SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*
Advocat, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
007586100
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
December 31, 1999
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
*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 (the "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. 007586100 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
(on behalf of Merrill Lynch Asset Management Group ("AMG"))**
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
NONE
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
NONE (ownership disclaimed pursuant to Section 13d-4 of the 1934 Act)
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.0%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
**SEE EXHIBIT A
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CUSIP NO. 007586100 13G
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, 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
Maryland
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
NONE
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
NONE (ownership disclaimed pursuant to Section 13d-4 of the 1934 Act)
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.0%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
**SEE EXHIBIT A
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14. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO DESIGNATE THE RULE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS
SCHEDULE IS FILED:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
SCHEDULE 13G
ITEM 1 (a) Name of Issuer:
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Advocat, Inc. (the "Company")
ITEM 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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277 Mallory Station Road
Suite 130
Franklin, TN 37067
ITEM 2 (a) Name of Persons Filing:
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
(on behalf of Merrill Lynch Asset Management Group ("AMG"))
MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, INC.
ITEM 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
(on behalf of Merrill Lynch Asset Management Group ("AMG"))
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10381
MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, INC.
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
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:
See Cover Page
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ITEM 3
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c),
check whether the person filing is a:
[ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
[ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
[ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
[ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940,
[X] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E),
[ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
[X] Parent Holding Company or Control Person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); see Item 7,
[ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813),
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
ITEM 4 Ownership
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See Item 9 of Cover Pages.
(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 or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 7 of Cover Pages
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 8 of Cover Pages
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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
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
or Control Person.
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML&Co.") is a parent holding company.
The Merrill Lynch Asset Management Group ("AMG") is an operating division of
ML&Co. consisting of ML&Co.'s indirectly-owned asset management subsidiaries.
The following asset management subsidiaries hold certain shares of the common
stock, which is the subject of this 13G filing:
Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P.
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
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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
and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and
are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not
acquired and are not held 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 1, 2000
Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc.
(on behalf of Merrill Lynch Asset Management Group ("AMG"))
/s/ Jerry Weiss
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Name: Jerry Weiss
Title: Attorney-In-Fact*
MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, INC.
/s/ Jerry Weiss
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Name: Jerry Weiss
Title: Attorney-In-Fact**
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registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Each other
firm constituting part of AMG is an investment adviser operating under the
laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States. The investment
advisers that comprise AMG exercise voting and investment powers over
portfolio securities independently from other direct and indirect
subsidiaries of ML&Co.
Power of Attorney
The undersigned, Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund, Inc., a corporation
duly organized under the laws of the state of Maryland, with its principal
place of business at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536,
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Michael J. Hennewinkel, Jerry Weiss,
Ira P. Shapiro and Thomas D. Jones, III, acting severally, each of who
Mercury Asset Management Advisors divisions thereof; Fund Asset Management,
L.P., doing business as Fund Asset Management ("FAM"); Merrill Lynch Asset
Management U.K. Limited ("MLAM UK"); Merrill Lynch (Suisse) Investment M
ury Asset Management International Limited ("MAMI"); Merrill Lynch Mercury
Asset Management Ltd; Mercury Asset Management Ltd., Mercury Asset
Management (Asia Pacific) Limited; Mercury Asset Management Asia Limited;
Merrill Lynch Mercury Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH; Munich London
Investment Management, Ltd.; Merrill Lynch Asset Management (Hong Kong)
Limited; Merrill Lynch Mercury Asset Management Japan Limited; Atlas Asset
Management, Inc.; Merrill Lynch Investment Management Canada, Inc.; DSP
Merrill Ly
mited; PT Merrill Lynch Indonesia; Merrill Lynch Phatra Securities Co., Ltd.;
Merrill Lynch Global Asset Management, Limited; Mercury Asset Management
Channel Islands Limited ("MAMCI"); Mercury Asset Management International
Channel Islands Limited; Grosvenor Venture Managers, Limited; and Mercury
Fund Managers Limited. Each of MLAM, FAM, MLAM UK, MAMCI, QA, MLS, and MAMI
is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, which acts as investment adviser
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GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Terry K. Glenn
Name: Terry K. Glenn
Title: President & Director
