FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS INC
10-Q/A, 1997-05-27
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                                    FORM 10-Q/A
                                        
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC  20549
                                        
[X]           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                        
                                       OR
                                        
[  ]         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                        
                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997
                                        
                        Commission file number:  1-13419

                         FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
                                     
                   Delaware                           36-3931893
        (State or Other Jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation or Organization)            Identification No.)
                                        
                                        
                            TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA
                             CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
                     (Address of Principal Executive Office)
                                        
                                 (312) 906-9700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
                              Yes   X   No       
                                        
                                        
                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
                                        
                                        
                                        
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

             20,048,275 shares of Common Stock as of April 18, 1997
                                        
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                 FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
                            FORM 10-Q
                         MARCH 31, 1997
                              INDEX


PART I.  Financial Information:                            


Item 1.  Financial Statements

         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                  

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income            

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows        

         Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis
         of Financial Condition and Results of Operations       

PART II. Other Information:

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                  

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                   
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                 FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                  (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                        
                                                    MARCH 31,    DECEMBER 31,
                                                      1997          1996
                                                   (UNAUDITED)            
                   ASSETS                                          

Current assets:                                                    
  Cash and cash equivalents                       $   1.3        $   3.9
  Accounts receivable, net                            --             --
  Inventories, net                                   85.7           76.2
  Other current assets                               47.2           15.6
  Total current assets                              134.2           95.7
                                                                   
Property, plant and equipment, net                   96.8           97.4
Goodwill                                             58.5           59.1
Other assets                                          9.1            9.5
  Total assets                                    $ 298.6        $ 261.7
                                                                   
                                                                   
    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                           

Current liabilities:                                               
  Current portion long-term debt                  $  15.2        $  15.2
  Accounts payable                                   49.7           50.1
  Accrued liabilities                                30.4           30.9
  Total current liabilities                          95.3           96.2
                                                                   
Long-term debt                                      140.3          109.1
Accrued employee benefit obligations                  9.0            8.7
Other long-term liabilities                          20.0           19.8
  Total liabilities                                 264.6          233.8
                                                                   
Stockholders' equity:                                              
  Preferred stock, par value $1.00 per                             
     share, 10,000,000 shares authorized,                          
     none issued and outstanding                      --             --
  Class A stock, par value $.01 per share,                         
     30,000,000 shares authorized,                                 
     20,048,275 issued and outstanding at                          
     March 31, 1997, 20,070,500 issued and                         
     outstanding at December 31, 1996                 0.2            0.2
  Additional paid-in capital                         18.0           18.0
  Retained earnings                                  18.9           12.8
  Pension liability adjustment                       (0.5)          (0.5)
  Unearned compensation                              (0.3)          (0.4)
  Notes receivable arising from stock                              
    purchase plan                                    (2.0)          (2.2)
  Common stock in treasury, at cost                                
    (22,225 shares in 1997)                          (0.3)           --
  Total stockholders' equity                         34.0           27.9
                                                                   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity        $ 298.6        $ 261.7
                                        
                 The accompanying notes are an integral part of
               these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                 FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                   (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                        
                                        
                                          QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,
                                             1997           1996
                                        
                                                        
Net sales                                  $ 160.2        $ 144.4
Cost of sales                                133.4          119.1
                                                        
  Gross earnings                              26.8           25.3
                                                        
Selling and administrative expenses           13.1           12.8
Securitization expense                         0.9            0.9
  Operating income                            12.8           11.6
                                                        
Net interest expense                           2.8            2.8
                                                        
Income before income taxes                    10.0            8.8
                                                        
Provision for income taxes                     3.9            3.4
                                                        
Net income                                  $  6.1         $  5.4
                                                        
Net income per common share                 $ 0.31        $  0.27
                                                        
Average shares outstanding               20,048,275     20,070,500
                                        
                                        
                                        
                 The accompanying notes are an integral part of
               these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                 FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                        

                                                         Quarter Ended         
                                                            March 31,
                                                      1997            1996
                                        
                                                                              
                                        
