SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 10)
SLH Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of class of securities)
783988108
(CUSIP Number)
Peter A. Nussbaum, Esq.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
900 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 756-2000
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to
receive notices and communications)
March 17, 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 which is the subject of this
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-
1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement
[ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1)
has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership
of more than five percent of the class of securities described in
Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
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 disclosures 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).
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 783988108 Page 2 of 5 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Gotham Partners, L.P.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A (a) [x]
GROUP* (b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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 York
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 517,489
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH 0
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 517,489
PERSON
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
517,489
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) [ ]
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(11)
5.24%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 783988108 Page 3 of 5 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Gotham Partners II, L.P.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A (a) [x]
GROUP* (b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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 York
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 4,260
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH 0
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 4,260
PERSON
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
4,260
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) [ ]
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(11)
.04%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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Page 4 of 5 Pages
This Amendment No. 10 amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule
13D (the "Schedule 13D") relating to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value
("Common Stock"), of SLH Corporation, a Kansas corporation (the "Company")
previously filed by Gotham Partners, L.P. ("Gotham") and Gotham Partners II,
L.P. ("Gotham II") both New York limited partnerships. Capitalized terms used
and not defined in this Amendment have the meanings set forth in the Schedule
13D. Gotham and Gotham II are hereinafter referred to as the "Reporting
Persons".
Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify
any of the information previously reported on the Schedule 13D
Item 5 is hereby amended to add the following information:
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(e) Amendment #9 to the Schedule 13D inadvertently omitted that the
reporting persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5.0% of the
Common Stock on March 17, 1998.
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Page 5 of 5 Pages
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
April 22, 1998
GOTHAM PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Section H Partners, L.P.
its general partner
By: DPB Corporation,
a general partner of Section H Partners, L.P.
By: /s/ David P. Berkowitz
David P. Berkowitz
President
GOTHAM PARTNERS II, L.P.
By: Section H Partners, L.P.
its general partner
By: DPB Corporation,
a general partner of Section H Partners, L.P.
By: /s/ David P. Berkowitz
David P. Berkowitz
President
