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FUEL TECH, INC. Major Shareholding Notification 2010

Jan 29, 2010

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Major Shareholding Notification

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SC 13G/A 1 c95145sc13gza.htm SCHEDULE 13G/A Schedule 13G/A PAGEBREAK

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2)*

Fuel Tech, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

359523107

(CUSIP Number)

James R. Black Davis Wright Tremaine 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 276-6508

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

December 31, 2009

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

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

o Rule 13d-1(b)

þ Rule 13d-1(c)

o 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 (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 359523107

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Kevin Douglas
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) o
(b) þ
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 236,256 (1)
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH: 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
322,997 (2)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
322,997 (3)
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
o
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.33% (3)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN

(1) Kevin Douglas and his wife, Michelle Douglas, hold 148,747 shares jointly as the beneficiaries and co-trustees of the K&M Douglas Trust. In addition, Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas are co-trustees of the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust, which holds 87,509 shares.

(2) Kevin Douglas has dispositive power with respect to 27,334 shares held by James E. Douglas, III and 59,407 shares held by the Douglas Family Trust in addition to the shares held by the K&M Douglas Trust and by the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendents’ Trust..

(3) Based on 24,211,967 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of October 27, 2009 as reported in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Michelle Douglas
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) o
(b) þ
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 236,256 (1)
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH: 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
236,256 (1)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
236,256 (1)
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
o
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.98% (2)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN

(1) Kevin Douglas and his wife, Michelle Douglas, hold 148,747 shares jointly as the beneficiaries and co-trustees of the K&M Douglas Trust. In addition, Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas are co-trustees of the James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust, which holds 87,509 shares.

(2) Based on 24,211,967 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of October 27, 2009 as reported in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

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CUSIP No. 359523107

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS James E. Douglas, III
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) o
(b) þ
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 27,334
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY -0-
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH: 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
27,334 (1)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
27,334
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
o
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.11% (2)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN

(1) Kevin Douglas shares dispositive power with respect to 27,334 shares held by James E. Douglas, III.

(2) Based on 24,211,967 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of October 27, 2009 as reported in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

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CUSIP No. 359523107

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS K&M Douglas Trust (1)
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) o
(b) þ
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 148,747 (2)
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH: 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
148,747 (2)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
148,747 (2)
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
o
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.61% (3)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO

(1) Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas, husband and wife, are beneficiaries and co-trustees.

(2) Kevin Douglas and his wife, Michelle Douglas, hold 148,747 shares as the beneficiaries of the K&M Douglas Trust.

(3) Based on 24,211,967 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of October 27, 2009 as reported in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Douglas Family Trust
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) o
(b) þ
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 59,407
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY -0-
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH: 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
59,407 (1)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
59,407
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
o
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.24% (2)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO

(1) Kevin Douglas has dispositive power with respect to 59,407 shares held by the Douglas Family Trust.

(2) Based on 24,211,967 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of October 27, 2009 as reported in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

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CUSIP No. 359523107

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust (1)
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) o
(b) þ
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 87,509
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY -0-
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 87,509
WITH: 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
87,509
10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
o
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.36% (2)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO

(1) Kevin Douglas and Michelle Douglas, husband and wife, are co-trustees.

(2) Based on 24,211,967 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of October 27, 2009 as reported in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

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CUSIP No. 359523107

ITEM 1.

(a) Name of Issuer: Fuel Tech, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: 512 Kingsland Drive Batavia, IL 60510

ITEM 2.

(1)(a) NAME OF PERSONS FILING: Kevin Douglas Michelle Douglas James E. Douglas, III
(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: 125 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ste 400 Larkspur, CA 94939
(c) CITIZENSHIP: United States
(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP NUMBER: 359523107
(2)(a) NAME OF PERSONS FILING: K&M Douglas Trust Douglas Family Trust James Douglas and Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust
(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: 125 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ste 400 Larkspur, CA 94939
(c) CITIZENSHIP: California
(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP NUMBER: 359523107

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CUSIP No. 359523107

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) o Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) o Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) o Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) o Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8)
(e) o An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) o An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) o A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) o A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) o A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company
under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) o Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

Not Applicable.

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CUSIP No. 359523107

ITEM 4. Ownership

Reference is made as to each of the Reporting Persons hereunder to Rows 5-9 and 11 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13G/A and associated footnotes, which are incorporated by reference herein.

Each of the Reporting Persons hereunder may be deemed a member of a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or Rule 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act with one or more of the other Reporting Persons hereunder. Although the Reporting Persons are reporting such securities as if they were members of a “group,” the filing of this Schedule 13G/A shall not be construed as an admission by any Reporting Person that such Reporting Person is a beneficial owner of any securities other than those directly held by such Reporting Person.

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: þ

ITEM 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

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

See Item 4 of this Schedule 13G/A and the Joint Filing Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.

ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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CUSIP No. 359523107

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.

Date: January 27, 2010 * Kevin Douglas
Kevin Douglas
Date: January 27, 2010 * Michelle Douglas
Michelle Douglas
Date: January 27, 2010 * James E. Douglas, III
James E. Douglas, III
K&M Douglas Trust
Date: January 27, 2010 * Kevin Douglas
By: Kevin Douglas
Title: Trustee
Date: January 27, 2010 * Michelle Douglas
By: Michelle Douglas
Title: Trustee
Douglas Family Trust
Date: January 27, 2010 * James E. Douglas, Jr.
By: James E. Douglas, Jr.
Title: Trustee
Date: January 27, 2010 * Jean A. Douglas
By: Jean A. Douglas
Title: Trustee
James Douglas And Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust
Date: January 27, 2010 * Kevin Douglas
By: Kevin Douglas
Title: Trustee
Date: January 27, 2010 * Michelle Douglas
By: Michelle Douglas
Title: Trustee
*By:
Eileen Davis-Wheatman
Attorney-in-fact

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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

This Joint Filing Agreement (this “Agreement”) hereby confirms the agreement by and among all of the undersigned that the Schedule 13G/A to which this Agreement is attached as Exhibit A with respect to the beneficial ownership of the undersigned of shares Common Stock of Fuel Tech, Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Date: January 27, 2010 * Kevin Douglas
Kevin Douglas
Date: January 27, 2010 * Michelle Douglas
Michelle Douglas
Date: January 27, 2010 * James E. Douglas, III
James E. Douglas, III
K&M Douglas Trust
Date: January 27, 2010 * Kevin Douglas
By: Kevin Douglas
Title: Trustee
Date: January 27, 2010 * Michelle Douglas
By: Michelle Douglas
Title: Trustee
Douglas Family Trust
Date: January 27, 2010 * James E. Douglas, Jr.
By: James E. Douglas, Jr.
Title: Trustee
Date: January 27, 2010 * Jean A. Douglas
By: Jean A. Douglas
Title: Trustee
James Douglas And Jean Douglas Irrevocable Descendants’ Trust
Date: January 27, 2010 * Kevin Douglas
By: Kevin Douglas
Title: Trustee
Date: January 27, 2010 * Michelle Douglas
By: Michelle Douglas
Title: Trustee
*By:
Eileen Davis-Wheatman
Attorney-in-fact

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