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                        
 Net income                                           $  6.1         $  5.4
 Adjustments to reconcile net income
   to net cash from operations:
  Depreciation                                           3.4            3.4
  Amortization                                           0.7            0.6
  Cash effect of changes in working 
   capital, accrued employee benefit obligations,
   and other long-term liabilities                     (41.0)          (7.5)
  Net cash (used in) from operating activities         (30.8)           1.9
                                                                               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                                           
 Capital expenditures                                   (3.0)          (4.5)
 Purchase of business                                     --          (18.8)
 Other                                                   0.2            1.1
  Net cash flow used in investing activities            (2.8)         (22.2)
                                                                                
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                           
 Net borrowings under credit facility                   31.2           21.4
 Other                                                  (0.2)           --
  Net cash flow from financing activities               31.0           21.4
                                                                               
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                     (2.6)           1.1
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD           3.9            1.1
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD              $  1.3         $  2.2
                                        
                                        
                                        
                 The accompanying notes are an integral part of
               these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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         FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
      NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                         March 31, 1997
                           (Unaudited)
                                
(1)   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

      BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

      The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements  of Falcon Building Products, Inc. (the "Company"),  a
subsidiary  of  Equity  Holdings  Limited,  an  Illinois  limited
partnership  ("EHL"),  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with
generally  accepted accounting principles for  interim  financial
information.   Accordingly,  they  do  not  include  all  of  the
information   and   footnotes  required  by  generally   accepted
accounting principles for a complete set of financial statements.
In   the   opinion  of  management,  all  adjustments  considered
necessary,  consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,  are
included  for  fair  presentation.   Operating  results  for  the
quarter  ended  March 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative  of
results  that  may be expected for the full year.  The  unaudited
Condensed  Consolidated Financial Statements should  be  read  in
conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of
the Company for the year ended December 31, 1996.

(2)  INVENTORIES

     Inventory consists of the following (in millions):

                                         March 31,     December 31,   
                                           1997            1996
                                               
          Raw materials and supplies    $  31.2       $   30.9
          Work in process                  13.0           12.7
          Finished goods                   41.5           32.6
                                        $  85.7       $   76.2

(3)  LONG-TERM DEBT

     Long-term debt consists of the following (in millions):

                                    March 31,    December 31,
                                      1997          1996
                                              
            Bank Credit Facility              
              Revolver              $  74.0       $  39.0
              Term                     78.7          82.5
              Total                   152.7         121.5
            Other                       2.8           2.8
            Less:  Current Portion    (15.2)        (15.2)  
              Total long-term       $ 140.3       $ 109.1


      At  March 31, 1997, the Company was in compliance with  all
covenants  of the Bank Credit Facility.  Availability  under  the
revolving portion of this facility was $63.5 million at March 31,
1997.

(4)  COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

      In  May  1994, Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada ("ULC")
suspended  its  recognition of high temperature  plastic  venting
("HTPV")  for  gas  appliance systems, including  the  Ultraventr
product  distributed by the Company.  This action  resulted  from
reports  of  problems with HTPV, including improper installation,
cracking,  inadequate joint adhesion and related safety  hazards,
including potential for carbon monoxide emission.  In June  1994,
as  a  result of the ULC action, the Ontario Ministry of Consumer
and  Commercial Relations ("MCCR") suspended sales of HTPV in the
Province  of  Ontario.   Other provinces  of  Canada  have  taken
similar action.  Pursuant to an MCCR order, appliance systems  in
Ontario  with  HTPV  have been remediated.   Most  gas  appliance
manufacturers  in Canada and the United States no longer  certify
HTPV  for use with their products.  As a result, the Company  has
discontinued sales of its HTPV product.

