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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(RULE 13d-102)
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. __________________)*
TECH LABORATORIES, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01
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(Title of Class of Securities)
878249101
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FEBRUARY 3, 2000
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Date of Event Which Requires
Filing of this Statement
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*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 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 878249101 13G PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES
1. Name of Reporting Persons: RICHARD RICE, INC.
EIN: 521220444
2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*: (a) [ ] (b) [ ]
3. SEC use only.
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
5. Sole Voting Power: 197,400 shares
6. Shared Voting Power: N/A
7. Sole Dispositive Power: 197,400 shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power: N/A
9. Aggregate Amount beneficially owned by
Each Reporting Person: 197,400 shares
10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares*: [ ]
11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9: 5.0%
12. Type of Reporting Person*: CO
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* See Instructions Before Filling Out.
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CUSIP NO. 878249101 13G PAGE 3 OF 6 PAGES
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Tech Laboratories, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Officers:
955 Belmont Avenue
North Haledon, New Jersey 07508
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Richard Rice, Inc.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
3435 Windsor Place
Boca Raton, Florida 33496
Item 2(c). Citizenship: Delaware
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 878249101
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2 (b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78c).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)
(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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CUSIP NO. 878249101 13G PAGE 4 OF 6 PAGES
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 197,400 shares
(b) Percent of class: 5.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct
the vote: 197,400 shares
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct
the vote: N/A
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 197,400 shares
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: N/A
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N/A
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf
of Another Person. N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by
the Parent Holding Company. N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group. N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. N/A
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CUSIP NO. 878249101 13G PAGE 5 OF 6 PAGES
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: July 11, 2000
RICHARD RICE, INC.
By: /s/ Richard J. Rice
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Richard J. Rice
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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