UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 24)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
WMS INDUSTRIES INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
969-901-107
(CUSIP Number)
Sumner M. Redstone
200 Elm Street
Dedham, Massachusetts 02026
Telephone: (781) 461-1600
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of
Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
October 16, 2001
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-
1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement / /.
CUSIP No. 969-901-107 Page 1 of 7 Pages
(1) Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
SUMNER M. REDSTONE
S.S. No.
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of Group
(See Instructions)
/ / (a)
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/ / (b)
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Sources of Funds (See Instructions) PF
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(5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e).
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number of (7) Sole Voting Power 0
Shares --------------------------------------------
Beneficially (8) Shared Voting Power 9,225,600*
Owned by --------------------------------------------
Each (9) Sole Dispositive Power 5,741,700
Reporting --------------------------------------------
Person With (10) Shared Dispositive Power 0
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
9,225,600**
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(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares (See Instructions)
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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
28.66%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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* Voting power subject to Voting Proxy Agreement described in
Item 6 of Amendment No. 19 to this Statement.
**Includes shares owned by National Amusements, Inc.
CUSIP No. 969-901-107 Page 2 of 7 Pages
(1) Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS, INC.
I.R.S. Identification No. 04-2261332
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of Group
(See Instructions)
/ / (a)
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/ / (b)
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Sources of Funds (See Instructions) WC
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(5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e).
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization Maryland
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Number of (7) Sole Voting Power 0
Shares -------------------------------------------
Beneficially (8) Shared Voting Power 3,483,900*
Owned by -------------------------------------------
Each (9) Sole Dispositive Power 3,483,900
Reporting -------------------------------------------
Person With (10) Shared Dispositive Power 0
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,483,900
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(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares (See Instructions)
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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
10.82%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO
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* Voting power subject to Voting Proxy Agreement described in
Item 6 of Amendment No. 19 to this Statement.
Page 3 of 7 Pages
This Amendment No. 24 hereby amends the Statement on
Schedule 13D, previously filed by Mr. Sumner M. Redstone and
National Amusements, Inc. with respect to the common stock, $.50
par value (the "Common Stock"), of WMS Industries Inc. ("WMS"),
as follows:
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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Item 5 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) National Amusements, Inc. is currently the
beneficial owner, with sole dispositive and shared
voting power, of 3,483,900 shares, or
approximately 10.82%, of the issued and
outstanding Common Stock of WMS (based on
32,186,807 shares of Common Stock that were issued
and outstanding as of September 14, 2001,
according to WMS' Form 10K filed September 26,
2001).
(b) Mr. Sumner M. Redstone is currently the beneficial
owner, with sole dispositive and shared voting
power, of 5,741,700 shares, or approximately
17.84%, of the issued and outstanding shares of
the Common Stock of WMS (based on 32,186,807
shares of Common Stock that were issued and
outstanding as of September 14, 2001, according to
WMS' Form 10K filed September 26, 2001). As a
result of his stock ownership in National
Amusements, Inc., Mr. Sumner M. Redstone is deemed
the beneficial owner of an additional 3,483,900
shares of the issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock of WMS, for a total of 9,225,600
shares of the Common Stock, or approximately
28.66% of the issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock of WMS (based on 32,186,807 shares of
Common Stock that were issued and outstanding as
of September 14, 2001, according to WMS' Form 10K
filed September 26, 2001).
All shared voting power described in paragraphs (a) and (b)
of this Item 5 is pursuant to the Voting Proxy Agreement
described in Item 6 of Amendment No. 19 to this Statement.
Transactions effected since the filing of the Statement
on
Schedule 13D Amendment No. 23 dated October 4, 2001.
(All transactions were executed by Bear Stearns, New
York, N.Y.)
