UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
344123 10 4
(CUSIP Number)
November 22, 1999
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing
of this Statement)
Els Ponnet
Societe Generale de Belgique
Rue Royale 30
B-1000
Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: 011 32-2-507.02.68
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of
Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
Copy to:
Douglas P. Bartner, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Telephone: (212) 848-4000
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)
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CUSIP No. 344123 10 4
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(1) Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Societe Generale de Belgique
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of Group (See Instructions)
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Belgium
Number of (5) Sole Voting Power 1,592,671
Shares -----------------------------------
Beneficially -----------------------------------------------------
Owned by (6) Shared Voting Power 0
Each ----------------------------------
Reporting -----------------------------------------------------
Person (7) Sole Dispositive Power 1,592,671
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(8) Shared Dispositive Power 0
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,592,671
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(10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.4%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO
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Item 1. Issuer
(a) Foamex International Inc.
(b) 1000 Columbia Avenue
Linwood, Pennsylvania 19061
Item 2. Person Filing
(a) Name of Person Filing: Societe Generale de Belgique
(b) Address of Principal Business Office: Rue Royale 30, B-1000,
Brussels, Belgium
(c) Citizenship: Belgium
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01
per share
(e) CUSIP Number: 344123 10 4
Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to ss.240.13d-1(c).
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,592,671 shares of Common
Stock.
(b) Percent of Class: 6.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole Voting Power: 1,592,671
(ii) Shared Voting Power: 0
(iii) Sole Dispositive Power: 1,592,671
(iv) Shared Dispositive Power: 0
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.
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Item 10. Certifications
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) 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.
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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.
Date: December 2, 1999
SOCIETE GENERALE DE BELGIQUE
By /s/ Els Ponnet
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Name: Els Ponnet
Title: Legal Advisor
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned Societe Generale de Belgique S.A., a "societe anonyme" under
Belgian law with registered office at rue Royale 30, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
hereby appoints as its attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution :
Els Ponnet or Jean-Francois Poncelet
to execute in the name, place and stead of the undersigned a statement on
Schedule 13 G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the ordinary voting
shares, par value $.01 per share, of Foamex International Inc., and to file the
same with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the
undersigned hereby agrees that this Power of Attorney be included as an Exhibit
thereto.
Societe Generale de Belgique S.A.
By : /s/ Jean-Pierre Standaert
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Name : Mr. Jean-Pierre Standaert
Title : Secretary General
By : /s/ Michel Van den Berghe
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Name : Mr. Michel Van den Berghe
Title : Finance Director
Dated : December 1, 1999
