SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
AVADO BRANDS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
05336P108
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(CUSIP Number)
Tom E. DuPree, Jr.
Avado Brands, Inc.
Hancock at Washington
Madison, GA 30650
(706) 342-4552
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 29, 2000
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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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f), or 13d-1(g), check the
following box [ ]
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
CUSIP No. 05336P108
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Tom E. DuPree, Jr.
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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 ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP
United States of America
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NUMBER OF 7. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 7,738,203
OWNED BY ____________________________________
EACH
REPORTING 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH
816,443
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9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,738,203
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
816,443
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
8,554,646
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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)
31.2%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) Aggregate number of shares and percentage of outstanding Common Stock
beneficially owned by Mr. DuPree.
Reporting Person Number of Shares Percentage of Class
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Tom E. DuPree, Jr. 8,554,646 31.2%
(b) Mr. DuPree has the sole power to vote and dispose of all of the shares
of Common Stock beneficially owned by him as set forth in Item 5(a) with the
exception of 644,812 shares held by various Foundations, Partnerships and Trusts
in addition to 171,631 shares held by the Company's Employee Stock Ownership
Plan which are allocated to other employees and for which Mr. DuPree has shared
investment power.
(c) Mr. DuPree acquired an additional 355,000 shares of Common Stock at an
average price per share of $0.95 through open market transactions as follows:
Date Shares Price per share
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Nov. 17, 2000 45,000 $0.76
Nov. 20, 2000 10,000 $0.74
Nov. 27, 2000 15,000 $0.82
Nov. 28, 2000 45,000 $0.94
Nov. 29, 2000 220,000 $1.01
Nov. 30, 2000 20,000 $1.01
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
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Signatures
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: November 30, 2000
By: /s/ Tom E. DuPree, Jr.
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Tom E. DuPree, Jr.
