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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: September 30, 1998 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Estimated Average burden Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 hours per response........0.5 or Section 30 (f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name and address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol quiring Statement PLAY BY PLAY TOYS & NOVELTIES, INC. (PBYP) RENAISSANCE CAPITAL GROWTH & (Month/Day/Year) INCOME FUND III, INC. (Last) (First) (Middle) FEBRUARY 20, 2001 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date of Person(s) to Issuer Original (check all applicable) (Month/Day/Year) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8080 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 210, LB 59 3. IRS or Social Security Director X 10% Owner (Street) Number of Reporting 7. Individual or Joint Person (Voluntary) Officer (give Other /Group Filing title below) (specify (Check Applicable below Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person x x x X X X X ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DALLAS, TX 75206-1857 75-2533518 Form Filed by More than One ReportingPerson xx Person) xx xx xx x x x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect (Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (Instr. 5) (I) (Instr.5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reminder: Report on a separate line each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473 (7-96) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FORM 3 (continued) Table II --- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g..puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Securities Underlying sion or ship beneficial Ownership Expiration Derivative Security Exercise Form of (Instr. 5) Date (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv- (Month/Day/Year) Deri- ative vative Security: Security Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (instr. 5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date Expira- Amount Exer- tion of cisable Date Title Number of Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $2,425,748 8% 7/3/97 6/30/04 Common 4,421,303 $0.54865 D Convertible Debenture Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explanation of Responses: Renaissance Capital Growth and Income Fund III, Inc. is a beneficial owner of over 10% of the Company's common stock on a fully converted basis. The Investment Advisor is Renaissance Capital Group, Inc., which is also Investment Manager for Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC. Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC also owns securities of Play By Play Toys & Novelties, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Russell Cleveland, President & CEO, Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a) April 27, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Signature of Reporting Person Date ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. SEC 1473 (7-96) 1997(C) ProFormWare 561-447-6684 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------