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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-C
REPORT BY ISSUER OF SECURITIES QUOTED ON NASDAQ
INTERDEALER QUOTATION SYSTEM
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AND RULE 13a-17 OR 15d-17 THEREUNDER
ARDEN GROUP, INC.
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(Exact name of issuer as specified in charter)
2020 South Central Avenue, Compton, CA 90220
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Issuer's telephone number, including area code (310) 638-2842
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I. CHANGE IN NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
Indicate any change (increase or decrease) of 5% or more in the number of shares
outstanding:
1. Title of security Class A Common Stock, $.25 par value per share
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2. Number of shares outstanding before the change 1,269,405
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3. Number of shares outstanding after the change 984,233
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4. Effective date of change September 27, 1994
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5. Method of change:
Specify method (such as merger, acquisition, exchange, distribution, stock
split, reverse split, acquisition of stock for treasury, etc.) Issuer tender
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offer
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Give brief description of transaction Issuer acquired 285,172 shares of its
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Class A Common Stock at $52 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of
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$14,828,944, pursuant to an Offering Statement dated August 17, 1994.
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II. CHANGE IN NAME OF ISSUER
1. Name prior to change ________________________________________________________
2. Name after change ___________________________________________________________
3. Effective date of charter amendment changing name ___________________________
4. Date of shareholder approval of change, if required _________________________
Date September 28, 1994 ERNEST T. KLINGER
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(Officer's signature & title)
Ernest T. Klinger, Vice President
Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer
SEC 1811 (5/91)
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INSTRUCTIONS
A. Form 10-C shall be used for reports under Section 13, or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 filed pursuant to Rule 13a-17, or 15d-17,
thereunder.
B. Four copies of each report on this form shall be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission at 450 5th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. In
addition, a copy shall be furnished to the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (NASD), Department F-10-S, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York
10004. At least one of the copies filed shall be manually signed by an
officer of the issuer. Unsigned copies shall be conformed.
C. Each report shall be filed by an issuer upon being notified that any class of
its securities is to be quoted on the NASDAQ interdealer quotations system
not later than ten days after the first date on which any aggregate increase
or decrease in the amount of securities of such class outstanding exceeds
five percent of the amount of the class outstanding as last reported. A
report shall also be required from any issuer quoted on the system of any
corporate name change not later than 10 days after the change.
D. The General Rules and Regulations under the Act contain certain general
requirements applicable to reports on any form. These general requirements
should be carefully read and observed in the preparation and filing of
reports on this form.
E. The Commission does not furnish blank forms for its filing requirements.
However, copies of this form may be duplicated in reporting the requested
information.
F. Nothing required by this form shall be construed, however, to relieve any
issuer of any obligations to file any other report required under this Act or
rules promulgated thereunder with respect to the changes set forth in
instruction C above.
