SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
Continental Homes Holding Corp.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01
(Title of Class of Securities)
21148C102
(Cusip Number)
Scott Rand
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2975
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 332-9500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
January 22, 1998
(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 [ ].
*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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
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).
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1. Name of Reporting Person:
Q Investments, L.P.
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) / /
(b) / X /
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds: WC and OO (See Item 3)
5. Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e):
/ /
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas
7. Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially 8. Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting 9. Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
10. Shared Dispositive Power: -0-
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
195,999 (1)
12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares:
/ /
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 2.8% (2)
14. Type of Reporting Person: PN
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(1) Represents shares obtainable upon conversion of $4,655,000 principal
amount of the Issuer's 6-7/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2002
(the "Bonds").
(2) Pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), the number of shares deemed to be
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1. Name of Reporting Person:
Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) / /
(b) / X /
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds: WC and OO (See Item 3)
5. Check box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e):
/ /
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas
7. Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially 8. Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting 9. Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
10. Shared Dispositive Power: -0-
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
98,736 (1)(2)
12. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares:
/ /
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 1.4% (3)
14. Type of Reporting Person: PN
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(1) Represents shares obtainable upon conversion of $2,345,000 principal
amount of the Bonds.
(2) The Bonds were purchased by Amalgamated for and on behalf of R2
Investments, LDC pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement.
Upon conversion of the Bonds, Amalgamated, pursuant to such
Agreement, will have sole voting and dispositive power over the
shares obtainable thereby and R2 Investments, LDC will have no
beneficial ownership of such shares.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), the number of shares deemed to be
outstanding is 6,956,666.
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Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) of Regulation D-G of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"),
the undersigned hereby amend their Schedule 13D Statement dated January 7, 1998
as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated January 22, 1998 (the "Schedule 13D"),
relating to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Continental Homes
Holding Corp. Unless otherwise indicated, all defined terms used herein shall
have the same meanings as those set forth in the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(a)
Reporting Persons
Pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), Investments may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 195,999 shares obtainable upon conversion of $4,655,000
principal amount of the Bonds held by Investments, which constitutes
approximately 2.8% of the 7,053,929 shares deemed to be outstanding thereunder.
Pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement with R2, Amalgamated
may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
98,736 shares obtainable upon conversion of $2,345,000 principal amount of the
Bonds held by R2, which constitutes approximately 1.4% of the 6,956,666 shares
of the Stock deemed to be outstanding thereunder.
Controlling Persons
Because of its position as the sole general partner of Investments,
Acme may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 195,999 shares of the Stock,
which constitutes approximately 2.8% of the 7,053,929 shares of the Stock deemed
to be outstanding.
Because of its position as the sole general partner of Acme and
Amalgamated, Scepter may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 294,735 shares
of the Stock, which constitutes approximately 4.1% of the 7,152,665 shares of
Stock deemed to be outstanding.
Because of his position as the President and sole shareholder of
Scepter, Raynor may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 294,735 shares of
the Stock, which constitutes approximately 4.1% of the 7,152,665 shares deemed
to be outstanding.
To the best of the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, other
than as set forth above, none of the persons named in Item 2 herein is the
beneficial owner of any shares of the Stock.
(b)
Reporting Persons
Investments (which acts through its general partner, Acme) has no
power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or to direct the disposition
of any shares of the Stock because it currently holds only Bonds, not Stock.
Amalgamated (which acts through its general partner, Scepter) has no
power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or to direct the disposition
of any shares of the Stock because (pursuant to an Investment Management
Agreement with R2) it holds only Bonds, not Stock.
Controlling Persons
In its capacity as the general partner of Investments, Acme (which
acts through its general partner, Scepter) has no power to vote or to direct the
vote or to dispose or to direct the disposition of any shares of the Stock
because Investments currently holds only Bonds, not Stock.
In its capacity as the general partner of Acme and Amalgamated,
Scepter has no power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or to direct
the disposition of any shares of the Stock because Investments and Amalgamated
currently hold only Bonds, not Stock.
In his capacity as the President and sole shareholder of Scepter,
Raynor has no power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or direct the
disposition of any shares of the Stock because Investments and Amalgamated
currently hold only Bonds, not Stock.
(c)
Although none of the Reporting Persons currently own, beneficially or
otherwise, any Stock (except to the extent that they may be deemed to have a
beneficial interest in the Stock on account of their ownership of Bonds), since
the last filing on Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons have purchased shares of
the Stock in open market transactions on the New York Stock Exchange as follows:
NUMBER OF SHARES PRICE PER
REPORTING PERSON DATE PURCHASED SHARE
Investments 01/22/98 81,925 $44.94
Amalgamated (1) 01/22/98 41,275 $44.94
(1) These shares were purchased by R2, which has no beneficial ownership
of such shares pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement with Amalgamated.
In addition, since the last filing on Schedule 13D, the Reporting
Persons have sold Bonds in over-the-counter transactions, as follows:
FACE AMOUNT PRICE PER $100
REPORTING PERSON DATE OF DEBENTURES FACE AMOUNT
Investments 01/22/98 $1,995,000 $192.08
Amalgamated (1) 01/22/98 $1,005,000 $192.08
(1) These Bonds were sold by R2, which has no beneficial ownership
of the same pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement with Amalgamated.
(d)
Not applicable.
(e)
The Reporting Persons ceased to beneficially own more than 5% of the
Stock on January 22, 1998.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 99.1 -- Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1)(iii),
(previously filed).
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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.
DATED: January 23, 1998
Q INVESTMENTS, L.P.
By: Acme Widget, L.P., its
general partner
By: Sceptor Holdings, Inc., its
general partner
By:/s/ Robert McCormick
Robert McCormick, Vice President
AMALGAMATED GADGET, L.P.
By: Scepter Holdings, Inc., its
general partner
By:/s/ Robert McCormick
Robert McCormick, Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1 Agreement and Power of Attorney pursuant to Rule
13d-1(f)(1)(iii), previously filed.