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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.12)
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)
May 27, 1998
(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 13-d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1 (g), check the following
box / /.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) 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 1,907,130
Shares
Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned By 0
Each
Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Person 1,907,130
With
10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,907,130
12 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* /X/
13 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
31.66%
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 2,123,766
Shares
Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power
Owned By 0
Each
Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power
Person 2,123,766
With
10 Shared Dispositive Power
0
11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,123,766
12 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* / /
13 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
34.47%
14 Type of Reporting Person*
IN; IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Amendment No. 12 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. 12 supplementally amends the initial
statement on Schedule 13D dated September 29, 1997 and all amendments thereto
(collectively, the "Initial Statement"), filed by the Reporting Persons. This
Amendment No. 12 is being filed to report that as a result of recent acquisition
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"). 82,700 Shares of the
recently acquired Shares of the Issuer reported in this amendment were acquired
and held for the accounts of other investment management clients of JSC ("Other
Clients"). All such securities were acquired at the direction of JSC.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
JSC invested approximately $1,666,326.85 the funds of Other
Clients to purchase the Shares reported herein as being acquired since May 8,
1998 (the date as of which the last amendment which is part of the Initial
Statement was filed) for the accounts of Other Clients.
The Shares held for the accounts of Quasar Partners and Other
Clients and the Shares and warrants of JSC 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 Other Clients that
all of the Shares reported herein as having been acquired for or disposed of
from the accounts of Other Clients were acquired or disposed of for investment
purposes. None among the Reporting Persons nor, to the best of their knowledge,
SFM LLC, Quasar Partners, nor any of the Other Clients 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 1,907,130 Shares (31.66% of the
total number of Shares outstanding assuming the exercise of
all warrants held by JSC), which consists of (i) 560,630
Shares held for the account of JSC, (ii) the 823,800 Shares
held for the account of Quasar Partners pursuant to the JSC
Contract and (iii) the 372,700 Shares held for the accounts of
Other Clients and (iv) 150,000 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 2,123,766 Shares (34.47% of the total number
of Shares outstanding assuming the exercise of all warrants
and options owned by Mr. Stechler and JSC), which consists of
(v) 560,630 Shares owned by JSC, (vi) 823,800 Shares held for
the account of Quasar Partners, (vii) 372,700 Shares held for
the accounts of Other Clients, (viii) 137,430 Shares which Mr.
Stechler has the right to acquire upon the exercise of
warrants and options owned by him (ix) 79,206 Shares held for
the account of Joseph Stechler and (x) 150,000 Shares which
JSC has the right to acquire upon the exercise of warrants
owned by it.
(b) The Shares listed below include the 823,800 Shares held by JSC
for the account of Quasar Partners and 372,700 Shares held by
JSC for the accounts of Other Clients, all pursuant to
investment management contracts with JSC.
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Mr. Stechler
(including Shares
JSC reported for JSC)
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Sole power to vote
or direct the vote: 1,907,130 2,123,766
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Mr. Stechler
(including Shares
JSC reported for JSC)
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Sole power to dispose
or direct the disposition: 1,907,130 2,123,766
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(c) See Annex A-1 for all transactions through May 28, 1998. All
transactions there listed were routine brokerage transactions
effected in the over-the-counter market by JSC.
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(d) The Reporting Persons have been advised that the partners of
Quasar Partners, including Quasar International Fund C.V., a
Netherlands Antilles corporation, have the right to
participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from
the sale of, the 823,800 Shares held by JSC for the account of
Quasar Partners, in accordance with their partnership
interests in Quasar Partners.
The Reporting Persons have been advised that the beneficial
owners of the securities held by the Other Clients, have the
right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or
proceeds from the sale of, the 372,700 Shares held by JSC for
the accounts of Other Clients in accordance with their said
beneficial interests.
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 823,800
Shares held by JSC for the account of Quasar Partners and the
372,700 Shares held by JSC for the accounts of Other Clients.
(e) Not applicable.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Items 2, 3, and 5 are incorporated by references in this Item 6.
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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: May 29, 1998
/s/JOSEPH STECHLER
JOSEPH STECHLER
JOSEPH STECHLER & COMPANY, INC.
By /s/JOSEPH STECHLER
Joseph Stechler, President
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ANNEX A-1
RECENT PURCHASES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
ORTEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. FOR
THE ACCOUNT OF OTHER CLIENTS
ALL TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED BY JSC
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DATE OF NUMBER OF PRICE
TRANSACTION SHARES PER SHARE
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05/11/98 2,000 21.19
05/12/98 3,000 21.06
05/12/98 5,000 21.37
05/13/98 2,000 21.00
05/14/98 3,000 21.18
05/15/98 6,000 20.66
05/15/98 5,000 20.72
05/18/98 2,000 20.25
05/18/98 6,000 20.44
05/18/98 3,000 20.73
05/19/98 2,000 20.31
05/19/98 1,000 20.50
05/20/98 1,500 20.12
05/20/98 5,000 20.30
05/22/98 4,000 20.00
05/22/98 3,000 20.12
05/26/98 1,000 18.81
05/26/98 3,000 19.00
05/26/98 3,800 19.10
05/27/98 4,000 18.87
05/27/98 3,000 19.00
05/28/98 8,100 19.37
05/28/98 3,300 19.75
05/28/98 3,000 19.79
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