SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)*
PLENUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.10 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
729093 10 4
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(CUSIP Number)
*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).
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
MARTIN E. TASH
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
FOR ITEMS 5-8, NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
125,256
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
298,229 (jointly owned with Arlene S. Tash)
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
125,256
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
298,229 (jointly owned with Arlene S. Tash)
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
423,485
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES []
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.9%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ARLENE S. TASH
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
FOR ITEMS 5-8, NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
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6. SHARED VOTING POWER
298,229 (jointly owned with Martin E. Tash)
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
298,229 (jointly owned with Martin E. Tash)
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
298,229
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES []
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.7%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
Item 1
(a) Name of Issuer: Plenum Publishing Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013 (Business)
Item 2
(a) Name of Persons Filing: This filing is made jointly by Martin E.
Tash ("MT") and his wife Arlene S. Tash ("AT") pursuant to Rule
13-d(f)(1) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 since they
are the joint owners of 298,229 of the securities covered hereby.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or if none, Residence:
MT: 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013 (Business)
AT: 17049 Northway Circle, Boca Raton, FL 33496 (Residence)
(c) Citizenship:
MT: U.S.A.
AT: U.S.A.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.10 par value
(e) CUSIP Number: 729093 10 4
Item 3
Not applicable.
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned (as of December 31, 1996):
MT: 423,485 shares
AT: 298,229 shares
(b) Percent of Class:
MT: 10.9%
AT: 7.7%
(c) Number of shares as to which person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
MT: 125,256
AT: none
(ii) shares power to vote or to direct the vote:
MT: 298,229 shares (jointly owned with AT)
AT: 298,229 shares (jointly owned with MT)
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
MT: 125,256 shares
AT: none
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
MT: 298,229 shares (jointly owned with AT)
AT: 298,229 shares (jointly owned with MT)
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or less of a Class
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.
Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
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.
Dated: February 11, 1997
Martin E. Tash
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Martin E. Tash
Arlene S. Tash
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Arlene S. Tash
Exhibit 1 - Filing Agreement
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The undersigned hereby agree, on this ---- day of February 11, 1997,
that the attached Statement on Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 7) of even date
regarding our respective beneficial ownership of Common Stock of Plenum
Publishing Corporation is filed on behalf of each of us.
Martin E. Tash
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Martin E. Tash
Arlene S. Tash
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Arlene S. Tash
