UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ----------------
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Opinion Research Corporation
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(Name of issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of class of securities)
683755102
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(CUSIP number)
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Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement |_|. (A fee
is not required only if the filing 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.)
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13G
CUSIP NO. 683755102
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
1
Michael R. Cooper
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_|
2 (b) |_|
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
United States of America
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
576,021
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------
SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY None
EACH ---------------------------------------------
REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
OWNED BY 7
PERSON 576,021
WITH ---------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
None
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORT PERSON
9
576,021
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
14%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Opinion Research Corporation
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(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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23 Orchard Road
Skillman, New Jersey 08556
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Michael R. Cooper
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(b) Address of Principal Business or, if None, Residence:
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44 Copper Vail
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
(c) Citizenship: United States of America
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(d) Class of Securities: Common Stock
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(e) CUSIP Number: 683755102
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ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), OR 13D-2(b),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: N/A
(a) |_| Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) |_| Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act
(e) |_| Investment Advisor registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940
(f) |_| Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) |_| Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
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(h) |_| Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
ITEM 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 576,021
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 16%
(c)
(i) Sole Power to Vote: 576,021
(ii) Shared Power to Vote: -0-
(iii) Sole Dispositive Power: 576,021
(iv) Shared Dispositive Power: -0-
ITEM 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
N/A
ITEM 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
N/A
ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
N/A
ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
N/A
ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group
N/A
ITEM 10. Certification
N/A
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
February 14, 2000
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Date
/s/ Michael R. Cooper
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Signature
Michael R. Cooper
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Name
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