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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13D-1(A) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)
Beringer Wine Estates Holdings, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
084102102
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(CUSIP Number)
Douglas W. Roberts
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Beringer Wine Estates Holdings
610 Airpark Road
Napa, CA 94558
(707) 259-4500
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
With a copy to:
Gregg F. Vignos, Esq.
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415) 983-1000
August 28, 2000
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of Statement)
If the filing person has previously fined a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box [_].
NOTE. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the Schedule including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a Filing
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).
(Continued on following page(s))
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Crull Family Trust
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 149,540
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 149,540
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 149,540
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.7%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Richard Adams
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,685
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,685
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 2,685
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Randy Christofferson
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 6,203
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,203
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 6,203
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Timm F. Crull
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 8,498
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8,498
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 8,498
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: William A. Franke
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 3,083
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,083
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 3,083
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: E. Michael Moone
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 8,795
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8,795
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 8,795
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Moone Family Trust
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 289,410
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 289,410
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 289,410
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.4%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Private Reserve LP
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 202,063
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 202,068
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 202,068
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.0%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Moone Family Foundation
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 8,245
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8,245
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 8,245
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Moone Enterprises LLC
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 17,359
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 17,359
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 17,359
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Jesse Rogers
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,761
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,761
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 2,761
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Rogers Family Trust
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 22,287
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 22,287
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 22,287
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: George A. Vare
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 141,673
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 141,673
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 141,673
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.7%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Vare Family Partnership
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 66,106
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 66,106
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 66,106
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.3%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Richard G. Carter
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 86,339
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 86,339
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 86,339
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.4%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Lloyd P. Chasey
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 37,000
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 37,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 37,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.2%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Martin L. Foster
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 72,566
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 72,566
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 72,566
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.3%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Allan Tor Kenward
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 72,133
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 72,133
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 72,133
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.3%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Walter T. Klenz
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 319,164
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 319,164
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 319,164
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.5%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Benjie Lawrence
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 32,000
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 32,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 32,000
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.2%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Peterson Family Trust
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 29,728
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 29,728
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 29,728
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.1%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Douglas W. Roberts
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 71,503
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 71,503
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 71,503
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12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.4%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Edward Sbragia
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 114,230
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 114,230
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 114,230
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.6%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Peter Scott
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 139,928
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 139,928
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 139,928
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.7%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Robert E. Steinhauer
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 92,173
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 92,173
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 92,173
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.4%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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CUSIP No. 084102102
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS:
The Robert E. Steinhauer and Verna Steinhauer 1992 Trust
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 39,826
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 39,826
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 39,826
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.2%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Janelle E. Thompson
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 63,210
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 63,210
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 63,210
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.3%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: Douglas A. Walker
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 54,994
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 54,994
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 54,994
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.3%
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14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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1 NAMES OF FILING PERSONS: James W. Watkins
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) [_]
(b) [X]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER None
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 135,000
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH FILING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 135,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH FILING PERSON 135,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.7%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF FILING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN
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INTRODUCTION
Reference is made to (1) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
August 28, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Foster's Brewing Group
Limited (ABN:49 007 620 886), a corporation organized under the laws of South
Australia, Commonwealth of Australia ("Fosters"), Bordeaux Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Foster's
("Purchaser"), and Beringer, and (2) the Tender, Voting and Option Agreement,
dated as of August 28, 2000 (the "Tender Agreement"), by and among Foster's,
Purchaser and the stockholders of Beringer (the "Selling Stockholders")
signatory thereto.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, on September 1, 2000,
Foster's and Purchaser filed a Schedule TO (the "Schedule TO") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), commencing a tender offer (the
"Offer") to purchase for $55.75 per share, net to the seller in cash (1) all
outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Class A Shares"), of Beringer and (2) all outstanding shares of Class B Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class B Shares," and together with the
Class A Shares, the "Shares"). The obligations of Foster's and Purchaser to
purchase Shares pursuant to the Offer is subject to certain conditions
described in the Schedule TO, including there being validly tendered and not
withdrawn prior to the expiration date of the Offer a number of Shares that,
together with any Shares that Purchaser has the right to acquire pursuant to
the Tender Agreement (excluding Shares subject to the Tender Agreement that
have been validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration date of
the Offer) and any Shares then owned by Foster's or any of its subsidiaries,
constitutes at least a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding
securities of Beringer entitled to vote in the election of directors or in a
merger, calculated on a fully-diluted basis on the date of purchase (the
"Minimum Condition"). The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to certain
conditions, following the purchase of Shares by Foster's and Purchaser
pursuant to the Offer, Purchaser and Beringer will be merged (the "Merger"),
and each Share not purchased pursuant to the Offer will be converted in the
Merger into the right to receive $55.75 in cash or any higher price per Share
paid in the Offer. The Merger Agreement has been filed by Foster's and
Purchaser with the SEC as Exhibit (d)(1) to the Schedule TO. The Tender
Agreement has been filed as Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated
herein by reference.
