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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.1)
ORTEC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
68749B108
(CUSIP Number)
Gabriel Kaszovitz, Esq.
Feder, Kaszovitz, Isaacson, Weber, Skala & Bass LLP
750 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 888-8200
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
October 10, 1997
(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 13-d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.
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 disclosure
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 following page(s)
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Exhibit Index: None
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 68749B108
1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
JOSEPH STECHLER & COMPANY, INC.
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
a. / /
b. /X/
3 SEC Use Only
4 Source of Funds*
00
5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e) / /
6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
New Jersey
7 Sole Voting Power
Number of 1,002,980
Shares
Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned By 0
Each
Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Person 1,002,980
With
10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,002,980
12 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* /X/
13 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
20.02%
14 Type of Reporting Person*
CO; IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 68749B108
1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
JOSEPH STECHLER (in the capacity described herein)
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
a. / /
b. /X/
3 SEC Use Only
4 Source of Funds*
00
5 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e) / /
6 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
7 Sole Voting Power
Number of 1,209,616
Shares
Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned By 0
Each
Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Person 1,209,616
With
10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,209,616
12 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* / /
13 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
23.19%
14 Type of Reporting Person*
IN; IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D relates to shares of
common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Shares"), of Ortec International,
Inc. (the "Issuer"). This Amendment No. 1 supplementally amends the Initial
Statement on Schedule 13D dated September 29, 1997 (the "Initial Statement"),
filed by the Reporting Persons. This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to report
that as a result of recent acquisitions of Shares of the Issuer, the number of
Shares of which the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owners has
increased by more than one percent of the total outstanding Shares. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Initial Statement. The Initial Statement is supplementally amended as
follows:
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
This Statement is being filed by Joseph Stechler & Company,
Inc. ("JSC") and by Mr. Joseph Stechler ("Mr. Stechler"). All the recent
acquisition of Shares of the Issuer reported in this amendment were acquired and
held for the account of SFM LLC and Quasar Partners, an institutional client of
JSC. Such Shares were acquired at the direction of JSC.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
JSC invested approximately $727,400 of the funds of Quasar
Partners to purchase the Shares reported herein as being acquired since
September 29, 1997 (the date as of which the Initial Statement was filed) for
the account of Quasar Partners. Amendment No. 1 to its Schedule 13D was filed on
October 15, 1997 by SFM LLC, among others, reporting the purchase of such Shares
by JSC pursuant to the JSC Contract.
The Shares held for the account of Quasar Partners may be held
through margin accounts maintained with brokers, which extend margin credit as
and when required to open or carry positions in their margin accounts, subject
to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules, and such firms'
credit policies. Such Shares which may be held in the margin accounts are
pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the
respective accounts.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
The Reporting Persons have been advised by SFM LLC that all of
the Shares reported herein as having been acquired for or disposed of from the
account of Quasar Partners were acquired or disposed of for investment purposes.
None among the Reporting Persons nor, to the best of their knowledge, SFM LLC
nor Quasar Partners, has any plans or proposals that relate to or would result
in any of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4
of Schedule 13D.
JSC and Mr. Stechler reserve the right to acquire, or cause to
be acquired, additional securities of the Issuer, to dispose of, or cause to be
disposed, such securities at any time or to formulate other purposes, plans or
proposals regarding the Issuer or any of its securities, to the extent deemed
advisable in light of general investment and trading policies of the Reporting
Persons, market conditions or other factors.
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ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a) JSC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner (as that
term is defined in Rule 13d-3) of 1,002,980 Shares
(20.02% of the total number of Shares outstanding
assuming the exercise of all warrants held by JSC),
which consists of (i) 460,630 Shares, (ii) the
405,900 Shares held for the account of Quasar
Partners pursuant to the JSC Contract and (iii)
136,450 Shares which JSC has the right to acquire
upon exercise of warrants owned by it. Including such
Shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned
by JSC and which JSC has the right to acquire, Mr.
Stechler may be deemed to be the beneficial owner (as
that term is defined in Rule 13d-3) of 1,209,616
Shares (23.19% of the total number of Shares
outstanding assuming the exercise of all warrants and
options owned by Mr. Stechler and JSC), which
consists of (iv) 460,630 Shares owned by JSC, (v)
405,900 Shares held for the account of Quasar
Partners, (vi) 206,636 Shares which Mr. Stechler has
the right to acquire upon the exercise of warrants
and options owned by him and (vii) 136,450 Shares
which JSC has the right to acquire upon the exercise
of warrants owned by it.
(b) The Shares listed below include the 405,900 Shares
held by JSC for the account of Quasar Partners
pursuant to the JSC contract:
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<CAPTION>
Mr. Stechler
(including Shares
JSC reported for JSC)
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Sole power to vote
or direct the vote: 1,002,980 1,209,616
Sole power to dispose
or direct the disposition: 1,002,980 1,209,616
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(c) See Annex A-1. All transactions there listed were
routine brokerage transactions in the
over-the-counter market. There have been no
transactions since September 29, 1997 other than
those listed in Annex A-1.
(d) The Reporting Persons have been advised that the
partners of Quasar Partners, including Quasar
International Fund N.V., a Netherlands Antilles
corporation, have the right to participate in the
receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale
of, the 405,900 Shares held by JSC for the account of
Quasar Partners, in accordance with their partnership
interests in Quasar Partners. The Reporting Persons
have the right to receive or direct the receipt of
dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, all
Shares deemed beneficially owned by them except the
405,900 Shares held by JSC for the account of Quasar
Partners.
(e) Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is
true, complete and correct.
Date: October 20, 1997
/s/ Joseph Stechler
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JOSEPH STECHLER
JOSEPH STECHLER & COMPANY, INC.
By /s/ Joseph Stechler
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Joseph Stechler, President
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ANNEX A-1
RECENT PURCHASES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
ORTEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. FOR
THE ACCOUNT OF QUASAR PARTNERS.
ALL TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED BY JSC
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DATE OF NUMBER OF PRICE
TRANSACTION SHARES PER SHARE
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09/30/97 10,000 13.9370
10/01/97 5,000 13.8100
10/06/97 10,000 13.5000
10/07/97 5,000 13.6250
10/08/97 5,000 13.6250
10/09/97 5,000 13.7500
10/09/97 3,000 13.9350
10/10/97 5,000 13.8100
10/10/97 5,000 13.6250
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