesellschaft
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
     OF ABOVE PERSON                                     Not applicable

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                    (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [ ]

3    SEC USE ONLY

4    SOURCE OF FUNDS
                                                                              WC

5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
     TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                   [ ]

6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                                                                         Germany

                           7        SOLE VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF
   SHARES                                                                767,978
BENEFICIALLY               8        SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY
    EACH                                                                       0
  REPORTING                9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH                                                                 767,978
                           10       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                                                               0

11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                                         767,978

12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES                                                                  [ ]

13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                                                                           10.7%

14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                                                                              CO
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CUSIP No. 45255W106                    13D                     Page 3 of 5 Pages

                    CONTINUATION PAGES OF AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
                       STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D FILED BY
                             BERU Aktiengesellschaft

         This Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D, dated May 20, 1998, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated July 16, 1998, and Amendment No. 2
thereto, dated September 3, 1998 (as so amended, the "Schedule 13D"), previously
filed by BERU Aktiengesellschaft ("BERU"), relates to BERU's beneficial
ownership of the common stock of IMPCO Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Issuer"). Items 3 and 5 are hereby supplemented and amended.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

         In a private transaction on September 24, 1998, BERU acquired 66,000
shares of Common Stock of the Issuer for total cash consideration of
$885,057.80.

         In addition, on October 2, 1998 BERU acquired 65,000 shares of Common
Stock of the Issuer for total cash consideration of $881,291.64 from
Baden-Wuerttembergische Bank Aktiengesellschaft ("BW Bank"). BW Bank had
purchased the shares in the open market transactions listed below with the
understanding that they would be for BERU's account and would be transferred to
BERU in due course upon payment to BW Bank of a purchase price equal to the
price paid by BW Bank to acquire such shares and related carrying costs:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Date of Purchase                              Number of Shares                             Price per Share
<S>                                           <C>                                          <C>     
9/18/98                                         9,000                                      $13.0576
9/25/98                                        11,500                                      $13.4457
9/28/98                                        22,500                                      $13.50
9/30/98                                         5,000                                      $13.375
10/01/98                                       17,000                                      $13.50
</TABLE>

Also, see Item 5(c) below.

         Funds to acquire all shares were provided by BERU's working capital.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Company.

         (a) Reference is made to rows (11) and (13) of the cover page. The
calculation of BERU's ownership percentage is based on 7,188,686 shares of
Common Stock outstanding as of August 31, 1998, as reported by Issuer in its
Form 10-Q filed on September 14, 1998.
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CUSIP No. 45255W106                    13D                     Page 4 of 5 Pages

         (b) Reference is made to rows (7) through (10) of the cover page.

         (c) BERU acquired shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the following
private transactions:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Date of Purchase                              Number of Shares                             Price per Share
<S>                                           <C>                                          <C>   
09/24/98                                      66,000                                       $13.40
10/02/98                                      65,000                                       $13.42
</TABLE>

Also, see Item 3 above.
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CUSIP No. 45255W106                    13D                     Page 5 of 5 Pages

                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement with respect to the
undersigned is true, complete and correct.

Dated:        October 5, 1998

                                              BERU Aktiengesellschaft

                                              By:    /s/ Ulrich Ruetz
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Name:  Ulrich Ruetz
                                                  Title: Chairman and
                                                         Chief Executive Officer


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