SC 13G/A 1 j8682402sc13ga.txt SYLVAN, INC/DENNIS ZENSEN SCHEDULE 13G/A 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 8 )* SYLVAN INC. ----------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK ----------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 871371 10 0 ------------- (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 purposes 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 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 871371 10 0 Page 2 of 4 Pages --------------------- ------------------ (1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person Dennis C. Zensen ###-##-#### --------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group* (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only --------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization American --------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) Sole Voting Power Number of 281,518 Shares -------------------------------------------------------- Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power Owned by 512,610 Each -------------------------------------------------------- Reporting (7) Sole Dispositive Power Person With 281,518 -------------------------------------------------------- (8) Shared Dispositive Power 512,610 -------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 794,128 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 14.1% --------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type of Reporting Person* IN --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 3 CUSIP No. 871371 10 0 Page 3 of 4 Pages -------------- ----------------- AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO SCHEDULE 13G ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER: Sylvan Inc. ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING: Dennis C. Zensen ITEM 3. Not applicable. ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP: Items 4(a), (b) and (c) are hereby amended to read as follows: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 794,128 (b) Percent of Class: 14.1% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 281,518 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 512,610 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 281,518 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 512,610 ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS: Not applicable: 4 CUSIP No. 871371 10 0 Page 4 of 5 Pages -------------- ------------------- ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON: Item 6 is hereby amended to read as follows: Of the total 794,128 shares beneficially owned by Dennis C. Zensen, 512,610 shares are owned as joint tenant with his spouse, Carol A. Zensen. No person other than Mr. and Mrs. Zensen has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, such shares. 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: Not applicable ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP: Not applicable ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION: Not applicable SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 28, 2001 Signature: /s/ DENNIS C. ZENSEN ----------------------- Dennis C. Zensen 5 CUSIP No. 871371 10 0 Page 5 of 5 Pages ----------- EXHIBIT I This Amendment No. 8 is filed to update information reported in the following items of Amendment No. 7: - Rows 5, 7, 9 and 11 of Page 2 - Item 4(a), (b), (c)(i) and (c)(iii) of page 3 - Item 6 of Page 4