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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Halis Jeffrey S.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
500 Park Avenue, 5th Avenue
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(Street)
New York New York 10022
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
7/28/98
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OCTEL CORP. (OTL)
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5 Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [X* ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
__ Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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Common Stock 1,754,600* I* By Partnerships and Corporations*
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses: *860,500 of the shares reported herein are owned by
Tyndall Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Tyndall"). 437,700 of
the shares reported herein are owned by Tyndall Institutional Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("Tyndall Institutional"). 117,500 of the shares
reported herein are owned by Madison Avenue Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Madison"). 338,900 of the shares reported herein are owned by Halo
International, Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands
("Halo"). Jeffrey S. Halis possesses sole voting and investment control over all
securities owned by Tyndall, Tyndall Institutional, Madison and Halo,
respectively. Each of Tyndall, Tyndall Institutional, Madison and Halo
beneficially owns less than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding common stock.
Jeffrey S. Halis' interest in the shares set forth herein is limited to the
extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, in Tyndall, Tyndall Institutional,
Madison and Halo, respectively.
/s/Jeffrey S. Halis December 3, 1998
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