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*
Fort, John F. III
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
09AB Media Luna Road, Route 9, Box 65 JM
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(Street)
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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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)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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<CAPTION>
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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<C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 0 N/A N/A
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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>
None N/A N/A N/A -- N/A N/A N/A
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ John F. Fort, III 7/6/98
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