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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*
BEL FUSE, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
07734710-2
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(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).
CUSIP NO. 07734710-2
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons: Howard B. Bernstein, ###-##-####
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) ____
(b) ____
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each (5) Sole Voting Power: 290,300
Reporting Person With
(6) Shared Voting Power: 500
share held by wife
(7) Sole Dispositive Power:
see box 5
(8) Shared Dispositive Power:
see box 6
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 290,800
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(10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 5.7%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IN
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Item 1(a). Name Of Issuer: Bel Fuse, Inc.
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Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 198 Van Vorst
Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
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Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Howard B. Bernstein
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Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
c/o Bel Fuse, Inc., 198 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City,
New Jersey 07302
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Item 2(c). Citizenship: United States
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Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
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Item 2(e). CUSIP No.: 07734710-2
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Item 3. If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
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.
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment
fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(Note: See Item 7).
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned (as of December 31, 1996):
290,800
(b) Percent of Class (as of December 31, 1996):
5.7%
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 290,300
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 500*
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 290,300
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 500*
* 500 shares held by Mr. Bernstein's wife.
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. N/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.
February 11, 1997
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(Date)
HOWARD B. BERNSTEIN
By: /s/ Laura R. Kuntz
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(Signature)
Laura R. Kuntz, Attorney-in-Fact
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(Name/Title)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Peter H. Ehrenberg and Laura R. Kuntz, signing singly, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned reports on Schedule 13G
(including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 13(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such reports
or amendments thereto and the timely filing of such reports with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and
3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in his/her discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
in person, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his/her substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 6 day of February, 1997.
/s/ Howard Bernstein
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Howard Bernstein