-----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, Cy4XcZQcjd1fzAFHltpFFUCfwUBZbDPtPHjpgPxoh+fzFNPNbMbygRIigEq3x0Ja gnPe5RM5v7vz8/p48do1aw== 0001017918-98-000067.txt : 19980701 0001017918-98-000067.hdr.sgml : 19980701 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001017918-98-000067 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980630 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMF BOWLING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 133873268 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52055 FILM NUMBER: 98658524 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8100 AMF DRIVE CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23111 BUSINESS PHONE: 8047304000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8100 AMF DRIVE CITY: MECHANICSVILLE STATE: VA ZIP: 23111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMF HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970818 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANCO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017918 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 133390015 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 PARK AVE STREET 2: 24TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10153 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125832000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 PARK AVE STREET 2: 24TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10153 SC 13D 1 SCHEDULE 13D Page 1 of 11 Pages UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* AMF BOWLING, INC. ----------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON ----------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 03113V109 ----------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Linda S. Martinson, Esq. (212) 583-2000 767 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10153 ----------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) ----------------------------------------------------- (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 filing 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 five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *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). SEC 1746 (12-91) Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 2 of 11 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Baron Capital Group, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 895,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 11,973,600 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 895,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 11,973,600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,868,600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.6% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 3 of 11 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON BAMCO, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 11,035,000 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 11,035,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11,035,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 18.5% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 4 of 11 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Baron Capital Management, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 895,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 938,600 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 895,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 938,600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,833,600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 5 of 11 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Baron Asset Fund - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 9,045,000 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,045,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,045,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.2% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IV, OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 6 of 11 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Ronald Baron - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 895,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 11,973,600 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 895,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 11,973,600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,868,600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.6% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Page 7 of 11 Pages Item 1. Security and Issuer (a) Name of Issuer: AMF Bowling, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 8100 AMF Drive Richmond, VA 23111 (c) Title and Class of Securities: Common Item 2. Identity and Background (a) Name: Baron Capital Group, Inc. ('BCG') BAMCO, Inc. ('BAMCO') Baron Capital Management, Inc. ('BCM') Baron Asset Fund ('BAF') Ronald Baron (b) Business Address: 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 (c) Present Principal Employment: BCG: Holding company BAMCO: Investment adviser BCM: Investment adviser BAF: Registered investment company Ronald Baron: President: BCG, BAMCO, BCM; CEO OF BAF 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 (d) Record of Convictions: During the last five years, Filing Persons were not convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.) (e) Record of Civil Proceedings: During the last five years, Filing Persons were not a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating such activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. (f) Citizenship: BCG, BAMCO and BCM are New York corporations. BAF is a Massachusetts business trust. Ronald Baron is a citizen of the United States. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration Ronald Baron owns no shares of the issuer directly. BAMCO directed the purchase of 11,035,000 shares of the Issuer for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of $262,965,555. Of those shares, 9,045,000 were purchased for the account of BAF, for a total purchase price of $217,349,670. BCM directed the purchase of 938,600 shares of the issuer for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of $22,599,103 and 895,000 shares for two investment partnerships for an aggregate purchase price of $21,603,478. All of the shares were paid for by cash assets in the respective clients' accounts and by margin borrowings for the account of one BCM client pursuant to standard margin agreements with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg. Page 8 of 11 Pages Item 4. Purpose of Transaction The securities referred to herein 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 of effect. Filing Persons reserve the right to discuss management and other proposals with other persons. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer* (a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned: BCG: 12,868,600 21.6% BAMCO: 11,035,000 18.5% BCM: 1,833,600 3.1% BAF: 9,045,000 15.2% Ronald Baron: 12,868,600 21.6% (b) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: BCG: 895,000 BAMCO: 0 BCM: 895,000 BAF: 0 Ronald Baron: 895,000 (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: BCG: 11,973,600 BAMCO: 11,035,000 BCM: 938,600 BAF: 9,045,000 Ronald Baron: 11,973,600 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: BCG: 895,000 BAMCO: 0 BCM: 895,000 BAF: 0 Ronald Baron: 895,000 (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: BCG: 11,973,600 BAMCO: 11,035,000 BCM: 938,600 BAF: 9,045,000 Ronald Baron: 11,973,600 *Reporting Persons may be deemed to share power to vote and dispose of shares referred to herein as a result of control relationships (BCG and Ronald Baron with respect to all of the shares; BAMCO with respect to the BAF shares) and pursuant to investment advisory relationships with advisory clients. The shares reported above for sole power are attributable to investment partnerships for which BCM and Ronald Baron serve as general partners. Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of all the shares for which they share power. (c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last sixty days is attached hereto. Page 9 of 11 Pages (d) Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: The investment advisory clients have the right to receive the dividends from, or the proceeds from, the sale of the securities in their respective accounts. To the best of Reporting Persons' knowledge, other than the shares reported herein, no person has such interest relating to more than 5% of the outstanding class of securities. (e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent: Not applicable. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer By virtue of their investment advisory agreements with their clients, BCM and BAMCO have been given the discretion to dispose or direct the disposition of the securities in the advisory accounts. All such agreements are, however, revocable. The advisory agreements for the Baron Funds have been approved by their Board of Trustees. The agreements of the Baron Funds are filed as exhibit 99 to Form N1-A for Baron Asset Fund and are incorporated by reference herein. All the advisory agreements are pursuant to a standard form. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits Exhibit 99 - 60 days of trading. 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: June 30, 1998 Baron Capital Group, Inc., BAMCO, Inc., Baron Capital Management, Inc. and Baron Assert Fund By: /s/ Ronald Baron _______________________________________ Ronald Baron, President Ronald Baron, Individually By: /s/ Ronald Baron _______________________________________ Ronald Baron EX-99 2 60-DAY TRANSACTION SCHEDULE Transaction Schedule From 04-29-98 To 06-29-98 Exec. Date Acct ID Trans Qty Price - -------- ------ ----- ------ --------- 05-04-98 bamco buy 6,964 28.5625 05-05-98 bamco buy 15,000 26.8125 05-05-98 bamco buy 32,064 27.2886 05-05-98 bcm buy 15,000 27.2886 05-06-98 bamco buy 22,956 26.0779 05-06-98 bamco buy 62,856 26.1269 05-06-98 bamco buy 34,464 26.1875 05-06-98 bamco buy 50,000 26.5000 05-07-98 bamco buy 4,120 26.2925 05-07-98 bamco buy 50,000 26.0625 05-08-98 bamco buy 15,000 27.0000 05-08-98 bamco buy 36,764 26.6644 05-11-98 bamco buy 35,000 27.1250 05-11-98 bamco buy 12,500 27.0625 05-11-98 bamco buy 29,892 27.0734 05-11-98 bcm buy 10,000 27.1250 05-12-98 bamco buy 7,064 27.0163 05-12-98 bcm buy 43,500 27.0163 05-12-98 bcm buy 7,000 27.0625 05-13-98 bamco buy 9,200 26.6807 05-14-98 bamco buy 5,000 26.6750 05-15-98 bamco buy 25,000 26.2521 05-15-98 bcm buy 5,000 26.2521 05-18-98 bamco buy 45,000 25.6523 05-18-98 bcm buy 20,000 25.6523 05-19-98 bcm buy 10,500 25.7500 05-21-98 bamco buy 30,000 25.1967 05-21-98 bcm sell 2,600 25.2500 05-21-98 bcm buy 2,600 25.2500 05-22-98 bamco buy 30,000 25.2292 05-26-98 bamco buy 40,000 24.6188 05-27-98 bamco buy 36,000 24.1000 05-27-98 bcm buy 500 24.1000 05-27-98 bcm buy 6,500 24.1250 05-27-98 bcm buy 8,500 24.1000 05-28-98 bamco buy 44,464 24.5903 05-29-98 bamco buy 25,000 24.9388 05-29-98 bcm buy 2,000 24.9782 06-02-98 bamco buy 1,800 24.7500 06-03-98 bamco buy 22,200 24.9344 06-05-98 bcm buy 3,500 24.7411 06-10-98 bamco buy 25,000 24.6083 06-10-98 bamco buy 4,700 24.3936 06-11-98 bamco buy 10,000 24.2188 06-12-98 bamco buy 38,000 23.2495 06-15-98 bamco buy 22,300 23.2027 06-16-98 bamco buy 10,000 23.0428 06-16-98 bcm sell 3,800 23.0049 06-16-98 bcm buy 9,000 23.0428 06-17-98 bamco buy 64,464 23.0625 06-17-98 bamco buy 10,500 23.4346 06-18-98 bamco buy 9,500 23.4375 06-19-98 bamco buy 4,464 23.0625 06-19-98 bamco buy 11,000 23.2500 06-19-98 bcm sell 2,500 23.1000 06-22-98 bamco buy 29,000 23.7091 06-23-98 bamco buy 30,000 23.6805 06-24-98 bamco buy 20,000 24.1729 06-24-98 bcm buy 3,000 24.1729 06-25-98 bcm buy 2,900 25.0000 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----