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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. 7)
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)
October 31, 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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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
James P. Lennane
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) /x/
of a Group* (b) / /
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Source of Funds*
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(5) Check 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 Shares (7) Sole Voting
Beneficially Owned Power 476,400
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Person With (8) Shared Voting
Power 0
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(9) Sole Dispositive
Power 476,400
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(10) Shared Dispositive
Power 0
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
476,400
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(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
6.66%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person*
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. 7 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 148,900 shares of
Eljer Common Stock at an aggregate sales price of $1,547,092. 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 October 31, 1996, Mr. Lennane owns 476,400
shares of Common Stock of Eljer, or 6.66% 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 1, 1996:
Number of Shares
Trade Date Bought/(Sold) Price Per Share
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October 2, 1996 (1,000) $10.0000
October 3, 1996 (3,100) $10.0000
October 3, 1996 (1,000) $10.0000
October 4, 1996 (200) $10.0000
October 4, 1996 (800) $9.8750
October 4, 1996 (1,900) $10.0000
October 7, 1996 (10,000) $9.8750
October 7, 1996 (10,000) $9.8750
October 7, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 9, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 10, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 11, 1996 (1,000) $10.0000
October 14, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 15, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 16, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 17, 1996 (1,000) $9.7500
October 18, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 21, 1996 (1,000) $10.0000
October 21, 1996 (2,500) $10.2500
October 22, 1996 (1,000) $10.0000
October 23, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 24, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
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October 24, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 25, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 25, 1996 (4,800) $10.0000
October 25, 1996 (1,000) $9.8750
October 28, 1996 (2,000) $9.8750
October 28, 1996 (2,700) $10.0000
October 29, 1996 (2,000) $10.0000
October 29, 1996 (3,000) $10.0000
October 30, 1996 (2,000) $9.8750
October 31, 1996 (37,300) $10.9346
October 31, 1996 (13,000) $10.7500
October 31, 1996 (17,700) $10.875
October 31, 1996 (14,400) $11.0000
October 31, 1996 (3,500) $11.1250
No purchase or sales were made 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 479,400 shares of Eljer Common Stock, which is
6.70% 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: October 31, 1996
By: /s/ James P. Lennane
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James P. Lennane
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