SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 12)
Big B, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock - $.001 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
088891
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement [ ].
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COVER PAGE (Continued)
CUSIP Number 088891
1. Name of Reporting Person: Anthony J. Bruno
Social Security Number of Reporting Person: ###-##-####
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a)
(b)
3. SEC Use Only:
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States citizen
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power: 736,504
Shares Bene-
ficially 6. Shared Voting Power: 104,000
Owned by
Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 736,504
Reporting
Person With 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 104,000
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person:
840,504 shares
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes Certain
Shares: _____
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9: 5.4%
12. Type of Reporting Person: IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Big B, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
2600 Morgan Road, S.E.
Bessemer, Alabama 35023
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Anthony J. Bruno
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or Residence:
2600 Morgan Road, S.E.
Bessemer, Alabama 35023
Item 2(c) Citizenship: United States Citizen
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 088891
Item 3 Not applicable.
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 840,504 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 5.4%
(c) See answers to Cover Page Item Nos. (5), (6), (7)
and (8).
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: Not Applicable.
Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
Parent Holding Company. Not Applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group. Not Applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable.
Item 10 Certification.
Not Applicable
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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.
January 25, 1996
(Date)
/s/ Anthony J. Bruno
(Signature)
Anthony J. Bruno,
Chairman of the Board, CEO
(Name and Title)
