UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Act of 1934
EPL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Name of Issuer
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
268920204000
(CUSIP Number)
September 13, 1999
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 268920204000
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
WAYNE CLOSE
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
(a) |_|
(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) OE 2(e)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES 950,000
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------
EACH REPORTING PERSON 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
WITH
0
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
950,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
950,000
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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)
5.76%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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ITEM 1(A) Name of Issuer
EPL Technologies, Inc.
ITEM 1(B) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
2 International Plaza, Suite 245
Philadelphia, PA 19113-1507
ITEM 2(A) Name of Person(s) Filing
Wayne Close
ITEM 2(B) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence
C/O Marcus J. Williams, Esq.
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Suite 2300
1300 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, OR 97201-5682
ITEM 2(C) Citizenship
United States
ITEM 2(D) Title of Class of Securities
Common stock, par value $0.001
ITEM 2(E) CUSIP Number
268920204000
ITEM 3 Source and Amount of Funds
N/A
ITEM 4 Purpose of Transaction
Transaction effected for the individual account of the
Reporting Person for investment purposes only. The Reporting
Person has no plans to cause the occurrence of events
reportable under Item 4.
ITEM 5 Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person:
950,000 Shares
(b) (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
950,000 shares
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(b) (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
(b) (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
950,000 shares
(b) (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
0
(c) Transactions within past sixty days: During the
period between July 01, 1999 and the date giving rise
to this filing, the Reporting Person engaged in a
series of transactions in which he acquired 950,000
shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001, of the
Issuer at a weighted average price of $1.12315 per
share. All such transactions were effected by or
through a registered broker or dealer without the
purpose of acquiring or influencing the control of
the registrant.
(d) None.
(e) N/A.
ITEM 6 Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer
None.
ITEM 7 Material to be Filed as Exhibits
None.
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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.
September 23, 1999 /s/Wayne Close
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Date Signature
Wayne Close / Reporting Person
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Name/Title
The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf
the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is
signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an
executive officer or general partner of this filing person), evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.
