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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 4)
Boston Restaurant Associates, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
10122109
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(CUSIP Number)
*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 10122109 PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Jordan American Holdings, Inc.
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Florida
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 350,000
SHARES -------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 909,545
PERSON -------------------------------------------
WITH
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
350,000
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
909,545
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,259,545
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
23.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA and HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
Boston Restaurant Associates, Inc.
ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
999 Broadway, Saugus, Massachusetts 01906
ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Jordan American Holdings, Inc. ("JAHI")
ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
1875 Ski Time Square Drive, Suite One,
Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487
ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:
Florida
ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
10122109
ITEM 3 IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(b),
OR 13D-2(b), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
Investment Advisor registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and Parent Holding Company.
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: JAHI, in its capacity as
a registered investment adviser, may be deemed to
be the beneficial owner of 909,545 shares of the
issuer's common stock held in discretionary
accounts for various clients. JAHI's wholly-owned
broker-dealer subsidiary also holds immediately
exercisable warrants to purchase 350,000 shares of
the issuer's common stock pursuant to a Stock
Purchase Warrant dated December 31, 1996.
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(b) Percent of Class: 23.5%.
(c) For information on voting and dispositive power
with respect to the above-listed shares, please see
Items 5-8 of the Cover Page.
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
Not Applicable
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
PERSON:
Shares as to which this schedule is filed are beneficially
owned by various clients of the person filing this schedule.
These clients receive dividends and the proceeds from the
sale of such shares. No such client is known to have such
interest with respect to more than 5% of the class, except as
follows:
None
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY:
See Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
Not Applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not Applicable
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.
/s/ Frederick A. Whittlesey
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Name: Frederick A. Whittlesey
Title: Vice President
Dated: February 13, 1997
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EXHIBIT A
Supplement to Item 7: The relevant subsidiary is Management Securities, Inc., a
Florida corporation, whose Item 3 classification is BD.
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