-----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, Um663UUp6lGAwvJww8yPTlYX+WeTafwnFyu4VwniWQcZQR8qUXiry4VMecZgHx3s I7U0u+jrboHleIjq44JTVg== 0001017918-98-000100.txt : 19981103 0001017918-98-000100.hdr.sgml : 19981103 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001017918-98-000100 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19981102 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMF BOWLING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 133873268 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52055 FILM NUMBER: 98736433 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8100 AMF DRIVE CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23111 BUSINESS PHONE: 8047304000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8100 AMF DRIVE CITY: MECHANICSVILLE STATE: VA ZIP: 23111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMF HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970818 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAMCO INC /NY/ 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 2 TO SCHEDULE 13D Page 1 of 11 Pages UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2)* AMF BOWLING, INC. ----------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON ----------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 03113V109 ----------------------------------------------------- (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) October 26, 1998 ----------------------------------------------------- (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 2 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 2 of 11 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) [ ] (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 65,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 12,708,200 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 65,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 12,708,200 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,773,200 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.4% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 2 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 3 of 11 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) [ ] (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 11,537,300 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 11,537,300 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11,537,300 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 19.3% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 2 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 4 of 11 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) [ ] (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 65,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 1,170,900 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 65,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,170,900 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,235,900 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 2 Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 5 of 11 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) [ ] (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 10,545,000 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,545,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,545,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 17.7% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IV, OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 2 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 03113V109 Page 6 of 11 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) [ ] (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 USA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 65,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 12,708,200 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 65,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 12,708,200 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,773,200 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.4% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Page 7 of 11 Pages Item 1. Security and Issuer (a) Name of Issuer: AMF Bowling, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 8100 AMF Drive Richmond, VA 23111 (c) Title and Class of Securities: Common Item 2. Identity and Background (a) Name: Baron Capital Group, Inc. ('BCG') BAMCO, Inc. ('BAMCO') Baron Capital Management, Inc. ('BCM') Baron Asset Fund ('BAF') Ronald Baron (b) Business Address: 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 (c) Present Principal Employment: BCG: Holding company BAMCO: Investment adviser BCM: Investment adviser BAF: Registered investment company Ronald Baron: President and CEO: BCG, BAMCO, BCM; BAF 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 (d) Record of Convictions: No material change. (e) Record of Civil Proceedings: No material change. (f) Citizenship: No material change. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration Of the purchases reported herein, BAMCO purchased 650,000 shares of the Issuer for the account of BAF for an aggregate purchase price of $4,793,590. BCM directed the purchase of 210,000 shares of the Issuer for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of $2,297,500. All of the shares were paid for by cash assets in the respective clients' accounts and/or by margin borrowings pursuant to standard margin agreements. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction No material change. Page 8 of 11 Pages Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer* (a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned: BCG: 12,773,200 21.4% BAMCO: 11,537,300 19.3% BCM: 1,235,900 2.1% BAF: 10,545,000 17.7% Ronald Baron: 12,773,200 21.4% (b) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: BCG: 65,000 BAMCO: 0 BCM: 65,000 BAF: 0 Ronald Baron: 65,000 (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: BCG: 12,708,200 BAMCO: 11,537,300 BCM: 1,170,900 BAF: 10,545,000 Ronald Baron: 12,708,200 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: BCG: 65,000 BAMCO: 0 BCM: 65,000 BAF: 0 Ronald Baron: 65,000 (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: BCG: 12,708,200 BAMCO: 11,537,300 BCM: 1,170,900 BAF: 10,545,000 Ronald Baron: 12,708,200 *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; 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. Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of all the shares for which they share power. (c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last sixty days is attached hereto. Page 9 of 11 Pages (d) Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: No material change. (e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent: Not applicable. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer No material change. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits Exhibit 99 - 60 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: November 2, 1998 Baron Capital Group, Inc., BAMCO, Inc., Baron Capital Management, Inc. and Baron Assert Fund By: /s/ Ronald Baron _______________________________________ Ronald Baron, President Ronald Baron, Individually By: /s/ Ronald Baron _______________________________________ Ronald Baron EX-99 2 60-DAY TRANSACTION SCHEDULE Transaction Schedule From 08-29-98 to 10-29-98 Exec. Date Acct ID Trans Qty Price - -------- ------- ----- ------ ------- 09-01-98 bcm buy 30,000 11.8125* 09-01-98 bcm sell 30,000 11.8125* 09-03-98 bcm buy 50,000 11.0625* 09-03-98 bcm sell 50,000 11.0625* 09-04-98 bcm buy 100,000 10.5625* 09-04-98 bcm sell 100,000 10.5625* 09-09-98 bcm buy 30,000 11.1250* 09-09-98 bamco sell 30,000 11.1250* 09-18-98 bcm sell 3,500 9.0000 09-24-98 bamco sell 11,000 8.7751 09-24-98 bamco sell 10,900 8.7751 09-25-98 bamco sell 9,000 8.5833 09-25-98 bamco sell 17,600 8.5833 09-28-98 bamco sell 1,500 8.0000 09-29-98 bamco sell 20,000 8.7019 09-30-98 bamco sell 5,000 8.8125 10-01-98 bamco sell 15,200 8.4564 10-02-98 bamco sell 24,800 7.8135 10-05-98 bcm sell 1,000 8.9063 10-06-98 bamco sell 8,500 7.8493 10-07-98 bamco buy 650,000 7.3750* 10-07-98 bcm sell 650,000 7.3748* 10-09-98 bamco sell 50,200 6.7382 10-12-98 bcm sell 1,400 6.7571 10-12-98 bamco sell 6,200 6.6875 10-12-98 bamco sell 16,100 6.7571 10-13-98 bamco sell 22,900 6.8428 10-15-98 bamco sell 8,200 6.1448 10-15-98 bamco sell 21,000 6.1250 10-19-98 bamco sell 129,500 5.9720 10-19-98 bamco sell 11,000 6.2273 10-20-98 bamco sell 105,400 6.0938 10-22-98 bamco sell 8,900 6.0000 10-23-98 bamco sell 65,600 4.7117 10-23-98 bamco sell 6,000 4.8748 10-23-98 bamco sell 5,100 4.7117 10-26-98 bamco sell 8,400 4.8750 10-26-98 bamco sell 35,000 4.8989 10-26-98 bamco sell 1,300 4.8991 10-27-98 bamco sell 38,500 4.5420 10-27-98 bamco sell 1,500 4.5422 10-28-98 bcm sell 1,000 4.5000 10-28-98 bcm sell 2,000 4.4063 10-28-98 bcm sell 2,000 4.5580 10-28-98 bamco sell 3,500 4.5000 10-28-98 bamco sell 3,800 4.4063 10-28-98 bamco sell 5,800 4.5578 10-28-98 bamco sell 500 4.5580 10-28-98 bamco sell 500 4.5000 10-28-98 bamco sell 500 4.4063 10-29-98 bamco sell 22,800 4.1878 10-29-98 bamco sell 20,000 4.1216 10-29-98 bamco sell 500 4.1216 10-29-98 bamco sell 500 4.1875 *crossed transactions -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----