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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
28148T-10-0
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(CUSIP Number)
Robert M. Steinberg, Esq., c/o Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP,
2121 Avenue of the Stars, 10th Floor,
Los Angeles, California 90067-5010, (310) 203-8080
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(Name, Address and Phone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
December 14, 1998
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement / /. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting 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.)
*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
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).
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 2a of 7 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Burton Cutler
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 2,539,700
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH ----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,539,700
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,539,700
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
36.1%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
1N
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 2b of 7 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Diana Cutler
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 2,539,700
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH ----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,539,700
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,539,700
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
36.1%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
1N
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 2c of 7 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Cutler Family Living Trust
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 2,539,700
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH ----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,539,700
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,539,700
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
36.1%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 2d of 7 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Theodore J. Eischeid
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
60,000
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 60,000
WITH ----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
60,000
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 2e of 7 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Gerald Bronstein
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
90,000
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 90,000
WITH ----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
90,000
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 2f of 7 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Reid Calcott
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
110,700
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 110,700
WITH ----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
110,700
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.6%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 2g of 7 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Courtney Moe
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
52,500
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 52,500
WITH ----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
52,500
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.7%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 2h of 7 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
George Atamian
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
25,200
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 25,200
WITH ----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
25,200
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.4%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 2i of 7 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
James Winkler
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
7,700
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 7,700
WITH ----------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,700
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.1%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 3 of 7 Pages
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
SECURITY: Common Stock (no par value)
ISSUER: Educational Insights, Inc.
16941 Keegan Avenue
Carson, California 90746-1307.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This statement is being filed by (a) the following persons
(collectively, the "Reporting Persons"), whose (b) contact
addresses and (c) principal places of occupation are:
(a) Burton Cutler, Diana Cutler and the Cutler Family Living Trust
(the "Cutler Trust").
(b) 16941 Keegan Avenue; Carson, CA 90746-1307
(c) Mr. Cutler is the founder and current Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Issuer; Diana Cutler is the spouse of Mr. Cutler
and is not currently employed.
(a) Theodore J. Eischeid
(b) 16941 Keegan Avenue; Carson, CA 90746-1307
(c) President and Chief Executive Officer of Issuer
(a) Gerald Bronstein
(b) 16941 Keegan Avenue; Carson, CA 90746-1307
(c) Private Investor and a Director of Issuer
(a) Reid Calcott
(b) 16941 Keegan Avenue; Carson, CA 90746-1307
(c) Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Issuer
(a) Courtney Moe
(b) 16941 Keegan Avenue; Carson, CA 90746-1307
(c) Private Investor and a Director of Issuer
(a) George Atamian
(b) 16941 Keegan Avenue; Carson, CA 90746-1307
(c) Vice President and General Manager, ExploraToy division of
Issuer
(a) James Winkler
(b) 16941 Keegan Avenue; Carson, CA 90746-1307
(c) Director of Development of Issuer
(d) None of the Reporting Persons have, during the last five years,
been convicted in a criminal proceeding.
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 4 of 7 Pages
(e) None of the Reporting Persons have, during the last five
years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of
which he or she was or is subject to a judgment, decree or
final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or
mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities
laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
In participating in the block transaction described in Exhibit A,
each of the Reporting Persons used his or her own personal funds.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The Reporting Persons have acted together solely for the investment
purpose of acquiring the Shares for investment and will not act as a
group with respect to the voting, ownership or disposition of the
Shares (with the exception of Mr. and Mrs. Cutler's shared control of
the Shares owned by the Cutler Trust).
Item 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer.
(a) The Reporting Persons' combined purchase of the 419,700 Shares
represents approximately 6.2% of the outstanding shares of the
Issuer. Upon completion of the purchase, the Reporting Persons
collectively owned 2,885,870 shares, or 40.8% of the
outstanding shares. Mr. Cutler and Mrs. Cutler, as
co-trustees of the Cutler Trust, beneficially own an aggregate
of 2,539,700 shares, or 36.1%; Mr. Eischeid beneficially owns
60,000 shares, or 0.9%; Mr. Bronstein beneficially owns 90,000
shares, including options to purchase 2,500 shares, or 1.3%;
Mr. Calcott beneficially owns 110,770 shares, including
options to purchase 32,770 shares, or 1.6%; Mr. Moe
beneficially owns 52,500 shares, including options to purchase
2,500 shares, or 0.7%; Mr. Atamian beneficially owns 25,200
shares, or 0.4%; Mr. Winkler beneficially owns 7,700 shares,
or 0.1%;
(b) The Reporting Persons each have sole voting and investment
power over their respective Shares, with the exception of the
shares held by Mr. and Mrs. Cutler, who share such powers as
co-trustees for the Cutler Trust.
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 5 of 7 Pages
(c) Pursuant to a block transaction through a broker-dealer
(described more fully in Exhibit A), the Reporting Persons
acquired an aggregate of 419,700 Shares. The aggregate
purchase price paid by the Reporting Persons for these Shares
was $637,979.
(d) Mr. Cutler and Mrs. Cutler, as co-trustees of the Cutler
Trust, have shared power to direct the receipt of dividends
from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares. None of
the other Reporting Persons share such powers.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.
The Reporting Persons have acted as a group solely for the
purpose of acquiring the Shares for investment purposes. They do not
have any further contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship
with respect to the voting, ownership or disposition of the Shares.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
See Exhibit A.
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CUSIP No. 28148T-10-0 Page 6 of 7 Pages
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.
December 24, 1998
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Date
By: /s/ Burton Cutler
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Burton Cutler, individually
and as co-trustee of the
Cutler Family Living Trust
By: /s/ Diana Cutler
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Diana Cutler, individually
and as co-trustee of the
Cutler Family Living Trust
By: /s/ Theodore J. Eischeid
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Theodore J. Eischeid
By: /s/ Reid Calcott
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Reid Calcott
By: /s/ Gerald Bronstein
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Gerald Bronstein
By: /s/ Courtney Moe
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Courtney Moe
By: /s/ George Atamian
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George Atamian
By: /s/ James Winkler
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James Winkler
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EXHIBIT A
TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES OF
ISSUER'S SECURITIES
On, Dec. 14, 1998, seven individuals who are directors and officers of
the Issuer purchased an aggregate of 419,700 shares of Common Stock of the
Issuer at a price per share of approximately $1.50 in a block transaction
through a broker-dealer. The seven individuals comprising the Group were
Burton and Diana Cutler (as co-trustees of the Cutler Family Living Trust),
Theodore J. Eischeid, Gerald Bronstein, Reid Calcott, Courtney Moe, George
Atamian, and James Winkler. The allocation of acquired shares among the
members of the Group is as follows:
- Cutler Family Living Trust -- 199,700 shares
- Theodore J. Eischeid -- 60,000 shares
- Gerald Bronstein -- 50,000 shares
- Reid Calcott -- 50,000 shares
- Courtney Moe -- 30,000 shares
- George Atamian -- 25,000 shares
- James Winkler -- 5,000 shares
