-----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, VfCNP3Jk8+Mxw5GqZbGfnRb78gravjaWjS5SoSuDTa/ZehSQmUb30WpcYXXN5awl nrZo74NGKL0yVw513lkZ0g== 0001017918-97-000051.txt : 19970724 0001017918-97-000051.hdr.sgml : 19970724 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001017918-97-000051 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970723 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001018146 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOTELS & MOTELS [7011] IRS NUMBER: 521985619 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-47377 FILM NUMBER: 97643933 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10750 COLUMBIA PIKE CITY: SILVER SPRING STATE: MD ZIP: 20901 BUSINESS PHONE: 3015935600 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHOICE HOTELS HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960705 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANCO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017918 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 133390015 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 PARK AVE STREET 2: 24TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10153 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125832000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 PARK AVE STREET 2: 24TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10153 SC 13D/A 1 AMENDMENT NUMBER 10 TO SCHEDULE 13D Page 1 of 12 Pages UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 10)* CHOICE HOTELS HOLDINGS, INC. ----------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK ------------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 170380109 ----------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Linda S. Martinson, Esq. (212) 583-2000 767 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10153 ----------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) July 12, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]. 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.) *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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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 ("Act") 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). SEC 1746 (12-91) Amendment Number 10 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 170380109 Page 2 of 12 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Baron Capital Group, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ X ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,960,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 12,199,613 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,960,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 12,199,613 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 14,159,613 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 23.5% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 10 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 170380109 Page 3 of 12 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Baron Capital, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ X ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,960,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 2,088,213 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,960,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,088,213 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,048,213 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.7% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 10 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 170380109 Page 4 of 12 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON BAMCO, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ X ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 10,111,400 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,111,400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,111,400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 16.8% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 10 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 170380109 Page 5 of 12 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Baron Capital Management, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ X ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,960,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 2,088,213 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,960,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,088,213 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,048,213 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.7% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 10 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 170380109 Page 6 of 12 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Baron Asset Fund - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ X ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 7,776,400 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 7,776,400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,776,400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 12.9% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IV, OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 10 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 170380109 Page 7 of 12 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Ronald Baron - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ X ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(C) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 2,123,620 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 12,199,613 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 2,123,620 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 12,199,613 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 14,323,233 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 23.8% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Page 8 of 12 Pages Item 1. Security and Issuer (a) Name of Issuer: Choice Hotels Holdings, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 10750 Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20901 (c) Title and Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2. Identity and Background (a) Name: Baron Capital Group, Inc. ("BCG") Baron Capital, Inc. ("BCI") BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO") Baron Capital Management, Inc. ("BCM") Baron Asset Fund ("BAF") Ronald Baron (b) Business Address: 767 Fifth Avenue 24th Floor New York, NY 10153 (c) Present Principal Business or Employment: BCG: Holding company BCI: Broker/Dealer, holding company BAMCO: Investment adviser BCM: Investment adviser BAF: Registered investment company Ronald Baron: President: BCG, BCI, BAMCO, BCM; CEO of BAF 767 Fifth Avenue 24th Floor New York, NY 10153 (d) Record of Convictions: During the last five years, Filing Persons were not convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors.) (e) Record of Civil Proceedings: During the last five years, Filing Persons were not a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgement, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating such activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. (f) Citizenship: BCG, BCI, BAMCO and BCM are New York corporations. BAF is a Massachusetts business trust. Ronald Baron is a citizen of the United States. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration BAMCO directed the purchase of 10,111,400 shares of the issuer for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of $150,623,299. Of those shares, 7,776,400 were purchased for the account of BAF, for a total purchase price of $114,918,689. BCM directed the purchase of 2,088,213 shares of the issuer for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of $29,791,081 and 1,960,000 shares for two investment partnerships for an aggregate purchase price of $28,499,310. All of the shares were paid for by cash assets in the respective clients' accounts and by margin borrowings Page 9 of 12 Pages for the account of one BCM client pursuant to standard margin agreements with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction The securities referred to herein 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 purposes or effect. Filing Persons reserve the right to discuss management and other proposals with other persons. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer (a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned: BCG: 14,159,613 23.5%* BCI: 4,048,213 6.7%* BAMCO: 10,111,400 16.8%* BCM: 4,048,213 6.7%* BAF: 7,776,400 12.9% Ronald Baron: 14,323,233 23.8%* *Disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares (b) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: BCG*: 1,960,000 BCI*: 1,960,000 BAMCO*: 0 BCM*: 1,960,000 BAF: 0 Ronald Baron*: 2,123,620 (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: BCG*: 12,199,613 BCI*: 2,088,213 BAMCO*: 10,111,400 BCM*: 2,088,213 BAF: 7,776,400 Ronald Baron*: 12,199,613 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: BCG*: 1,960,000 BCI*: 1,960,000 BAMCO*: 0 BCM*: 1,960,000 BAF: 0 Ronald Baron*: 2,123,620 (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: BCG*: 12,199,613 BCI*: 2,088,213 BAMCO*: 10,111,400 BCM*: 2,088,213 BAF: 7,776,400 Ronald Baron*: 12,199,613 *Reporting Persons may be deemed to share power to vote and dispose of shares referred to herein as a result of control relationships (BCG and Ronald Baron with respect to all of the shares; BCI with respect to the BCM shares; BAMCO with respect to the BAF shares) and pursuant to investment advisory relationships with advisory clients. The shares reported above for sole power are attributable to investment partnerships for which BCM and Ronald Baron serve as general partners. (c) A schedule of transactions effected in the past eighteen days is attached hereto. Page 10 of 12 Pages (d) Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: The investment advisory clients have the right to receive the dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the securities in their respective accounts. To the best of Reporting Persons' knowledge, other than the shares reported herein, no person has such interest relating to more than 5% of the outstanding class of securities. (e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent: Not applicable. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer By virtue of their investment advisory agreements with their clients, BCM and BAMCO have been given the discretion to dispose or direct the disposition of the securities in the advisory accounts. All such agreements are, however, revocable. The advisory agreements for the Baron Funds have been approved by their Board of Trustees. The agreements of the Baron Funds are filed as exhibit 99 to Form N1-A for Baron Asset Fund and are incorporated by reference herein. All the advisory agreements are pursuant to a standard form. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits Exhibit 99 - 18 days of trading. 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: July 22, 1997 Baron Capital Group, Inc., Baron Capital, Inc., BAMCO, Inc., Baron Capital Management, Inc. and Baron Asset Fund By: /s/ Ronald Baron _______________________________________ Ronald Baron, President Ronald Baron, Individually By: /s/ Ronald Baron _______________________________________ Ronald Baron EX-99 2 18-DAY TRANSACTION SCHEDULE Page 12 of 12 Pages Transaction Schedule From 07-01-97 To 07-18-97 Acct Exec. Date ID Trans Qty Price - -------- ---- ----- ------- --------- 07-02-97 baf by 1,500 16.5917 07-07-97 baf by 28,500 17.0066 07-08-97 bcm4 by 20,000 16.9688 07-09-97 baf by 50,000 16.8111 07-09-97 bcm4 by 40,000 16.8111 07-10-97 baf by 100,000 17.0893 07-10-97 bcm4 by 25,000 17.0893 07-11-97 baf by 36,500 17.1156 07-14-97 baf by 81,800 17.4980 07-14-97 bcm4 by 4,000 17.5000 07-14-97 bcm4 by 450 17.4980 07-14-97 bcm4 by 15,000 17.4980 07-15-97 baf by 88,400 17.6233 07-16-97 baf by 95,700 17.7500 07-16-97 bcm4 by 10,000 17.7500 07-17-97 baf by 59,200 17.6246 07-18-97 baf by 14,800 17.5594 07-18-97 bcm4 by 5,000 17.5594 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----