UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
Smart & Final, 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)
831683107
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(CUSIP Number)
Daniel S. Sternberg, Esq.
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
(212) 225-2000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
January 12, 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 3d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box. |_|
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
(Continued on following pages)
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* 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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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 831683107 Page 2 of 5
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
Casino USA, Inc.
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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, WC (See Item 3.)
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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
California
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
16,687,860
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 16,983,460
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
16,687,860
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
16,983,460
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
16,983,460
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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)
58.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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This Amendment No. 3 (this "Amendment") amends the Schedule 13D dated July
17, 1998, as previously amended (the "Schedule 13D" or "this Statement"), of
Casino USA, Inc., a California corporation ("Casino USA"), with respect to the
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Smart & Final,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
As described under Item 4 below, the parent of Casino USA, Casino
Guichard-Perrachon, S.A. ("Casino"), through Cuersup S.A., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Casino ("Cuersup"), has acquired in open market purchases 295,600
shares of Common Stock. The aggregate amount of funds utilized to purchase such
shares was $2,154,618, all of which came from the working capital of Casino.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Casino, which is the parent of Casino USA and indirectly the principal
shareholder of the Company, between December 27, 1999 and January 12, 2000,
purchased in the open market, through Cuersup, 295,600 shares of Common Stock.
The purpose of these purchases was to increase Casino's investment in the
Company in view of what Casino believed to be attractive market conditions.
Depending on market conditions and other factors it deems relevant, Casino may
in the future acquire additional shares of Common Stock in the open market or
otherwise.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) and (b) Casino USA is the beneficial owner of 16,983,460 shares of
Common Stock, which represent approximately 58.3% of the shares of Common Stock
issued and outstanding (based on 29,136,995 shares of Common Stock outstanding
as set forth in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended October 10, 1999). Casino USA has the sole power to vote or to direct the
vote of, and the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of,
16,687,860 of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it and may be
deemed have the shared power to vote or to direct the vote of, and the shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, 295,600 shares owned by Casino
through Cuersup.
(c) The table below sets forth information with respect to all transactions
in shares of Common Stock effected during the last 60 days by Casino USA, or to
the best of its knowledge, by Casino, Cuersup or any of the persons identified
in Item 1 of the Schedule 13D. Unless otherwise indicated, all such transactions
were purchases of shares of Common Stock for cash by Cuersup effected in the
open market on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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Date Number of Shares Price per Share*
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December 27, 1999 6,500 $6.5023
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December 28, 1999 6,500 6.5552
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December 29, 1999 6,500 6.9975
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December 30, 1999 5,000 6.8725
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December 31, 1999 2,500 7.0600
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January 3, 2000 17,500 7.5264
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January 4, 2000 31,000 7.5298
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January 5, 2000 72,800 7.4350
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January 7, 2000 68,200 7.3725
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January 11, 2000 69,100 7.1225
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January 12, 2000 10,000 7.1225
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* Including commissions.
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SIGNATURE
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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: January 13, 2000
CASINO USA, INC.
By: /s/ Andre Delolmo
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Name: Andre Delolmo
Title: President