      The  Company  is a defendant in a suit in Canada  captioned
Ontario  New Home Warranty Program v. Chevron Chemical  Corp.  et
al-Ontario Court-General Division No. 22487/96 which was filed on
February 26, 1996 against 24 entities including heating appliance
manufacturers,  plastic  vent  manufacturers  and   distributors,
public  utilities  and listing agencies by the Ontario  New  Home
Warranty  Program, which is responsible for the cost of replacing
appliances  equipped  with  HTPV  in  new  home  construction  in
Ontario.  This suit seeks damages of Cdn $125 million from all of
the  defendants.  The Company is also a defendant  in  a  lawsuit
caption  Goodman  Manufacturing Company v.  Chevron  Chemical  et
al-County  Court-Harris County, Texas-No. 96-15816 in  which  the
Company  has  been  sued  along with  two  other  defendants  for
reimbursement  of  costs  associated with  the  plaintiff's  HTPV
corrective action program.  In the lawsuit captioned Rheem  Corp.
et  al  v.  General  Electric Co.-Superior Court-Suffolk  County,
Massachusetts  No. 97-1709-B, filed March 31, 1997,  the  Company
and  two  other  defendants  have  been  sued  by  seven  furnace
manufacturers  which  are seeking reimbursement  and  declaratory
relief  for  costs  expected  to  be  incurred  as  a  result  of
corrective  action  programs to be conducted in  connection  with
furnace  systems vented with HTPV.  On April 1, 1997, the Company
filed its own legal action captioned Hart & Cooley, Inc. v. Amana
Refrigeration, Inc.-Circuit Court-Ottawa County, Michigan No. 97-
27729-NP  against  all identifiable appliance manufacturers  that
certified HTPV for use with their appliance systems including the
plaintiffs in the Texas and Massachusetts actions.  In this suit,
the  Company  is  seeking damages for costs it  has  incurred  an
declaratory relief for costs that may be incurred in  the  future
as  a  result  of  the  conduct of appliance  manufacturers  that
certified their products for use with HTPV.  The Company has also
been  named  in  a class action lawsuit regarding HTPV  captioned
Engel  v.  Chevron  Chemical Corp. et al-Circuit Court-Rutherford
County,  Tennessee No. 37715, filed January  9,  1997.   In  this
case,  the  Company  is  a  defendant along  with  its  principal
competitor in the HTPV business, a resin supplier, and a  furnace
manufacturer  that  has  been joined as  a  representative  of  a
defendant  class consisting of all appliance manufacturers.   The
plaintiffs  seek damages on behalf of all persons in  the  United
States with appliance systems that are vented with HTPV.

      The  Company  is  engaged in ongoing discussions  with  the
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC"),  which
has  been advised of the ULC action and the actions taken by  the
MCCR.   The CPSC continues to investigate HTPV and has  met  with
all of the manufacturers of HTPV, various appliance manufacturers
and other entities with technical expertise.  CPSC concerns focus
on  the  heating  appliance system, the  plastic  resin  used  to
manufacture  the  venting and improper  installation.   While  no
definitive  action has been decided upon, the  Company  is  aware
that   the  CPSC  is  considering  a  corrective  action  program
involving HTPV, and it is probably that in the near term the CPSC
will  mandate  a  corrective  action program  that  would  impact
heating appliance manufacturers, plastic resin manufacturers, and
HTPV  manufacturers  and  distributors,  including  the  Company.
Several appliance manufacturers have announced their intention to
take  corrective action regarding gas appliance systems  equipped
with  HTPV.   Company sales of Ultravent products in  the  United
States and Canada in 1995 and 1996 were minimal.

With  respect  to  these matters, the Company, on  September  16,
1996,  filed an action in state court in Illinois against certain
insurance  carriers  captioned Hart & Cooley,  Inc.  v.  National
Union  Fire  Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,  PA  et  al-Circuit
Court  of  Cook County, Illinois-No. 96-CH-9947.  The Company  is
seeking a declaratory judgment,  damages  for  breach of contract  
and  specific  relief requiring  the insurance carriers, pursuant 
to the terms  of  the Company's insurance policies, to defend and 
reimburse  the  Company for  costs  and  legal  expenses  arising  
from  Ultravent-related claims.   The  amount at  issue cannot be 
determined  at this  time.  The  insurance  carriers  have denied 
coverage  on  a  number  of  grounds,  including (i)  that  there 
has been no  property  damage, bodily  injury  or  occurrence, as 
those  terms are defined  in  the  insurance policies; (ii)  that 
various exclusions in the insurance policies  apply  with respect 
to  injuries to  the  Company's  own  products,  the  failure  of 
its products to  perform,  and  product  recalls; (iii) that  the 
Company knew or  should have  known of  the existence of  alleged 
problems  with  Ultravent; and  (iv) that  other insurance  which  
should be called  on prior to  the  policies  of  these  insurers 
is  available.  The  insurance carriers  have  filed  motions  to 
dismiss the Company's lawsuit.

