SC 13D 1 0001.txt United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Name of Issuer: Fiberstars Inc. Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock CUSIP Number: 315662106 Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized To Receive Notices and Communications: Douglas T. Granat, 3201 Old Glenview Road, Suite 235, Wilmette, Illinois, 60091 (847) 251-8300 Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement: August 15, 2000 CUSIP No. 315662106 Page 2 of 5 Pages 1. Name of Reporting Person: Trigran Investments L.P. IRS No. 36-3778244 2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC Use Only 4. Source of Funds: WC 5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Illinois 7. Sole Voting Power: See Item 5(b) 8. Shared Voting Power: See Item 5(b) 9. Sole Dispositive Power: See Item 5(b) 10. Shared Dispositive Power: See Item 5(b) 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 203,982 12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares [ ] 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 4.83% 14. Type of Reporting Person: PN CUSIP No. 315662106 Page 3 of 5 1. Name of Reporting Person: Castle Creek Small Cap Fund L.P. IRS No. 36-4211662 2. Check the appropriate box if a member Of a group (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC Use Only 4. Source of Funds: WC 5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6. Citizenship or Place of Organization Illinois 7. Sole Voting Power: See Item 5(b) 8. Shared Voting Power: See Item 5(b) 9. Sole Dispositve Power: See Item 5(b) 10. Shared Dispositive Power: See Item 5(b) 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person: 20,500 12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount In Row 11 Excludes Certain Shares [ ] 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount In Row 11: .48% 14. Type of Reporting Person: PN CUSIP No. 315662106 Page 4 of 5 Item 1. Security and Issuer Common Stock, No par value Fiberstars Inc. (the "Issuer") 44259 Nobel Drive Fremont, CA 94538 Item 5 Interest in the Securities of the Issuer (a) The aggregate number and percentage of the common Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as of the date of this filing is 224,482 shares or 5.31%. (b) The Reporting Person and Trigran Investments Inc. each have sole power to vote and sole Power to dispose of the securities listed in (a) Above. Each of Douglas Granat, Lawrence Oberman, and Ken Granat have shared power to vote shared power to Dispose of the securities listed in (a) above. With regard to the 20,500 shares owned by Castle Creek Small Cap Fund voting and dispositive power Is shared with the General Partner, Castle Creek Partners LLC. (c) The following transactions were effected In the securities of the Issuer from June 1, 2000 through August 24, 2000. CUSIP No. 315662106 Page 5 of 5 Date Amount of Shares Price/Share Type 7/7/00 6000 6.55 Open Market 7/14/00 1100 6.67 Open Market 7/19/00 1900 6.53 Open Market 8/15/00 14000 6.17 Open Market Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the Undersigned's knowledge, the undersigned certifies that The information set forth in this statement is true, Complete and correct. August 24, 2000 TRIGRAN INVESTMENTS L.P., an Illinois limited partnership By: Trigran Investments, Inc., general partner By: /s/ Lawrence A. Oberman Lawrence A. Oberman Vice President