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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.1)
Barringer Laboratories, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
068508100
(CUSIP Number)
William R. Collins, Esq.
Howard, Darby & Levin
1330 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 841-1000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
August 21, 1996
(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 [ ].
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CUSIP No. 068508100 13D Page 2 of 8 Pages
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1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
John P. Holmes, III
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Sources of Funds (See Instructions)
PF
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5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
to Item 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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<S> <C> <C>
Number of 7 Sole Voting Power
Shares 180,441
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Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned by 0
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Each 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting 180,441
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Person With 10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
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<S> <C> <C>
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11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
180,441
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12 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) [X]
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13 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.9%
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14 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
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CUSIP No. 068508100 13D Page 3 of 8 Pages
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<S> <C> <C>
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1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
J. Francis Lavelle
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Sources of Funds (See Instructions)
PF
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5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
to Item 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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<S> <C> <C>
Number of 7 Sole Voting Power
Shares 176,441
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Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned by 0
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Each 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting 176,441
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Person With 10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
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<S> <C> <C>
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11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
176,441
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12 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) [X]
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13 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.7%
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14 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
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CUSIP No. 068508100 13D Page 4 of 8 Pages
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1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Thomas A. Dippel
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Sources of Funds (See Instructions)
PF
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5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
to Item 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States of America
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<S> <C> <C>
Number of 7 Sole Voting Power
Shares 19,499
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Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned by 0
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Each 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting 19,499
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Person With 10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
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<S> <C> <C>
11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
19,499
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12 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) [X]
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13 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
1.2%
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14 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
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This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Statement on
Schedule 13D, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 23, 1996 (the "Schedule 13D"), by John P. Holmes, III ("JPH"), J. Francis
Lavelle ("JFL") and Thomas A. Dippel ("TAD" and, together with JPH and JFL, the
"Reporting Persons"). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings
assigned thereto in the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:
JFL became a director of the Issuer on July 12, 1996.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:
The aggregate purchase price for 50,000 of the 54,006
additional Shares acquired by JPH, including payment of commissions, was
$60,676. The purchase of these Shares was funded from cash available to JPH. JPH
acquired beneficial ownership of the other 4,006 Shares pursuant to the issuance
by the Issuer to JPH of the warrant described in Item 6.
The aggregate purchase price for 46,000 of the 50,006
additional Shares acquired by JFL, including payment of commissions, was
$55,472. The purchase of these Shares was funded from cash available to JFL. JFL
acquired beneficial ownership of the other 4,006 Shares pursuant to the issuance
by the Issuer to JFL of the warrant described in Item 6.
The aggregate purchase price for 9,000 of the 9,322 additional
Shares acquired by TAD, including payment of commissions, was $11,241. The
purchase of these Shares was funded from cash available to TAD. TAD acquired
beneficial ownership of the other 322 Shares pursuant to the issuance by the
Issuer to TAD of the warrant described in Item 6.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:
(a) The following table sets forth information with respect to
the Shares beneficially owned by each Reporting Person as of the close of
business on August 23, 1996:
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Number of Approximate Percentage of
Name Shares Outstanding Shares (1)
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JPH 180,441(2)(3) 10.9%
JFL 176,441(2)(4) 10.7%
TAD 19,499(2)(5) 1.2%
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(1) Computed on the basis of 1,652,016 Shares outstanding as of June 30,
1996 as specified in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for
the quarter ended June 30, 1996.
(2) The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a "group" within the meaning
of Rule 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act, by virtue of an
understanding between them to act together from time to time for the
purpose of acquiring holding, voting, or disposing of Shares. Thus,
pursuant to Rule 13d-5, each Reporting Person may be deemed to
beneficially own all Shares beneficially owned by the other Reporting
Persons. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such
Shares.
(3) Includes 30,441 Shares that JPH has the right to acquire upon exercise
of the warrants described in Item 6. Excludes 4,006 Shares issuable
upon exercise of warrants that the Issuer has agreed to issue to JPH
within 60 days of this Statement as described in Item 6.
(4) Includes 30,441 Shares that JPL has the right to acquire upon exercise
of the warrants described in Item 6. Excludes 4,006 Shares issuable
upon exercise of warrants that the Issuer has agreed to issue to JFL
within 60 days of this Statement as described in Item 6.
(5) Includes 2,452 Shares that TAD has the right to acquire upon exercise
of the warrants described in Item 6. Excludes 322 Shares issuable upon
exercise of warrants that the Issuer has agreed to issue to TAD within
60 days of this Statement as described in Item 6.
(b) JPH has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote and
to dispose or to direct the disposition of 150,000 Shares that he beneficially
owns. Upon exercise of the warrants described in Item 6, JPH will have sole
power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or to direct the disposition
of the other 30,441 Shares that he beneficially owns.
JFL has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote or to
dispose or to direct the disposition of 146,000 Shares that he beneficially
owns. Upon exercise in whole of the warrants described in Item 6, JFL will have
sole power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or to direct the
disposition of the other 30,441 Shares that he beneficially owns.
TAD has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote or to
dispose or to direct the disposition of 17,047 Shares that he beneficially owns.
Upon exercise in whole of the warrants described in Item 6, TAD will have sole
power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or to direct the disposition
of the other 2,452 Shares that he beneficially owns.
(c) The following table sets forth the transactions with
respect to Shares effected during the past sixty days by each of the Reporting
Persons. The transactions set forth below were market purchases effected in the
over-the- counter market.
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Purchase(P) Price Per JPH JFL TAD
Trade Date or Sale(S) Share($) Shares Shares Shares
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8/21/96 P 1.175 25,000 -- --
8/21/96 P 1.17 15,000 -- --
8/21/96 P 1.1875 -- 45,000 8,000
8/21/96 P 1.3125 6,000 -- --
8/21/96 P 1.4375 2,000 -- --
8/21/96 P 1.50 2,000 -- --
8/22/96 P 1.50 -- 1,000 500
8/22/96 P 1.5625 -- -- 500
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In June and July 1996, the Issuer issued to JPH, JFL and TAD
additional warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,006, 4,006 and 322 Shares,
respectively, as described in Item 6.
(d) No other person has the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any
Shares which the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own, other than
10,000 Shares beneficially owned by JPH with respect to which JPH's daughters
share with JPH the right to receive dividends and sale proceeds.
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(e) Not applicable.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:
Pursuant to the Issuer Letter, in June and July, 1996, the
Issuer issued to JPH, JFL and TAD additional warrants in substantially the same
form as the JPH Warrant, the JFL Warrant and the TAD Warrant to purchase an
aggregate of 4,006, 4,006 and 322 Shares, respectively, at a price of $1.06 per
share.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and
belief of each of the undersigned, each of the undersigned certifies that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: August 26, 1996
/s/ John P. Holmes, III
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John P. Holmes, III
/s/ J. Francis Lavelle
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J. Francis Lavelle
/s/ Thomas A. Dippel
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Thomas A. Dippel
