SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13D**
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)*
The Loewen Group Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, No Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
54042L10#
(Cusip Number)
W. Robert Cotham
201 Main Street, Suite 2600
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 390-8400
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
June 14, 1999
(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(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box [ ].
*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 ("Act") 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).
None of the Reporting Persons own any shares of the Stock.
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1. Name of Reporting Person:
TMI-FW, Inc.
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) / /
(b) / X /
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds: Not Applicable
5. Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(e):
/ /
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas
7. Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially 8. Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting 9. Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
10. Shared Dispositive Power: -0-
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
-0-
12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:
/ /
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 0.0%
14. Type of Reporting Person: CO
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1. Name of Reporting Person:
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) / /
(b) / X /
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds: 00-Other
5. Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(e):
/ /
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Ontario, Canada
7. Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially 8. Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting 9. Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
10. Shared Dispositive Power: -0-
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
-0-
12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:
/ /
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 0.0%
14. Type of Reporting Person: EP
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Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) of Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"),
the undersigned hereby amend their Schedule 13D Statement dated July 23, 1998,
as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated September 1, 1998, as amended by Amendment
No. 2 dated October 8, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 3 dated December 1,
1998, as amended by Amendment No. 4 dated December 17, 1998, as amended by
Amendment No. 5 dated June 1, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 6 dated June 3,
1999 (the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the Common Stock, no par value (the
"Stock"), of The Loewen Group Inc. Unless otherwise indicated, all defined
terms used herein shall have the same meanings respectively ascribed to them in
the Schedule 13D.
Item 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a)
None of the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any shares of
the Stock.
To the best of the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, other
than as set forth above, none of the persons named in Item 2 herein is the
beneficial owner of any shares of the Stock.
(b)
None of the Reporting Persons have any power to vote or to direct the
vote or to dispose or to direct the disposition of any shares of the Stock.
(c) Since the last 13D filing, the following Persons have sold shares
of the Stock in transactions on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York
Stock Exchange, as follows:
NO. OF SHARES PRICE PER
PERSON DATE SOLD SHARE
Teachers(1) 06-07-99 5,200 $.30
Teachers(2) 06-07-99 4,543 .30
Tundra (3) 06-07-99 757 .30
Teachers(1) 06-08-99 35,000 .28
Teachers(2) 06-08-99 4,286 .28
Tundra (3) 06-08-99 714 .28
Teachers(1) 06-08-99 5,000 .28
Teachers(2) 06-08-99 30,000 .28
Tundra (3) 06-08-99 5,000 .28
Teachers(1) 06-09-99 72,500 .27
Teachers(2) 06-09-99 62,143 .27
Tundra (3) 06-09-99 10,357 .27
Teachers(1) 06-10-99 50,000 .26
Teachers(2) 06-10-99 105,857 .26
Tundra (3) 06-10-99 17,643 .26
Teachers(1) 06-10-99 29,000 .26
Teachers(2) 06-10-99 42,857 .27
Tundra (3) 06-10-99 7,143 .27
Teachers(1) 06-10-99 5,000 .27
Teachers(2) 06-10-99 24,857 .26
Tundra (3) 06-10-99 4,143 .26
Teachers(1) 06-10-99 123,500 .27
Teachers(2) 06-10-99 4,286 .27
Tundra (3) 06-10-99 714 .27
Teachers(1) 06-11-99 33,000 .25
Teachers(2) 06-11-99 28,286 .25
Tundra (3) 06-11-99 4,714 .25
Teachers(1) 06-11-99 16,600 .24
Teachers(2) 06-11-99 4,286 .25
Tundra (3) 06-11-99 714 .25
Teachers(1) 06-14-99 91,800 .24
Teachers(2) 06-14-99 78,600 .24
Tundra (3) 06-14-99 13,100 .24
Teachers(1) 06-14-99 123,500 .27
Teachers(1) 06-15-99 1,000,000 .28
Teachers(2) 06-15-99 2,368,184 .28
Tundra (3) 06-15-99 394,699 .28
Teachers(1) 06-15-99 320,192 .27
Teachers(2) 06-15-99 281,137 .26
Tundra (3) 06-15-99 60,720 .33
Teachers(1) 06-15-99 7,800 .26
Teachers(2) 06-15-99 364,280 .33
Tundra (3) 06-15-99 46,855 .26
(1) Shares were sold with Canadian dollars. The price per share listed
reflects the U.S. dollar equivalent on the date of the transaction.
(2) The shares were sold on behalf of Teachers in the Teachers Account
over which TMI has sole voting and dispositive power. Accordingly, Teachers has
no beneficial ownership in any of such shares. Shares were sold with Canadian
or U.S. dollars. In the case of sales in Canadian dollars, the price per share
listed reflects the U.S. dollar equivalent on the date of the transaction.
(3) The shares were sold on behalf of Tundra in the Tundra Account over
which TMI has sole voting and dispositive power. Accordingly, Tundra has no
beneficial ownership in any of such shares. Shares were sold with Canadian or
U.S. dollars. In the case of sales in Canadian dollars, the price per share
listed reflects the U.S. dollar equivalent on the date of the transaction.
Except as set forth in this paragraph (c), to the best of the knowledge
of each of the Reporting Persons, none of the persons named in response to
paragraph (a) has effected any transactions in shares of the Stock since the
last 13D filing.
(d) Except as set forth herein, each of the Item 2 Persons affirms that
no person other than such Item 2 Person has the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the
shares of the Stock owned by such Item 2 Person.
(e) On June 15, 1999, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial
owners of 5% or more of the Stock.
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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.
DATED: June 15, 1999
TMI-FW, INC.
By: /s/ W.R. Cotham
W.R. Cotham,
Vice President
ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD,
an Ontario, Canada corporation
By: /s/ W.R. Cotham
W.R. Cotham,
Attorney-in-Fact for:
CLAUDE LAMOUREUX (1)
(1) A Power of Attorney authorizing W.R. Cotham, et al., to act on behalf
of Claude Lamoureux previously has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1 Agreement and Power of Attorney pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii),
previously filed.
99.2 Agreement between The Loewen Group Inc. and TMI-FW, Inc. and Thomas M.
Taylor, previously filed.
