SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
AMENDMENT NO. 2
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Meritage Hospitality Group Inc., a Michigan corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
59000K 10 1
(CUSIP Number)
Gary P. Kreider, Esq.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L.
One East Fourth Street, 18th Floor
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 579-6411
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
January 30, 1998
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(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 .
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CUSIP NO. 59000K 10 1 13D Page 2 of 3 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Mr. Jerry L. Ruyan -- ###-##-####
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States citizen
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 208,288
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH -0-
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
208,288
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
208,288
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.17 %
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Schedule 13D as previously filed is amended in Item 5 by adding
the material below.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a) See page 2, nos. 11 and 13.
(b) See page 2, nos. 7-10.
(c) On January 30, 1998 the Issuer acquired the remaining 46% of
the Wendy's of West Michigan Limited Partnership in exchange
for 1,772,359 of the Issuer's Common Shares. In connection
with this transaction, Mr. Ruyan's ownership decreased to
4.17%.
(d) None.
(e) Mr. Ruyan ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5%
of the class of securities on January 30, 1998. The filing of
this Amendment terminates Mr. Ruyan's obligation to file
future amendments to this Schedule 13D.
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.
Dated: February 3, 1998 /s/Gary P. Kreider
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Gary P. Kreider as Attorney-in-Fact
for Jerry L. Ruyan
