SCHEDULE 13D
Amendment No. 0
Brookstone, Inc.
common stock
Cusip # 114537103
Filing Fee: Yes
Cusip # 114537103
Item 1: Reporting Person - FMR Corp. - (Tax ID: 04-2507163)
Item 4: PF
Item 6: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Item 7: 185,187
Item 8: None
Item 9: 985,787
Item 10: None
Item 11: 985,787
Item 13: 13.22%
Item 14: HC
PREAMBLE
The filing of this Schedule 13D is not, and should not be deemed to be,
an admission that such Schedule 13D is required to be filed. See the
discussion under Item 2.
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This statement relates to shares of the Common Stock, $0.00 par value
(the "Shares") of Brookstone, Inc., a New Hampshire corporation (the
"Company"). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at
Vose Farm Road, Peterborough, NH 03458-3851.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This statement is being filed by FMR Corp., a Massachusetts Corporation
("FMR"). FMR is a holding company one of whose principal assets is the
capital stock of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Fidelity Management & Research
Company ("Fidelity"), which is also a Massachusetts corporation. Fidelity is
an investment adviser which is registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 and which provides investment advisory services to more
than 30 investment companies which are registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and serves as investment adviser to certain
other funds which are generally offered to limited groups of investors (the
"Fidelity Funds"). Fidelity Management Trust Company ("FMTC"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FMR Corp. and a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, serves as trustee or managing agent for
various private investment accounts, primarily employee benefit plans and
serves as investment adviser to certain other funds which are generally
offered to limited groups of investors (the "Accounts"). Various directly or
indirectly held subsidiaries of FMR are also engaged in investment management,
venture capital asset management, securities brokerage, transfer and
shareholder servicing and real estate development. The principal offices of
FMR, Fidelity, and FMTC are located at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109.
Edward C. Johnson 3d owns 34.0% of the outstanding voting common stock
of FMR. Mr. Johnson 3d is Chairman of FMR Corp. The business address and
principal occupation of Mr. Johnson 3d is set forth in Schedule A hereto.
Fidelity Ventures Associates, Inc. (FVA), incorporated on March 29,
1978, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp. FVA is a corporation engaged
in venture capital investing and is the managing general partner of a
partnership called Fidelity Venture Associates Limited (FVAL).
The Shares to which this statement relates are owned directly by eight
of the Fidelity Funds, fourteen Trust Accounts, and by Fidelity Ventures
Associates through FVAL, through its subsidiaries and affiliates.
The name, residence or business address, principal occupation or
employment and citizenship of each of the executive officers and directors of
FMR are set forth in Schedule A hereto.
Within the past five years, none of the persons named in this Item 2 or
listed on Schedule A has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or has been a party to any civil
proceeding and as a result thereof was or is subject to any judgment, decree
or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to , federal or state securities laws or finding any
violations with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
The Fidelity Funds which own or owned Shares purchased in the aggregate
779,300 Shares for cash in the amount of approximately $11,515,550, including
brokerage commissions. The Fidelity Funds used their own assets in making
such purchase and no part of the purchase price is represented by borrowed
funds. Proceeds from 151,100 Shares sold aggregated approximately
$2,095,625. The attached Schedule B sets forth Shares purchased and/or sold
since February 14, 1994.
The Accounts of FMTC which own or owned Shares purchased in the
aggregate 243,787 Shares for cash in the amount of approximately $3,976,729,
including brokerage commissions. The Accounts used their own assets in making
such purchase and no part of the purchase price is represented by borrowed
funds. Proceeds from 58,600 Shares sold aggregated approximately $701,693.
The attached Schedule B sets forth Shares purchased and/or sold since February
14, 1994.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The purpose of Fidelity, FVA, FVAL, and FMTC in having the Fidelity
Funds and the Accounts purchase Shares (see Item 5 below) is to acquire an
equity interest in the Company in pursuit of specified investment objectives
established by the Board of Trustees of the Fidelity Funds and the Accounts.
