Sec Form 13G Filing - WELCH JAMES C filing for STEELCASE INC (SCS) - 2008-02-14

Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c)
AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 9)*

STEELCASE INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

858155203

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2007

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)




Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

[  ]

Rule 13d-1(b)

 

[  ]

Rule 13d-1(c)

 

[X]

Rule 13d-1(d)

* 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.





Page 1 of 5 pages


CUSIP No. 858155-20-3

SCHEDULE 13G

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(1)

Names of Reporting Persons

James C. Welch

 

 

(2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a)     [   ]
(b)     [   ]

 

 

(3)

SEC Use Only

 

 

(4)

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States of America

 

 

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With

 

 

(5)

Sole Voting Power

3,337,045 shares

 

 

 

(6)

Shared Voting Power

838,728 shares

 

 

 

(7)

Sole Dispositive Power

955,332 shares

 

 

 

(8)

Shared Dispositive Power

3,220,441 shares

 

 

(9)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

 

4,175,773 shares

(10)

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

[   ]

(11)

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

 

 

4.8%

(12)

Type of Reporting Person

 

 

IN


CUSIP No. 858155-20-3

SCHEDULE 13G

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Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

Steelcase Inc.

 

 

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

901 - 44th Street, S.E.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508

 

 

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing:

James C. Welch

 

 

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

2740 Darby, S.E.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506

 

 

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

United States of America

 

 

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Class A Common Stock

 

 

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

858155-20-3

 

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(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)

[   ]

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

[   ]

Investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

[   ]

Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

 

 

 

 

(g)

[   ]

Parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

 

 

 

 

(h)

[   ]

Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

[   ]

Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;

 

 

 

 

 

(j)

[   ]

Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


CUSIP No. 858155-20-3

SCHEDULE 13G

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Item 4.

Ownership:

 

 

 

(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned:

4,175,773 shares

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Percent of Class:

4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

3,337,045 shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

838,728 shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

955,332 shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

3,220,441 shares

The number of shares reported above includes 3,943,453 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer which are immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder. In addition, if shares of Class B Common Stock are transferred to any persons other than a "Permitted Transferee" (as defined in the Issuer's Second Restated Articles of Incorporation), such shares are automatically converted on share-for-share basis into shares of Class A Common Stock. Shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer have the same attributes as shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer except that each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to ten votes on all matters upon which shareholders have a right to vote and each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on such matters.

If all the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock, the reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 3.0% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].

 

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

 

 

 

Of the shares reported in Item 4 above, 4,628 are held by a trust of which Mr. Welch is not a trustee. These shares are reported because Mr. Welch's wife is a trustee of such trust.

 

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company or Control Person:

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Not applicable.


CUSIP No. 858155-20-3

SCHEDULE 13G

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Item 10.

Certifications:

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

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.


 

February 14, 2008

/s/ James C. Welch

James C. Welch, by Paul J. Ryan
under Limited Power of Attorney