BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
One Bankers Trust Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Damian P. Reitemeyer Mailing
Address:
Vice President P.O. Box 318
Telephone: 212-250-4599 Church Street
Station
New York, NY 10008
February 14, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Filing Desk
Dear Sirs:
Re: Filing of Schedule 13G on
EMPI Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
following is one copy of the Schedule 13G with respect to
the common stock of the above referenced corporation.
Please acknowledge your receipt of the Schedule 13G filing
submission through the EDGAR-Link System software, by E-
Mail confirmation.
Sincerely,
Damian P. Reitemeyer
Enclosures
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
EMPI Inc.
_____________________________________
NAME OF ISSUER:
Common Stock (Par Value $0.01)
_____________________________________
TITLE OF CLASS OF
SECURITIES 29158610
_____________________________________
CUSIP NUMBER
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement [X]. (A fee is not required only if the filing
person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the
class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed
no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7.)
*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).
(Continued on following page(s))
Page 1 of 7 Pages
CUSIP No. 29158610 Page 2 of 7 Pages
1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Bankers Trust New York Corporation and its wholly-
owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, (as investment
advisor), and its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary
Bankers Trust International, PLC. 13-6180473
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, Bankers Trust
Company, and BT Variable Inc. are New York
Corporations. Bankers Trust International PLC is a
London Corporation.
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES Bankers Trust Company 231,500shares
Bankers Trust International
PLC 217,200shares
448,700shares
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
Bankers Trust International PLC 0 shares
0 shares
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING Bankers Trust Company 279,300 shares
Bankers Trust International PLC 217,200
496,500 shares
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
Bankers Trust International PLC 0 shares
0 shares
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
Bankers Trust Company 279,300 shares
Bankers Trust International PLC 217,200 shares
496,500 shares
CUSIP No. 29158610 Page 3 of 7 Pages
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES *
[ ]
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
Bankers Trust Company 3.2%
Bankers Trust International PLC 2.5%
5.8%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
Bankers Trust New York Corporation - HC
Bankers Trust Company - BK
Bankers Trust International PLC - CO
CUSIP No. 29158610 Page 4 of 7
Pages
Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
EMPI Inc.
Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
OFFICES:
5255 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55421
Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, and its wholly-
owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, as investment
advisor, and indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary
Bankers Trust International, PLC
Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
280 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, and Bankers Trust
Company, as investment advisor, are corporations
incorporated in the State of New York with their principal
business offices located in New York. Bankers Trust
International, PLC, is incorporated in England with its
principal business office located in London.
Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock (Par Value $0.01) of EMPI Inc.
Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
29158610
Item 3 THE PERSON FILING IS A:
For Bankers Trust New York Corporation,
(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
For Bankers Trust Company, and Bankers Trust
International PLC
(b) [X] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the
Act.
CUSIP No. 29158610 Page 5 of 7 Pages
Item 4 OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
As of December 31, 1995:
(i) Bankers Trust Company, as investment advisor was
the beneficial owner of 279,300 shares of common
stock;
(ii) Bankers Trust International PLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bankers Trust Company was the
beneficial owner of 217,200 shares of common stock;
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS:
Bankers Trust Company 3.2%
Bankers Trust International PLC 2.5%
5.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which the Bank
has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote -
Bankers Trust Company 231,500 shares
Bankers Trust International PLC217,200 shares
448,700
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote -
Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
Bankers Trust International PLC 0 shares
0 shares
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of -
Bankers Trust Company 279,300 shares
Bankers Trust International PLC 217,200 shares
496,500 shares
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of -
Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
Bankers Trust International PLC 0 shares
0 shares
Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A
CLASS:
[ ]
CUSIP No. 29158610 Page 6 of 7 Pages
Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON
BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:
Accounts for which the Bank serves as investment advisor,
have the right to receive and/or the power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale
of, such securities.
Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE
SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING
REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
See Item 3 above.
Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
Not applicable.
Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not Applicable
CUSIP No. 29158610 Page 7 of 7
Pages
Item 10 CERTIFICATION:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of
my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were
not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
such securities and were not acquired in connection with
or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose
or effect.
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.
Date: as of December 31, 1995
Signature: Bankers Trust New York Corporation
By: /s/James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
Signature: Bankers Trust Company, as investment
advisor.
By: /s/James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
Signature: Bankers Trust International PLC
By: /s/Claire Backhouse
Claire Backhouse
Title: Secretary
EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to Bankers Trust Company is shown below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
|
100%
|
Bankers Trust Company
EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to Bankers Trust International PLC is
shown below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
|
100%
|
Bankers Trust Company
|
100%
|
Bankers International Corporation
|
100%
|
BT Holdings (Europe) Limited
|
100%
|
Bankers Trust Holdings (UK) Limited
|
100%
|
Bankers Trust Investments PLC
|
100%
|
Bankers Trust International PLC