Fidelity, FVA, FVAL, and FMTC, respectively, may continue to have the
Fidelity Funds and the Accounts purchase Shares subject to a number of
factors, including, among others, the availability of Shares of sale at what
they consider to be reasonable prices and other investment opportunities that
may be available to the Fidelity Funds and Accounts.
Fidelity, FVA, FVAL, and FMTC, respectively, intend to review
continuously the equity position of the Fidelity Funds and Accounts in the
Company. Depending upon future evaluations of the business prospects of the
Company and upon other developments, including, but not limited to, general
economic and business conditions and money market and stock market conditions,
Fidelity may determine to cease making additional purchases of Shares or to
increase or decrease the equity interest in the Company by acquiring
additional Shares, or by disposing of all or a portion of the Shares.
Neither Fidelity, FVA, FVAL, nor FMTC has any present plan or proposal
which relates to or would result in (i) an extraordinary corporate
transaction, such as a merger, reorganization, liquidation, or sale of
transfer of a material amount of assets involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, (ii) any change in the Company's present Board of Directors or
management, (iii) any material changes in the Company's present capitalization
or dividend policy or any other material change in the Company's business or
corporate structure, (iv) any change in the Company's charter or by-laws, or
(v) the Company's common stock becoming eligible for termination of its
registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the 1934 Act.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer.
Although Item 5 assumes that FMR, Fidelity, FMTC, FVA, and, FVAL,
beneficially own all 985,787 Shares, reference is made to Item 2 for a
disclaimer of beneficial ownership with respect to the securities which are
"beneficially owned" by the other corporations.
(a) FMR beneficially owns, through Fidelity, as investment adviser to
the Fidelity Funds, 628,200 Shares, or approximately 8.43% of the outstanding
Shares of the Company, through FVA, 172,400 shares, or approzimately 2.31% of
the outstanding Shares of the Company, and through FMTC, the managing agent
for the Accounts, 185,187 Shares, or approximately 2.48% of the outstanding
Shares of the Company. Neither FMR, Fidelity, FMTC, Edward C. Johnson 3d, nor
any of its affiliates nor, to the best knowledge of FMR, any of the persons
name in Schedule A hereto, beneficially owns any other Shares. The combined
holdings of FMR, Fidelity, FMTC, are 985,787 Shares, or approximately 13.22%
of the outstanding Shares of the Company.
(b) FMR, through its control of Fidelity, investment adviser to the
Fidelity Funds, and the Funds each has sole power to dispose of the Shares.
Neither FMR nor Mr. Johnson has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of
the 628,200 Shares owned directly by the Fidelity Funds, which power resides
with the Funds' Boards of Trustees. Fidelity carries out the voting of the
Shares under written guidelines established by the Funds' Board of Trustees.
FMR, through its control of FMTC, investment manager to the Accounts, and the
Accounts each has sole dispositive power over 185,187 Shares and sole power
to vote or to direct the voting of 168,187 Shares, and no power to vote or to
direct the voting of 17,000 Shares owned by the Accounts. Fidelity Ventures
Associates, Inc. has sole voting power over the 172,400 Shares held by
Fidelity Ventures Associates Limited.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule B, neither FMR, or any of its
affiliates, nor, to the best knowledge of FMR, any of the persons named in
Schedule A hereto has effected any transaction in Shares during the past sixty
(60) days.
Item 6. Contract, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With
Respect to Securities
of the Issuer.
Neither FMR nor any of its affiliates nor, to the best knowledge of FMR,
any of the persons named in Schedule A hereto has any joint venture, finder's
fee, or other contract or arrangement with any person with respect to any
securities of the Company.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Not Applicable.
This statement speaks as of its date, and no inference should be drawn
that no change has occurred in the facts set forth herein after the date
hereof.
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.
FMR Corp.
DATE: June 6, 1994 By: /s/Arthur S. Loring/s/Arthur
Loring
Arthur Loring
Vice President-Legal
Fidelity Ventures Limited
Fidelity Venture Associates, Inc.
