-----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, Dm0PyuN6qpZ7rqT6shVXKBQiBH2wS2wKerzq4Fu7GkqtGi6DhnXHpM82IF/QzVSP Cf/IEj209QpY/37wE5Ic8g== /in/edgar/work/0000950134-00-008466/0000950134-00-008466.txt : 20001009 0000950134-00-008466.hdr.sgml : 20001009 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-00-008466 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20001006 GROUP MEMBERS: STEPHENS GROUP INC GROUP MEMBERS: STEPHENS-EBC LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EDEN BIOSCIENCE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000930095 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [2870 ] IRS NUMBER: 911649604 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-59683 FILM NUMBER: 736086 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11816 N CREEK PARKWAY NORTH CITY: BOTHELL STATE: WA ZIP: 98011-8205 BUSINESS PHONE: 4258067300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11816 N CREEK PARKWAY NORTH CITY: BOTHELL STATE: WA ZIP: 98011-8205 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STEPHENS GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001027804 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [0000 ] IRS NUMBER: 710211822 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AR FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 CENTER STREET STREET 2: STE 2300 CITY: LITTLE ROCK STATE: AR ZIP: 72201 BUSINESS PHONE: 5015772573 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 CENTER ST STREET 2: STE 2300 CITY: LITTLE ROCK STATE: AR ZIP: 72201 SC 13G 1 d80749sc13g.txt SCHEDULE 13G 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* EDEN Bioscience Corporation ----------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 279445100 --------------- (CUSIP Number) September 27, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------- (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 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 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). 2 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 279445100 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO'S. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Stephens Group, Inc. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY ----------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Arkansas Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: 5. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 720,000 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,400,000 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,400,000 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN 10.2% ROW (9) 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC 3 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 279445100 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO'S. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Stephens-EBC, LLC 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Arkansas Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: 5. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 720,000 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,400,000 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,400,000 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.2% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 00 4 CUSIP NO. 279445100 ITEM 1. (a) Name of Issuer: EDEN Bioscience Corporation (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 11816 North Creek Parkway North Bothell, Washington 98011-8205 ITEM 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: Stephens Group, Inc. Stephens-EBC, LLC (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 111 Center Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (c) Citizenship: Arkansas (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: 279445100 ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 240.13d-1(b), OR 240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: N/A ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,400,000 (b) Percent of class: 10.2% (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 720,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,400,000 5 ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS [ ] N/A ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON Stephens-EBC, LLC has contributed 1.68 million of its shares of the common stock of EDEN Bioscience Corporation ("EDEN") to a voting trust pursuant to which the trustee of the trust, an individual not affiliated with Stephens-EBC, LLC or Stephens Group, Inc., has sole voting power. The trustee is required to vote such shares "for" and "against" proposals submitted to EDEN's shareholders in the same proportion as the votes cast "for" or "against" such proposals by all other shareholders, excluding abstentions. The voting trust agreement also imposes limitations on the sale or other disposition of the shares subject to the voting trust. Stephens Group, Inc., as a member and sole manager of Stephens-EBC, LLC, is reported herein as having no voting power and shared power of disposition with respect to the shares contributed to the voting trust, and shared power of voting and disposition with respect to the shares that have not been contributed to the voting trust. The other members of Stephens-EBC, LLC consist primarily of entities related to directors and officers of Stephens Group, Inc. ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON N/A ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP N/A ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP N/A ITEM 10. 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. 6 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. October 6, 2000 ------------------------------------- Date Stephens Group, Inc. By: /s/ DAVID A KNIGHT ---------------------------------- David A. Knight Executive Vice President Stephens-EBC, LLC By: Stephens Group, Inc. Manager By: /s/ DAVID A. KNIGHT ---------------------------------- David A. Knight Executive Vice President of Stephens Group, Inc. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----