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-----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, NVLj76gY6NA8V/cHreZFx8nE1lznSjlb8XT8VeQXz4Ww1W9qAvIXf2gT4XjJCf4m poCKUEhqpFh3oLVzupbXfQ== 0000921895-04-000199.txt : 20040212 0000921895-04-000199.hdr.sgml : 20040212 20040212171538 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000921895-04-000199 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040212 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BNS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000014637 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 050113140 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-13165 FILM NUMBER: 04592759 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 ENTERPRISE CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 103 CITY: MIDDLETOWN STATE: RI ZIP: 02842 BUSINESS PHONE: 401-848-6310 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 ENTERPRISE CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 103 CITY: MIDDLETOWN STATE: RI ZIP: 02842 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COUCHMAN PARTNERS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001265093 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 THIRD AVENUE 31ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G/A 1 sc13ga05735_02122004.htm SC 13G/A sec document




                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b) (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                               (Amendment No. 1)1

                                     BNS Co.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                 Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    055961304
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2003
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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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)


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1     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 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).





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CUSIP No. 055961304                      13G                   Page 2 of 8 Pages
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     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                             Couchman Partners, L.P.
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     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*          (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3        SEC USE ONLY
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     4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                             British Virgin Islands
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   NUMBER OF       5      SOLE VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY                161,500 shares
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH  ------------------------------------------------------------------
                   6      SHARED VOTING POWER

                             0 shares
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             161,500 shares
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
                   8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             0 shares
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      9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
              PERSON

                    161,500 shares
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     10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
              CERTAIN SHARES*                                             / /
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     11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                    5.4%
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     12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                    PN
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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                             Couchman Capital LLC
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     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*          (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3        SEC USE ONLY
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     4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                             Delaware
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   NUMBER OF       5      SOLE VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY                161,500 shares
OWNED BY EACH
   REPORTING
  PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------------
                   6      SHARED VOTING POWER

                             0 shares
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             161,500 shares
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
                   8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             0 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
              PERSON

                    161,500 shares
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     10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
              CERTAIN SHARES*                                             / /
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     11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                    5.4%
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     12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                    OO
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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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CUSIP No. 055961304                      13G                   Page 4 of 8 Pages
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     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                             Jonathan Couchman
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     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*          (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3        SEC USE ONLY
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     4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                             USA
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  NUMBER OF         5      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                 161,500 shares
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH  ------------------------------------------------------------------
                   6      SHARED VOTING POWER

                             0 shares
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             161,500 shares
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
                   8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             0 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
              PERSON

                    161,500 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
              CERTAIN SHARES*                                              / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW  9

                    5.4%
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     12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                    IN
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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

            BNS Co.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

            25 Enterprise Center, Suite 103
            Middletown, Rhode Island 02842

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

            This statement is jointly filed by Couchman  Partners,  L.P. ("CP"),
            Couchman Capital LLC ("CC"), and Jonathan Couchman (together with CP
            and CC, the "Reporting  Persons").  Because Jonathan Couchman is the
            sole  member  of the  Management  Board of CC,  which in turn is the
            general partner of CP, the Reporting Persons may be deemed, pursuant
            to Rule 13d-3 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended
            (the "Act"),  to be the  beneficial  owners of all shares of Class A
            Common  Stock of the Issuer  held by CP. The  Reporting  Persons are
            filing this joint  statement,  as they may be  considered  a "group"
            under Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. However, neither the fact of this
            filing  nor  anything  contained  herein  shall be  deemed  to be an
            admission by the Reporting Persons that such a group exists.

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

            The  principal  business  address of CP is c/o Hedge  Fund  Services
            (BVI) Limited,  Skelton  Building,  2nd Floor,  Road Town,  Tortola,
            British Virgin Islands. The principal business address of CC and Mr.
            Couchman is 800 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10022.

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

            CP is a British Virgin Islands limited partnership. CC is a Delaware
            limited  liability  company.  Jonathan  Couchman is a citizen of the
            United States of America.

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

            Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

            055961304

Item 3.     If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or
            (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

                    /X/      Not Applicable




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            (a)     / /      Broker or dealer registered under
                             Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

            (b)     / /      Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of
                             the Exchange Act.

            (c)     / /      Insurance company as defined in Section
                             3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act.

            (d)     / /      Investment company registered under
                             Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.

            (e)     / /      An investment adviser in accordance with
                             Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

            (f)     / /      An employee benefit plan or endowment
                             fund in accordance with Rule
                             13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

            (g)     / /      A parent holding company or control
                             person in accordance with Rule
                             13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

            (h)     / /      A savings association as defined in
                             Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
                             Insurance Act.

            (i)     / /      A church plan that is excluded from the
                             definition of an investment company under
                             Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
                             Act.

            (j)     / /      Group, in accordance with Rule
                             13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.     Ownership.

            (a)     Amount beneficially owned:

                    161,500 shares*

            (b)     Percent of class:

                    5.4%  (based on  3,000,341  shares  of Class A Common  Stock
                    outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with
                    the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on November  11,
                    2003).

            (c)     Number of shares as to which such person has:

            (i)     Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

                    161,500 shares*

            (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                    0 shares




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            (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                    161,500 shares*

            (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                    0 shares


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            * Represents  shares held directly by CP. CC, as the general partner
            of CP, and Jonathan  Couchman,  as the sole member of the Management
            Board of CC,  may each be deemed  to  beneficially  own the  161,500
            shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer held by CP.

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

            If this  statement  is being filed to report the fact that as of the
            date  hereof the  Reporting  Person has ceased to be the  beneficial
            owner of more than five  percent of the class of  securities,  check
            the following [ ].

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

            Not Applicable

Item 7.     Identification  and  Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
            the  Security  Being  Reported on by the Parent  Holding  Company or
            Control Person.

            Not Applicable

Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

            See Exhibit A to the Reporting  Persons' Schedule 13G filed with the
            Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2003.

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.

            Not Applicable

Item 10.    Certifications.

            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.





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                                    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.

Dated:  February 11, 2004                    COUCHMAN PARTNERS, L.P.

                                             By: Couchman Capital LLC,
                                                 its general partner



                                             By: /s/ Jonathan Couchman
                                                --------------------------------
                                                  Jonathan Couchman
                                                  Member of Management Board



                                             COUCHMAN CAPITAL LLC


                                             By: /s/ Jonathan Couchman
                                                --------------------------------
                                                  Jonathan Couchman
                                                  Member of Management Board


                                              /s/ Jonathan Couchman
                                             -----------------------------------
                                              JONATHAN COUCHMAN
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