SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 12)*
MERIDIAN DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
589602 10 1
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*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).
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Page 1 of 4 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 589602 10 1 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WILLIAM J. MOTTO
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)
See Item 4 (b) [X]
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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 3,857,624
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 809,539
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,857,624
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
809,539
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,667,163
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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
32.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Page 3 of 4 Pages
ITEM 1(a) Name of Issuer: Meridian Diagnostics, Inc.
1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
3471 River Hills Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45244
2(a) Name of Persons Filing: William J. Motto
2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
3471 River Hills Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45244
2(c) Citizenship: U.S.A.
2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, No Par Value
2(e) CUSIP No.: 589602 10 1
3. If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
13d-2(b), check whether the Person Filing is a: N/A
4. Ownership:
(a) See Item 9 of cover page.
(b) See Item 11 of cover page.
(c) See Items 5-8 of cover page.
This Amendment No. 12 to Schedule 13G is filed solely by William
J. Motto. The original Schedule 13G and all amendments prior to
Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G were filed by William J. Motto and
Jerry L. Ruyan on the same Schedule 13G. The shares in Items 5, 7 and
9 include options that are exercisable within 60 days into 75,452
shares and 51,646 shares held by Mr. Motto as trustee of the William
J. Motto Family Charitable Remainder Unitrust. The number of shares
shown in Items 6, 8, and 9 for Mr. Motto includes 809,539 shares held
by his children as trustees of certain irrevocable trusts.
William J. Motto and Jerry L. Ruyan are parties to an agreement
("Agreement") with the Company pursuant to which they must offer their
shares for sale to the Company, and if it declines to purchase, to the
other at a price based on current market prices, if either of them
desires to sell shares in excess of 1% of the Company's outstanding
Common Stock in any three-month period. Mr. Motto does not affirm that
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the Agreement operates to make Messrs. Motto and Ruyan a group for
purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Agreement previously was filed as an Exhibit to Registration
Statement No. 33-6052. The First Amendment to the Agreement, which
removed Richard H. Walter as a party to the Agreement, previously was
filed as an Exhibit to the Form 10-K of Meridian Diagnostics, Inc. for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1992.
5. Ownership of 5% or less of class: N/A
6. Ownership of more than 5% on behalf of another person: N/A
7. Identification and classification of the subsidiary which
acquired the security being reported by the parent holding
company: N/A
8. Identification and classification of members of the group: N/A
9. Notice of dissolution of group: N/A
10. Certification: N/A
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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.
January 31, 1999
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Date
/s/William J. Motto
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Signature
William J. Motto
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Name/Title
