Legg Mason, Inc. – ‘SC 13G/A’ on 3/19/01 re: Abc Dispensing Technologies Inc

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Amendment to Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Schedule 13G
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13G/A    Abc Dispensing Technologies, Inc.                      4±    14K 

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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D. C. 20549 

Schedule 13-G/A 
 Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 ABC Dispensing Technologies, Inc.
Common Stock      
CUSIP Number 000573105        

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. [ ]         

CUSIP No. 000573105                                                             

1)  Name of reporting person:                                 
Legg Mason, Inc.                            
Tax Identification No:                              
52-1200960                                  

2)  Check the appropriate box if a member of a group:         
a)  n/a                                     
b)  n/a                                     

3)  SEC use only                                              

4)  Place of organization:                                    
Baltimore, Maryland                         

Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:  
5)  Sole voting power:            - 0 -                       
6)  Shared voting power:          630,213                     
7)  Sole dispositive power:       - 0 -                       
8)  Shared dispositive power:     630,213                     

   9)  Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person:
630,213                                           

        10)  Check if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares:
n/a                                           

11)  Percent of class represented by amount in row (9):       
2.71%                                         

12)  Type of reporting person:                                
HC                                            

Item 1a)  Name of issuer:                                     
ABC Dispensing Technologies, Inc.       

Item 1b) Address of issuer's principal executive offices:     
451 Kennedy Road                        
Akron, OH  44305                        

Item 2a)  Name of person filing:                              
Legg Mason, Inc.                      

Item 2b) Address of principal business office:                
100 Light Street                    
Baltimore, Maryland  21202          

Item 2c)  Citizenship:                                        
Maryland Corporation                

Item 2d) Title of class of securities:                        
Common Stock                        

Item 2e)  CUSIP number:  000573105                            

Item 3) If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), 
          or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) [ ]  Broker or dealer 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 ERISA of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(F).                    
         (g) [X] Parent holding company, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).     

Item 4) Ownership:                                            
(a)  Amount beneficially owned:                               
630,213                                         

(b)  Percent of Class:                                        
2.71%                                           

(c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:            
  (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
- 0 -                   
    (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
630,213                 
              (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
- 0 -                   
               (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
630,213                 

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 [x]           

   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:

               Gray Seifert & Co., Inc., as investment adviser with discretion

    Item 8) Identification and classification of members of the group:

n/a                                         

Item 9) Notice of dissolution of group:                       

n/a                                         

Item 10) Certification:                                       

                  By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge
         and  belief,  the  securities  referred  to above were  acquired in the
         ordinary  course of business  and were not  acquired for the purpose of
         and do not have the effect of  changing or  influencing  the control of
         the issuer of such  securities and were not acquired in connection with
        or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.

                  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.                                   

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Date:  3/19/01                                                

Signature                                                     

Timothy C. Scheve, Executive Vice President, Legg Mason, Inc. 
------------------------------------------------------------- 
Name/Title                                                    

Addendum to Schedule 13G/A filed by Legg Mason, Inc.                            
Tax Identification No. 52-1200960                                               

Shares of ABC Dispensing Technologies, Inc. owned a/o 12/31/00                  

CUSIP 0000573105                                                                

                                                                [Download Table]

                                Shares    Sole     Shared     Sole     Shared 
   Name                Class    Owned     V P       V P       D P       D P   

                                                                              

Gray, Seifert &        IA      630,213              630,213            630,213
  Co., Inc.                                                                   


Shares Outstanding    23,270,000                                                

% Owned               2.71%