U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
FORM 3
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OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Dawson, William F., Jr.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, 277 Park Avenue
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(Street)
New York NY 10172
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
5/22/98
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Thermadyne Holdings Corporation (TDHC)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
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Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
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X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (Instr. 5)
(I)(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 2,608,696 (I) See "Explanation of Responses"
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Securities Underlying sion or ship of In-
Date (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Securities Exercise Form of direct
------------------------- (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv- Bene-
Date Expira- ------------------------- Derivative ative ficial
Exer- tion Title Amount Security Security: Owner-
cisable Date or Direct ship
Number (D) or (Instr.
of Indirect 5)
Shares (I)
(Instr.
5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A Warrant for the Purchase See "Expln.
of Shares of Common Stock Immed. 5/15/10 Common Stock 353,428 $0.01 ++ (I) of Responses"
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Explanation of Responses:
William F. Dawson, Jr. is a Principal of DLJ Merchant Banking II, Inc.
which controls DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P., DLJ Merchant Banking
Partners II-A, L.P., DLJ Offshore Partners II, C.V., DLJ Diversified
Partners, L.P., DLJ Diversified Partners-A, L.P. DLJMB Funding II, Inc., UK
Investment Plan 1997 Partners, DLJ First ESC, LLC, DLJ ESC II, L.P., DLJ
Millennium Partners, L.P. and DLJ Millennium Partners-A, L.P., William F.
Dawson, Jr. disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares and warrants held
by these entities.
++ Such Exercise Price subject to change.
/s/ William F. Dawson 07/06/98
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