SUMNER M. REDSTONE
DATE NO. OF SHARES PRICE
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10-05-2001 500 $17.95
10-05-2001 700 $17.96
10-05-2001 700 $17.99
10-05-2001 500 $18.02
10-05-2001 7,100 $18.04
10-05-2001 9,000 $18.05
10-05-2001 1,000 $18.08
10-08-2001 3,200 $17.91
10-08-2001 18,300 $18.00
10-08-2001 600 $18.09
10-08-2001 2,900 $18.10
10-09-2001 2,000 $17.42
10-09-2001 1,000 $17.79
Page 4 of 7 Pages
DATE NO. OF SHARES PRICE
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10-09-2001 13,000 $17.80
10-09-2001 3,100 $17.81
10-09-2001 100 $17.86
10-09-2001 1,000 $17.87
10-09-2001 600 $17.88
10-09-2001 1,300 $17.89
10-09-2001 500 $17.90
10-09-2001 400 $17.91
10-09-2001 2,100 $17.92
10-09-2001 2,500 $17.93
10-09-2001 2,800 $17.95
10-10-2001 300 $17.57
10-10-2001 7,200 $17.77
10-10-2001 11,000 $17.80
10-10-2001 500 $17.83
10-10-2001 500 $17.84
10-10-2001 3,000 $17.86
10-10-2001 100 $17.88
10-10-2001 400 $17.99
10-10-2001 11,500 $18.00
10-10-2001 1,500 $18.10
10-11-2001 200 $18.47
10-11-2001 4,800 $18.50
10-11-2001 5,000 $18.55
10-11-2001 500 $18.72
10-11-2001 200 $18.73
10-11-2001 4,500 $18.76
10-11-2001 4,000 $18.82
10-11-2001 200 $18.84
10-11-2001 4,800 $18.85
10-11-2001 3,000 $18.88
10-11-2001 1,000 $18.89
10-11-2001 1,800 $18.90
10-11-2001 200 $18.99
10-11-2001 2,300 $19.00
10-11-2001 3,000 $19.18
10-12-2001 100 $18.04
10-12-2001 19,900 $18.25
10-12-2001 1,000 $18.36
10-12-2001 500 $18.39
10-12-2001 1,700 $18.41
10-12-2001 1,000 $18.43
10-12-2001 1,000 $18.44
10-12-2001 800 $18.55
10-12-2001 200 $18.60
10-12-2001 500 $18.69
10-12-2001 100 $18.70
10-12-2001 5,000 $18.72
10-12-2001 800 $18.73
10-12-2001 1,700 $18.75
10-12-2001 5,200 $18.80
10-12-2001 4,000 $18.90
10-12-2001 400 $18.99
10-12-2001 5,000 $19.00
10-12-2001 600 $19.07
Page 5 of 7 Pages
DATE NO. OF SHARES PRICE
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10-12-2001 5,000 $19.08
10-12-2001 2,500 $19.09
10-12-2001 15,900 $19.10
10-12-2001 800 $19.14
10-12-2001 10,300 $19.16
10-15-2001 700 $18.53
10-15-2001 8,500 $18.80
10-15-2001 13,300 $18.85
10-15-2001 1,000 $18.90
10-15-2001 2,400 $19.07
10-15-2001 7,600 $19.09
10-15-2001 5,500 $19.14
10-15-2001 8,500 $19.25
10-16-2001 500 $18.98
10-16-2001 1,500 $19.00
10-16-2001 200 $19.28
10-16-2001 100 $19.30
10-16-2001 7,800 $19.40
10-16-2001 1,700 $19.48
10-16-2001 500 $19.52
10-16-2001 1,300 $19.53
10-16-2001 1,500 $19.55
10-16-2001 7,200 $19.57
10-16-2001 500 $19.60
10-16-2001 100 $19.68
10-16-2001 1,700 $19.75
10-16-2001 900 $19.76
10-16-2001 100 $19.77
10-16-2001 2,500 $19.79
10-16-2001 1,400 $19.80
10-16-2001 2,100 $19.90
10-16-2001 4,000 $19.95
10-16-2001 3,700 $19.97
10-16-2001 4,000 $19.99
10-16-2001 7,800 $20.00
10-16-2001 1,500 $20.01
10-16-2001 3,100 $20.02
10-16-2001 4,700 $20.04
10-16-2001 5,000 $20.05
10-16-2001 7,000 $20.06
10-16-2001 1,400 $20.12
10-16-2001 100 $20.25
10-16-2001 3,000 $20.29
10-16-2001 4,900 $20.30
10-16-2001 1,000 $20.35
10-16-2001 3,300 $20.40
10-16-2001 100 $20.45
10-16-2001 2,000 $20.46
10-16-2001 900 $20.47
10-16-2001 6,600 $20.50
10-16-2001 1,400 $20.55
10-16-2001 500 $20.56
10-16-2001 700 $20.58
10-16-2001 1,000 $20.60
10-16-2001 3,000 $20.61
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DATE NO. OF SHARES PRICE
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10-16-2001 17,200 $20.66
10-16-2001 1,900 $20.68
10-16-2001 6,500 $20.75
10-16-2001 3,300 $20.80
10-16-2001 6,200 $20.90
10-16-2001 2,400 $21.00
All of the above transactions were purchases.
Page 7 of 7 Pages
Signatures
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge
and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct. Pursuant to Rule 13d-
1(k)(1) each of the undersigned agrees that this statement is
filed on behalf of each of us.
October 17, 2001
/s/ Sumner M. Redstone
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Sumner M. Redstone
Individually
National Amusements, Inc.
By: /s/ Sumner M. Redstone
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Sumner M. Redstone
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer