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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 1 )*
Home Products International, Inc.
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
437305 10 5
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
Alisa M. Singer, Equity Group Investments, L.L.C.,
Two N. Riverside Plaza, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 454-1800
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(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE
NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS)
September 9, 1999
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(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 Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 437305 10 5 PAGE 2 OF 4
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Samstock, L.L.C.
36-4156890
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
548,500
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
0
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
548,500
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
548,500
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.5%(1)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
(1) Based upon 7,314,702 shares outstanding at July 30, 1999, as reported in
the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 26,
1999.
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ONLY THOSE ITEMS AMENDED ARE REPORTED HEREIN.
CAPITALIZED TERMS NOT OTHERWISE DEFINED SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS THEY HAVE IN THE SCHEDULE 13D.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
and
Item 5. Interest In Securities of the Issuer
On September 9, 1999, Samstock purchased 156,800 shares of Common
Stock at $9.5625 per share in the open market. The amount of
funds used in acquiring the shares of Common Stock was
$1,499,400, which funds were obtained from the working capital of
Samstock.
To the best knowledge of Samstock, there are 7,314,702 shares of
Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof.(1) Based upon
the foregoing number, the 548,500 shares beneficially owned by
Samstock represent approximately 7.5% of the Common Stock issued
and outstanding. Samstock has the sole power to vote or to direct
the vote of the shares of Common Stock acquired by it. SZI also
has the power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the
shares on Common Stock beneficially owned by Samstock.
Except as listed below, at the date hereof, neither Samstock, nor
to the best knowledge of Samstock, SZI, ZGP or the persons listed
in Appendix A of the original Schedule 13D, owns any shares of
Common Stock other than the shares owned by Samstock, as
described herein. Rod Dammeyer owns 150,000 shares of Common
Stock, and has the sole power to vote and to dispose of such
Common Stock.
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(1) As disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 26, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry, and the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
DATED: September 14, 1999
Samstock, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Donald J. Liebentritt,
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Vice President
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