-----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, Jq4gT4a0x0dCKQChxTj3zTiuqBsX3+6BjeNWK1/0g8ccDI/ubqpgQGoB5qtogjye 1WdSyY6M8McJCATsJB3ZPQ== 0000935836-01-500299.txt : 20010702 0000935836-01-500299.hdr.sgml : 20010702 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000935836-01-500299 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010501 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010629 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZINDART LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001028637 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GAMES, TOYS & CHILDREN'S VEHICLES (NO DOLLS & BICYCLES) [3944] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22161 FILM NUMBER: 1670768 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FLAT C&D 25/F BLOCK 1 TAI PING STREET 2: INDUSTRIAL CENTER 57 TING KOK RD CITY: TAI PO N T HONG KONG STATE: K3 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 01185226656992 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FLAT C & D 25/F BLOCK 1 STREET 2: TAI PING INDUSTRIAL CNTR 57 TING KOK RD CITY: TAI PO NT HONG KONG FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ZINDART INDUSTRIAL CO LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961209 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909450 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] OWNER IRS NUMBER: 770210467 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 OSGOOD PLACE PENTHOUSE CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94133 BUSINESS PHONE: 4159811039 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 OSGOOD PLACE CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94133 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT/GRUBER JON D ET AL DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951108 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT/GRUBER JON D ET AL DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930720 4 1 zndt4.htm
 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

 

 

 

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

   

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(Print or Type Responses)

   

1 .Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Zindart Limited (ZNDT)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

______Director   X    10% Owner

______Officer (give ______Other (specify title below) below)

____________________________

(Last) (First) (Middle)

50 Osgood Place, Penthouse

3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

4. Statement for
Month/Year

May 2001

(Street)

San Francisco, California 94133

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
___Form filed by One Reporting Person
 X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person See Note 1

(City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Trans-
action
Date


(Month/
Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
Action
Code
(Instr. 8)

 

 

4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 AND 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned at
End of Month

(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
ship
Form:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)

(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership



(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or

(D)

Price

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/4/01

P3

6,900

A

$3.02

733,600

I

(2)(5)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/4/01

P3

4,000

A

$3.02

111,700

D(3)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/4/01

P3

1,500

A

$3.02

90,100

D(4)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/7/01

P

9,500

A

$3.14

733,600

I

(2)(5)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/7/01

P

1,500

A

$3.14

111,700

D(3)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/8/01

P

11,600

A

$2.98

733,600

I

(2)(5)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/.8/01

P

1,500

A

$2.98

111,700

D(3)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/9/01

P

6,000

A

$2.82

733,600

I

(2)(5)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/10/01

P

3,700

A

$3.09

733,600

I

(2)(5)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/22/01

P

2,000

A

$3.05

733,600

I

(2)(5)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/24/01

P

2,700

A

$3.04

733,600

I

(2)(5)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/24/01

P

300

A

$3.04

90,100

D(4)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/25/01

P

1,000

A

$3.04

733,600

I

(2)(5)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/29/01

P

2,000

A

$3.04

733,600

I

(2)(5)

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Trans-
action
Date


(Month/
Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
Action
Code
(Instr. 8)

 

 

4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 AND 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned at
End of Month

(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
ship
Form:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)

(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership



(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or

(D)

Price

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/30/01

P

1,000

A

$2.91

111,700

D(3)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/30/01

P

3,500

A

$2.91

733,600

I

(2)(5)

American Depositary Receipts, Common Stock

5/30/01

P

500

A

$2.91

90,100

D(4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of
Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of
Deri-
vative
Security

3. Trans-
action
Date


(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code
(Instr. 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Number of Deriv-
ative Securities Ac-
quired (A) or Dis-
posed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exer-
cisable and
Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year).

7. Title and Amount of Securities
Underlying
Derivative Security
(Inst. 4)

8. Price
of
Deriv-
ative
Secur-
ity
(Instr.
5)

9. Number
of deriv-
ative
Secur-
ities
Bene-
ficially
Owned
at End
of
Month
(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

 

Code

 

V

 

(A)

 

(D)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Explanation of Responses:

(1) This form is filed by Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC ("GMCM"), a limited liability company that is an investment adviser for client accounts and a general partner of investment limited partnerships; Jon D. Gruber (" Gruber") and J. Patterson McBaine ("McBaine"), who are managers, members and portfolio mangers of GMCM; and Thomas O. Lloyd-Butler ("Lloyd-Butler") and Eric B Swergold ("Swergold"), who are members and portfolio managers of GMCM.

(2) By GMCM, as an investment adviser for client accounts and a general partner of investment partnerships, and by Gruber and McBaine as managers, members and portfolio managers of GMCM, and by Lloyd-Butler and Swergold as members and portfolio managers of GMCM. Each of GMCM, Gruber, McBaine, Lloyd-Butler and Swergold indirectly beneficially owned ADRs representing 691,600 shares on May 4, 2001, the date the reporting group became the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the issuer's outstanding common stock.

(3) By Gruber. On May 4, 2001, Gruber directly owned ADRs representing 110,700 shares, in addition to the ADRs he indirectly beneficially owned.

(4) By McBaine. On May 4, 2001, McBaine directly owned ADRs representing 86,300 shares, in addition to the ADRs he indirectly beneficially owned.

(5) Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities with respect to which indirect beneficial ownership is reported, except to the extent of that reporting person's pro rata pecuniary interest therein.

GRUBER & MCBAINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

By: /s/ Jon D. Gruber     June 28 2001

Jon D. Gruber, Manager Date

**Signature of Reporting Person **

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Joint Filer Information

Name: Jon D. Gruber

Address: 50 Osgood Place, Penthouse, San Francisco, California 94133

Designated Filer: Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC

Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Zindart Limited (ZNDT)

Statement for Month/Year: May 2001

Signature: /s/ Jon D. Gruber

Name: J. Patterson McBaine

Address: 50 Osgood Place, Penthouse, San Francisco, California 94133

Designated Filer: Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC

Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Zindart Limited (ZNDT)

Statement for Month/Year: May 2001

Signature: /s/ J. Patterson McBaine

Name: Thomas O. Lloyd-Butler

Address: 50 Osgood Place, Penthouse, San Francisco, California 94133

Designated Filer: Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC

Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Zindart Limited (ZNDT)

Statement for Month/Year: May 2001

Signature: /s/ Thomas O. Lloyd-Butler

Name: Eric B. Swergold

Address: 50 Osgood Place, Penthouse, San Francisco, California 94133

Designated Filer: Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, LLC

Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Zindart Limited (ZNDT)

Statement for Month/Year: May 2001

Signature: /s/ Eric B. Swergold

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