SC 13G 1 amerva-rozi.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.___________)* American Vantage Companies ----------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value ------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 03037B106 ----------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [XX] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *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 ("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). Page 1 of 4 pages CUSIP No. 03037B106 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Rosalind Davidowitz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 383,434 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 383,434 -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 383,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.8% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Page 3 of 4 Pages Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: American Vantage Companies (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 6787 W. Tropicana, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: Rosalind Davidowitz (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: Rosalind Davidowitz's address is 7 Sutton Place South, Lawrence, New York 11563 (c) Citizen: Mrs. Davidowitz is a citizen of the United States. (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value ("shares"). (e) CUSIP#: 03037B106 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) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (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) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) [ ] An employee benefit Plan or endowment fund in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) [ ] A parent holding Company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Page 4 of 4 Pages Item 4. Ownership: (a)(b) As of February 12, 2002, Mrs. Davidowitz may be deemed to beneficially own 383,434 shares or 7.8% of the Issuer's shares. (c) Number of shares as to which Mrs. Davidowitz has (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 383,434 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 383,434 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 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: Not applicable 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 and are not held 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 and are not held in connection with or as participant in any transaction having such purpose of effect. SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the Reporting Persons, each such person or entity certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. /s/ Rosalind Davidowitz Dated: February 12, 2002 By:________________________________ New York, New York Rosalind Davidowitz