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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )*
Grossmans, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
39921510
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement.[ ] (A
fee is not required only if the filing 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).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for 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).
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CUSIP NO. 39921510 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
1,073,528
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,073,528
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,073,528
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
4.1%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 39921510 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
1,063,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,063,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,063,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
4.1%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 39921510 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Princeton Services, Inc.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
1,063,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,063,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,063,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
4.1%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 39921510 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Fund Asset Management, L.P.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
1,063,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,063,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,063,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
4.1%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, PN
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
ITEM 1 (a) Name of Issuer:
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Grossmans, Inc.
ITEM 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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200 Union Street
Braaintree, MA 02184-4997
ITEM 2 (a) Name of Persons Filing:
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc..
Princeton Services, Inc.
Fund Asset Management, L.P.
ITEM 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
Princeton Services, Inc.
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
Fund Asset Management, L.P.
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
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ITEM 2 (c) Citizenship:
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See Item 4 of Cover Pages
ITEM 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock
ITEM 2 (e) CUSIP NUMBER:
39921510
ITEM 3
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML&Co."), Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. ("ML
Group") and Princeton Services, Inc. ("PSI") are parent holding companies, in
accordance with (S) 240.13d-1(b) (ii) (G). Fund Asset Management, L.P.
(d/b/a) Fund Asset Management ("FAM") is an investment adviser registered
under (S) 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
ITEM 4 Ownership
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See Item 9 of Cover Pages. Pursuant to (S) 240.13d-4, ML&Co., ML Group,
PSI and FAM (the "Reporting Persons") disclaim beneficial ownership
of the securities of Grossmans, Inc. (the "Company") referred
to herein, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an
admission that the Reporting Persons are, for the purposes of Section 13(d)
or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any
securities of the Company covered by this statement, other than certain
securities of the Company held in proprietary accounts of broker-dealer
subsidiary of ML&Co.
(b) Percent of Class:
See Item 11 of Cover Pages
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 5 of Cover Pages
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 6 of the Cover Pages
(iii) sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 7 of Cover Pages
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(iv) share power to dispose of or direct the disposition of:
See Item 8 of Cover Pages
ITEM 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [X].
ITEM 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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Not Applicable
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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See Exhibit A
ITEM 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Not Applicable
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ITEM 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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Not Applicable
ITEM 10 Certification
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By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of
their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do
not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purpose or effect.
Signature.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each
of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Date: February 10, 1995
Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc.
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title: Assistant Secretary
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title: Secretary
Princeton Services, Inc.
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title: Attorney-In-Fact*
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* Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as
an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to Dial
REIT Inc.
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Fund Asset Management, L.P.
By: Princeton Services, Inc. (General Partner)
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title Attorney-In-Fact*
* Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included
as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc. et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect
to Matrix Service Company.
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EXHIBIT A TO SCHEDULE 13G
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ITEM 7 DISCLOSURE RESPECTING SUBSIDIARIES
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Three of the persons filing this report, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., a
Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at World Financial
Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York ("ML&Co."), Merrill
Lynch Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business
at World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York
("ML Group"), and Princeton Services, Inc. a Delaware corporation with its
principal place of business at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey,
("PSI") are parent holding companies pursuant to (S)240 13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (G).
The relevant subsidiaries of Merrill Lynch & Co. are Merrill Lynch Pierce,
Fenner and Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S"), ML Group and PSI, which
is the general partner of Fund Asset Management, L.P. (d/b/a) Fund Asset
Management ("FAM"). The relevant subsidiary of Merrill Lynch Group is PSI.
ML&Co. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities of Grossmans,
Inc. (the "Company") held by or deemed to be beneficially owned by ML Group
and MLPF&S. MLPF&S, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML&Co. and a broker-dealer,
holds certain of the reported securities of Grossmans, Inc. (the "Company") in
proprietary accounts.
ML Group, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML&Co., may be deemed to be
the beneficial owner of 4.1% of the common stock of the Company by virtue of
its control of its wholly-owned subsidiary, PSI.
PSI, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML Group, may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 4.1% of the common stock of the Company by virtue
of its being the general partner of FAM.
FAM, a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business
at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, is an investment adviser
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. FAM may
be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 4.1% of the common stock of
the Company by virtue of its acting as investment adviser to several investment
companies registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
No one investment company advised by FAM owns more than 5% of the securities
of the Company.
Pursuant to (S)240.13d-4, ML & Co., ML Group, PSI, and FAM disclaim
beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company, and the filing of this
Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that any such entity is,
for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the beneficial owner of any securities of the Company.
