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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G*
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 2)
Kasper A.S.L., Ltd. (formerly Sassco Fashions, Ltd.)
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
80386U109
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
(Page 1 of 9 Pages)
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*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 purposes 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)
CUSIP No. 80386U109 13G/A Page 2 of 8 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Blue Ridge Limited Partnership
_____________________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
_____________________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________________
(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_____________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
730,000
OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
730,000
_____________________________________________________________________________
(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
730,000
_____________________________________________________________________________
(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
_____________________________________________________________________________
(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
10.7%
_____________________________________________________________________________
(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
PN
_____________________________________________________________________________
** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 80386U109 13G/A Page 3 of 8 Pages
____________________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
JAG Holdings LLC
_____________________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
_____________________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________________
(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
_____________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
730,000
OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
730,000
_____________________________________________________________________________
(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
730,000
_____________________________________________________________________________
(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
_____________________________________________________________________________
(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
10.7%
_____________________________________________________________________________
(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
OO
_____________________________________________________________________________
** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 80386U109 13G/A Page 4 of 8 Pages
____________________________________________________________________________
(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
John A. Griffin
_____________________________________________________________________________
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
_____________________________________________________________________________
(3) SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________________
(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
_____________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
730,000
OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
730,000
_____________________________________________________________________________
(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
730,000
_____________________________________________________________________________
(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
_____________________________________________________________________________
(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
10.7%
_____________________________________________________________________________
(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IN
_____________________________________________________________________________
** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 80386U109 13G/A Page 5 of 8 Pages
This Amendment No. 2 amends and restates the Schedule 13G filed by Blue Ridge
Limited Partnership, JAG Holdings LLC and John A. Griffin on February 23, 1998
and amended by Amendment No. 1 on November 5, 1998.
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
The name of the issuer is Kasper A.S.L., Ltd. (formerly Sassco Fashions,
Ltd.) (the "Company").
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 77 Metro Way,
Secaucus, New Jersey 07094.
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed by:
(i) Blue Ridge Limited Partnership, a New York limited
partnership with respect to the shares of Common
Stock directly owned by it;
(ii) JAG Holdings LLC, a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the State of New York,
with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by
Blue Ridge Limited Partnership; and
(iii) John A. Griffin, with respect to the
shares of Common Stock directly owned by Blue Ridge Limited
Partnership.
Neither JAG Holdings LLC nor Mr. John Griffin own any shares
of Common Stock directly.
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes
collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is
660 Madison Avenue, 20th floor, New York, New York 10021.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Blue Ridge Limited Partnership is a limited partnership organized under
the laws of the State of New York.
JAG Holdings LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws
of the State of New York.
John A. Griffin is a United States citizen.
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CUSIP No. 80386U109 13G/A Page 6 of 8 Pages
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock")
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 80386U109
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), 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) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1 (b)(ii)(G),
(h) [ ] Savings Associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
(i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940,
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box: [x]
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CUSIP No. 80386U109 13G/A Page 7 of 8 Pages
Item 4. Ownership.
A. Blue Ridge Limited Partnership
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 730,000
(b) Percent of class: 10.7% The percentages used herein and in
the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon there being
6,800,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
November 16,1998, as reported in the Form 10-Q filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") for the quarterly period ended October 3,
1998.
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 730,000
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 730,000
B. JAG Holdings LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 730,000
(b) Percent of class: 10.7%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 730,000
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 730,000
C. John A. Griffin
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 730,000
(b) Percent of class: 10.7%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 730,000
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 730,000
Item 10. Certification.
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above 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.
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CUSIP No. 8038U109 13G/A Page 8 of 8 Pages
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
DATED: February 16, 1999
Blue Ridge Limited Partnership
By: JAG Holdings LLC,
General Partner
By: /s/ John A. Griffin
John A. Griffin
Managing Member
JAG Holdings LLC
By: /s/ John A. Griffin
John A. Griffin
Managing Member
John A. Griffin, individually
/s/ John A. Griffin
John A. Griffin
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