UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 1
Litchfield Financial Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
536619109
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement o
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Richard A. Stratton
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
N/A (a) o
(b) o
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
383,556
NUMBER OF
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SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY N/A
OWNED BY
EACH
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REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 383,556
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
N/A
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
383,556
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
N/A
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.6%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer
Litchfield Financial Corporation
Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA
Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing
Richard A. Stratton
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
430 Main Street, Williamstown, MA
Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $.01 par value
Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number
536619109
Item 3 If Statement filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (b), or 13d-2 (b), check
whether the person filing is a:
(a) o Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(b) o Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) o Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) o Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) o Investment Advisor registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940
(f) o Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund; see e240.13d-1(b)(ii)(F)
(g) o Parent Holding Company, in accordance with e240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) q Group, in accordance with e240.13d-1(b)(ii)(H)
Item 4 Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 383,556
(b) Percent of Class: 5.6
(c) Number of shares to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 383,556
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote N/A
(iii)sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 383,556
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of N/A
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
N/A
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company.
N/A
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
N/A
Item 10 Certification.
N/A
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.
Dated: 2/4/99
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/s/ Richard A. Stratton
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Richard A. Stratton
