FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/11/2008 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FAMOUS DAVES OF AMERICA INC [ DAVE:US ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value ("Common Stock")(1) | 982,733 | I | As investment adviser to investment partnerships that own the Common Stock. |
Common Stock(1) | 982,733 | I | As general partner of investment partnerships that own the Common Stock. |
Common Stock(1) | 982,733 | I | As Managing Member of Advisors and Partners.(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. This Form 3 is being filed jointly by Vicuna Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Advisors"), Vicuna Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Partners"), and Joshua G. Welch (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Advisors is the investment adviser to, and Partners is the general partner of, investment partnerships that own the Common Stock. Welch is the Managing Member of Advisors and Partners. The filing of this statement is not an admission by any Reporting Person that such Reporting Person and any other Reporting Person or any other person constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Rule 13d-5 thereunder or that any Reorting Person is the beneficial owner of any securities owned by any other Reporting Person or any other person. |
2. As Managing Member of Vicuna Advisors LLC, the investment adviser to investment partnerships that own the Common Stock, and as Managing Member of Vicuna Partners LLC, the general partner of investment partnerships that own the Common Stock. |
Remarks: |
VICUNA ADVISORS LLC By: /s/ Joshua G. Welch ------------------------------------------------------ Joshua G. Welch, Managing Member VICUNA PARTNERS LLC By: /s/ Joshua G. Welch ------------------------------------------------------ Joshua G. Welch, Managing Member /s/ Joshua G. Welch ------------------------------------------------------ Joshua G. Welch |
(See Remarks) | 03/12/2008 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |