UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Name of Issuer)
Paradise, Inc
(Title of Class of Securities)
Common Stock
(CUSIP Number)
699058103
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Michael J. Seaman
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
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MEMBER OF A GROUP?
CITIZENSHIP
U.S. Citizen
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
SOLE VOTING POWER 21,250
SHARED VOTING POWER 10,250
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 21,250
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,250
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
31,500
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
6.07%
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
ITEMS 1 - 10 OF GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Item 1.
(a)Name of Issuer: Paradise, Inc.
(b)Address of Issuer: 1200 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.,
Plant City, FL 33566
Item 2.
(a)Name of Person Filing: See Exhibit 1
(b)Address of Person Filing: 7861 Coco Bay Drive, Naples, FL 34108
(c)Citizenship: See Exhibit 1
(d)Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e)CUSIP Number: 699058103
Item 3.
The reporting person is an individual investor.
Item 4. Ownership
(a)Amount Beneficially Owned: See Exhibit 1
(b)Percent of Class: See Exhibit 1
(c)Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i)sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Exhibit 1
(ii)shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Exhibit 1
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Exhibit 1
(iv)shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Exhibit 1
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class:
N/A
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person: N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company: N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
See Exhibit 1
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
N/A
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
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 purposes or effect.
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.
Date: See Exhibit 2
Signature: See Exhibit 2
Name/Title: See Exhibit 2
Exhibit 1
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
1) Michael J. Seaman
(c)Citizenship
1) U.S.
Item 4.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
1) 31,500
(b) Percent of Class
1) 6.07%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1) 21,250
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
1) 10,250
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1) 21,250
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1) 10,250
*Michael J. Seaman and members of his immediate family own shares of the
company. Mr. Seaman is the managing trustee of the George J. Seaman, MD
P.C. Wasting Trust ("Trust"). Mr. Seaman has sole voting and dispositive
powers over those shares owned by the Trust and him personally. Mr. Seaman
has shared voting and dispositive powers over those shares owned by his
wife, Phyllis Seaman, and by his children, Kimberley Seaman, Jordan Seaman
and Sloane Seaman.
Exhibit 2
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.
Date: September 1, 1998
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Michael J. Seaman
Individually
