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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
Matria Healthcare, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01
(Title of Class of Securities)
576817100
(CUSIP Number)
*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 the
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).
Page 1 of 6 Pages
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CUSIP No. 576817100 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Foreign & Colonial Management Limited
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) X
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United Kingdom
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 1,954,000
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,954,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,954,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 576817100 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Hypo Foreign & Colonial Management (Holdings) Limited
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) X
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United Kingdom
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
------ ----------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 1,954,000
OWNED BY
------ ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
------ ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,954,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,954,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
- - - ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Matria Healthcare, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1850 Parkway Place
12th Floor
Marietta, Georgia 30152
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person(s) Filing:
Foreign & Colonial Management Limited ("F&C Limited")
and Hypo Foreign & Colonial Management (Holdings)
Limited ("F&C Holdings" and, together with F&C
Limited, the "Reporting Entities").
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
The address of the principal business office of each
of the Reporting Entities is Exchange House, Primrose
Street, London EC2A 2NY, England.
(c) Citizenship:
Each of the Reporting Entities is a corporation
organized under the laws of the United Kingdom.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common
Stock").
(e) CUSIP Number
576817100.
Item 3.
(e) As of the date hereof, F&C Limited is an Investment
Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act").
(g) F&C Holdings is a Parent Holding Company, in
accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act")
(Note: See Item 7).
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Item 4. Ownership
(a) 1,954,000 shares comprised of Common Stock
(b) 5.4%
(c) (i) none
(ii) 1,954,000
(iii) none
(iv) 1,954,000
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
Dividends received from, and any proceeds from the
sale of, Common Stock, if any, by F&C Limited are
allocated by F&C Limited to the applicable accounts
of its clients and are distributed or retained in
accordance with F&C Limited's investment management
agreements with those clients.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
F&C Holdings currently owns 100% of the outstanding
capital stock of F&C Limited. F&C Limited is filing
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(i)(E) under the Exchange
Act as an Investment Adviser registered under Section
203 of the Advisers Act. See Exhibit I.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of
Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
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Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and
do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not
acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purposes or effect.
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.
Dated: February 10, 1997
FOREIGN & COLONIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
By: /s/ Andrew C. Barker
Name: Andrew C. Barker
Title: Director
HYPO FOREIGN & COLONIAL MANAGEMENT
(HOLDINGS) LIMITED
By: /s/ Rob. G. Donkin
Name: Rob. G. Donkin
Title: Secretary
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(f)(1)
This Joint Filing Agreement dated as at February 10, 1997 between
Foreign & Colonial Management Limited, a company organized under the laws of
England, and Hypo Foreign & Colonial Management (Holdings) Limited, a company
also organized under the laws of England (collectively, the "Reporting
Entities").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Reporting Entities may be required to file a statement,
and amendments thereto, containing the information required by Schedule 13D or
13G pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934 (the "Exchange
Act"), and Rule 13d-1 promulgated thereunder, in connection with the acquisition
of shares of common stock of Matria Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Paragraph (f) of Rule 13d-1, the undersigned
desire to satisfy any schedule 13D or 13G filing obligation under Rule 13d-1 by
a single joint filing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the undersigned
hereto agree as follows:
1. The undersigned agree that any Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G to
which this Agreement is attached, and any Amendments to such Statement, are
filed on behalf of each one of them.
2. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and
all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and
the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered on the date above indicated.
FOREIGN & COLONIAL INVESTMENT LIMITED
By: /s/
Name: Andrew C. Barker
Title: Director
HYPO FOREIGN & COLONIAL MANAGEMENT
(HOLDINGS) LIMITED
By: /s/
Name: Rob G. Donkin
Title: Secretary
