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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                AMENDMENT NO. 12
                                       TO
                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                Ampex Corporation
                                -----------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                 Class A Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
                 ----------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    032092108
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                Craig L. McKibben
                              135 East 57th Street
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 759-6301
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  May 31, 2000
                                  ------------
                          (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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following
box /  /.




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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 032092108                                   Page  2  of   13   Pages

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only)

           SH Securities Co., LLC
           13-3912827
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
           (a)____________
           (b)____________
           N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3          SEC USE ONLY


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4          SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

           N/A

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5          CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

           /  /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           New York
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7   SOLE VOTING POWER
                           400,000
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY      --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY EACH     8   SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING                        0
PERSON WITH       --------------------------------------------------------------
                  9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                           400,000

                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                 0

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                      400,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12         CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
           (See Instructions)

           /  /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                      0.7%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

           OO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------





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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 032092108                                    Page  3  of   13   Pages
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only)

           Sherborne Investments Corporation
           51-0364504
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
           (a)____________
           (b)____________
           N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3          SEC USE ONLY

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4          SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

           N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5          CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

           /  /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     7    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            1,450,000
NUMBER OF
SHARES               -----------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY         8    SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY                             0
EACH                 -----------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH                    1,450,000
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
                     10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                     0

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                      1,450,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12         CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
           (See Instructions)

           /  /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                      2.6%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

           HC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------




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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 032092108                                    Page  4  of   13   Pages
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only)
           Sherborne Holdings Incorporated
           13-3513642
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
           (a)____________
           (b)____________
           N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3          SEC USE ONLY

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4          SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

           N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5          CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

           /  /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         7    SOLE VOTING POWER
                                   693,566
NUMBER OF
SHARES                   -------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY             8    SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH                      219,656
REPORTING                -------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH              9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                   693,566
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                         0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                      913,222
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12         CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
           (See Instructions)

           /  /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                      1.6%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

           HC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------




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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 032092108                                    Page  5  of   13   Pages
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only)

           Newhill Partners, L.P.
           13-3389798
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
           (a)____________
           (b)____________
           N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3          SEC USE ONLY


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4          SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

           N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5          CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

           /  /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              7    SOLE VOTING POWER
                                       693,566
NUMBER OF                     --------------------------------------------------
SHARES                        8    SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY                           219,656
OWNED BY EACH                 --------------------------------------------------
REPORTING                     9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH                            693,566
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                             0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                      913,222

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12         CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
           (See Instructions)

           /  /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                      1.6%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

           PN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------




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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 032092108                                   Page  6  of   13   Pages
          ---------                                        ---    ------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only)

           Sherborne & Company Incorporated
           22-2569328
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
           (a)____________
           (b)____________
           N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3          SEC USE ONLY


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4          SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

           N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5          CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

           /  /
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                7          SOLE VOTING POWER
                                               1,125,045
NUMBER OF SHARES                -----------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY                    8          SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH                                  219,656
REPORTING                       -----------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH                     9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                               1,125,045
                                -----------------------------------------------
                               10          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                    0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                      1,344,701
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12         CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
           (See Instructions)

           /  /
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                      2.4%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

           CO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------




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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 032092108                                            Page  7  of  13
          ---------                                                 ---    ---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only)

           Craig L. McKibben
           ###-##-####
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
           (a)____________
           (b)____________
           N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3          SEC USE ONLY


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4          SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

           N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5          CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

           /  /
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           USA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                7          SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                423,000
NUMBER OF                       -----------------------------------------------
SHARES                          8          SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY                                    219,656
OWNED BY EACH                   -----------------------------------------------
REPORTING                       9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH                                     642,656
                                -----------------------------------------------
                               10          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                2,763,272
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                      3,405,928
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12         CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
           (See Instructions)

           /  /
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                      6.0%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

           IN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------





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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 032092108                                    Page  8  of   13   Pages
          ----------                                        ---    ------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only)

           Edward J. Bramson
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
           (a)____________
           (b)____________
           N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3          SEC USE ONLY


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4          SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

           PF
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5          CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

           /  /
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           United Kingdom
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                7          SOLE VOTING POWER
                                               5,882,955
NUMBER OF                       -----------------------------------------------
SHARES                          8          SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY                                   219,656
OWNED BY EACH                   -----------------------------------------------
REPORTING                       9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH                                    5,882,955
                                -----------------------------------------------
                               10         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                               2,763,272
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                      8,865,883
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12         CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
           (See Instructions)

           /  /
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                      15.6%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

           IN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------





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                                AMENDMENT NO. 12
                                       TO
                                  SCHEDULE 13D



            This Amendment No. 12 amends certain of the information contained in
the Statement on Schedule 13D, as previously amended (the "Schedule 13D"), filed
by the parties  named below  (collectively,  "Filing  Parties")  relating to the
Class A Common Stock  ("Class A Stock") of Ampex  Corporation  (the  "Company").
Certain  information  in the Schedule 13D which has not changed since the filing
of the most recent amendment  thereto is not restated herein.  Capitalized terms
used but not defined  herein have the meanings  ascribed to them in the Schedule
13D.

Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

           No change.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

            This  Amendment No. 12 is being filed  pursuant to Section 13d(1) of
the  Securities  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the  "Exchange  Act") and Rule 13d-2
thereunder  by the  Filing  Parties  named  below,  each of whom has a  business
address at 135 East 57th Street, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10022.

         1. SH   Securities  Co.  LLC, a  New  York  limited  liability  company
            ("SHS"),  of which Edward J. Bramson,  one of the Filing Parties, is
            the sole managing member.  SHS's principal business is the ownership
            of Class A Stock of the Company. SHS has no other executive officers
            or directors.

        2.  Sherborne   Investments   Corporation,    a   Delaware   corporation
            ("SIC"),  of which Edward J. Bramson,  one of the Filing Parties, is
            the sole stockholder.  SIC's principal  business is the ownership of
            Class A Stock of the Company.

        3.  Sherborne  Holding   Incorporated,   a Delaware corporation ("SHI").
            SHI is a holding company whose  principal  business is the ownership
            of shares of the Company.

        4.  Newhill  Partners,   L.P.  ("NLP"), a Delaware limited  partnership,
            which  owns all of the  outstanding  stock of SHI.  NLP's  principal
            business  is to  acquire,  hold and  dispose of  business  entities,
            directly or through subsidiaries and holding companies.  The General
            Partner of NLP is SCI (defined below).

        5.  Sherborne  &  Company  Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("SCI"),
            the General  Partner of NLP. SCI is owned by Edward J. Bramson,  who
            is its  sole  stockholder.  SCI's  principal  business  is to act as
            General Partner of NLP.

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        6.  Craig  L.  McKibben,  Vice   President,  Treasurer,  Chief Financial
            Officer,  and a director  of the  Company.  Mr.  McKibben is also an
            officer  and  director  of each other  corporation  that is a Filing
            Party herein (other than SIC) and a limited partner of NLP.

        7.  Edward  J.  Bramson,  Chairman  of  the Board,  President  and Chief
            Executive  Officer  of the  Company.  Mr.  Bramson is also the chief
            executive officer and a director of each other corporation that is a
            Filing Party herein.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

            Since the date of filing of Amendment  No. 11 to the  Schedule  13D,
the Filing Parties named herein have entered into the following  transactions in
the Company's Class A Stock, using the funds indicated below:

            (a) On or about  August 20  through  August  31,  1998,  Mr  Bramson
acquired  125,000 shares of Class A Stock at purchase  prices ranging from $1.25
to $1.5625 per share, in each case in open market brokerage  transactions  using
personal funds.

            (b) On or about  November 12 through  November 24, 1999,  Mr Bramson
acquired  75,000 shares of Class A Stock at purchase prices ranging from $2.3125
to $4.00 per share,  in each case in open market  brokerage  transactions  using
personal funds.

            (c) On  November  6,  1998,  the Board of  Directors  granted to Mr.
McKibben 169,000 non-qualified options to purchase shares of Class A Stock under
the Company's  1992 Stock  Incentive  Plan, at an exercise price of $ 1.0625 per
share. This option became  exercisable as to 34% as of May 6, 1999, and as to an
additional 11% quarterly  thereafter until November 6, 2000. On the same date an
equivalent number of non-qualified  options  previously  granted by the Board of
Directors  to Mr.  McKibben  to  purchase  shares  of  Class A Stock  under  the
Company's 1992 Stock  Incentive Plan, at exercise prices ranging from $ 2.375 to
$6.00 per share, were canceled.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

            (a) Mr.  Bramson  acquired the shares  reported in Item 3(a) and (b)
for the purpose of increasing his equity investment in the Company. As set forth
in Item  5(a)(vii),  Mr.  Bramson  is deemed  to hold  beneficial  ownership  of
approximately 15.6% of the outstanding Class A Stock.  Accordingly,  Mr. Bramson
may be in a position to exercise  significant  influence on the  management  and
affairs of the Company.

            (b) The  Board  of  Directors  of the  Company  exchanged  with  Mr.
McKibben  the  options  reported  in Item  3(c)  as  incentive  compensation  in
accordance with the purposes of the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan.

            (c) One or more of the Filing  Parties  named in the  Schedule  13D,
including Mr.  Bramson,  may from time to time in the future acquire  additional
shares of Class A Stock,  or dispose of Class A Stock  owned by such  Party,  in
open  market  or  privately  negotiated  transactions,   depending  upon  market
conditions, personal investment considerations, or other factors.

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Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

            (a) As of the close of business on April 17, 2000:

            (i) SHS  owned  400,000  shares  of  Class A Stock  of the  Company,
representing  approximately  0.7% of the outstanding  shares of Class A Stock of
the Company.

            (ii) SIC owned  1,450,000  shares  of Class A Stock of the  Company,
representing  approximately  2.6% of the outstanding  shares of Class A Stock of
the Company.

