SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Baldwin Thomas J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BRUCKMANN, ROSSER, SHERRILL & CO.
L.P. 126 EAST 56TH STREET

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
B&G FOODS HOLDINGS CORP [ BGF ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/14/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Series A Preferred Stock 10/14/2004 S 110.44(1) D(2) $1,429.88 0 D
Class B Common Stock 10/14/2004 S 39,812(1)(3)(4) D(2) $7.11 15,133 D
Class B Common Stock 10/14/2004 G 3,517(4) D $0 11,616(3) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership, the sole general partner of which is BRS Partners, Limited Partnership and the manager of which is Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Inc. The sole general partner of BRS Partners, Limited Partnership is BRSE Associates, Inc. Thomas J. Baldwin is a stockholder of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Inc. and BRSE Associates, Inc. and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P. Mr. Baldwin disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares. In addition to the securities listed herein Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P. and certain other entities and individuals affiliated with Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P. own 940,614 Series B and Series C Warrants. Mr. Baldwin disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.
2. In connection with its initial public offering ("IPO") of 17,391,305 Enhanced Income Securities ("EISs"), each representing one share of Class A Common Stock and $7.15 principal amount of the Issuer's 12.0% senior subordinated notes due 2016, the Issuer used a portion of the proceeds of the offering to purchase from Mr. Baldwin 110.44 shares of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and 39,812 shares of Class B Common Stock directly owned by Mr Baldwin and $3,517 shares of Class B Common Stock that Mr. Baldwin had donated to charity prior to the IPO.
3. Does not include 9,340,650 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P. and certain other entities and individuals affiliated with Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P., of which shares Mr. Baldwin disclaims beneficial ownership.
4. In connection with the IPO, B&G Foods, Inc. merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer as the surviving entity. The Issuer was renamed B&G Foods, Inc. In connection with the merger, each share of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock was automatically reclassified and converted into 109.8901 shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock.
By: Robert Cantwell, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas J. Baldwin 10/18/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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