SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
(AMENDMENT NO. )*
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Thermatrix Inc.
(Name of issuer)
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Common Stock
(Title of class of securities)
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883550105
(CUSIP number)
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* 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 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
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CUSIP No. 88350105 Page 2 of 5 Pages
13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
CIBC Wood Gundy Ventures, Inc.
EIN: 13-3621198
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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
Delaware
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NUMBERS OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
761,906 Common Shares
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY N/A
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OWNED BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
761,906 Common Shares
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH N/A
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
761,906 Common Shares
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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
10.2%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
Corporation
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Thermatrix Inc., a California corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 101 Metro Drive,
Suite 248, San Jose, California 95110.
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: This Statement on Schedule 13G is being filed
by CIBC Wood Gundy Ventures, Inc. (the "Reporting Person").
(b) Address of Principal Business Office: The principal business address
of the Reporting Person is 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York
10017.
(c) Citizenship: The Reporting Person was organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware.
(d) Title of Class of Securities: common stock, $.001 par value per share
(the "Common Stock").
(e) CUSIP Number: 883550105
Item 3.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 761,906 shares of Common Stock.
(b) Percent of Class: 10.2% (based on 7,466,683 shares of Common Stock
reported outstanding as of December 31, 1996).
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 761,906
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 761,906
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution
Not applicable.
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.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: February 14, 1997
CIBC WOOD GUNDY VENTURES, INC.
By: /s/ Robi Blumenstein
Name: Robi Blumenstein
Title: Managing Director
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