-----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, HHbxIhyXDlCmQJ+W+U3GKV43Y6HzZIW0z1ikBiDlQOiD9AGyJ+pUjAfIZK63uY8C qXLmhPlUk3d4fQkkCBb9Ww== 0000950130-96-004318.txt : 19961113 0000950130-96-004318.hdr.sgml : 19961113 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950130-96-004318 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961112 SROS: NONE GROUP MEMBERS: GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY PORTFOLIOS, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP LP GROUP MEMBERS: GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROOKSTONE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000830134 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-RETAIL STORES, NEC [5990] IRS NUMBER: 061182895 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0201 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43209 FILM NUMBER: 96658840 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 17 RIVERSIDE STREET CITY: NASHUA STATE: NH ZIP: 03062 BUSINESS PHONE: 6038809500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 17 RIVERSIDE ST CITY: NASHUA STATE: NH ZIP: 03062 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000904571 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133501777 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 85 BROAD ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129021000 SC 13G/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SCHEDULE 13-G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Amendment No. 4 Brookstone, Inc. ------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.001 par value --------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 114537103 -------------------- (CUSIP Number) 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.) Page 1 of 8 Pages - --------------------- CUSIP NO. 114537103 - --------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person Goldman, Sachs & Co. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) _____ (b) _____ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or place of Organization New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 5 Sole Voting Power Shares Beneficially 0 --------------------------------- Owned By 6 Shared Voting Power Each Reporting 762,800 --------------------------------- Person With 7 Sole Dispositive Power 0 --------------------------------- 8 Shared Dispositive Power 762,800 --------------------------------- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 762,800 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 9.8% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting Person BD-PN-IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 8 Pages - --------------------- CUSIP NO. 114537103 - --------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) _____ (b) _____ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or place of Organization Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 5 Sole Voting Power Shares Beneficially 0 ------------------------------ Owned By 6 Shared Voting Power Each Reporting 762,800 ------------------------------ Person With 7 Sole Dispositive Power 0 ------------------------------ 8 Shared Dispositive Power 762,800 ------------------------------ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 762,800 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 9.8% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting Person HC-PN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 of 8 Pages - --------------------- CUSIP NO. 114537103 - --------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person Goldman Sachs Equity Portfolios, Inc. on behalf Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Fund - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) _____ (b) _____ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or place of Organization Maryland - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 5 Sole Voting Power Shares Beneficially 0 ------------------------------ Owned By 6 Shared Voting Power Each Reporting 731,000 ------------------------------ Person With 7 Sole Dispositive Power 0 ------------------------------ 8 Shared Dispositive Power 731,000 ------------------------------ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 731,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 9.4% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting Person IC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 of 8 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Brookstone, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 17 Riverside Street Nashua, NH 03062 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Goldman Sachs Equity Portfolios, Inc. on behalf of GS Small Cap Equity Fund Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence: for the Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. and Goldman, Sachs & Co.: 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 for Goldman Sachs Equity Portfolios, Inc.: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004 Item 2(c). Citizenship: The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. - Delaware Goldman, Sachs & Co. - New York Goldman Sachs Equity Portfolios, Inc. - Maryland Item 2(d). Title and Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.001 par value Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 114537103 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d- 2(b). check whether the person filing is a : (a).X Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (b). Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, (c). Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, (d).X Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act, Goldman Sachs Equity Portfolios, Inc. on behalf of GS Small Cap Equity Fund Page 5 of 8 Pages (e).X Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (f). Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F), (g).X Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d- 1(b)(ii)(G); see Item 7, The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. (h). Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H). Item 4. Ownership. (a). Amount beneficially owned: See the responses(s) to Item 9 on the attached cover pages(s). (b). Percent of class: See the response(s) to Item 11 on the attached cover pages(s). (c). Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See the response(s) to Item 5 on the attached cover page(s). (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: See the response(s) to Item 6 on the attached cover page(s). (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See the response(s) to Item 7 on the attached cover page(s). (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See the response(s) to Item 8 on the attached cover page(s). Page 6 of 8 Pages Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not Applicable 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. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act and an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Goldman Sachs Equity Portfolios, Inc. is an Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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 purpose or effect. Page 7 of 8 Pages 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: November 10, 1996 GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY PORTFOLIOS, THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P. INC. on Behalf of Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Fund By: /s/ David B. Ford ------------------------------------- Name: David B. Ford By: /s/ Michael J. Richman Title: General Partner -------------------------------- Name: Michael J. Richman Title: Secretary GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. By:/s/ David B. Ford ------------------------------------- Name: David B. Ford Title: General Partner Page 8 of 8 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----