SC 13G/A 1 californiacoastal_13g-a3.txt CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES INC 12-31/2003 13G-A#3 -------------------------- OMB APPROVAL -------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0145 UNITED STATES Expires: December 31, 2005 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Estimated average burden Washington, D.C. 20549 hours per response .....11 -------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 3) CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 129915203 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) DECEMBER 31, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] 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 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). CUSIP No. 129915203 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. (MERRILL LYNCH) _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 Disclaimed (See #9 below) _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY Disclaimed (See #9 below) _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Disclaimed (See #9 below) ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH Disclaimed (See #9 below) _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Merrill Lynch & Co. disclaims beneficial ownership in all shares of California Coastal Communities Inc. held by MLPF&S Inc. _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Disclaimed (See #9 above) _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO _____________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 129915203 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) MERRILL LYNCH PEIRCE FENNER & SMITH, INC. (MLPF&S) _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 1,038,295 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 1,038,295 ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,038,295 _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.32% _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD, CO _____________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 129915203 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES INC _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 6 EXECUTIVE CIRCLE SUITE 250 IRVIN, CA 92614 _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: MERRILL LYNCH & CO. INC. MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC. ___________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10080 MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC. 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10080 __________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(c). Citizenship: SEE ITEM 4 OF COVER PAGES _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: COMMON STOCK _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 129915203 _____________________________________________________________________________ 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: (a) [X] 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). CUSIP No. 129915203 13G Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,038,259 Shares Common Stock (b) Percent of class: 10.32% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: SEE ITEM 5 OF COVER PAGES (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: SEE ITEM 6 OF COVER PAGES (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: SEE ITEM 7 OF COVER PAGES (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of SEE ITEM 8 OF COVER PAGE _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 5 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. NOT APPLICABLE _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Although Merrill Lynch & Co. and MLPF&S are affiliates and have determined to file jointly, the reporting persons are of the view that their affiliation does not cause them to be acting as a group within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"). _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. NOT APPLICABLE _______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 129915203 13G Item 10. Certifications. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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. 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. February 9, 2004 MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC. By: /s/ Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. ---------------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. Title: Assistant Secretary MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. By: /s/ Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. ---------------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. Title: Assistant Secretary