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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)*
SMART & FINAL, INC
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
831683107
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(CUSIP Number)
Linda S. Martinson, Esq. (212) 583-2000
767 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10153
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 19, 1997
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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 [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the filing 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.)
*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).
SEC 1746 (12-91)<PAGE>
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Amendment Number 6 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 831683107 Page 2 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Baron Capital Group, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
00
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 429,500
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 3,798,420
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 429,500
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,798,420
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,227,920
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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)
18.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Amendment Number 6 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 831683107 Page 3 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BAMCO, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
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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 PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 2,797,900
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,797,900
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,797,900
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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)
12.5%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Amendment Number 6 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 831683107 Page 4 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Baron Capital Management, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
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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 PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 429,500
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,000,520
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 429,500
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,000,520
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,430,020
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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)
6.4%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Amendment Number 6 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 831683107 Page 5 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Baron Asset Fund
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
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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 PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 2,237,900
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,237,900
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,237,900
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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)
10.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV, OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 6 (continued)
CUSIP No. 831683107 Page 6 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Ronald Baron
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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
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(C) OR 2(E) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 447,500
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 3,798,420
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 447,500
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,798,420
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,245,920
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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)
19.0%
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IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
(a) Name of Issuer:
Smart & Final, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
4700 South Boyle Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
(c) Title and Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) Name:
Baron Capital Group, Inc. ('BCG')
BAMCO, Inc. ('BAMCO')
Baron Capital Management, Inc. ('BCM')
Baron Asset Fund ('BAF')
Ronald Baron
(b) Business Address:
767 Fifth Avenue
24th Floor
New York, NY 10153
(c) Present Principal Employment:
BCG: Holding company
BAMCO: Investment adviser
BCM: Investment adviser
BAF: Investment company
Ronald Baron: President: BCG, BCM, BAMCO,
767 Fifth Avenue
24th Floor
New York, NY 10153
(d) Record of Convictions:
During the last five years, Filing Persons were not convicted
In a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or
similar misdemeanors.)
(e) Record of Civil Proceedings:
During the last five years, Filing Persons were not 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 judgement, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating such
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or
finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Citizenship:
BCG, BAMCO and BCM are New York corporations. Ronald Baron
is a citizen of the United States.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Reporting Person owns 18,000 shares of the issuer directly,
paid for with cash for an aggregate purchase price of $261,661.
BAMCO directed the purchase of 2,797,900 shares of the issuer
for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase
price of $55,008,586. Of those shares, 2,237,900 were
purchased for the account of BAF, for a total purchase price of
$42,980,809. BCM directed the purchase of 1,000,520 shares of
the issuer for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate
purchase price of $19,697,941 and 429,500 shares for an
investment partnership for an aggregate purchase price of
$7,084,361. All of the shares were paid for by cash assets
in the respective clients' accounts and by margin borrowings
for the account of one BCM client pursuant to standard margin
agreements with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg.
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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The securities referred to herein were acquired in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and
do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes
or effect. Filing Persons reserve the right to discuss management
and other proposals with other persons.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned:
BCG: 4,227,920 19.0%*
BAMCO: 2,797,900 12.6%*
BCM: 1,430,020 6.4%*
BAF: 2,237,900 10.0%
Ronald Baron: 4,245,920 19.0%*
*Disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares
(b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG*: 429,500
BAMCO*: 0
BCM*: 429,500
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron*: 447,500
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG*: 3,798,420
BAMCO*: 2,797,900
BCM*: 1,000,520
BAF: 2,237,900
Ronald Baron*: 3,798,420
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
BCG*: 429,500
BAMCO*: 0
BCM*: 429,500
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron*: 447,500
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
BCG*: 3,798,420
BAMCO*: 2,797,900
BCM*: 1,000,520
BAF: 2,237,900
Ronald Baron*: 3,798,420
*Reporting Persons may be deemed to share power to vote and
dispose of shares referred to herein as a result of control
relationships (BCG and Ronald Baron with respect to all of
the shares; BAMCO with respect to the BAF shares) and
pursuant to investment advisory relationships with advisory
clients. The shares reported above for sole power are
attributable to investment partnerships for which BCM
and Ronald Baron serve as general partners.
(c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last forty-nine
days is attached hereto.
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(d) Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
The investment advisory clients have the right to receive the
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the securities
in their respective accounts. To the best of Reporting Person's
knowledge, other than the shares reported herein, no person has
such interest relating to more than 5% of the outstanding class
of securities.
(e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent:
Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer
By virtue of their investment advisory agreements with their
clients, BCM and BAMCO have been given the discretion to dispose
or direct the disposition of the securities in the advisory
accounts. All such agreements are, however, revocable. The
advisory agreements for the Baron Funds have been approved by their
Board of Trustees. The agreements of the Baron Funds are filed as
exhibit 99 to Form N1-A for Baron Asset Fund and are incorporated
by reference herein. All the advisory agreements are pursuant
to a standard form.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit 99 - 49 days of trading.
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.
Date: December 29, 1997
Baron Capital Group, Inc., BAMCO, Inc.,
Baron Capital Management, Inc.
and Baron Asset Fund
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
_______________________________________
Ronald Baron, President
Ronald Baron, Individually
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
_______________________________________
Ronald Baron
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Transaction Schedule
From 11-01-97 To 12-19-97
Acct Exec.
Date ID Trans Qty Price
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11-03-97 bgi buy 2,000 19.8750
11-07-97 bcm buy 2,500 18.6250
11-11-97 bcm buy 3,000 17.9907
11-11-97 bgi buy 5,000 17.9907
11-12-97 bgi buy 10,000 18.2163
11-18-97 bgi buy 5,000 17.7813
11-19-97 bgi buy 5,000 17.9625
11-25-97 bcm sel 13,000 17.8750
11-25-97 bcm buy 4,100 17.9636
11-25-97 bcm buy 4,100 17.9636
11-25-97 bcp buy 20,000 17.9636
11-26-97 bcp buy 15,000 17.9379
11-26-97 bgi buy 20,000 17.9379
11-28-97 bcp buy 2,500 18.2500
12-03-97 bcm sel 2,200 18.1250
12-12-97 baf buy 52,900 17.5000
12-12-97 bcm sel 6,800 17.5000
12-12-97 bcm buy 10,700 17.5000
12-12-97 bcm buy 1,900 17.5000
12-12-97 bcm buy 1,900 17.5000
12-12-97 bcm buy 2,500 17.5000
12-12-97 bcp buy 78,000 17.5000
12-16-97 bcp buy 3,500 18.0000
12-17-97 bcp buy 5,500 17.9818
12-18-97 bcp buy 5,000 17.8713
