BANKERS TRUST CORPORATION
One Bankers Trust Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Damian P. Reitemeyer
Principal
Telephone: (212)250-4599
February 12, 1999
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
Blyth Industries, 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. 2 )*
Blyth Industries, Inc.
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NAME OF ISSUER:
Common Stock (Par Value $.01)
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TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
09643P108
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CUSIP NUMBER
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with
this statement [ ]. (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 (the 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 9 Pages
CUSIP No. 09643P108 Page 2 of 9 Pages
1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Bankers Trust Corporation, its wholly owned
subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, its indirect
wholly owned subsidiaries, BT Alex. Brown Incorporated
(BT Alex. Brown.
13-6180473
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
*
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
See page 8 of 10, Item 8 - IDENTIFICATION AND
CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bankers Trust Corporation, and Bankers Trust
Company are New York Corporations. BT Alex.
Brown is a Delaware Corporation.
CUSIP No. 09643P108 Page 3 of 9 Pages
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
Bankers Trust Company 109,645 shares
BT Alex.Brown 0 shares
109,645 shares
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
BT Alex.Brown 0 shares
0 shares
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
Bankers Trust Company 358,145 shares
BT Alex.Brown 1,300 shares
359,445 shares
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
BT Alex.Brown 0 shares
0 shares
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
Bankers Trust Company 358,145 shares
BT Alex.Brown 1,300 shares
359,445 shares
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
[]
CUSIP No. 09643P108 Page 4 of 9 Pages
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
Bankers Trust Company 0.73%
BT Alex.Brown 0.01%
0.74%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
Bankers Trust Corporation - HC
Bankers Trust Company - BK
BT Alex.Brown - BD
CUSIP No. 09643P108 Page 5 of 9 Pages
Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
Blyth Industries, Inc.
Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL
EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
3500 Sepulveda Blvd
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-3696
Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Bankers Trust Corporation, its wholly-
owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust
Company, and its indirect wholly-
owned subsidiary,
BT Alex. Brown.
Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
For Bankers Trust Corporation,
Bankers Trust Company and BT
Alex.Brown
130 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10006
Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
Bankers Trust Corporation and Bankers
Trust Company are corporations incorporated in
the State of New York with their principal
business offices located in New York.
BT Alex.Brown is a Delaware corporation with
its principal business office located in
New York.
CUSIP No. 09643P108 Page 6 of 9 Pages
Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
This statement relates to the Companys Common
Stock $.01 par value per share.
Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
09643P108
Item 3 THE PERSON FILING IS A:
For Bankers Trust Corporation
(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
For Bankers Trust Company
(b) [X] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
For BT Alex.Brown
(a) [X] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15
15 of the Act.
Item 4 OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
Bankers Trust Company 358,145 shares
BT Alex.Brown 1,300 shares
359,445 shares
CUSIP No. 09643P108 Page 7 of 9 Pages
(b) Percent of Class :
Bankers Trust Company 0.73%
BT Alex.Brown 0.01%
0.74%
(c) Number of shares as to which the following have:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote -
Bankers Trust Company 109,645 shares
BT Alex.Brown 0 shares
109,645 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote -
Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
BT Alex.Brown 0 shares
0 shares
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of -
Bankers Trust Company 358,145 shares
BT Alex.Brown 1,300 shares
359,445 shares
CUSIP No. 09643P108 Page 8 of 9 Pages
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of -
Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
BT Alex.Brown 0 shares
0 shares
Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
Not applicable.
Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF
OF ANOTHER PERSON:
Not applicable.
Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE
SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING
REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
See Exhibits A, B and C.
Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
In addition to the shares presented
in this Form 13G, Alex.Brown
Investment Management, a limited
partnership that is 50% owned
indirectly by Bankers Trust
Corporation, beneficially owns
4,934,600 shares or 10.03% of Blyth
Industries, Inc. This ownership was
disclosed in a separate 13G filed by
Alex.Brown Investment Management.
Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not applicable.
CUSIP No. 09643P108 Page 9 of
9 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 and are held 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, 1998
Signature: Bankers Trust Corporation
By: /s/ James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
Signature: Bankers Trust Company
By: /s/ James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
Signature: BT Alex.Brown
By: /s/ James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
Exhibit A
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust
Corporation to Bankers Trust Company is shown
below:
Bankers Trust Corporation
|
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100%
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|
Bankers Trust Company
Exhibit B
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust
Corporation to BT Alex.Brown is shown below:
Bankers Trust Corporation
|
|
100%
|
|
BT Alex.Brown Holdings Incorporated
|
|
100%
|
|
BT Alex. Brown Incorporated
Exhibit C
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust
Corporation to Alex.Brown Investment Management is
shown below:
Bankers Trust Corporation
|
|
100%
|
|
BT Alex.Brown Holdings Incorporated
|
________________________|________________
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
49% 100%
| |
| |
Alex.Brown Investment Management BT Alex. Brown Incorporated
(limited partnership)
|
|
1%
|
|
Alex.Brown Investment Management
(limited partnership)
