-----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, QlOz6ZGCq44NI1Svo/0U6l0bogClgajHTWvVdqGGejuh8lDzNmKNuyhlX73n6L+W VtF5oovFMFbeYHbYpOWPYg== 0000950152-97-004622.txt : 19970623 0000950152-97-004622.hdr.sgml : 19970623 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-97-004622 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970620 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LANCASTER COLONY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000057515 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CANNED, FROZEN & PRESERVED FRUIT, VEG & FOOD SPECIALTIES [2030] IRS NUMBER: 131955943 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-33383 FILM NUMBER: 97627394 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 37 W BROAD ST CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 BUSINESS PHONE: 6142247141 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GERLACH DARETH A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001041149 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O DAVID P GERLACH STREET 2: 37 WEST BROAD STREET CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 BUSINESS PHONE: 6142247141 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 37 WEST BROAD STREET CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 SC 13D 1 DARETH A. GERLACH/LANCASTER COLONY SCHEDULE 13D 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. (____)* LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 513847-10-3 -------------- (CUSIP Number) Dareth A. Gerlach c/o David P. Gerlach Lancaster Colony Corporation 37 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 224-7141 with a copy to: Robert F. Gage, Esq. 1300 Huntington Center 41 S. High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 365-2766 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) January 31, 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of the Rule 13d- 1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|. Note: six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. (Continued on following pages) (Page 1 of 4 Pages) *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). 2 CUSIP No. 513847-10-3 (Page 2 of 4) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Dareth A. Gerlach, SSN -- ###-##-#### - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS* OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) SOLE VOTING POWER 3,604,822.6 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------- SHARES (8) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY None. OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 3,604,822.6 PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------- (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,604,822.6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| Not Applicable. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 12.3% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 3 CUSIP No. 513847-10-3 (Page 3 of 4) ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock"), of Lancaster Colony Corporation (the "Company"). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 37 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND (a) Name: Dareth A. Gerlach (the "Reporting Person") (b) Residence or business address: c/o David P. Gerlach Lancaster Colony Corporation 37 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 (c) Not applicable. (d) During the last five years, the Reporting Person has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). (e) During the last five years, the Reporting Person has not been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. (f) Citizenship: United States ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION The Reporting Person is the special trustee of an inter vivos trust (the "Trust") which holds 3,297,807 shares of Common Stock. In addition, the Reporting Person directly holds 307,015.6 shares of Common Stock representing beneficial ownership of approximately 1.0% of the Company's total Common Stock outstanding as of May 9, 1997, based on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997. By virtue of the provisions of the Trust, the Reporting Person automatically became the special trustee of the Trust upon the death of the settlor of the Trust on January 31, 1997. In her capacity as special trustee, the Reporting Person holds the sole voting and dispositive power over the Common Stock held in the Trust. The Reporting Person has taken no action pursuant to such power to vote or dispose of any of the Common Stock. The appointment of the Reporting Person as the special trustee of the Trust is the event which requires the filing of this statement. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION The Reporting Person has no present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the actions enumerated in subsections (a) through (j) of Item 4. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) The Reporting Person beneficially owns 3,604,822.6 shares of the Company's Common Stock, representing 12.3% of the Company's total Common Stock outstanding as of May 9, 1997, based on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997. (b) The Reporting Person possesses the sole power to vote or direct the vote of the Common Stock identified in paragraph (a) above. (c) The Reporting Person has not effected any transactions in the Common Stock in the past sixty days. 4 CUSIP No. 513847-10-3 (Page 4 of 4) (d) Not applicable. (e) Not applicable. ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER None. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS None. 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. /s/ Dareth A. Gerlach ----------------------------------- Dareth A. Gerlach, individually -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----