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SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 13)*<PAGE>
GRANT GEOPHYSICAL, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
$2.4375 Convertible Preferred Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
388085201
(CUSIP Number)
Martin D. Sklar, Esq., Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C.
551 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10176, Tel: (212) 986-6000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
November 12, 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 . (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.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be
filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information which would alter disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on the Following Pages)
Page 1 of 5 Pages<PAGE>
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 388085201
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Page 2 of 5 Pages
1<PAGE>
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership<PAGE>
2<PAGE>
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*(a)
(b) <PAGE>
3SEC USE ONLY4SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00<PAGE>
5CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)<PAGE>
6CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware<PAGE>
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH<PAGE>
7SOLE VOTING POWER
415,564<PAGE>
8SHARED VOTING POWER
0<PAGE>
9SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
415,564<PAGE>
10SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0<PAGE>
11AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
415,564<PAGE>
12CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*<PAGE>
13PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
18.07%<PAGE>
14TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 388085201
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Page 3 of 5 Pages
1<PAGE>
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Westgate International, L.P., a Cayman Islands Limited
Partnership<PAGE>
2CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*(a)
(b) <PAGE>
3SEC USE ONLY4SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00<PAGE>
5CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)<PAGE>
6CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands, British West Indies<PAGE>
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH<PAGE>
7SOLE VOTING POWER
0<PAGE>
8SHARED VOTING POWER
282,050<PAGE>
9SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0<PAGE>
10SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
282,050<PAGE>
11AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
282,050<PAGE>
12CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*<PAGE>
13PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
12.26%<PAGE>
14TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 388085201
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Page 4 of 5 Pages
1<PAGE>
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Martley International, Inc., a Delaware corporation<PAGE>
2CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*(a)
(b) <PAGE>
3SEC USE ONLY4SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00<PAGE>
5CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)<PAGE>
6CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware<PAGE>
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH<PAGE>
7SOLE VOTING POWER
0<PAGE>
8SHARED VOTING POWER
282,050<PAGE>
9SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0<PAGE>
10SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
282,050<PAGE>
11AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
282,050<PAGE>
12CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*<PAGE>
13PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
12.26%<PAGE>
14TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) with respect
to securities beneficially
owned by the reporting persons specified herein as of November 7, 1996 and
amends and supplements
the information provided in the Schedule 13D, as amended, previously filed
with respect to securities
beneficially owned by the reporting persons as of August 30, 1996.
Item 4 is amended by adding the following:
On November 12, 1996, The Liverpool Limited Partnership
("Liverpool"), a Bermuda
limited partnership which is controlled by Elliott, and Westgate entered
into a certain Offshore
Convertible Securities Subscription Agreement (the "Subscription
Agreement") pursuant to which
Liverpool and Westgate were to purchase from the Issuer up to $15,168,000
in debentures convertible
into common stock, $.002 par value, of the Issuer. However, as a result of
the Issuer's failure to satisfy
certain conditions, Liverpool, Westgate and Elliott have elected, by
written notice to the Issuer delivered
on November 18, 1996, not to consummate such transaction and to terminate
the Subscription Agreement
(and the previously disclosed non-binding Letter of Intent dated August 23,
1996).
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and
belief, the undersigned each
certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this
statement is true, complete, and correct.
Dated: November 18, 1996 ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By:
Paul E. Singer, General Partner
WESTGATE INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
By: Martley International, Inc., as
Investment Manager
By:
Paul E. Singer, President
MARTLEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
Paul E. Singer, President