SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Amendment No. 3
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
IMPERIAL HOLLY CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
452835AA9
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(CUSIP Number)
Steven D. Rubin, Esq.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
700 Louisiana, Suite 1600
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 546-5030
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(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications)
November 23, 1998
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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 [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A
fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Greencore Group plc
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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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 ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Ireland
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY ------- --------------------------
EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 4,900,000
WITH ------- --------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,900,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,900,000
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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
15.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Earlsfort Holdings B.V.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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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 ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Netherlands
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY ------- ----------------------------
EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 4,900,000
WITH ------- ----------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,900,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,900,000
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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
15.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
This statement relates to the Schedule 13D (the "Initial
Schedule 13D"), filed on August 5, 1996 by Greencore Group plc, a corporation
organized under the laws of Ireland ("Greencore"), and Earlsfort Holdings B.V.
("Earlsfort", and together with Greencore the "Filing Persons"), a corporation
organized under the laws of the Netherlands with regard to the common stock,
without par value ("Common Stock"), of Imperial Holly Corporation, a Texas
corporation (the "Issuer"), as amended by Amendment No.1 and Amendment No. 2
thereto, filed on September 10, 1996 and November 19, 1998, respectively. This
Statement is Amendment No. 3 to such Schedule 13D.
Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but not
defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 2
to the Initial Schedule 13D.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF ISSUER
The response set forth in Item 5 of the Initial Schedule 13D,
as amended, is hereby amended by the addition of the following information:
(a) On November 23, 1998, the acquisition of 1,100,000 shares
of Common Stock by the Filing Persons pursuant to the Option granted pursuant to
the Letter Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1998, among the Issuer, the
Filing Persons and certain other persons was consummated.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 - Joint Filing Agreement, dated December 1, 1998.
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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.
GREENCORE GROUP PLC
December 1, 1998 By: /s/ Kevin O'Sullivan
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Name: Kevin O'Sullivan
Title: Chief Financial Officer and
Director
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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.
EARLSFORT HOLDINGS B.V.
December 1, 1998 By: /s/ Kevin O'Sullivan
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Name: Kevin O'Sullivan
Title: Managing Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Name of Exhibit
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Exhibit 1 - Joint Filing Agreement
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Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned, and each of them, do hereby agree and consent
to the filing of a single statement on behalf of all of them on Schedule 13D
amendments thereto, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(f)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Dated: December 1, 1998
GREENCORE GROUP PLC
By: /s/ Kevin O'Sullivan
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Name: Kevin O'Sullivan
Title: Chief Financial Officer and
Director
EARLSFORT HOLDINGS B.V.
By: /s/ Kevin O'Sullivan
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Name: Kevin O'Sullivan
Title: Managing Director
