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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 8)*
Eljer Industries, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock with $1.00 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
287161103
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(CUSIP Number)
James P. Lennane
4820 Bayshore Drive, Suite D
Naples, Florida 33962
(941) 732-5500
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 17, 1996
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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 the 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.)
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.
* 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).
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 287161103 Page 2 of 4 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
1
James P. Lennane
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See
Instructions) (a) /X/
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(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
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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
USA
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 348,500
OWNED ---------------------------------------------------------------
BY EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
348,500
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
348,500
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (See Instructions) / /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.87%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
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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
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This Statement constitutes Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D (the "Schedule
13D") filed by James P. Lennane, Bette M. Byouk, and Susan Kahl Lennane with
respect to Common Stock with $1.00 par value, of Eljer Industries, Inc.
("Eljer"). Only those items which are hereby reported are amended. All
other items remain unchanged. All capitalized items shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Schedule 13D, as amended to date, unless otherwise
indicated herein.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
Item 3 is hereby amended by the addition of the following:
Since the last filing, Mr. Lennane has sold a total of 127,900 shares of
Eljer Common Stock at an aggregate sales price of $1,999,150. All sales
were through Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Sutro & Co.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 is hereby amended by the addition of the following:
As of close of business on December 18, 1996, Mr. Lennane owns 348,500
shares of Common Stock of Eljer, or 4.87% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock, based upon the outstanding shares of Eljer Common Stock
disclosed in Eljer's Second Quarter Report 1996. Mr. Lennane has sole
beneficial ownership and voting power with respect to such shares.
Mr. Lennane has engaged in the following transactions with respect to the
Common Stock of Eljer since the last filing on Schedule 13D, which was made
on October 31, 1996:
Number of Shares
Trade Date Bought/(Sold) Price Per Share
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November 6, 1996 (25,000) $11.5375
November 7, 1996 (2,000) $12.0000
November 8, 1996 (2,000) $12.0000
November 11, 1996 (2,000) $13.5000
November 12, 1996 (2,000) $13.6250
November 14, 1996 (2,000) $13.7500
November 21, 1996 (1,300) $13.0000
November 22, 1996 (2,000) $13.0000
November 25, 1996 (2,000) $12.8750
November 26, 1996 (1,000) $12.3750
December 2, 1996 (2,000) $12.2500
December 3, 1996 (300) $12.8750
December 3, 1996 (1,700) $12.7500
December 4, 1996 (2,000) $12.7500
December 5, 1996 (500) $12.7500
December 5, 1996 (500) $12.6250
December 6, 1996 (1,100) $12.6250
December 9, 1996 (2,000) $12.6250
December 10, 1996 (1,000) $12.8750
December 10, 1996 (1,000) $12.8750
December 11, 1996 (1,000) $12.5000
December 11, 1996 (1,000) $12.5000
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December 13, 1996 (10,000) $13.2500
December 13, 1996 (1,000) $13.0000
December 13, 1996 (1,000) $13.5000
December 17, 1996 (50,000) $23.6250
December 18, 1996 (10,500) Charitable
Contribution
No purchase or sales were made by Ms. Lennane or Ms. Byouk with respect to
the Common Stock of Eljer within the past 60 days.
All transactions were open market sales made through Jefferies & Company,
Inc. and Sutro & Co. on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
NASDAQ/National Market System.
Based on the above sales and the transactions detailed in the Schedule 13D,
the Stockholders may be deemed to own 351,500 shares of Eljer Common Stock,
which is 4.91% of the outstanding Common Stock of Eljer.
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 18, 1996
By: /s/ James P. Lennane
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James P. Lennane
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