      While it is impossible at this time to give a firm estimate
of  the  ultimate  cost  to  the  Company,  management  currently
believes that the after-tax cost to the Company of resolving  the
Ultravent  matters  discussed above  should  range  from  a  non-
material  amount  to  $20.0 million, after  considering  numerous
factors including, in certain scenarios, the possibility of third
party  reimbursements and insurance recoveries.  It  is  possible
that,  in the event that a number of the factors referenced above
were  resolved  adversely  to  the Company  and  no  third  party
reimbursements or insurance recoveries were received,  the  upper
limit of such range would be exceeded.  While no assurance can be
given,  the  Company  believes at this  time  that  the  ultimate
resolution  of these matters will not have a material  effect  on
the  Company's financial condition, but may have material  effect
on future results of operations in the period recognized.
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(5)  OTHER

      During  the  quarter,  the Company entered  into  a  merger
agreement  with  an  affiliate of Investcorp  SA  ("Investcorp").
Under  the  merger  agreement, each current  shareholder  of  the
Company  will have the right either to retain his/her  shares  of
the Company, subject to proration, or receive $17.75 per share in
cash.  The agreement was structured such that upon completion  of
the  merger, Investcorp will own 88% of the equity of the Company
while  existing shareholders will own 12%.  The merger is subject
to certain regulatory approvals as well as approval by a majority
of  Falcon's shareholders at a special meeting to be held as soon
as practicable.
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         FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                
                                
     GENERAL

      Following  is a discussion of the results of operations  of
the  Company and its subsidiaries for the quarter ended March 31,
1997  as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1996 and  should
be  read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements  included herein and the Company's  Annual  Report  on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.

     The   following  table  reflects  the  Company's  historical
     results of operations.

     QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,           1997                 1996
     (dollars in millions)                  % of                 % of
                                  Amount    Sales      Amount    Sales
                                                        
     Net sales                  $ 160.2    100.0%    $ 144. 4   100.0%
                                          
     Gross earnings                26.8     16.7        25.3     17.5
     Operating income              12.8      8.0        11.6      8.0
     Income before income taxes    10.0      6.2         8.8      6.1
     
     Net income                     6.1      3.8         5.4      3.7

     QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1997 COMPARED TO QUARTER ENDED MARCH
     31, 1996

      Sales  for the quarter of $160.2 million were $15.8 million
or  10.9% higher than 1996.  This increase was primarily  due  to
significant  sales growth in power washers of $11.3  million,  as
well  as  increased  volume in bathroom fixtures  and  air  power
products  totaling $4.6 million.  These increases were  partially
offset by a decline in sales of air distribution products of $0.3
million.

      Gross  earnings of $26.8 million were $1.5 million or  5.9%
higher  than  the  comparable 1996  period.   This  increase  was
primarily  due  to  increased volume, as well  as  minor  pricing
gains.  Gross margin declined from 17.5% in 1996 to 16.7% in 1997
as a result of lower margins realized on power washers.

      Operating  income increased from $11.6 million in  1996  to
$12.8  million  in  1997.  This increase  was  primarily  due  to
increased   sales   volume  and  decreased  corporate   expenses,
partially offset by increased operating costs at the businesses.

     Income before income taxes of $10.0 million was $1.2 million
higher  than  the  comparable 1996  period  due  to  the  factors
mentioned above.

      The  effective  tax rate was 38.4% in  both  periods.   Net
income for the quarter was $6.1 million, an increase of $0.7 from
the  $5.4  million  recorded in 1996 due  to  the  aforementioned
reasons.

     LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

      The  Company believes that it will meet its working capital
and  capital  expenditure needs in 1997 through a combination  of
operating cash flow, availability under its Bank Credit  Facility
and  through  funds  available through  the  accounts  receivable
securitization program.

