UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5) HAEMONETICS CORPORATION COMMON STOCK 405024-10-0 (CUSIP No.) Check the following box if a fee is being Paid with this statement [ ] CUSIP No. 405024-10-0 (1) Names of Reporting Persons S. S. or I. R. S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons James L. Peterson 71142311156 (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) --------- (b) --------- (3) SEC Use Only -------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S. Number of (5) Sole Voting Power ---- Shares Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power ---- Owned by Each Reporting (7) Sole Dispositive Power ---- Person With (8) Shared Dispositive Power ---- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person ---- (10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) (11) Percent of Class represented by Amount in Row (9) ---- (12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: HAEMONETICS CORPORATION - --------- --------------- Item 1(b) Address of Issuer"s Principal Executive Offices: - --------- ------------------------------------------------ 400 Wood Road, Braintree, MA 02184 Item 2(a) Name of person Filing: James L. Peterson - --------- ---------------------- Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Same as above Item 2(c) Citizenship: U.S. - --------- ------------ Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock - --------- ----------------------------- Item 2(e) CUSIP Number 405024-10-0 - --------- ------------ Item 3 Not Applicable - ------ -------------- Item 4 Ownership: - ------ ---------- (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: --- (b) Percent of Class: --- (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: --- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: --- (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: --- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: --- Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: - ------ --------------------------------------------- Yes 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 Member of the Group: - ------ ------------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable - ------ ------------------------------- Item 10 Certification: 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. Signed: /s/ BRIGID A. MAKES ----------------------------- Name: Brigid A. Makes ----------------------------- Title: Vice President, Finance ----------------------------- Date: February 13, 1997