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U.S. 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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Portshire Corp. ("Portshire")
(Last) (First) (Middle)
2550 Midway Road, Suite 220
(Street)
Carrollton, TX 75006
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
8/12/99
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Atchison Casting Corporation ("FDY")
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/ / Director / / 10% Owner
/ / Officer (give title below) /X/ Other (specify below)
See Footnote 1 on Attachment.
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check applicable line)
/X/ Form filed by One Reporting Person
/ / Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction
5(b)(v).
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
2. Amount 3. Ownership
of Secu- Form:
rities Direct 4. Nature of
Bene- (D) or Indirect
ficially Indirect Beneficial
Owned (I) Ownership
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 40,000 I See Footnote 2
on Attachment.
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Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative
(Month/Day/Year) Security (Instr. 4)
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Date Amount or
1. Title of Derivative Exercis- Expiration Title Number of
Security (Instr. 4) able Date Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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5. Ownership
Form of
Derivative
4. Conver- Security:
sion or Direct 6. Nature of
Exercise (D) or Indirect
Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ David C. Verbeck, VP 9/10/99
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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PORTSHIRE CORP.
2550 Midway Road, Suite 220
Carrollton, TX 75006
Date of event requiring statement: 8/12/99
ATCHISON CASTING CORPORATION (FDY)
FORM 3
FOOTNOTES
1. Portshire Corp. ("Portshire") may be a member of a 13(d) group owning more
than 10%, although Portshire has disclaimed such membership.
2. These securities are directly owned by Lincolnshire Associates, Ltd., a
Texas limited partnership ("Lincolnshire"). Portshire Corp., a Texas
corporation ("Portshire"), is the general partner of Lincolnshire.
Therefore, Portshire indirectly owns these securities.
