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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
Barringer Laboratories, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
068508100
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(CUSIP Number)
J. Francis Lavelle
1175 Post Road East
Westport, Connecticut 06880
(203) 227-2454
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
April 5, 2000
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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 [ ].
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CUSIP No. 068508100 13D Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON J. Francis Lavelle
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON N/A
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
PF
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5 CHECK 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
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Number of 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 2,397,566
Shares
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Beneficially 8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
Owned by
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Each Reporting 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,397,566
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Person With 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,397,566
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
14.6%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN
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CUSIP No. 068508100 13D Page 3 of 5 Pages
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This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule
13D, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13,
1998 and amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on March 9, 2000 (the "Schedule
13D"), by J. Francis Lavelle. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the
meanings assigned thereto in the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:
(a) As of the close of business on April 5, 2000, the Reporting Person
beneficially owned 2,397,566 Shares representing approximately 14.6% of such
class of stock, based upon 16,803,180 Shares outstanding as of April 5, 2000
(as indicated by the Issuer).
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CUSIP No. 068508100 13D Page 4 of 5 Pages
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This amount includes 50,469 Shares that the Reporting Person has the right to
acquire upon exercise of the warrants described in Item 6 of the Schedule 13D.
(b) The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or to direct the
vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,397,566 Shares that he
beneficially owns. Upon exercise of the warrants described in Item 6 of the
Schedule 13D, the Reporting Person will have sole power to vote or to direct
the vote or to dispose or to direct the disposition of the other 50,469
Shares that he beneficially owns.
(c) On or around March 29, 2000, the Issuer converted pursuant to the
terms thereof $60,000 in aggregate principal amount of convertible notes that
it had previously issued to the Reporting Person into an aggregate of
1,000,000 Shares. In addition, the following table sets forth all other
transactions with respect to Shares effected during the past sixty days
through the close of business on April 5, 2000 by the Reporting Person. All
such transactions set forth below were market sales effected in the
over-the-counter market.
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Purchase (P) Price Per Number of
Trade Date or Sale (S) Share ($) Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
3/17/00 S 1.5625 3,500
3/17/00 S 1.5625 6,000
3/17/00 S 1.5000 8,200
3/20/00 S 1.6250 200
3/20/00 S 2.0625 300
3/20/00 S 1.8750 1,000
3/20/00 S 1.8750 1,400
3/20/00 S 2.0000 1,500
3/20/00 S 1.8125 3,300
3/20/00 S 1.6250 9,800
3/20/00 S 1.7500 100
3/20/00 S 1.6875 100
3/20/00 S 1.7500 500
3/20/00 S 1.6875 500
3/20/00 S 1.6875 500
3/20/00 S 1.6875 1,000
3/20/00 S 1.6875 1,000
3/20/00 S 1.6875 1,500
3/20/00 S 1.6875 2,300
3/21/00 S 1.6562 200
3/21/00 S 1.6562 1,000
3/21/00 S 1.6522 2,100
3/21/00 S 1.6875 2,330
3/21/00 S 1.7500 4,000
3/21/00 S 1.7500 4,945
3/21/00 S 1.7500 10,725
4/05/00 S 1.1562 200
4/05/00 S 1.1250 500
4/05/00 S 1.0937 500
4/05/00 S 1.0625 500
4/05/00 S 1.0937 2,000
4/05/00 S 1.0625 500
4/05/00 S 1.0625 500
4/05/00 S 1.0625 3,900
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(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 Person may be deemed to beneficially own.
(e) Not applicable.
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CUSIP No. 068508100 13D Page 5 of 5 Pages
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief
of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth
in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: April 6, 2000
/s/ J. Francis Lavelle
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J. Francis Lavelle