     Net cash flow used in operating activities was $30.8 million
for  the  quarter ended March 31, 1997, compared to a  source  of
$1.9  million  for the comparable 1996 period.  The  decrease  of
$32.7  million was primarily due to the effect of the stand-alone
Falcon securitization program that was entered into in May  1996.
Due  to  seasonal factors, the Company's level of receivables  is
typically lower at the end of the fourth quarter when compared to
the  other  three quarters.  This has resulted in an increase  of
$29.2  million  in  the  net residual interest  retained  by  the
Company  in the sold receivables from December 31, 1996 to  March
31,  1997.  This residual interest is reflected in Other  current
assets   in   the  Company's  Condensed  Consolidated   Financial
Statements.   In  addition, operating cash  flow  decreased  $3.9
million, due to an increase in working capital requirements.
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         FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
                                
                                
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

      The  Company is involved from time to time in various legal
proceedings  and  claims incident to the normal  conduct  of  its
business.   Although it is impossible to predict the  outcome  of
any  pending  legal  proceeding, the Company believes  that  such
legal  proceedings and claims, individually and in the aggregate,
are  either  without  merit,  are covered  by  insurance  or  are
adequately  reserved for, and will not have  a  material  adverse
effect on its financial condition or results of operation.

      In  addition  to  the  matters  covered  by  the  preceding
paragraph,  in  May  1994, Underwriters' Laboratories  of  Canada
("ULC")  suspended  its recognition of high  temperature  plastic
venting  ("HTPV")  for  gas  appliance  systems,  including   the
Ultraventr  product  distributed by  the  Company.   This  action
resulted  from reports of problems with HTPV, including  improper
installation,  cracking, inadequate joint  adhesion  and  related
safety hazards, including potential for carbon monoxide emission.
In June 1994, as a result of the ULC action, the Ontario Ministry
of  Consumer and Commercial Relations ("MCCR") suspended sales of
HTPV  in the Province of Ontario.  Other provinces of Canada have
taken  similar  action.   Pursuant to an  MCCR  order,  appliance
systems  in  Ontario  with HTPV have been remediated.   Most  gas
appliance manufacturers in Canada and the United States no longer
certify  HTPV  for  use with their products.  As  a  result,  the
Company has discontinued sales of its HTPV product.

      The  Company  is a defendant in a suit in Canada  captioned
Ontario  New Home Warranty Program v. Chevron Chemical  Corp.  et
al-Ontario Court-General Division No. 22487/96 which was filed on
February 26, 1996 against 24 entities including heating appliance
manufacturers,  plastic  vent  manufacturers  and   distributors,
public  utilities  and listing agencies by the Ontario  New  Home
Warranty  Program, which is responsible for the cost of replacing
appliances  equipped  with  HTPV  in  new  home  construction  in
Ontario.  This suit seeks damages of Cdn $125 million from all of
the  defendants.  The Company is also a defendant  in  a  lawsuit
caption  Goodman  Manufacturing Company v.  Chevron  Chemical  et
al-County  Court-Harris County, Texas-No. 96-15816 in  which  the
Company  has  been  sued  along with  two  other  defendants  for
reimbursement  of  costs  associated with  the  plaintiff's  HTPV
corrective action program.  In the lawsuit captioned Rheem  Corp.
et  al  v.  General  Electric Co.-Superior Court-Suffolk  County,
Massachusetts  No. 97-1709-B, filed March 31, 1997,  the  Company
and  two  other  defendants  have  been  sued  by  seven  furnace
manufacturers  which  are seeking reimbursement  and  declaratory
relief  for  costs  expected  to  be  incurred  as  a  result  of
corrective  action  programs to be conducted in  connection  with
furnace  systems vented with HTPV.  On April 1, 1997, the Company
filed its own legal action captioned Hart & Cooley, Inc. v. Amana
Refrigeration, Inc.-Circuit Court-Ottawa County, Michigan No. 97-
27729-NP  against  all identifiable appliance manufacturers  that
certified HTPV for use with their appliance systems including the
plaintiffs in the Texas and Massachusetts actions.  In this suit,
the  Company  is  seeking damages for costs it  has  incurred  an
declaratory relief for costs that may be incurred in  the  future
as  a  result  of  the  conduct of appliance  manufacturers  that
certified their products for use with HTPV.  The Company has also
been  named  in  a class action lawsuit regarding HTPV  captioned
Engel  v.  Chevron  Chemical Corp. et al-Circuit Court-Rutherford
County,  Tennessee No. 37715, filed January  9,  1997.   In  this
case,  the  Company  is  a  defendant along  with  its  principal
competitor in the HTPV business, a resin supplier, and a  furnace
manufacturer  that  has  been joined as  a  representative  of  a
defendant  class consisting of all appliance manufacturers.   The
plaintiffs  seek damages on behalf of all persons in  the  United
States with appliance systems that are vented with HTPV.

