-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, jWa60ROVBrhLk6r9+KwkeVHc2ekxIWpE4GJZL7713dv6Glwch6VZRh4Z33PaK3f/ 5BPx2GUJpQ6xKBRDoaxXcw== 0000912057-95-000497.txt : 19950213 0000912057-95-000497.hdr.sgml : 19950213 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000912057-95-000497 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19950210 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALCO STANDARD CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000003370 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS [5110] IRS NUMBER: 230334400 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10859 FILM NUMBER: 95508306 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 834 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 BUSINESS PHONE: 2152968000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOX 834 CITY: VALLEY FORGE STATE: PA ZIP: 19482 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALCO CHEMICAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680218 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TCW GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000850401 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 865 SOUTH FIGUEROA ST CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90017 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 865 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90017 SC 13G/A 1 SCHEDULE 13-G/A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Amendment No. 2 ) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ALCO STANDARD CORP. ---------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK SERIES A $2.375 ---------------------------------- (Title or Class of Securities) 013788500 ---------------------------------- (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.) (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 4 Pages CUSIP No. 013788500 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person THE TCW GROUP, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TCW MANAGEMENT COMPANY) 95-3703295 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member (a) / / of a Group* (b) / / - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization NEVADA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting 126,400 Beneficially Power Owned by -------------------------------------------------- Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting 0 Person With Power -------------------------------------------------- (7) Sole Dispositive 126,400 Power -------------------------------------------------- (8) Shared Dispositive 0 Power - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 126,400 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 3.6% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type of Reporting Person* HC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 013788500 Page 3 of 4 Pages ITEM 1(A) NAME OF ISSUER: ALCO STANDARD CORP. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 1(B) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 825 DUPORTAIL ROAD, CHESTERBROOK, WAYNE, PA 19087, P.O. BOX 834, VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(A) NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING: THE TCW GROUP, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TCW MANAGEMENT COMPANY) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: 865 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(C) CITIZENSHIP: NEVADA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(D) TITLE OR CLASS OF SECURITIES: CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK SERIES A $2.375 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(E) CUSIP NUMBER: 013788500 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(b), OR 13D-2(b), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: (a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c) / / Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) / / Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e) / / Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) /X/ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b) (ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7) (h) / / Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP * (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 126,400 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Percent of Class: 3.6% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 126,400 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 126,400 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * THE FILING OF THIS SCHEDULE 13G SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION THAT THE REPORTING PERSON OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES IS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 13(d) OR 13(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY SECURITIES COVERED BY THIS SCHEDULE 13G. IN ADDITION, THE FILING OF THIS SCHEDULE 13G SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION THAT THE REPORTING PERSON OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES IS THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY SECURITIES COVERED BY THIS SCHEDULE 13G FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES THAN SECTION 13(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CUSIP No. 013788500 Page 4 of 4 Pages ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. 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. The reporting person is the parent company of (i) Trust Company of the West, a California corporation and a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("TCW"), (ii) TCW Asset Management Company, a California corporation and an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and (iii) TCW Funds Management, Inc., a California corporation and an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 participation in any transaction having such purposes 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. January 21, 1995 ---------------------------------------- (Date) /s/ Mohan V. Phansalkar ---------------------------------------- (Signature) MOHAN V. PHANSALKAR, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT - LEGAL ---------------------------------------- (Name/Title) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----