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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. )*
TOTAL CONTROL PRODUCTS, INC. (TCPS)
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, no par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
89149V 10 6
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(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 in 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 13G
CUSIP NO. 89149V 10 6 PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Keizo Wada
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /X/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Japan
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
18,000
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 380,001
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 18,000
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
380,001
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
398,001
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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
5.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 89149V 10 6 PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Digital Electronics Corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /X/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Japan
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
380,001
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 380,001
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
380,001
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
380,001
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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
4.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1 (a) Name of Issuer: Total Control Products, Inc.
ITEM 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2001 North Janice Avenue, Melrose Park, Illinois 60160
ITEM 2 (a) Name of Person Filing: (i) Keizo Wada
(ii) Digital Electronics
Corporation ("Digital")
ITEM 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence:
(i) c/o Digital Electronics Corporation
8-2-52 Nanko-Higashi
Suminoe-ku, Osaka, 559 Japan
(ii) 8-2-52 Nanko-Higashi
Suminoe-ku, Osaka, 559 Japan
ITEM 2 (c) Citizenship: (i) Japan
(ii) Not Applicable
ITEM 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, no par value ("Shares")
ITEM 2 (e) CUSIP Number: 89149V 10 6
ITEM 3 Not applicable. (This Schedule is filed pursuant to Rule
13d-1(c).)
ITEM 4 Ownership:
The following information is provided as of December 31, 1997:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: The group beneficially owns
398,001 Shares.
(i) Keizo Wada beneficially owns 398,001 Shares, which
includes 380,001 Shares held in the name of Digital,
of which Keizo Wada is the President, Chief Executive
Officer and a Director.
(ii) Digital beneficially owns 380,001 Shares.
(b) Percent of Class:
The group beneficially owns 5.0% of the outstanding Shares,
Keizo Wada beneficially owns 5.0% of the outstanding Shares
and Digital beneficially owns 4.8% of the outstanding
Shares, assuming there are 7,922,532 Shares outstanding as
of December 31, 1997.
(c) (i) Keizo Wada has sole power to vote or direct the vote of
18,000 Shares and sole power to dispose or direct the
disposition of 18,000 Shares, and shared power to vote or
direct the vote of 380,001 Shares and shared power to
dispose or direct the disposition of 380,001 Shares.
(ii) Digital has sole power to vote or direct the vote of
380,001 Shares and sole power to dispose or direct the
disposition of 380,001 Shares.
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ITEM 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following [ ].
ITEM 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable
ITEM 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company:
Not applicable.
ITEM 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
See Exhibit A.
ITEM 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.
ITEM 10 Certification:
Not applicable.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1)(iii) the reporting persons have filed a Joint
Filing Agreement as Exhibit B.
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 6, 1998
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Date
Digital Electronics Corporation
/s/ Keizo Wada
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Signature
Keizo Wada/President
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Name/Title
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 6, 1998
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Date
/s/ Keizo Wada
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Signature
Keizo Wada
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Name/Title
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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EXHIBIT A
IDENTIFICATION OF GROUP MEMBERS
(i) Keizo Wada
c/o Digital Electronics Corporation
8-2-52 Nanko-Higashi
Suminoe-ku, Osaka, 559 Japan
Keizo Wada is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of
Digital Electronics Corporation.
(ii) Digital Electronics Corporation ("Digital")
8-2-52 Nanko-Higashi
Suminoe-ku, Osaka, 559 Japan
Digital is a Japanese Corporation engaged in the manufacture of computer
components.
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EXHIBIT B
AGREEMENT FOR JOINT FILING
By this agreement, the undersigned agree that the Statement on Schedule 13G
being filed on or about this date, with respect to the ownership of shares of
common stock of Total Control Products, Inc. and any subsequent amendment to
such Schedule 13G filed by any of the undersigned, is being filed on behalf
of each of us.
Dated: February 6, 1998
Keizo Wada
By: /s/ Keizo Wada
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Keizo Wada
Digital Electronics Corporation
By: /s/ Keizo Wada
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Keizo Wada, President
