-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, W2TdSloHp5KuCdCkGqDqjHdG6nRkCbprwb6DEnqXEWUKtRcA3dOeT3kud642StVE 2udyJVt+nbSvUWdWcWex1Q== 0000905718-96-000098.txt : 19960401 0000905718-96-000098.hdr.sgml : 19960401 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000905718-96-000098 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960329 SROS: AMEX SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CANANDAIGUA WINE CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000016918 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BEVERAGES [2080] IRS NUMBER: 160716709 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-18096 FILM NUMBER: 96541703 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 116 BUFFALO ST CITY: CANANDAIGUA STATE: NY ZIP: 14424 BUSINESS PHONE: 7163947900 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROCKER DAVID A /NY/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919275 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 1759 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10111 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-397-1220 SC 13D/A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D/A Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 12)* CANANDAIGUA WINE COMPANY, INC. ___________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ___________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 137 219 20 0 ___________________________________________________________________________ (CUSIP Number) David A. Rocker with a copy to: Suite 1759 Robert G. Minion, Esq. 45 Rockefeller Plaza Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl New York, NY 10111 Fisher & Boylan, P.A. (212) 397-1220 65 Livingston Avenue Roseland, New Jersey 07068 (201) 992-8700 ___________________________________________________________________________ (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) March 20, 1996 ___________________________________________________________________________ (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) 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 [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of less than five percent of such class. See Rule 13d-7.) Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule l3d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ______________________________________________________________________________ 1) Names of Reporting Persons (S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons): David A. Rocker ###-##-#### ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) Check the Appropriate Box if a member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) Not (b) Applicable _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC Use Only _____________________________________________________________________________ 4) Source of Funds (See Instructions): WC _____________________________________________________________________________ 5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): Not Applicable _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States _____________________________________________________________________________ Number of Shares Beneficially 7) Sole Voting Power: 785,000* Owned by Each Reporting 8) Shared Voting Power: 0 Person With: 9) Sole Dispositive Power: 785,000* 10) Shared Dispositive Power: 0 _____________________________________________________________________________ 11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 785,000* _____________________________________________________________________________ 12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions): Not Applicable ____________________________________________________________________________ 13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 4.8%* ____________________________________________________________________________ 14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IA, IN ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________ * Rocker Partners, L.P., a New York limited partnership, owns the 785,000 shares of Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. Class A Common Stock described herein. David A. Rocker serves as the sole managing partner of Rocker Partners, L.P. and possesses voting and investment control over all securities owned by Rocker Partners, L.P. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. Based upon the information contained in Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 30, 1995, as of January 11, 1996, there were issued and outstanding 16,246,046 shares of Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. Class A Common Stock. As of March 20, 1996, Rocker Partners, L.P. owned 785,000 of such shares, or 4.8% of those outstanding. David Rocker possesses sole power to vote and direct the disposition of the shares of Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. Class A Common Stock owned by Rocker Partners, L.P. The following table details the transactions by Rocker Partners, L.P. in shares of Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. Class A Common Stock during the past sixty days: Date Quantity Price (Purchases) NONE (Sales) March 20, 1996 11,479 $48.12 On November 22, 1995, David A. Rocker ceased to be the beneficial owner for Regulation 13D purposes of more than 5% of Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. Class A Common Stock. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. March 29, 1996 /s/ David A. Rocker David A. Rocker, as the managing partner of Rocker Partners, L.P. ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001). -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----