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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Arena Group Inc
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
_____288498108_____
(CUSIP Number)
Scott Newman
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51 Westmount Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 581-7150
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 21, 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: / /1
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement: / /2 (A
fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of
the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are
to be sent.
*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
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
SCOTT NEWMAN / /
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
/ /
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
/ /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 733,333 (see items 2 and 5 of attached
BENEFICIALLY schedule)
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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8 SHARED VOTING POWER
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
733,333 (see items 2 and 5 of attached
schedule)
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
733,333
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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)
5.04%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
/ /
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CUSIP NO. 288498108
Item 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
This is a statement on Schedule 13D relating to the Common Stock, $.001
par value ("Common Stock"), of Elligent Consulting Group, Inc. (the
"Company"), the principal executive offices of which are located at 152 West
57th Street, 40th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
The person filing this Statement is Scott Newman ("Newman") an
individual who is a citizen of the United States. Newman's residential
address is 51 Westmount, Livingston, New Jersey 07039. Newman's principal
occupation is that of computer consultant.
At no time during the past five years has the person filing this
Statement been (a) convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors) or (b) a party to a civil proceeding of a
judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of
such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal
or state securities laws or finding any violation of such laws.
Item 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS
OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
The Securities were acquired by Newman as part of a Plan and Agreement
of Merger dated August 1, 1998 among Patra Capital Limited, a Delaware
corporation and a subsidiary of the Company ("Patra"), Patra Holdings LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("Patra Holdings"), Conversion Services
International, Inc. a Delaware corporation ("CSI"), Newman and Glenn Peipert
("Peipert"). (Newman and Peipert are collectively referred to hereinafter as
the "Sellers"). The Plan and Agreement of Merger shall be filed as an Exhibit
to the most recent 8-K of Elligent and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Plan and Agreement of Merger provides that the holders of the
Outstanding CSI Common Stock shall, by virtue of the merger of CSI. with and
into Patra (the "Merger") and without any action on the part of the holders
thereof, receive, as part of the consideration for the Merger, an aggregate
of 1,100,000 shares of
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Common Stock of the Company, par value $.001. The Sellers own all the
Outstanding CSI Common Stock. On September 21, 1998 the Certificate of Merger
was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the
Merger became effective and 733,333 shares of Common Stock of the Company
were issued to Newman. See also, Items 4 and 5.
Item 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
The purpose of the acquisition of Common Stock by Newman was to
facilitate the Merger, whereby the separate existence of CSI ceased and Patra
Capital Limited continued as the surviving corporation in the Merger. The
person filing this Statement intends to continuously review its investment
and may, depending upon various factors, including general economic
conditions, monetary and stock market conditions, regulatory conditions and
future developments affecting the Company, acquire additional shares of
Common Stock in open market or private transactions or sell any or all of the
shares of Common Stock now owned or hereafter acquired by them.
Except as set forth above, the person filing this Statement have no
present plans or proposals to take any action enumerated in the instructions
to Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
Item 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY
Newman owned Common Stock at the close of business on September 21,
1998, as follows:
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Total Amount
Number of of Funds
Shares of Used For
Common Stock Purchases of
Name (Percentage) Common Stock
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Scott Newman 733,333 (5.04) See Item 3
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See also, Item 2.
Except as set forth in this Statement, the person filing this Statement
(a) does not beneficially own or has rights to acquire, shares of Common
Stock of the Company, or (b) has not engaged in transactions in shares of
Common Stock of the Company within the past 60 days.
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SIGNATURE
The undersigned certifies that to the best of its, his or her knowledge
and belief, the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and
correct.
/s/ Scott Newman
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SCOTT NEWMAN
September 29, 1998
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