The Class B Shares are registered under Section 12 of the Act. The Class A
Shares are not registered under Section 12 of the Act.
Pursuant to the terms of Beringer's Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended (the "Beringer Certificate"), holders of Class A Shares have the
right to convert their Class A Shares into the same number of Class B Shares at
any time upon notice to the Company of their intent to so convert their Class A
Shares into Class B Shares. In addition, pursuant to the Beringer Certificate,
Class A Shares automatically are converted into Class B Shares upon certain
transfers of Class A Shares. Beneficial ownership of Class B Shares of any
person reported herein includes all Class A Shares beneficially owned by such
person.
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
The name of the issuer is Beringer Wine Estate Holdings, Inc. a Delaware
corporation ("Beringer"). Beringer's principal executive offices are located at
610 Airpark Road, Napa, CA 94558. The title of the securities to which this
Statement relates is the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Beringer Wine Estates Holdings, Inc.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
(a)-(c), (f) This Schedule 13D is being filed by Crull Family Trust,
Richard Adams, Randy Christofferson, Timm F. Crull, William A. Franke, E.
Michael Moone, Moone Family Trust, Private Reserve LP, Moone Family Foundation,
Moone Enterprises LLC, Jesse Rogers, Rogers Family Trust, George A. Vare, Vare
Family Partnership, Richard G. Carter, Lloyd P. Chasey, Martin L. Foster, Allan
Tor Kenward, Walter T. Klenz, Benjie Lawrence, Peterson Family Trust, Douglas W.
Roberts, Edward Sbragia,
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Peter Scott, Robert E. Steinhauer, The Robert E. Steinhauer and Verna Steinhauer
1992 Trust, Janelle E. Thompson, Douglas A. Walker and James W. Watkins (each a
"Filing Person" collectively, the "Filing Persons").
The Moone Family Trust is a trust formed for estate planning purposes. The
principal business address of The Moone Family Trust, which also serves as its
principal office, is 141 Canyon Court, Napa, CA 94558.
Private Reserve LP is a limited partnership formed under the laws of
California for investment purposes. The principal business address of Private
Reserve LP, which also serves as its principal office, is 1776 Second Street,
Napa, CA 94559. Pursuant to Instruction C to Schedule 13D of the Act,
information with respect to E. Michael Moone, the general partner(s) of
Private Reserve LP is set forth on Appendix B.
Moone Family Foundation is a private foundation formed for charitable
purposes. The principal business of Moone Family Foundation, which also serves
as its principal office, is 1776 Second Street, Napa, CA 94558.
Moone Enterprises LLC is a limited liability company formed under the
laws of California for estate planning purposes. The principal business address
of Moone Enterprises LLC, which serves as its principal office, is 1776 Second
Street, Napa, CA 94559. Pursuant to Instruction C to Schedule 13D of the Act,
information with respect to E. Michael Moone, the general partner of Moone
Enterprises LLC is set forth on Appendix B.
Crull Family Trust is a trust formed for estate planning purposes. The
principal business address of Crull Family Trust, which also serves as its
principal office, is 1024 E. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92661.
The Rogers Family Trust is a trust formed for estate planning purposes.
The principal business address of The Rogers Family Trust, which also serves as
its principal office, is c/o Jesse Rogers, Golden Gate Capital, One Embarcadero
Center, Suite 3300, San Francisco, CA 94111.
