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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
754 459 105
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(CUSIP Number)
Mr. Robert M. Raiff With a copy to:
152 West 57th Street Lawrence G. Goodman, Esq.
New York, New York 10019 Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP
(212) 247-4000 919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 758-9500
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 27, 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
statement because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following: [ ].
Note: One copy and an EDGAR version of this statement, including all exhibits,
should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to
whom copies are to be sent.
*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. 754 459 105 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
Robert M. Raiff
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
AF
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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
U.S.A.
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 776,000
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OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 776,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
776,000
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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)
9.97%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO
ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE
SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
This Amendment No. 3 to the Statement on Schedule 13D amends and
supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D relating to the event date of August
27, 1997 (the "Schedule 13D"), Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D relating to
the event date of October 7, 1997 and Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D
relating to the event date of November 24, 1997, filed by Robert M. Raiff
relating to the common stock (the "Common Stock") of Rawlings Sporting Goods
Company, Inc. ("Rawlings"). The address of Rawlings is 1859 Intertech Drive,
Fenton, MO 53026. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned thereto in the Schedule 13D.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds
Item 3 is amended to add the following:
As of March 31, 1998, Mr. Raiff beneficially owns 776,000 shares of
Common Stock. All 776,000 shares of Common Stock are held by entities and
managed accounts over which Mr. Raiff has investment discretion. All shares of
Common Stock owned by Mr. Raiff were purchased in open market transactions.
Since the filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D, 85,000 shares of Common
Stock were purchased at an aggregate cost of $1,026,140 (see Schedule A). The
funds for the purchases of the shares of Common Stock held by the Partnerships
and the Fund came from capital contributions to the Partnerships by their
general and limited partners and capital contributions to the Fund by its
shareholders. The funds for the purchases of shares held in the managed accounts
over which Mr. Raiff has investment discretion came from the accounts' own
funds. Margin was used in purchasing shares of Common Stock.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Item 5 is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(a) and (b) As noted above, as of the date hereof, Mr. Raiff is the
beneficial owner of 776,000 shares of Common Stock. Based on Rawlings' Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 1997, there were 7,781,801
shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 16, 1998. Therefore, Mr. Raiff
beneficially owns 9.97% of the outstanding Common Stock. Mr. Raiff has the power
to vote, direct the vote, dispose of or direct the disposition of all the shares
of Common Stock that are currently beneficially owned by Mr Raiff.
(c) Attached as Schedule A is a description of the transactions in the
Common Stock that were effected by Mr. Raiff since the filing of Amendment No. 2
to the Schedule 13D.
(d) Not Applicable.
(e) Not Applicable.
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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.
By: /s/ Robert M. Raiff
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Robert M. Raiff
Dated: March 31, 1998
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SCHEDULE A
Purchase of Shares of Common Stock Since the Filing of Amendment No. 2
Number Price
Trade Date of Shares Per Share* Value
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11/26/97 5,000 $11.4375 $ 57,188
12/01/97 10,000 11.4688 114,688
12/31/97 3,000 11.3750 34,125
01/02/98 2,000 12.0000 24,000
01/05/98 2,000 11.5000 23,000
01/22/98 17,500 11.0000 192,500
02/10/98 5,000 10.9375 54,688
02/26/98 5,000 12.1250 60,625
03/02/98 4,500 12.1563 54,703
03/16/98 5,000 13.2500 66,250
03/17/98 5,000 13.2500 66,250
03/24/98 4,000 13.1563 52,625
03/25/98 2,000 13.1250 26,250
03/26/98 2,000 13.1250 26,250
03/27/98 13,000 13.3076 172,999
* Does not include commissions