(Managing General Partner)
By: /s/John J. Remondi/s/John J. Remondi
John J. Remondi
SCHEDULE A
The name and present principal occupation or employment of each
executive officer and director of FMR Corp. are set forth below. The business
address of each person is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109,
and the address of the corporation or organization in which such employment is
conducted is the same as his business address. All of the persons listed
below are U.S. citizens.
POSITION WITH
PRINCIPAL
NAME FMR CORP. OCCUPATION
Edward C. Johnson 3d President, Chairman of the
Director, CEO Board and CEO, FMR
Chairman &
Mng. Director
J. Gary Burkhead Director President-Fidelity
Caleb Loring, Jr. Director, Director, FMR
Mng. Director
James C. Curvey Director, Sr. V.P., FMR
Sr. V.P.
William L. Byrnes Vice Chairman Vice Chairman, FIL
Director & Mng.
Director
Robert C. Pozen Sr. V.P. & Gen'l Sr. V.P. & Gen'l
Counsel Counsel, FMR
Mark Peterson Exec. Exec.
V.P.-Management V.P.-Management
Resources Resources, FMR
Denis McCarthy Sr. Vice Pres. - Vice Pres., Chief
Administration, Financial Officer,
Chief Financial FMR
Officer
SCHEDULE B
Brookstone Inc.
Eleven Fidelity Fund(s) purchased Shares since February 14, 1994, at the dates
and at the prices set forth below. The transactions were made for cash in
open market transactions or with other investment companies with the same or
an affiliated investment advisor.
DATE SHARES PRICE
02-14-94 5,000 $15.50
02-15-94 10,000 15.38
02-16-94 5,000 15.25
03-14-94 8,500 13.75
03-15-94 279,000 14.50
03-16-94 10,000 14.63
03-17-94 20,000 15.00
03-18-94 30,000 14.92
03-21-94 45,000 14.88
03-22-94 35,000 14.95
03-23-94 25,900 14.88
03-24-94 5,000 15.00
03-25-94 15,000 14.75
03-28-94 4,800 15.00
03-29-94 50,900 14.63
03-30-94 7,000 14.63
04-04-94 5,000 13.75
04-05-94 25,600 13.79
04-07-94 19,000 14.63
04-08-94 10,000 14.63
04-11-94 10,000 14.88
04-12-94 40,000 14.79
04-13-94 25,000 14.38
04-15-94 8,500 14.38
SCHEDULE B
Brookstone Inc.
Three Fidelity Fund(s) sold Shares since February 14, 1994, at the dates and
at the prices set forth below. The transactions were made for cash in open
market transactions or with other investment companies with the same or an
affiliated investment advisor.
DATE SHARES PRICE
02-16-94 20,000 $15.00
02-24-94 1,000 14.63
03-01-94 5,000 14.50
03-03-94 5,000 14.50
03-07-94 10,000 14.63
03-09-94 4,500 14.50
03-30-94 7,000 14.56
04-05-94 5,600 13.75
04-20-94 10,000 13.75
04-21-94 100,000 13.75
SCHEDULE B
Brookstone Inc.
Seven Account(s) purchased Shares since February 14, 1994, at the dates and at
the prices set forth below. The transactions were made for cash in open
market transactions or with other investment companies with the same or an
affiliated investment advisor.
DATE SHARES PRICE
02-14-94 12,300 $15.00
02-15-94 8,300 15.31
03-03-94 7,300 14.75
03-07-94 9,300 14.75
03-08-94 13,600 14.63
SCHEDULE B
Brookstone Inc.
Three Account(s) sold Shares since February 14, 1994, at the dates and at the
prices set forth below. The transactions were made for cash in open market
transactions or with other investment companies with the same or an affiliated
investment advisor.
DATE SHARES PRICE
03-11-94 14,800 $14.43
03-14-94 3,000 13.25
03-23-94 2,800 14.88