The Vare Family Partnership is a partnership formed under the laws of
California for estate planning purposes. The principal business address of
Vare Family Partnership, which also serves as its principal office, is 4204
Dry Creek Road, Napa, CA 94558. Pursuant to Instruction C to Schedule 13D of
the Act, information with respect to Elsa Vare and George Vare, the general
partners of Vare Family Partnership is set forth on Appendix B.
The Peterson Family Trust is a trust formed for estate planning purposes.
The principal business address of The Peterson Family Trust, which also serves
as its principal office, is 5785 St. Helena Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95405.
The Robert E. Steinhauer and Verna Steinhauer 1992 Trust is a trust for
estate planning purposes. The principal business address of The Robert E.
Steinhauer and Verna Steinhauer 1992 Trust, which also serves as its principal
office, is 1977 Vineyard Avenue, St. Helena, CA 94574.
As of the date hereof, the names and business addresses and the present
principal business or present principal employment or occupation of the Filing
Persons, not set forth above, are set forth in Appendix A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference. As of the date hereof, the present principal
employment or occupation of each of the general partner(s) of each of the Filing
Persons which are entities, are set forth in Appendix B attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference. All individual Filing Persons, and each of
the general partner(s) of each of the Filing Persons which are entities, are
citizens of the United States.
(d)-(e) During the last five years, neither the Filing Persons nor, to the
best of their knowledge, any of the persons listed in Appendix A or Appendix B
attached hereto has been (a) convicted in a criminal
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proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) or (b) a
party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction as a result of which such person was or is subject to a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or
mandating activities subject to federal or state securities laws or finding any
violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Not applicable - see Items 5 and 6.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
As described above, the Merger Agreement provides for the acquisition of
all the outstanding equity securities of Beringer by Foster's and Purchaser
pursuant to the Offer and Merger, subject to certain conditions including the
Minimum Condition. As a condition to their execution of the Merger Agreement,
Foster's and Purchaser required that the Selling Stockholders execute the Tender
Agreement. The purpose of the execution of the Tender Agreement by the Filing
Persons was to induce Foster's and Purchaser to execute the Merger Agreement.
Pursuant to the terms of the Tender Agreement, each Selling Stockholder has
agreed to validly tender (and not withdraw), in accordance with the Offer, not
later than the tenth business day after commencement of the Offer, all of the
Shares beneficially owned as of August 28, 2000 or acquired after August 28,
2000 by the Selling Stockholders ("Subject Shares") (other than Shares for which
unexercised outstanding stock options (the "Options") granted under Beringer's
equity incentive plans are exercisable unless such Options have been exercised).
In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provision, any Subject Shares
are for any reason withdrawn from or not purchased under the Offer, those
Subject Shares will remain subject to the terms of the Tender Agreement.
Nothing in the Tender Agreement obligates any Selling Stockholder to exercise
any Options to purchase Shares.
Each Selling Stockholder also has agreed in the Tender Agreement that at
any meeting of the stockholders of Beringer called to consider and vote upon
the adoption of the Merger Agreement, and in connection with any action to be
taken in respect of the adoption of the Merger Agreement by written consent of
Beringer's stockholders, such Selling Stockholder will vote or cause to be
voted (including by written consent, if applicable) all of the Selling
Stockholder's Subject Shares which it has the right to vote in favor of the
adoption of the Merger Agreement and in favor of any other matter necessary or
appropriate for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement that is considered and voted upon at any meeting or made the
subject of any written consent, as applicable. Each Selling Stockholder has
further agreed that at any meeting of the stockholders called to consider and
vote upon any Adverse Proposal (as defined below), and in connection with any
action to be taken in respect of any Adverse Proposal by written consent of
stockholders, each Selling Stockholder will vote or cause to be voted
(including by written consent, if applicable) all of the Selling Stockholder's
Subject Shares which it has the right to vote against the adoption of such
Adverse Proposal. For purposes of the Tender Agreement, the term "Adverse
Proposal" includes, among other things:
. other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, any (i) merger, consolidation or other business combination,
recapitalization, liquidation, share exchange, sale of shares of capital
stock, tender offer or exchange offer or similar transaction involving
Beringer or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) acquisition in any manner,
directly or indirectly, of a 30% or greater interest in the outstanding
voting securities of, or a material equity interest in a substantial
portion of the assets of, Beringer or any of its subsidiaries, including
any single or multi-step transaction or series of related transactions
which is structured to permit a third party to acquire beneficial
ownership of 30% or greater equity interest in Beringer; (iii)
acquisition in any manner, directly or indirectly, of any material
portion of the business or assets (other than immaterial or
insubstantial assets or inventory in the ordinary course of business or
assets held for sale) of Beringer; or (iv) other transaction that is
intended or would be reasonably likely to
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frustrate the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement (an "Acquisition Transaction"); or
. any proposal or action that would reasonably be expected to
result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty of
Beringer set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Each Selling Stockholder appointed Foster's and any designee of Foster's as
such Selling Stockholder's proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to vote or act by written consent with respect
to all of the Selling Stockholder's Subject Shares which it has the right to
vote:
. in accordance with the agreement to vote Subject Shares as
described above; and
. to sign its name (as stockholder) to any consent, certificate or
other document relating to Beringer required or permitted under the
Delaware General Corporation Law in connection with any matter referred
to in such agreement to vote Subject Shares.
