-----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, SCf1WJTnnuNctF0bLm1y778dlN1I5+9wcHEisjCs9WuRSoA8+rofx3F2SlN43LZ8 P2mYa2i3KkgQ2nUOiMi3xg== 0001017918-03-000076.txt : 20031106 0001017918-03-000076.hdr.sgml : 20031106 20031106165534 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001017918-03-000076 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031106 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886136 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS [4832] IRS NUMBER: 383042953 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43224 FILM NUMBER: 03982824 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 73 KERCHEVAL AVE CITY: GROSSE POINTE FARMS STATE: MI ZIP: 48236 BUSINESS PHONE: 3138867070 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 73 KERCHEVAL AVE CITY: GROSSE POINTE FARMS STATE: MI ZIP: 48236 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAMCO INC /NY/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017918 IRS NUMBER: 133390015 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 FIFTH AVENUE STREET 2: 49TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10153 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125832000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 FIFTH AVENUE STREET 2: 49TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10153 SC 13D/A 1 sga13d-110503.txt SCHEDULE 13D/A FOR SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC. 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. 24*) SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ----------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, CLASS A ----------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 786598102 ----------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Linda S. Martinson, Esq. (212) 583-2000 767 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10153 ----------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) October 28, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------- (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 24 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 786598102 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 20,000 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------ OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 3,717,700 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------ PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 20,000 ------------------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,760,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,780,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 20.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 24 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 786598102 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 3,292,600 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,322,600 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,322,600 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 18.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 24 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 786598102 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 20,000 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 425,100 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 20,000 ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 438,100 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 458,100 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 24 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 786598102 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 2,160,600 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,160,600 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,160,600 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.7% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IV, OO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT Amendment Number 24 to Schedule 13D (continued) CUSIP No. 786598102 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 20,000 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 3,717.700 REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 20,000 ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,760,700 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,780,700 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 20.5% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Saga Communications, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 73 Kercheval Ave. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 (c) Title and Class of Securities: Class A 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 Business or Employment: BCG: Holding company BAMCO: Investment adviser BCM: Investment adviser BAF: Registered investment company Ronald Baron: Chairman & 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 No material change. Page 8 of 11 Pages Item 4. Purpose of Transaction No material change. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer (a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned*: BCG: 3,780,700 20.5% BAMCO: 3,322,600 18.0% BCM: 458,100 2.5% BAF: 2,160,600 11.7% Ronald Baron: 3,780,700 20.5% (b) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: BCG: 20,000 BAMCO: 0 BCM: 20,000 BAF: 0 Ronald Baron: 20,000 (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: BCG: 3,717,700 BAMCO: 3,292,600 BCM: 425,100 BAF: 2,160,600 Ronald Baron: 3,717,700 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: BCG: 20,000 BAMCO: 0 BCM: 20,000 BAF: 0 Ronald Baron: 20,000 (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: BCG: 3,760,700 BAMCO: 3,322,600 BCM: 438,100 BAF: 2,160,600 Ronald Baron: 3,760,700 *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. Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares for which they share power. (c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last twenty-nine 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 - 29 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 5, 2003 Baron Capital Group, Inc., BAMCO, Inc., Baron Capital Management, Inc. and Baron Asset Fund By: /s/ Ronald Baron _______________________________________ Ronald Baron, Chairman and CEO Ronald Baron, Individually By: /s/ Ronald Baron _______________________________________ Ronald Baron EX-99 4 sgatrans-110503.txt TRANSMITTAL LETTER Saga Communications Transaction Schedule From 10-07-03 To 11-04-03 Exec. Date Account ID Activity Quantity Price -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- --------- 10/07/2003 bamco sl 5,600 18.6718 10/08/2003 bamco sl 7,000 18.4750 10/08/2003 bamco sl 3,000 18.5000 10/09/2003 bamco sl 5,000 18.7000 10/10/2003 bamco sl 5,000 18.9128 10/13/2003 bamco sl 8,500 19.0206 10/14/2003 bamco sl 2,500 19.0500 10/14/2003 bamco sl 9,000 19.2111 10/15/2003 bamco sl 4,900 19.1541 10/16/2003 bamco sl 5,700 18.8537 10/17/2003 bamco sl 19,400 18.4319 10/20/2003 bamco sl 5,000 18.2876 10/21/2003 bamco sl 15,000 18.3700 10/23/2003 bamco sl 21,400 18.5014 10/24/2003 bamco sl 28,600 18.1500 10/27/2003 bamco sl 25,000 18.2504 10/28/2003 bamco sl 25,000 18.6000 10/29/2003 bamco sl 25,000 19.3000 11/03/2003 bamco sl 9,000 18.9944 11/04/2003 bamco sl 5,400 18.0187 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----