-----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, WfhkPEfc2/JI+1bhkQWjwyxNzTGkyYhvd3ElwXxGXESlutbDueA5HqA7fU63YZZK syTyE4NDe3kxLRYPhZ7rJg== 0001080731-00-000008.txt : 20000308 0001080731-00-000008.hdr.sgml : 20000308 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001080731-00-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000307 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FORTUNE NATURAL RESOURCES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000038242 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 954114732 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39526 FILM NUMBER: 562613 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 515 WEST GREENS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 720 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77067 BUSINESS PHONE: 7138721170 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 515 WEST GREENS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 720 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77067 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FORTUNE PETROLEUM CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RENAISSANCE US GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080731 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SINCLAIR HENDERSON LTD STREET 2: 23 CATHEDRAL YARD, EXETER CITY: DEVON EX BUSINESS PHONE: 2148918294 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SINCLAIR HENDERSON LTD STREET 2: 23 CATHEDRAL YARD, EXETER SC 13G 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2) Fortune Natural Resources Corporation _____________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock _____________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 349681106 __________________________ (CUSIP Number) 13G CUSIP No. 349681106 _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC None _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 1,522,394 shares _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. SHARED VOTING POWER None _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,522,394 shares _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,522,394 shares _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not applicable _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 10.08% _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IV _____________________________________________________________________________ ITEM 1. (a) Name of Issuer. Fortune Natural Resources Corporation ("Company") (b) Address of Issuer's principal Executive Offices 515 West Greens Road, Suite 720 Houston, TX 77067 ITEM 2. (a) Name of Person Filing Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC ("Filer") (b Address of principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 8080 North Central Expwy., Suite 210, LB 59 Dallas, TX 75206-1857 (c) Citizenship England (d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number None 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 registered 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 the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) ______ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b) (ii)(G)(Note: See Item 7) (h) ______ Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) ITEM 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: At December 31, 1998, Renaissance US Growth & Income Trust PLC owned a $350,000 12% Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note due December 31, 2007, convertible at $3.00 per share. On May 1, 1999, the conversion price was reset on this promissory note to $0.3297 per share. On February 1, 2000, the $350,000 12% Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note was converted into 1,061,728 shares of the Company's common stock and 60,666 shares of the Company's common stock were received for interest payments. On February 14, 2000, the Fund purchased 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $0.75 per share and received warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price of $1.50 expiring on March 1, 2003 and warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price of $2.25 expiring on March 1, 2003. Thus the Filer owns 1,522,394 shares of the Company's common stock on a fully converted basis. The Investment Manager is Renaissance Capital Group, Inc., which is also Investment Advisor for Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. also owns securities of Fortune Natural Resources Corporation. (b) Percent of Class 10.08% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,522,394 shares (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,522,394 shares (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None 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: 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 Members of the Group. Not applicable. ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. 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. 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. Date: March 6, 2000 /S/ ___________________________________________________ Signature Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC by Renaissance Capital Group, Inc., Investment Manager Russell Cleveland, President ___________________________________________________ Name and Title -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----