SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Polaner Leonard S

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O B&G FOODS, INC.

4 GATEHALL DRIVE, SUITE 110

(Street)

PARSIPPANY

07054

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
B&G FOODS HOLDINGS CORP [ BGF ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/14/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock	10/14/2004		S		145	D⁽¹⁾	$1,613.84	0	D
Class B Common Stock	10/14/2004		S		98,445⁽²⁾	D⁽¹⁾	$2.74	231,225	I	See Footnote⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Options	$0.09	10/14/2004		S			76,923⁽¹⁾	⁽⁴⁾	03/01/2007	Class B Common Stock	76,923⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	$5.37	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. In connection with its initial public offering (the "IPO") of 17,391,305 Enhanced Income Securities ("EISs"), each representing one share of Class A Common Stock and $7.15 principal amount of the Issuer's 12.0% senior subordinated notes due 2016, the Issuer used a portion of the proceeds of the offering to purchase from Mr. Polaner (i) 20 shares of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and (ii) 76,923 options for Class B Common Stock directly owned by Mr. Polaner, and purchase 98,445 shares of Class B Common Stock from the Ellen Polaner Trust (described below) owned by the Ellen Polaner Trust.

2. In connection with the IPO, B&G Foods, Inc. merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer as the surviving entity. The Issuer was renamed B&G Foods, Inc. In connection with the merger, each share of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock was automatically reclassified and converted into109.8901 shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock.

3. Shares issued to Ellen Polaner as trustee under the indenture of Leonard Polaner dated March 9, 1998 for the benefit of Steven Polaner, Doug Polaner and Max Polaner. Mr. Polaner disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

4. Exercisable Immediately.

	By: Robert Cantwell as Attorney-in-fact for Leonard Polaner	10/18/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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