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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (1)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
3 World Financial Center
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(Street)
New York, New York 10285
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
8/19/99
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
13-3216325
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Blount International, Inc. (NYSE: BLT)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ x ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ x ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $.01 26,928,777 1
per share
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v)
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) This form is a joint filing with the following affiliate of the Reporting
Person who directly owns the securities reported herein: LB Blount Investment
SPV LLC. The common interests and preferred interests of LB Blount Investment
SPV LLC are held by the following affiliates of the Reporting Person: Lehman
Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II L.P., Lehman Brothers Offshore
Investment Partners II L.P., LB Capital Partners III, L.P., LB Capital
Partners IV, L.P. and LB I Group Inc.
Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II Inc., Lehman Brothers Offshore
Partners II Ltd., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and LB I Group Inc. as parent
and General Partner of Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II L.P.,
Lehman Brothers Offshore Investment Partners II L.P., Lehman Brothers Capital
Partners III, L.P. and Lehman Brothers Capital Partners IV, L.P.,
respectively, are deemed to beneficially own such shares held by such
entities.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Jennifer Marre August 20, 1999
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Name: Jennifer Marre Date
Title: Vice President & Secretary
**Signature of Reporting Person
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a
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JOINT FILER INFORMATION
Title of Security: Common Stock
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Blount International, Inc. (BLT)
Designated Filer: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Other Joint Filer:
LB Blount Investment SPV LLC
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II L.P.
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
Lehman Brothers Offshore Investment Partners II L.P.
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
Lehman Brothers Capital Partners III, L.P.
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
Lehman Brothers Capital Partners IV, L.P.
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
LB I Group Inc.
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners II Inc.
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
Lehman Brothers Offshore Partners II Ltd.
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
Lehman Brothers Inc.
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
Date of Event
Requiring Statement: August 19, 1999
Signature on behalf
of other above filer: /s/ Jennifer Marre
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Jennifer Marre
Vice President and
Secretary
