-----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, V0SFFpVTBMNzl27uiNPR4Lmm+WFaOte7V97rdBqCfMw4ymQHiadQUSwixoAG5wCE H4dpeQqV9+ZzZDkV+06AnQ== /in/edgar/work/20000919/0000922423-00-001154/0000922423-00-001154.txt : 20000923 0000922423-00-001154.hdr.sgml : 20000923 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000922423-00-001154 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000919 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FANTOM TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000864300 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [3634 ] IRS NUMBER: 980103552 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-55895 FILM NUMBER: 725118 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1110 HANSLER RD STREET 2: P O BOX 1004 CITY: WELLAND ONTARIO CANA STATE: A6 BUSINESS PHONE: 3016587581 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1110 HANSLER ROAD, PO BOX 1004 STREET 2: WELLAND CITY: ONTARIO FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IONA APPLIANCES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950710 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GINTEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000767409 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [0000 ] IRS NUMBER: 060871969 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 GREENWICH OFFICE PARK CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06831 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-622-64 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 GREENWICH OFFICE PARK CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06831 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GINTEL EQUITY MANAGEMENT INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931216 SC 13G 1 0001.txt SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 SCHEDULE 13G INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Fantom Technologies , Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 306906108 (CUSIP Number) September 18, 2000 ----------------------------------------------------- Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |X| Rule 13d-1(b) |_| Rule 13d-1(c) |_| Rule 13d-1(d) Page 1 of 6 Pages SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 306906108 Page 2 of 6 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GINTEL ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. IRS #06-0871969 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION NEW YORK - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) SOLE VOTING POWER 1,240,000 NUMBER ------------------------------------------------- OF 6) SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES 30,000 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 1,270,000 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,270,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 13.97% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Fantom Technologies, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1110 Hansler Rd Welland Ontario, Canada Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: GINTEL ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 6 Greenwich Office Park Greenwich, CT 06831 Item 2(c). Citizenship: CONNECTICUT CORPORATION Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 306906108 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss.240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a)|_| Broker or Dealer Registered Under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o) (b)|_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) (c)|_| Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) (d)|_| Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8) (e)|X| Investment Adviser in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) Page 3 of 5 Pages (f)|_| Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g)|_| Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (h)|_| Savings Association as defined in ss.3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) (i)|_| Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under ss.3(c)(15) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) (j)|_| Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J) Item 4. Ownership. Mr. Robert M. Gintel, Chief Executive Officer and 100% shareholder of Gintel Asset Managment, Inc., is also senior member of Gintel & Co. LLC and, Owner of TransAqua L.L.C., and senior member of Gintel Equity Managment, L.L.C., which acts as investment advisor to Gintel Partners Fund. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,270,000 (b) Percent of class: 13.97% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,240,000 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 30,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,270,000 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- Page 4 of 5 Pages Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N/A Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. N/A 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 5 of 6 Pages SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. GINTEL ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. /s/ Stephen G. Stavrides ---------------------------- BY: Stephen G. Stavrides President DATE: September 19, 2000 Page 6 of 6 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----