-----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, C23GtUUx2WMOnfL+AZOS0CgphMks61M7MMF9Dqdb0r+JGLgAsB7NGqudoxmuSjsG /v3YyDf3l8ulWADWMvSeZA== 0000902664-99-000296.txt : 19990514 0000902664-99-000296.hdr.sgml : 19990514 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-99-000296 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990513 GROUP MEMBERS: BEV PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: EGS ASSOCIATES, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: EGS PARTNERS LLC /FA/ GROUP MEMBERS: EGS PARTNERS, L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: FREDERIC GREENBERG GROUP MEMBERS: FREDERICK KETCHER GROUP MEMBERS: JAMES MCLAREN GROUP MEMBERS: JONAS GERSTL GROUP MEMBERS: JONAS PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: WILLIAM D. LAUTMAN GROUP MEMBERS: WILLIAM EHRMAN SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROOKSTONE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000830134 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-RETAIL STORES, NEC [5990] IRS NUMBER: 061182895 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0201 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43209 FILM NUMBER: 99620822 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 17 RIVERSIDE STREET CITY: NASHUA STATE: NH ZIP: 03062 BUSINESS PHONE: 6038809500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 17 RIVERSIDE ST CITY: NASHUA STATE: NH ZIP: 03062 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EGS PARTNERS LLC /FA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001031920 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 133526163 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 11TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127559000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 11TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G/A 1 SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ______________________ SCHEDULE 13G/A* (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b) Brookstone, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 114537103 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 1998 (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) (Page 1 of 17 Pages) ________________ *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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes 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). CUSIP No. 114537103 13G/A Page 3 of 17 Pages ____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) EGS Partners, L.L.C. _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [ ] (b) [X] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 768,693 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 770,693 _____________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 770,693 _____________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.6% _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IA _____________________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 114537103 13G/A Page 13 of 17 Pages Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: The address of the principal business and principal office of (i) EGS Associates, EGS Partners, BEV Partners, Jonas Partners and each of the General Partners is 350 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10022 and (ii) EGS Overseas is c/o CITCO Fund Services (Curacao) N.V., Kaya Flamboyan 9, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Item 2(c). Citizenship: Each of the individuals referred to in paragraph (a) above is a United States citizen. EGS Associates and BEV Partners are Delaware limited partnerships. Jonas Partners is a New York limited partnership. EGS Partners is a Delaware limited liability company. EGS Overseas is a British Virgin Islands corporation. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 114537103 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), 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 of 1940, (e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E), (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F), (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G), (h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, CUSIP No. 114537103 13G/A Page 15 of 17 Pages F. Frederic Greenberg (a) Amount beneficially owned: 770,693 (b) Percent of class: 9.6% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 768,693 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 770,693 G. Frederick Ketcher (a) Amount beneficially owned: 770,693 (b) Percent of class: 9.6% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 768,693 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 770,693 H. Jonas Gerstl (a) Amount beneficially owned: 780,293 (b) Percent of class: 9.7% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 773,793 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 780,293 I. James McLaren (a) Amount beneficially owned: 770,693 (b) Percent of class: 9.6% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 768,693 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 770,693 J. William Lautman (a) Amount beneficially owned: 770,693 (b) Percent of class: 9.6% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 768,693 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 770,693 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. CUSIP No. 114537103 13G/A Page 16 of 17 Pages Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Each of EGS Associates, EGS Partners (with respect to shares held by EGS Overseas and other discretionary accounts), Bev Partners, and Jonas Partners has the power to vote and to dispose of the Shares beneficially owned by it, which power may be exercised by the General Partners. Over one such discretionary account, however, EGS Partners does not have voting authority. Each of EGS Overseas and the discretionary accounts is a party to an investment management agreement with EGS Partners pursuant to which EGS Partners has investment authority with respect to securities held in such account. No person other than each respective record owner of ADRs referred to herein is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds of sale of such ADRs. 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. Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. CUSIP No. 114537103 13G/A Page 17 of 17 Pages SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: February 15, 1999 /s/ William Ehrman -------------------------------- William Ehrman, individually and as general partner of each of EGS ASSOCIATES, L.P., BEV PARTNERS, L.P., JONAS PARTNERS, L.P., and as member EGS PARTNERS, L.L.C. /s/ Frederic Greenberg -------------------------------- Frederic Greenberg, individually and as general partner of each of EGS ASSOCIATES, L.P., BEV PARTNERS, L.P., JONAS PARTNERS, L.P., and as member EGS PARTNERS, L.L.C. /s/ Frederick Ketcher -------------------------------- Frederick Ketcher, individually and as general partner of each of EGS ASSOCIATES, L.P., BEV PARTNERS, L.P., JONAS PARTNERS, L.P., and as member EGS PARTNERS, L.L.C. /s/ Jonas Gerstl -------------------------------- Jonas Gerstl, individually and as general partner of each of EGS ASSOCIATES, L.P., BEV PARTNERS, L.P., JONAS PARTNERS, L.P., and as member EGS PARTNERS, L.L.C. /s/ James McLaren -------------------------------- James McLaren, individually and as general partner of each of EGS ASSOCIATES, L.P., BEV PARTNERS, L.P., JONAS PARTNERS, L.P., and as member EGS PARTNERS, L.L.C. /s/ William Lautman -------------------------------- William Lautman, individually and as general partner of each of EGS ASSOCIATES, L.P., BEV PARTNERS, L.P., JONAS PARTNERS, L.P., and as member EGS PARTNERS, L.L.C. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----