SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)
BIG B, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock - $.001 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
088891
(CUSIP Number)
Richard Cohn, Esq., P.O. Box 55727, Birmingham AL 35255
(205) 930-5133
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 27, 1994
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on
Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)
(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
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 less than five percent of
such class. See Rule 13d-7.)
(Cover Page continued on separate page.)
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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).
CUSIP No. 088891
1) Name of Reporting Person: Vincent J. Bruno
Social Security Number or I.R.S. Identification Number of
Reporting Person:
###-##-####
2) Check the Appropriate Row if a Member of a Group:
(a)
(b)
3) SEC Use Only:
4) Source of Funds: Not applicable.
5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
to Item 2(d) or 2(e):
6) Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States citizen
Number of (7) Sole Voting Power: 622,036
Shares Bene-
ficially (8) Shared Voting Power: 604,076
Owned by
Each (9) Sole Dispositive Power: 622,036
Reporting
Person With (10) Shared Dispositive Power: 604,076
11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person: 1,226,112 shares
12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares:
13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):
7.9%
14) Type of Reporting Person: IN
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Item 1(a) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
Item 1(b) Name of Issuer: Big B, Inc.
Item 1(c) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
2600 Morgan Road, S.E.
Bessemer, Alabama 35023
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Vincent J. Bruno
Item 2(b) Residence or Business Address:
2600 Morgan Road, S.E.
Bessemer, Alabama 35023
Item 2(c) Present principal occupation or employment and the
name, principal business and address of any
corporation or other organization in which such
employment is conducted:
Vice President of Merchandising and Advertising
and Director of Big B, Inc.
Item 2(d) Criminal convictions during last five years. Give
dates, nature of conviction, name and location of
court, any penalty imposed, or other disposition of
case: None
Item 2(e) Securities violations during last five years:
None
Item 2(f) Citizenship: United States Citizen
Item 3 Not applicable.
Item 4 Not applicable.
Item 5(a) Ownership:
Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,226,112 shares
Percent of Class: 7.9%
Item 5(b) See answers to Cover Page Item Nos. (5), (6), (7)
and (8).
Item 5(c) Transactions during past 60 days or since most
recent filing on Schedule 13D, whichever is less,
by reporting person (including identity of person
effecting the transaction, date of transaction,
amount of securities involved, price per share and
where and how transaction was effected).
4/20/94 - Sale of 7,872 shares of Common Stock
owned by Mr. Bruno at $10-5/8; 8/9/94 - Sale of
12,205 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Bruno as
Trustee at $10.6875; 8/9/94 - Sale of 2,500 shares
of Common Stock held by Mr. Bruno as Trustee at
$10.8125; 12/27/94 - year-end gifts of 3,875
shares.
Item 5(d) Names of any other persons having the right to
receive or direct receipt of dividends from, or
proceeds from the sale of, such securities. If
such interest relates to more than five percent of
the class, identify such person. None.
Item 5(e) If applicable, state the date on which the
reporting person ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of
securities. Not applicable.
Item 6 Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
Relationships with Respect to Securities of the
Issuer. None.
Item 7 Exhibits. None
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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.
February 13, 1995
(Date)
/s/ Vincent J. Bruno
(Signature)
Vincent J. Bruno,
Vice President of Merchandising
and Advertising and Director
(Name and Title)