Under the Tender Agreement, each Selling Stockholder granted to Foster's an
irrevocable option (each, a "Subject Option" and, collectively, the "Subject
Options") to purchase the Selling Stockholder's Subject Shares on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Tender Agreement at a purchase price
per share equal to $55.75 per Share (or any greater amount paid for Shares
pursuant to the Offer) (the "Per Share Amount").
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The Subject Options become exercisable if the Offer is consummated but (whether
due to improper tender or withdrawal of tender) Purchaser has not accepted for
payment and paid for all of the Subject Shares. The Subject Options are
exercisable in whole but not in part.
Under the Tender Agreement, TPG Partners, L.P., TPG Parallel I, L.P., Wine
Partners, L.P. and TPG GenPar, L.P. agreed that if the Merger Agreement is
terminated under certain circumstances in which Foster's is entitled to receive
a termination fee from Beringer and not later than one year from the date the
Merger Agreement is terminated (i) Beringer consummates a merger, acquisition,
consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction
involving, or any sale of all or substantially all of the assets or equity
securities of, Beringer and its subsidiaries (a "Business Combination"), (ii)
Beringer enters into a letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition
agreement or other similar agreement with respect to an Acquisition Transaction
providing for a Business Combination, which Business Combination is ultimately
consummated, irrespective of when such consummation occurs, (iii) a Filing
Person disposes of any or all of its Subject Shares to any person not an
affiliate or an associate of Foster's or Purchaser or to Beringer or any
affiliate thereof in connection with a Business Combination, or (iv) a Filing
Person realizes proceeds in respect of its Subject Shares as a result of a
distribution to the Filing Person by Beringer following the sale of
substantially all of Beringer's assets in connection with a Business
Combination, in each case at a per share price or with equivalent per share
proceeds having a value in excess of the Per Share Amount (the "Subsequent
Price"), then the Filing Person will promptly pay to Foster's an amount equal
to one-half of the product of:
. the excess of the Subsequent Price over the Per Share Amount,
multiplied by
. the number of Subject Shares beneficially owned (other than
beneficially owned solely by reason of having a right to vote) by the
Filing Person at the time the Business Combination is consummated or at
the time of disposal by the Filing Person.
The Tender Agreement provides that, if Shares are purchased in the Offer in
accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Foster's and Purchaser will
jointly and severally indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend the Filing
Persons and their respective successors and assigns solely in such party's
capacity as a stockholder of Beringer (collectively, the "Indemnitees") from and
against any and all costs and expenses (including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorneys' fees and the costs and expenses of investigating,
defending and litigating any claims), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages
and liabilities to the extent sustained or incurred by any Indemnitee in
connection with any action, suit or proceeding by or on behalf of any
stockholder, other than an Indemnitee (a "Claim") arising out of, relating to or
based upon the Tender Agreement or the Merger Agreement or the transactions
contemplated thereby so long as the Indemnitee acted in good faith in connection
with the matters that are the subject of such Claim. Notwithstanding anything
contained in the Indemnification provision of the Tender Agreement, no claim for
indemnity under this provision may be asserted by any Indemnitee arising or
resulting from:
. any breach by Beringer of any representation, warranty or
covenant of Beringer in the Merger Agreement; or
. any breach by any party to the Tender Agreement (other than by
Foster's or Purchaser) of any representation, warranty or covenant in
the Tender Agreement.
