Schedule 13G/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

Bennett Environmental Inc.


(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Shares without par value


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

081906109


                                (CUSIP Number)                                

 

December 31, 2004


(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)

 

 


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  1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

 

            John A. Bennett

   
  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨

(b)  x

   
  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

   
  4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

            Canada

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  5    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                693,839


  6    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                1,050,000


  7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                693,839


  8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                1,050,000

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

            1,743,839

   
10  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

 

¨

 

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

            8.1%

   
12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

            IN

   

 

 


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The Statement on Schedule 13G, dated February 16, 2004, filed by John A. Bennett, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Item 1

 

(a).

   Name of Issuer:          
         Bennett Environmental Inc.          
Item 1  

(b).

   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:          
        

Suite 208, 1540 Cornwall Road

Oakville, Ontario L6J 7W5 Canada

         

Item 2

 

(a). - (c).

   Name, Principal Business Address and Citizenship of Person Filing:          
        

John A. Bennett

Bennett Environmental Inc.

Suite 208, 1540 Cornwall Road

Oakville, Ontario L6J 7W5 Canada

Citizenship: Canada

         

Item 2

 

(d).

   Title of Class of Securities:          
         Common Shares without par value          
Item 2  

(e).

   CUSIP Number:          
         081906109          

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 Exchange Act.
    (b)    ¨    Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
    (c)    ¨    Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act.
    (d)    ¨    Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.
    (e)    ¨    An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
    (f)    ¨    An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
    (g)    ¨    A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
    (h)    ¨    A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
    (i)    ¨    A 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).
    Not Applicable          


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Item 4.

   Ownership.          
     The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover page (p. 2) on Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference.          
     Totals shown include: (i) 693,839 Common Shares (including 217,500 immediately exercisable stock options) of the Issuer directly owned by Mr. Bennett; (ii) 600,000 Common Shares held by a trust over which Mr. Bennett exercises voting control; and (iii) 450,000 shares held by Mr. Bennett’s wife.          

Item 5.

   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.     
     Not Applicable     

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 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          

Item 10.

   Certification.          
     Not Applicable          


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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: February 1, 2005

 

/s/ John Bennett


John A. Bennett