UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Act of 1934
EPL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Name of Issuer
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
268920204000
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1999
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 268920204000 Page 1 of 4 pages
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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 2,693,736
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------
EACH REPORTING PERSON 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
WITH
20,000
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,693,736
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
20,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,713,736
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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)
9.50%
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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:
2,713,736 Shares
(b) (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
2,693,736 Shares
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(b) (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
20,000
(b) (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
2,693,736 Shares
(b) (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
20,000
(c) Transactions within past sixty days: During the
period between December 1, 1999 and the date giving
rise to this filing, the Reporting Person (i)
purchased in transactions through a registered broker
dealer 70,000 shares of Common Stock at a weighted
average purchase price of $0.8316; (ii) purchased,
jointly with a family member, in transactions through
a registered broker dealer 20,000 shares of Common
Stock at a weighted average purchase price of
$0.8316; (iii) engaged in a series of private
transactions with the registrant in which he acquired
an additional 681,096 shares of Common Stock at a
weighted average price of $0.4845 per share; (iv)
acquired in private transactions with the registrant
securities convertible into 278,571 shares of Common
Stock; and (v)acquired in private transactions with
affiliates of the registrant securities convertible
into 133,869 shares of Common Stock and converted
those securities to common stock. All such
transactions were effected 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.
January 13, 2000 /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.