            (iii) SHI  owned  directly  or  through  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary
693,566  shares  of Class A Stock.  In  addition,  SHI  holds  the right to vote
219,656 shares of Class A Stock as holder of a voting proxy with respect to such
shares  granted  by Craig L.  McKibben.  Accordingly,  SHI is  deemed  to be the
beneficial   owner  of  an  aggregate  of  913,222  shares  of  Class  A  Stock,
representing approximately 1.6% the outstanding Class A Stock of the Company.

            (iv) NLP owned all the  outstanding  shares of SHI, and is deemed to
be the beneficial owner of all shares  beneficially  owned or controlled by SHI.
Accordingly, NLP is deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 913,222
shares, representing approximately 1.6%, of the outstanding Class A Stock of the
Company.

            (v) SCI owned directly  431,479 shares of Class A Stock,  and SCI is
deemed to be the beneficial  owner of all shares  beneficially  owned by NLP, as
SCI is the general partner of NLP, the sole stockholder of SHI. Accordingly, SCI
is  deemed to be the  beneficial  owner of an  aggregate  of  1,344,701  shares,
representing approximately 2.4% of the outstanding Class A Stock of the Company.

            (vi) Mr.  McKibben owned  directly  219,656 shares of Class A Stock,
held options to acquire 273,000 shares of Class A Stock under the Company's 1992
Stock  Incentive Plan, and held options granted to him by SHI to acquire 150,000
shares of Class A Stock.  (Mr.  McKibben  has granted a proxy to SHI to vote all
shares of Class A Stock owned by him on any matter  submitted to stockholders of
the Company.) In addition,  Mr. McKibben serves as co-administrator of the Ampex
Retirement  Master Trust (the "Ampex Trust"),  which holds  2,763,272  shares of
Class A Stock,  respectively,  as to which Mr.  McKibben  may be deemed to share
investment power. Accordingly, Mr. McKibben is deemed to be the beneficial owner
of 3,405,928  shares of Class A Stock,  representing  approximately  6.0% of the
Class A Stock of the Company.

            (vii) Mr. Bramson owned directly  2,905,410 shares of Class A Stock,
and held vested options to acquire an aggregate of 2,500 shares of Class A Stock
under the  Company's  1992 Stock  Incentive  Plan.  Mr.  Bramson is also  deemed
beneficially to own 2,975,045 shares of Class A Stock owned or controlled by the
other  Filing   Parties  named  herein,   and  219,656  shares  covered  by  the
above-mentioned  proxy. In addition,  Mr. Bramson serves as  co-administrator of
the Ampex Trust,  which holds 2,763,272 shares of Class A Stock, as to which Mr.
Bramson may be deemed to share  investment  power.  Accordingly,  Mr. Bramson is
deemed  to  be  the  beneficial  owner  of an  aggregate  of  8,865,883  shares,
representing  approximately  15.6%  of the  outstanding  Class  A  Stock  of the
Company.

            (viii) The Filing Parties named herein, collectively, may comprise a
"group" within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, and as a group beneficially own all

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of the shares owned or controlled by each of the Filing Parties, representing an
aggregate of 9,138,883 shares, or approximately  16.1%, of the outstanding Class
A Stock of the Company.

            (b) No change.

            (c)  Except as  disclosed  herein,  none of the Filing  Parties  has
effected  any  transactions  in shares of Class A Stock  since the filing of the
most recent amendment to the Schedule 13D, dated April 7, 1998.

            (d) No change.

            (e) Not Applicable.

            (f) The  filing  of this  Statement  shall  not be  construed  as an
admission by any Filing Party that it is, for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose,  the beneficial
owner of any securities covered by this statement.

Item 6. Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings  or  Relationships
with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

            Not applicable.

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

           Not applicable.







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           After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge, each of
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is
true, complete and correct.

Dated:     June 8, 2000
                                     SH SECURITIES CO., LLC

                                     By:       /s/Edward J. Bramson
                                               --------------------
                                               Name:  Edward J. Bramson
                                               Title: Managing Member


                                     SHERBORNE INVESTMENTS CORPORATION

                                     By:       /s/Edward J. Bramson
                                               --------------------
                                               Name:  Edward J. Bramson
                                               Title: President


                                     SHERBORNE HOLDINGS INCORPORATED

                                     By:       /s/Craig L. McKibben
                                               --------------------
                                               Name:  Craig L. McKibben
                                               Title: Vice President


                                     NEWHILL PARTNERS, L.P., by its
                                       general partner, Sherborne &
                                       Company Incorporated

                                     By:       /s/Edward J. Bramson
                                               --------------------
                                               Name:  Edward J. Bramson
                                               Title: President


                                     SHERBORNE & COMPANY INCORPORATED

                                     By:       /s/Craig L. McKibben
                                               --------------------
                                               Name:  Craig L. McKibben
                                               Title: Vice President


                                     /s/Craig L. McKibben
                                     --------------------
                                     Craig L. McKibben


                                     /s/ Edward J. Bramson
                                     ----------------------
                                     Edward J. Bramson

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