-----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, G6D7tCJ62ag8MLK2DbmpnE0ma4eHrs/KfH+PLBUb9+wyR81C57md+lU2tf4138co 0JogEIACClLIX97pDLHhsQ== 0000927016-99-003307.txt : 19990928 0000927016-99-003307.hdr.sgml : 19990928 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000927016-99-003307 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990927 GROUP MEMBERS: BCIP ASSOCIATES GROUP MEMBERS: BCIP TRUST ASSOCIATES, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: TYLER CAPITAL FUND, L.P. 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: 0130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43209 FILM NUMBER: 99717162 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: BCIP ASSOCIATES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001033683 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BAIN VENTURE CAPITAL STREET 2: TWO COPLEY PLACE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 6175722121 SC 13G/A 1 SCHEDULE 13G/A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2)* Brookstone, Inc. ---------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.001 per share ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 114537 10 3 ------------------------------------ (CUSIP Number) September 8, 1999 ----------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this schedule is filed: [_] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [_] Rule 13d-1(d) *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). - ----------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 114537 10 3 13G PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES - ----------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Tyler Capital Fund, L.P. EIN No.: 04-2989463 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 None OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING None PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 0.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 8 - ----------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 114537 10 3 13G PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES - ----------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON BCIP Associates EIN No.: 04-3109427 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 None OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING None PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 0.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 8 - ----------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 114537 10 3 13G PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES - ----------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON BCIP Trust Associates, L.P. EIN No.: 04-3109428 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 None OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING None PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 0.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 4 of 8 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer The name of the issuer to which this filing on Schedule 13G relates is Brookstone, Inc. (the "Company"). Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 17 Riverside Street, Nashua, New Hampshire 03062. Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing This Statement is being filed on behalf of Tyler Capital Fund, L.P. ("Tyler"), BCIP Associates ("BCIP"), and BCIP Trust Associates, L.P. ("BCIP Associates") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Tyler is the successor by merger of Tyler and Tyler Massachusetts, L.P. and by merger of Tyler and Tyler International L.P.-II. Bain Venture Capital, a California Limited Partnership ("BVC"), is the general partner of Tyler. Each of Joshua Bekenstein, Paul Edgerley, Robert C. Gay, Adam Kirsch, W. Mitt Romney, and Robert White is a general partner of BVC. Each of W. Mitt Romney and Joshua Bekenstein is also a member of the Management Committee of BCIP and BCIP Associates. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons listed in Item 2(a) is c/o Bain Capital, Inc., Two Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. Item 2(c). Citizenship Tyler, BCIP, and BCIP Associates are organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities The class of equity securities of the Company to which this filing on Schedule 13G relates is Common Stock, par value $.001 per share. Item 2(e). CUSIP Number The CUSIP number of the Company's Common Stock is 114537 10 3. Page 5 of 8 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to (S)(S) 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d- 2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: Not applicable. (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 73c). (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.80a-8). (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with (S)13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). [x] If this statement is filed pursuant to '240.13d-1(c), check this box. Item 4. Ownership Item 4(a). Amount beneficially owned None Item 4(b). Percent of Class 0.0% Item 4(c). Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None (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: [X] Page 6 of 8 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 Inasmuch as the Reporting Persons are no longer the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the number of Shares outstanding, the Reporting Persons have no further reporting obligation under Section 13 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and the Reporting Persons have no obligation to amend this Statement if any material change occurs in the facts set forth herein. Page 7 of 8 After reasonable inquiry to the best of each of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: September 24, 1999 TYLER CAPITAL FUND, L.P. By: Bain Venture Capital, a California Limited Partnership By: /s/ Joshua Bekenstein --------------------------------- Title: General Partner BCIP ASSOCIATES By: /s/ Joshua Bekenstein --------------------------------- Title: Authorized Partner BCIP TRUST ASSOCIATES, L.P. By: /s/ Joshua Bekenstein --------------------------------- Title: Authorized Partner Page 8 of 8 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----