Each of the parties to the Tender Agreement has made customary
representations and warranties. In addition, each Selling Stockholder has
agreed that such Selling Stockholder will not directly or indirectly:
. except in accordance with the terms of the Tender Agreement and
for the conversion of Subject Shares at the effective time of the Merger
(the "Effective Time") in accordance with the terms of the Merger
Agreement and certain other limited circumstances, offer for sale, sell,
transfer, tender, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of, or
enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding
with respect to or consent to the offer for sale, sale, transfer,
tender, pledge,
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encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, any or all of such
Selling Stockholder's Subject Shares;
. acquire any Shares or other securities of Beringer (other than
in the event of any adjustment of Beringer's Shares or the grant of
Shares to members of the Beringer Board as director compensation in
accordance with past practice);
. except in accordance with the terms of the Tender Agreement,
grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Subject Shares into
a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any
Subject Shares; or
. take any action that would reasonably be expected to make any of
the Selling Stockholder's representations and warranties contained in
the Tender Agreement untrue or incorrect or have the effect of impairing
the ability of the Selling Stockholder to perform its obligations under
the Tender Agreement or preventing or delaying the consummation of any
of the transactions contemplated by the Tender Agreement.
The Tender Agreement provides that no Selling Stockholder will take, or
authorize or permit any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or
representatives (including any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney or
accountant of the Selling Stockholder) to take, any action, directly or
indirectly, to (i) solicit, initiate, encourage submission of proposals or
offers from any person relating to, or that could reasonably be expected to lead
to, an Acquisition Transaction, (ii) participate in any negotiations or
discussions regarding an Acquisition Transaction, (iii) furnish to any person
any information with respect to an Acquisition Transaction, (iv) facilitate any
effort or attempt by any other person to do or seek an Acquisition Transaction,
or (v) enter into any Acquisition Agreement or any agreement in principle,
acquisition agreement or other similar agreement requiring it to abandon,
terminate or fail to consummate the Offer, the Merger or any other transaction
contemplated by the Merger Agreement or to consummate an Acquisition
Transaction. Each Selling Stockholder has agreed to immediately advise Foster's
in writing of the receipt of a request for information or any inquiries or
proposals relating to an Acquisition Transaction. Notwithstanding anything in
the Tender Agreement to the contrary:
. if any Selling Stockholder is a director of Beringer, that
Selling Stockholder may take actions in its capacity as a director to
the extent permitted by the "no shop" provision in the Merger Agreement;
and
. if any Selling Stockholder is an officer of Beringer, he or she
may take actions in his or her capacity as an officer to the extent
directed to do so by the Beringer Board in compliance with the "no
shop" provision in the Merger Agreement.
The Tender Agreement will terminate on the earliest to occur of:
. the purchase of all the Subject Shares in the Offer;
. the Effective Time; or
. the date the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with
its terms.
The Tender Agreement may be earlier terminated by the mutual consent of
Foster's and the Selling Stockholders representing a majority of the Subject
Shares subject to the Tender Agreement.
In the event of termination of the Tender Agreement, the agreement will
become null and void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any
party and all proxies granted thereby will be automatically revoked, except
that termination will not relieve any party from any liability for any breach
of that agreement occurring prior to such termination. Notwithstanding
anything in the Tender Agreement to the contrary, if the Tender Agreement is
terminated for any reason, the sharing of profits
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provision described above will survive such termination indefinitely and if the
Tender Agreement is terminated after Shares are purchased in the Offer or the
Effective Time, the Indemnification provision described above will survive such
termination for a period of six years.
The Tender Agreement provides that nothing therein shall limit or affect
any actions taken by any Selling Stockholder in his or her capacity as an
officer or director of Beringer and that none of such actions in any such
capacity shall be deemed to constitute a breach of the Tender Agreement.
The Tender Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13D and the
terms thereof are incorporated herein by reference.
