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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
(Amendment No. 3)
Eagle Food Centers, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock ($.01 Par Value 269514-10-5
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(Title of class of securities) (CUSIP number)
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Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [_].
(A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
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CUSIP No. 269514-10-5 13G - Page 2
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: ODYSSEY PARTNERS, L.P.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE 13-5614745
PERSON:
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:* (a) [_]
(b) [_]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF DELAWARE
ORGANIZATION:
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER: 5,457,820
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER: NONE
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 5,457,820
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: NONE
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING 5,457,820
PERSON:
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES [_]
CERTAIN SHARES:*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 52.1%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:* PN
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1 (A) - NAME OF ISSUER:
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Eagle Food Centers, Inc.
ITEM 1 (B) - ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
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Route 67 & Knoxville Road
Milan, IL 61264
ITEM 2 (A) - NAME OF PERSON FILING:
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Odyssey Partners, L.P.
ITEM 2 (B) - ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
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31 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
ITEM 2 (C) - CITIZENSHIP:
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A Delaware limited partnership
ITEM 2 (D) - TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
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Common Stock $.01 par value
ITEM 2 (E) - CUSIP NO.:
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269514-10-5
ITEM 3:
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Not Applicable
ITEM 4 - OWNERSHIP:
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ITEM 4 (A) - AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:
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5,457,820 shares
ITEM 4 (B) - PERCENT OF CLASS:
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Approximately 52.1%
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ITEM 4 (C) - NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
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(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
5,457,820 shares *
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
5,457,820 shares *
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
* Includes 267,345 shares in which Steven M. Friedman, a former
general partner of Odyssey Partners, L.P., has an economic
interest, and 29,670 shares in which Salem D. Shuchman, a
former associate of Odyssey Partners, L.P., has an economic
interest.
ITEM 5 - OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
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Not Applicable
ITEM 6 - OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
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PERSON:
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See Item 4(c)
ITEM 7 - IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
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ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
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Not Applicable
ITEM 8 - IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
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Not Applicable
ITEM 9 - NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
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Not Applicable
ITEM 10 - CERTIFICATION:
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Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Amendment to
the Statement is true, complete and correct.
ODYSSEY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: /s/ Stephen Berger
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Stephen Berger
General Partner
Dated: February 9, 1994
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