-----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, RM+weROHRg3wbqBJHYF9xQAyw5SKGW+8ySF4He+bpEnLfNGEJXnGqeB8TXnyzjfN DUwzhA1upHLRP4Nm+NwTtA== 0000912057-97-026592.txt : 19970811 0000912057-97-026592.hdr.sgml : 19970811 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000912057-97-026592 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970808 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000814457 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089] IRS NUMBER: 364147027 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1227 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41444 FILM NUMBER: 97654112 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4501 WEST 47TH ST CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60632 BUSINESS PHONE: 3128901010 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4501 WEST 47TH STREET CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60632 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SELFIX INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SAFECO CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000086104 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 910742146 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SAFECO PLZ T-22 CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98185 BUSINESS PHONE: 2065455000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SAFECO PLAZA T-22 CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98185 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL AMERICA CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680529 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13-G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Initial Filing)* Home Products Intl. Inc. ------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 437305105 ------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) * 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 8 Pages CUSIP No. 437305105 _______________________________________________________________ 1) Name of Reporting Person SAFECO Common Stock Trust S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica- tion No. of Above Person _______________________________________________________________ 2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) if a Member of a Group ____________________________ (See Instructions) (b) _______________________________________________________________ 3) SEC Use Only _______________________________________________________________ 4) Citizenship or Place of State of Delaware Organization _______________________________________________________________ Number of (5) Sole Voting Shares Bene- Power 0 ficially Owned by _______________________________________________ Reporting (6) Shared Voting 264,200 Person With Power _______________________________________________ (7) Sole Disposi- tive Power 0 _______________________________________________ (8) Shared 264,200 Dispositive Power _______________________________________________________________ 9) Aggregate Amount Bene- 264,200 ficially Owned by Reporting Person _______________________________________________________________ 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) _______________________________________________________________ 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount 6.1% in Row 9 _______________________________________________________________ 12) Type of Reporting Person IV (See Instructions) Page 2 of 8 Pages CUSIP No. 437305105 _______________________________________________________________ 1) Name of Reporting Person SAFECO Asset Management S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica- Company tion No. of Above Person _______________________________________________________________ 2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) if a Member of a Group ___________________________ (See Instructions) (b) _______________________________________________________________ 3) SEC Use Only _______________________________________________________________ 4) Citizenship or Place of State of Washington Organization _______________________________________________________________ Number of (5) Sole Voting Shares Bene- Power 0 ficially ________________________________________________ Owned by (6) Shared Voting Reporting Power 449,200 Person With ________________________________________________ (7) Sole Disposi- tive Power 0 ________________________________________________ (8) Shared Dispositive Power 449,200 _______________________________________________________________ 9) Aggregate Amount Bene- 449,200(1) ficially Owned by Reporting Person _______________________________________________________________ 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) _______________________________________________________________ _________________ (1) The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares reported on this joint 13G. The reported shares are owned beneficially by registered investment companies for which the Reporting Person serves as an adviser, and include the shares reported in this joint 13G by SAFECO Common Stock Trust. Page 3 of 8 Pages CUSIP No. 437305105 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 10.4% _______________________________________________________________ 12) Type of Reporting Person IA (See Instructions) _______________________________________________________________ 1) Name of Reporting Person SAFECO Corporation S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica- tion No. of Above Person _______________________________________________________________ 2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) if a Member of a Group ___________________________ (See Instructions) (b) _______________________________________________________________ 3) SEC Use Only _______________________________________________________________ 4) Citizenship or Place of State of Washington Organization _______________________________________________________________ Number of (5) Sole Voting Shares Bene- Power 0 ficially ________________________________________________ Owned by (6) Shared Voting Reporting Power 449,200 Person With ________________________________________________ (7) Sole Disposi- tive Power 0 ________________________________________________ (8) Shared Dispositive Power 449,200 _______________________________________________________________ 9) Aggregate Amount Bene- 449,200(2) ficially Owned by Reporting Person _______________________________________________________________ 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes _____________________ (2) The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares reported on this joint 13G. The reported shares are owned beneficially by registered invest-ment companies for which a subsidiary of the Reporting Person serves as adviser. Page 4 of 8 Pages CUSIP No. 437305105 Certain Shares (See Instructions) _______________________________________________________________ 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 10.4% _______________________________________________________________ 12) Type of Reporting Person HC (See Instructions) _______________________________________________________________ Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: See front cover Item 1(b). Address of Issuer Principal Executive Offices: 4501 West 47th Street, Chicago, IL 60632 Item 2(a). Name of Person(s) Filing: See Item 1 on cover page (pp 2-4). Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, If None, Residence: SAFECO Common Stock Trust and SAFECO Corporation: SAFECO Plaza, Seattle, WA 98185 SAFECO Asset Management Company: 601 Union Street, Suite 2500, Seattle, WA 98101 Item 2(c). Citizenship: See Item 4 on cover page (pp 2-4). Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: See front cover page. Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: See front cover page. Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the persons filing are: (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) (X) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) (X) Investment Advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (f) ( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to provisions of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) (X) Parent Holding Company in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G). (h) ( ) Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H). Page 5 of 8 Pages CUSIP No. 437305105 Item 4. Ownership: Items (a) through (c): See items 1 and 5-11 of the cover pages (pp 2-5). SAFECO Asset Management Company and SAFECO Corporation expressly declare that the filing of this statement on Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that they are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owners of any securities covered by this statement. Each of such companies is filing this statement because it is considered an indirect beneficial owner of such securities based on its ownership or control of one or more investment companies which directly own such shares. Item 5. Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: Not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than 5% 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. SAFECO Asset Management Company is the subsidiary on which SAFECO Corporation is reporting as the parent holding company. SAFECO Asset Management Company is an investment adviser as specified in Item 12 on the cover page (p. 4), and acts as the investment adviser to the SAFECO Growth Fund, a series of the SAFECO Common Stock Trust (see p. 2). 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 participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. Page 6 of 8 Pages CUSIP No. 437305105 Exhibits. The statement required by Rule 13d-1(f) is attached as Exhibit A. 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: August 8, 1997 SAFECO Corporation By /s/ Ronald L. Spaulding --------------------------- Ronald L. Spaulding, Treasurer SAFECO Common Stock Trust By /s/ Ronald L. Spaulding --------------------------- Ronald L. Spaulding, Treasurer SAFECO Asset Management Company By /s/ Neal A. Fuller --------------------------- Neal A. Fuller, Secretary Page 7 of 8 Pages EXHIBIT A Agreement for filing Schedule 13-G. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 13d-1(d), SAFECO Corporation, SAFECO Asset Management Company, and SAFECO Common Stock Trust each agree that Schedule 13-G filed by them with regard to Home Products Intl. Inc.'s common stock is filed on behalf of each of them. Date: August 8, 1997 SAFECO Corporation By /s/ Ronald L. Spaulding --------------------------- Ronald L. Spaulding, Treasurer SAFECO Common Stock Trust By /s/ Ronald L. Spaulding --------------------------- Ronald L. Spaulding, Treasurer SAFECO Asset Management Company By /s/ Neal A. Fuller --------------------------- Neal A. Fuller, Secretary Page 8 of 8 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----