The Selling Stockholders signatory to the Tender Agreement beneficially
own, in the aggregate, 11,863,856 Class B Shares (including 1,312,530 Class A
Shares), which constitutes 56.8% of the outstanding Class B Shares. As a
result, if the Selling Stockholders comply with the terms of the Tender
Agreement, the Minimum Condition will be satisfied. In calculating the
percentage of the outstanding Class B Shares beneficially owned by the Selling
Stockholders, it was assumed for purposes of this Schedule 13D that all Class A
Shares beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholders had been converted into
Class B Shares.
The information set forth or incorporated by reference in Items 5 and 6 is
hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 5. Interest in the Securities of the Issuer.
(a)-(d) The aggregate number of Class B Shares owned by each Filing Person
pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act and the percentage of the outstanding Class B
Shares is set forth on Appendix III attached hereto and is incorporated by
reference. In calculating the percentages of the outstanding Class B Shares
beneficially owned by the Filing Persons, it was assumed for purposes of this
Schedule 13D that all Class A Shares beneficially owned by the Filing Persons
had been converted into Class B Shares. Subsequent to the execution of the
Tender Agreement and prior to the date hereto each of the Selling Stockholders
holding options to purchase Class B Shares has exercised all of such options.
Foster's, Purchaser, the Filing Persons and the other Selling Stockholders
may be deemed to constitute a "group" within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) of the
Act by virtue of the Tender Agreement. As a result, each member of such "group"
may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 11,863,856 Class B Shares
(including 1,312,530 Class A Shares) which are subject to the Voting Agreement.
However, each of the Filing Persons does not believe such a "group" exists and
disclaims beneficial ownership of any Shares that would result from the
existence of such a group because (a) each of the Selling Stockholders is
severally and not jointly obligated to comply with the Tender Agreement and
(b) each Selling Stockholder has entered into the Tender Agreement in order to
dispose of their Shares and Foster's and Purchaser have entered into the
Tender Agreement in order to acquire such Shares.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.
The information set forth or incorporated by reference in Items 4 and 5 is
hereby incorporated by reference.
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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
1. Tender, Voting and Option Agreement, dated August 28, 2000, by and among
Fosters, Purchaser and the stockholders signatory thereto.*
2. Power-of-Attorney, dated September 19, 2000, executed by the Filing Persons.
3. Joint Filing Agreement, dated September 26, 2000, executed by the Filing
Persons.
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* Incorporated by reference to the Schedule 14D-9 filed September 1, 2000 by
Beringer.
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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.
Dated: September 29, 2000.
/s/ Douglas W. Roberts
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Douglas W. Roberts
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APPENDIX A
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Filing Persons
The following table sets forth the name, business address and present
principal occupation or employment of each of the Filing Persons.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name, Principal Business and Address of
Corporation or Other Organization
Name Principal Occupation in Which Employment is Conducted
-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Richard Adams Attorney Worsham, Forsythe & Wooldridge LLP
1601 Bryan St., 30th Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
Randy Christofferson Chief Executive Officer Walker Digital
Five High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905
Timm F. Crull President Quarry Vineyard
1466 Silverado Trail
Napa, CA 94574
William Franke President Franke & Company
2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 800
Phoenix, AZ 85016
E. Michael Moone Managing Partner Silverado Equity Partners
1776 2nd Street
Napa, CA 94559
Jesse Rogers Managing Director Golden Gate Capital
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 3300
San Francisco, CA 94111
George A. Vare President Luna Vineyards
2921 Silverado Trail
Napa, CA 94558
Richard G. Carter Vice President, Sales Beringer Wine Estates
610 Airpark Road
P.O. Box 4500
Napa, CA 94558
Lloyd P. Chasey Vice President, Finance and Controller Beringer Wine Estates
