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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
The DeWolfe Companies, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock - $.01 Par Value
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252115100
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(CUSIP Number)
October 15, 1999*
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Date of Event which requires filing of this statement
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this schedule
is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/x/ Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
* The reporting person previously filed on Schedule 13D; the Date of Event
specified herein is the date of the reporting person's last amendment on
Schedule 13D.
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Page 1 of 5 pages
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 252115100 Page 2 of 5 pages
1) Names of Reporting Persons; S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Robert N. Sibcy
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
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(b)
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S.A.
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Number of Shares 5) Sole Voting Power 421,035
Beneficially Owned --------------------------------
By Each Reporting 6) Shared Voting Power 0
Person With -------------------------------
7) Sole Dispositive Power 421,035
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8) Shared Dispositive Power 0
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
421,035
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10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 12.5%
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12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 252115100 Page 3 of 5 pages
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: The DeWolfe Companies, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
80 Hayden Avenue
Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Robert N. Sibcy
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
8044 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(c) Citizenship: USA
(d) Title of Class of Securities, Common Stock, $.01 par value
(e) CUSIP NUMBER: 252115100
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b),
or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
Not Applicable
If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(c),
check this box /X/
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CUSIP No. 252115100 Page 4 of 5 pages
Item 4 (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 421,035
(b) Percent of Class: 12.5%
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to direct the vote 421,035
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of 421,035
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of 0
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
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CUSIP No. 252115100 Page 5 of 5 pages
Item 10 Certification
(a) Not Applicable
(b) By signing below I certify that to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I hereby
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
October 15, 1999
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Date
/s/ ROBERT N. SIBCY
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Signature
Robert N. Sibcy
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Name/Title
