-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PrC38l10az5Z/HBxGBVp4Q2DsW8Mw/D4El4gn2emY0HWD71TPqAJ/yF7fqW5x9Fy 0+iSBeYZZ5uzyupy+artnA== 0000908184-96-000007.txt : 19960216 0000908184-96-000007.hdr.sgml : 19960216 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000908184-96-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960214 SROS: NYSE GROUP MEMBERS: GOTTWALD FLOYD D JR GROUP MEMBERS: GOTTWALD, BRUCE C. GROUP MEMBERS: GOTTWALD, FLOYD D., JR. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ETHYL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000033656 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2800] IRS NUMBER: 540118820 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10783 FILM NUMBER: 96519174 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 330 S FOURTH ST STREET 2: P O BOX 2189 CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23217 BUSINESS PHONE: 8047885000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOTTWALD FLOYD D JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919560 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23219 BUSINESS PHONE: 8047885000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23219 SC 13G/A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 17) ETHYL CORPORATION (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK (Title of Class of Securities) 297659-10-4 (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement: 1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. 2) Check the appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) (b) X 3) SEC Use Only 4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. Number of (5) Sole Voting Power 418,149 Shares Bene- ficially (6) Shared Voting Power 5,851,786 Owned by Each Repor- (7) Sole Dispositive Power 418,149 ting Person With (8) Shared Dispositive Power 5,851,786 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 6,269,935 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares 316,755 shares held by foundation, 4,372,310 shares held by adult sons 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.29% 12) Type of Reporting Person IN SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 17) ETHYL CORPORATION (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK (Title of Class of Securities) 297659-10-4 (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement: 1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Bruce C. Gottwald 2) Check the appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) (b) X 3) SEC Use Only 4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. Number of (5) Sole Voting Power 5,001,308 Shares Bene- ficially (6) Shared Voting Power 615,839 Owned by Each Repor- (7) Sole Dispositive Power 5,001,308 ting Person With (8) Shared Dispositive Power 615,839 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,617,147 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares 316,755 shares held by foundation, 4,659,900 shares held by adult sons 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 4.74% 12) Type of Reporting Person IN Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: ETHYL CORPORATION Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. and B. C. Gottwald Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 Item 2(c) Citizenship: U.S. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 297659-10-4 Item 3 If these statements are filed pursuant to Rules 13-1(b) or 13d-2(b): Not applicable Item 4 Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned*: 21,236,047 shares (b) Percent of Class: 17.90% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 5,736,212 (1) (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 15,499,835 (2) (iii) sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of - 5,736,212 (1) (iv) shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of - 15,499,835 (2) *The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. or B. C. Gottwald are the beneficial owners of 316,755 shares described in Items 4(c)(i) and (iii) or the shares described in Items 4(c)(ii) and (iv). See Item 6 below. (1) This amount includes 316,755 shares owned by a charitable foundation for which members of the Gottwald family serve as the sole directors. B. C. Gottwald and Floyd D. Gottwald disclaim any beneficial interest in any shares held in the foundation. (2) Includes 4,372,310 shares held by the adult sons of Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. and 4,659,900 shares held by the adult sons of B. C. Gottwald who do not reside in their father's home. It does not include shares owned of record by NationsBank of Virginia, N.A., Richmond, Virginia, as Trustee under Ethyl Corporation's savings plan for its employees that are held for the benefit of employees other than the Gottwalds. Shares held by the Trustee under this plan for the benefit of the Gottwalds are included in Items (4)(c)(i) and (iii) above. Shares held under the savings plan are voted by the Trustee in accordance with instructions solicited from employees participating in the plans. If a participating employee does not give the Trustee voting instructions, his shares are voted by the Trustee in accordance with management's recommendations to the stockholders. Because the Gottwalds are executive officers, directors and the largest stockholders of Ethyl Corporation, they may be deemed to be control persons of Ethyl Corporation and to have the capacity to control any such recommendation of management. 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: Other persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, 10,682,895 of the shares described in Items 4(c)(ii) and (iv). However, none of such persons' individual interest relates to more than 5 percent of the class of securities for which this Form is filed. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. and B. C. Gottwald are brothers. This form is being filed on behalf of Floyd D.Gottwald, Jr. and B. C. Gottwald because they could be deemed to be a group for purposes of Rule 13d-1(c) and this form even though there is no agreement among them with respect to the purchase, sale or retention of Ethyl Common Stock. Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable Item 10 Certification: Not Applicable SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 14, 1996 /s/ Bruce C. Gottwald Bruce C. Gottwald /s/ Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----