610 Airpark Road
P.O. Box 4500
Napa, CA 94558
Martin L. Foster Vice President, Investor Relations Beringer Wine Estates
610 Airpark Road
P.O. Box 4500
Napa, CA 94558
Allan Tor Kenward Vice President, Winery Communications Beringer Wine Estates
1000 Pratt Avenue
St. Helena, CA 94574
Walter T. Klenz President, CEO & Director Beringer Wine Estates
610 Airpark Road
P.O. Box 4500
Napa, CA 94558
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name, Principal Business and Address of
Corporation or Other Organization
Name Principal Occupation in Which Employment is Conducted
-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Benjie Lawrence Vice President, Human Resources Beringer Wine Estates
610 Airpark Road
P.O. Box 4500
Napa, CA 94558
Douglas W. Roberts Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Beringer Wine Estates
610 Airpark Road
P.O. Box 4500
Napa, CA 94558
Edward Sbragia Senior Vice President, Winemaster Beringer Wine Estates
1000 Pratt Avenue
St. Helena, CA 94574
Peter Scott Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Beringer Wine Estates
and Administrative Officer 610 Airpark Road
P.O. Box 4500
Napa, CA 94558
Robert E. Steinhauer Senior Vice President, Vineyard Operations Beringer Wine Estates
1000 Pratt Avenue
St. Helena, CA 94574
Janelle E. Thompson Vice President, Marketing and Hospitality Beringer Wine Estates
1000 Pratt Avenue
St. Helena, CA 94574
Douglas A. Walker Vice President, Corporate Planning Beringer Wine Estates
610 Airpark Road
P.O. Box 4500
Napa, CA 94558
James W. Watkins Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Beringer Wine Estates
610 Airpark Road
P.O. Box 4500
Napa, CA 94558
</TABLE>
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APPENDIX B
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General Partners of Entities
The following table sets forth the name, business address and principal
occupation or employment of each of the general partners of Filing Persons that
are entities.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name, Principal Business and Address of
Corporation or Other Organization in Which
Entity Name Principal Occupation Employment is Conducted
--------------------------- ---------------- -------------------- ------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Private Reserve LP E. Michael Moone Chairman Luna Vineyards
2921 Silverado Trail
Napa, CA 94558
Vare Family Partnership George Vare President Luna Vineyards
2921 Silverado Trail
Napa, CA 94558
Elsa Vare Housewife 1776 Second Street
Napa, CA 94558
Moone Enterprises LLC E. Michael Moone Chairman Luna Vineyards
2921 Silverado Trail
Napa, CA 94558
</TABLE>
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APPENDIX C
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Beneficial Ownership
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total Shares Percentage of Outstanding Class B
Name Owned(1) Shares
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<S> <C> <C>
Crull Family Trust 149,540 0.7%
Richard Adams 2,685 Less than 0.1%
Randy Christofferson 6,203 Less than 0.1%
Timm F. Crull 8,498 Less than 0.1%
William Franke 3,083 Less than 0.1%
E. Michael Moone 8,795 Less than 0.1%
Moone Family Trust 289,410 1.4%
Private Reserve LP 202,068 1.0%
Moone Family Foundation 8,245 Less than 0.1%
Moone Enterprises LLC 17,359 Less than 0.1%
Jesse Rogers 2,761 Less than 0.1%
Rogers Family Trust 22,287 0.1%
George A. Vare 141,673 0.7%
Vare Family Partnership 66,106 0.3%
Richard G. Carter 86,339 0.4%
Lloyd P. Chasey 37,000 0.2%
Martin L. Foster 72,566 0.3%
Allan Tor Kenward 72,133 0.3%
Walter T. Klenz 319,164 1.5%
Benjie Lawrence 32,000 0.2%
Peterson Family Trust 29,728 0.1%
Douglas W. Roberts 72,503 0.4%
Edward Sbragia 114,230 0.6%
Peter Scott 139,928 0.7%
Robert E. Steinhauer 92,173 0.4%
The Robert E. Steinhauer and
Verna Steinhauer 1992 Trust 39,826 0.2%
Janelle E. Thompson 63,210 0.3%
Douglas A. Walker 54,994 0.3%
James W. Watkins 135,000 0.7%
</TABLE>
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(1) It is assumed for purposes of this Schedule 13D that all Class A Shares
beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholders has been converted into
Class B Shares.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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1. Tender, Voting and Option Agreement, dated August 28, 2000, by and among
Fosters, Purchaser and the stockholders signatory thereto.*
2. Power-of-Attorney, dated September 19, 2000, executed by the Filing
Persons.
3. Joint Filing Agreement, dated September 26, 2000, executed by the Filing
Persons.
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* Incorporated by reference to the Schedule 14D-9 filed September 1, 2000 by
Beringer.
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