      The  Company  is  engaged in ongoing discussions  with  the
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC"),  which
has  been advised of the ULC action and the actions taken by  the
MCCR.   The CPSC continues to investigate HTPV and has  met  with
all of the manufacturers of HTPV, various appliance manufacturers
and other entities with technical expertise.  CPSC concerns focus
on  the  heating  appliance system, the  plastic  resin  used  to
manufacture  the  venting and improper  installation.   While  no
definitive  action has been decided upon, the  Company  is  aware
that   the  CPSC  is  considering  a  corrective  action  program
involving HTPV, and it is probably that in the near term the CPSC
will  mandate  a  corrective  action program  that  would  impact
heating appliance manufacturers, plastic resin manufacturers, and
HTPV  manufacturers  and  distributors,  including  the  Company.
Several appliance manufacturers have announced their intention to
take  corrective action regarding gas appliance systems  equipped
with  HTPV.   Company sales of Ultravent products in  the  United
States and Canada in 1995 and 1996 were minimal.

     With respect to these matters, the Company, on September 16,
1996,  filed an action in state court in Illinois against certain
insurance  carriers  captioned Hart & Cooley,  Inc.  v.  National
Union  Fire  Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,  PA  et  al-Circuit
Court  of  Cook County, Illinois-No. 96-CH-9947.  The Company  is
seeking  a  declaratory judgment, damages for breach of  contract
and specific relief requiring the insurance carriers, pursuant to
the  terms  of  the Company's insurance policies, to  defend  and
reimburse  the Company for costs and legal expenses arising  from
Ultravent-related  claims.   The  amount  at  issue   cannot   be
determined  at  this  time.  The insurance carriers  have  denied
coverage  on  a number of grounds, including (i) that  there  has
been  no  property damage, bodily injury or occurrence, as  those
terms  are  defined in the insurance policies; (ii) that  various
exclusions  in  the  insurance policies  apply  with  respect  to
injuries  to  the  Company's own products,  the  failure  of  its
products to perform, and product recalls; (iii) that the  Company
knew  or  should have known of the existence of alleged  problems
with  Ultravent;  and (iv) that other insurance which  should  be
called  on  prior to the policies of these insurers is available.
The   insurance  carriers  have  filed  motions  to  dismiss  the
Company's lawsuit.

      While it is impossible at this time to give a firm estimate
of  the  ultimate  cost  to  the  Company,  management  currently
believes that the after-tax cost to the Company of resolving  the
Ultravent  matters  discussed above  should  range  from  a  non-
material  amount  to  $20.0 million, after  considering  numerous
factors including, in certain scenarios, the possibility of third
party  reimbursements and insurance recoveries.  It  is  possible
that,  in the event that a number of the factors referenced above
were  resolved  adversely  to  the Company  and  no  third  party
reimbursements or insurance recoveries were received,  the  upper
limit of such range would be exceeded.  While no assurance can be
given,  the  Company  believes at this  time  that  the  ultimate
resolution  of these matters will not have a material  effect  on
the  Company's financial condition, but may have material  effect
on future results of operations in the period recognized.
<PAGE>
Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     a)   Exhibits:

          None

     b)   Reports on Form 8-K

          Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 20, 1997 related
          to  the  execution of a merger agreement between Falcon
          and an affiliate of Investcorp SA.



                           SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed  on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                        FALCON BUILDING PRODUCTS INC.


                                   By:  /s/  Sam A. Cottone
                                        -------------------

                                        Sam A. Cottone
                                        Senior Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer



Dated:  May 27, 1997


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