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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
GEHL COMPANY
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE, $0.10 PER SHARE
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
368483103
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
JAMES H. DAHL
1200 RIVERPLACE BOULEVARD, SUITE 902
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32207
(904) 393-9020
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICE AND COMMUNICATIONS)
AUGUST 8, 1997
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(DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING
OF THIS STATEMENT)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement of Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
statement of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this 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).
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CUSIP No. 368483103
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1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS / S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS.
OF ABOVE PERSONS JAMES H. DAHL / ###-##-####
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2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE ROW IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) N/A
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(b) N/A
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO
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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 U.S.A.
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NUMBER OF 7) SOLE VOTING POWER 484,000
SHARES BENE- -------------------------------------------------------------
FICIALLY
OWNED BY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
EACH REPORT- -------------------------------------------------------------
ING PERSON 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 484,000
WITH -------------------------------------------------------------
10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
484,000
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CUSIP No. 368483103
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12) CHECK IF AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.66%
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14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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This Amendment No. 1 amends as set forth herein the Statement on Schedule
13D dated May 27, 1997 of James H. Dahl with respect to the common stock, par
value $0.10 per share ("Common Stock"), issued by Gehl Company (the "Issuer").
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
Item 3 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:
"Funds in the aggregate amount of $1,959,642.70 were used to purchase
109,500 shares (the "Additional Shares") of Common Stock to which this Amendment
No. 1 relates. The Additional Shares were purchased by Mr. Dahl through the
Accounts. The sources of funds used to purchase the Additional Shares were
funds of the Children's Trusts and the investment partnership of which Mr. Dahl
is the Managing General Partner."
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 paragraph (a) and (b) is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
"(a) and (b) Pursuant to Rule 13d-3, Mr. Dahl may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of all 484,000 shares of Common Stock to which this Statement
relates, which constitute approximately 7.66% of the 6,318,685 shares of Common
Stock of the Issuer reported to be outstanding by the Issuer on March 29, 1997
(including 130,000 Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding Warrants
beneficially held by Mr. Dahl)."
Item 5 paragraph (c) is hereby amended by adding the following:
"On various dates between June 10, 1997 and August 13, 1997 109,500
shares of the Issuer's Common Stock were effected by Mr. Dahl, all of which
consisted of purchases for the Accounts through brokers in the open market.
The transactions are listed on the table below:
Date of Purchase
Purchase No. of shares Price
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10-Jun-97 5,000 $15.375
10-Jun-97 7,500 $15.667
10-Jun-97 1,500 $15.625
10-Jun-97 1,500 $15.625
11-Jun-97 2,500 $16.000
11-Jun-97 6,000 $16.000
11-Jun-97 8,500 $16.250
11-Jun-97 6,000 $16.000
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Date of Purchase
Purchase No. of shares Price
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11-Jun-97 8,500 $16.250
11-Jun-97 2,500 $16.000
19-Jun-97 5,000 $15.813
24-Jun-97 1,000 $16.250
24-Jun-97 1,000 $16.250
25-Jun-97 1,000 $17.500
25-Jun-97 500 $17.375
25-Jun-97 1,000 $17.500
25-Jun-97 500 $17.375
26-Jun-97 1,000 $17.625
8-Aug-97 5,000 $19.750
8-Aug-97 10,000 $20.375
8-Aug-97 13,000 $20.000
8-Aug-97 2,500 $20.000
8-Aug-97 2,500 $20.000
13-Aug-97 16,000 $20.090"
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SIGNATURE
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: August 14, 1997
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JAMES H. DAHL
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