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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
85 Broad Street
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(Street)
New York, NY 10004
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
August 17, 1998
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ChemFirst Inc.
CEM
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ X ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security | Beneficially Owned | Indirect (I) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
(Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 5) | (Instr.5) |
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Common Stock | 1,950,000 | (01) | (01) |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| | Underlying Derivative Security | | Form of | |
|2. Date Exercisable | (Instr. 4) | | Derivative | |
| and Expiration Date | --------------------------------- | 4. Conver- | Security: | |
| (Month/Day/Year) | | Amount | sion or | Direct |6.Nature of |
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|Date |Expira- | | Number | Price of | Indirect | Beneficial|
1. Title of Derivative |Exer- |tion | | of | Derivative| (I) | Ownership |
Security (Instr. 4) |cisable |Date | Title | Shares | Security | (Instr.5) | (Instr. 5)|
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Instruction 5(b)(v) list of other Reporting Persons:
This statement is being filed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") and The
Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group", and together with Goldman Sachs, the
"Reporting Persons"). The principal business address of Goldman Sachs and GS
Group is 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004.
Explanation of Responses:
01: Goldman Sachs may be deemed to own beneficially and directly and GS Group
may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly 1,800,000 shares of Common
Stock. Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to own beneficially and
indirectly 150,000 shares of Common Stock through certain investment
partnerships (the "Limited Partnerships") of which affiliates of Goldman Sachs
and GS Group are the general partner or managing general partner. GS Group is
the general partner of and owns a 99% interest in Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs
and GS Group disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein as
indirectly owned except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
Signatures:
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P.
By: s/ Hans L. Reich
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Name: Hans L. Reich
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
By: s/ Hans L. Reich
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Name: Hans L. Reich
Title: Attorney-in-fact
Date: August 27, 1998
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Alternatively, this form is permitted to be submitted to the
Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person
pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.
