PLM INTERNATIONAL INC
SC 13D/A, 1997-06-09
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              (Amendment No. 1)(1)

                             PLM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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                                (Name of issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    69341L106
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                                 (CUSIP number)

                              STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ.
                     OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME & ROSENZWEIG LLP
                                 505 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 753-7200
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                  (Name, address and telephone number of person
                authorized to receive notices and communications)

                                  June 5, 1997
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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
o.

         Note.  six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be
filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               (Page 1 of 7 Pages)


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     (1)  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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

          The information required on 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 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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CUSIP No. 69341L106                     13D        Page 2 of 7 Pages
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       1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
                  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                    STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
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       2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*     (a) / /
                                                                        (b) / /
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       3          SEC USE ONLY

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       4          SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                           PF
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       5          CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
                  PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                            / /
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       6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                           DELAWARE
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   NUMBER OF              7          SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES
  BENEFICIALLY                                759,800
    OWNED BY
      EACH
   REPORTING
  PERSON WITH
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                          8          SHARED VOTING POWER

                                              -0-
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                          9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                              759,800
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                         10          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                              -0-
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       11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
                  PERSON

                           759,800
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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)

                              8.3%
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       14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                           PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 69341L106                     13D        Page 3 of 7 Pages
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      1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
                  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                    WARREN LICHTENSTEIN
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       2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*     (a) / /
                                                                        (b) / /
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       3          SEC USE ONLY

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       4          SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                           00
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       5          CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
                  PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                             / /
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       6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                           USA
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   NUMBER OF              7          SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES
  BENEFICIALLY                                759,800
    OWNED BY
      EACH
   REPORTING
  PERSON WITH
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                          8          SHARED VOTING POWER

                                              - 0 -
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                          9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                              759,800
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                         10          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                              - 0 -
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       11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
                  PERSON

                           759,800
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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)

                               8.3%
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       14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                           IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No. 69341L106                     13D        Page 4 of 7 Pages
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         This  constitutes  Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment  No. 1") to the Schedule
13D  filed  by the  undersigned  (the  "Schedule  13D").  This  Amendment  No. 1
supplements the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth.

Item 3 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

         The  aggregate  purchase  price of the 759,800  Shares of Common  Stock
owned by Steel  Partners II is  $3,530,359.  The Shares of Common Stock owned by
Steel Partners II were acquired with partnership funds.

Items 5(a) and 5(c) are amended in their entirety to read as follows:

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

         (a) The aggregate  percentage of Shares of Common Stock  reported owned
by each person named herein is based upon 9,203,331 Shares outstanding, which is
the  total  number of Shares of Common  Stock  outstanding  as  reported  in the
Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
1997.

         As of the  close  of  business  on  June 5,  1997,  Steel  Partners  II
beneficially  owns 759,800  Shares of Common Stock,  constituting  approximately
8.3% of the Shares  outstanding.  Mr. Lichtenstein may be deemed to beneficially
own all shares owned by Steel Partners II by virtue of his authority to vote and
dispose  of such  Shares.  All of  such  Shares  were  acquired  in  open-market
transactions.

         (c) Schedule A annexed  hereto lists all  transactions  in the Issuer's
Common Stock in the last sixty days by the Reporting Persons.


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CUSIP No. 69341L106                     13D        Page 5 of 7 Pages
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                                   SIGNATURES

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief,
each of the  undersigned  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth  in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:   June 6, 1997                    STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                         By:  Steel Partners, L.L.C.
                                              General Partner

                                        By: /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
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                                                Warren G. Lichtenstein,
                                                Chief Executive Officer

                                           /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
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                                               WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN

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CUSIP No. 69341L106                     13D        Page 6 of 7 Pages
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                                   SCHEDULE A

               Transactions in the Shares Within the Past 60 Days
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            Shares of Common             Price Per             Date of
             Stock Purchased               Share               Purchase
             ---------------               -----               --------

                             STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.

                 2,000                    3.92000                 4/9/97

                41,500                    4.04500                4/11/97

                 6,000                    4.04500                4/14/97

                 6,000                    4.04500                4/15/97

                11,700                    4.14328                4/16/97

                   200                    4.10750                4/17/97

                   100                    4.41250                4/18/97

               128,900                    4.24045                4/21/97

                11,000                    4.04500                4/22/97

                31,000                    4.23048                4/25/97

                63,800                    4.84535                4/29/97

                20,000                    4.79190                4/30/97

                 2,000                    4.59130                 5/5/97

                22,300                    5.07572                 5/6/97

                20,000                    5.28000                 5/7/97

                26,100                    5.29440                 5/8/97

                12,900                    5.33160                 5/9/97

                67,700                    5.47170                5/12/97

                16,000                    5.57850                5/13/97

                19,300                    5.49700                5/14/97

                14,600                    5.58610                5/15/97

                10,000                    5.57500                5/16/97

                15,800                    5.44050                5/19/97

                 3,900                    5.41150                5/20/97

                   300                    5.52167                5/22/97

                 4,000                    5.54380                5/23/97

                 4,300                    5.52965                5/27/97

                 8,500                    5.56971                5/28/97

                 1,000                    5.57500                5/29/97

                10,000                    5.67000                 6/4/97



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CUSIP No. 69341L106                     13D        Page 7 of 7 Pages
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                41,100                    5.78740                 6/5/97



                               WARREN LICHTENSTEIN

                                      None.


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