UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 3
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
G.H.M., Inc.
74 Trinity Place, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10017
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/9/99
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EPL Technologies, Inc. (EPTG)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
(X) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock | 3,370,487.5 | D (1)(2) | |
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| 2,227,412.5 | D (1)(3) | |
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| 20,000 | D (1)(4) | |
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| 15,000 | D (1)(5) | |
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
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Form 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible
securities)
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Warrants |immediately 12/9/04| Common Shares |1,000,000| $0.5170 | (D)(1)(6) | |
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|immediately 12/9/04| Common Shares |1,000,000| $0.5170 | (D)(1)(7) | |
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ G.H.M., Inc.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
12/16/99
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DATE
***Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S. C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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(1) G.H.M., Inc., a New York corporation ("G.H.M.") is jointly filing this
Form 3 with Joseph Giamanco, Ronald J. Menello and Gary A. Herman. Joseph
Giamanco holds a 52% ownership interest in G.H.M. and is the President and Chief
Executive Officer of G.H.M. Ronald J. Menello holds a 24% ownership interest in
G.H.M. and is the Senior Vice President of G.H.M. Gary A. Herman holds a 24%
ownership interest in G.H.M. and is the Senior Vice President of G.H.M. The
group filers may be deemed to be members of a group for purposes of Section
13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that holds in excess
of 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Reference is made to the
statement on Schedule 13D of the Group Filers dated December 16, 1999, in
respect of the Common Stock as it may be from time to time be amended. By filing
this statement, each of Messrs. Menello and Herman does not concede that he is
subject to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(2) G.H.M. owns 3,370,487.5 shares of Common Stock of EPL Technologies.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, Messrs. Giamanco, Menello and Herman disclaim beneficial ownership of
all such shares except to the extent of their actual economic interest in G.H.M.
(3) Joseph Giamanco owns 2,227,412.5 shares of Common Stock of EPL
Technologies. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, G.H.M. and Messrs. Menello and Herman disclaim
beneficial ownership of all such shares.
(4) Ronald J. Menello owns 20,000 shares of Common Stock of EPL
Technologies. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, G.H.M. and Messrs. Giamanco and Herman disclaim
beneficial ownership of all such shares.
(5) Gary A Herman owns 15,000 shares of Common Stock of EPL Technologies.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, G.H.M. and Messrs. Giamanco and Menello disclaim beneficial ownership
of all such shares.
(6) G.H.M. holds immediately exercisable five-year warrants to purchase
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of EPL Technologies at an exercise price of
$0.5170 per share. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Messrs. Giamanco, Menello and Herman disclaim
beneficial ownership of all such shares or warrants to purchase shares except to
the extent of their actual economic interest in G.H.M.
(7) Joseph Giamanco holds immediately exercisable five-year warrants to
purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of EPL Technologies at an exercise
price of $0.5170 per share. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, G.H.M. and Messrs. Menello and
Herman disclaim beneficial ownership of all such shares or warrants to purchase
shares.
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Joint Filer Information
Name: Joseph Giamanco
Address: c/o G.H.M., Inc.
74 Trinity Place
New York, NY 10006
Designated Filer: G.H.M., Inc.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: EPL Technologies, Inc. (EPTG)
Date of Event Requiring: December 9, 1999
Statement
Signature: /s/ Joseph Giamanco
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Joseph Giamanco
Name: Ronald J. Menello
Address: c/o G.H.M., Inc.
74 Trinity Place
New York, NY 10006
Designated Filer: G.H.M., Inc.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: EPL Technologies, Inc. (EPTG)
Date of Event Requiring: December 9, 1999
Statement
Signature: /s/ Ronald J. Menello
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Ronald J. Menello
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Name: Gary A. Herman
Address: c/o G.H.M., Inc.
74 Trinity Place
New York, NY 10006
Designated Filer: G.H.M., Inc.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: EPL Technologies, Inc. (EPTG)
Date of Event Requiring: December 9, 1999
Statement
Signature: /s/ Gary A. Herman
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Gary A. Herman
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