SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
AmeriData Technologies, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
8% Convertible Fixed Life Aggregated Securities
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(Title of Class of Securities)
03069V103
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(CUSIP Number)
Krista L. Ward and copy to:
Stark Investments George J. Mazin
1500 West Market Street Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl,
Mequon, WI 53092 Fisher & Boylan
Tel. (414) 241-1810 65 Livingston Avenue
Fax: (414) 241-1888 Roseland, NJ 07068-1791
Tel: 201-992-8700
Fax: 201-992-5820
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to receive Notices and communications)
June 24, 1996
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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 [X]. (A fee
is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting the 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 less than five percent of such class.
See Rule 13d-7.)
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1. Name of reporting persons: Michael A. Roth
Brian J. Stark
(filing as joint filers pursuant to Rule
13(d)1(f)(1))
2. Check appropriate box if a member of a group: N/A
3. SEC use only
4. Source of Funds: WC
5. Check box if disclosure... N/A
6. Citizenship: Wisconsin
7. Sole Voting Power: N/A
8. Shared Voting Power: 1,809,814.80 shares
9. Sole Dispositive Power: N/A
10. Shared Dispositive Power: 1,809,814.80 shares
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 1,809,814.80
12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares: N/A
13. Percent of class represented: 8.38%
14. Type of reporting person: IN
1 Includes 789,678,533 Shares owned by Reliant Trading, 1,020,136,267 Shares
owned by Shepherd Trading Limited. See Item 2 and Item 5 for additional details.
2 Shares owned by the reporting persons are presently limited to 634,800 8%
Convertible Fixed Life Aggregated Securities. Such security is not an "equity
stock" within the meaning of 13d-1(d), but is convertible at anytime at the
option of the holder into shares of the issuer's Common Stock.
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Item 1: Security and Issuer:
This statement relates to the 8% Convertible Fixed Life Aggregated Securities of
AmeriData Technologies, Inc. ("Shares")2 The issuer has principal executive
offices located at 700 Canal Street, Stamford, CT 06902.
Item 2: Identity and Background
1.
a) Name: Brian J. Stark
b) Residence or Business Address: 1500 West Market Street
Mequon, WI 53092
c) Occupation: Investment Fund Manager
Staro Asset Management, L.L.C., Stark & Roth,
Inc., Staro Partners
1500 West Market Street
Mequon, WI 53092
d) Convictions: none
e) Civil Proceedings: none
f) Citizenship: United States
2.
a) Name: Michael A. Roth
b) Residence or Business Address: 1500 West Market Street
Mequon, WI 53092
c) Occupation: Investment Fund Manager
Staro Asset Management, L.L.C.,
Stark & Roth, Inc., Staro Partners
1500 West Market Street
Mequon, WI 53092
d) Convictions: none
e) Civil Proceedings: none
f) Citizenship: United States
3.
a) Name: Staro Partners
b) State of Organization: Wisconsin
c) Principal Business: Securities Trading
d) Address of principal business: 1500 West Market Street
Mequon, WI 53092
e) Address of Principal Office: same
f) Convictions: none
g) Civil proceedings: none
4.
a) Name: Reliant Trading
b) State of Organization: Wisconsin
c) Principal Business: Securities Trading
d) Address of principal business: 1500 West Market Street
Mequon, WI 53092
e) Address of Principal Office: same
f) Convictions: none
g) Civil proceedings: none
5.
a) Name: Shepherd Trading Limited
b) State of Organization: British Virgin Islands
c) Principal Business: Securities Trading
Address of principal business: c/o International Fund
Administration, Ltd.
48 Par-La Ville Road, Suite 464
Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda
d) Address of Principal Office: same
e) Convictions: none
f) Civil proceedings: none
Item 3: Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
All funds used by Reliant Trading to Purchase Shares acquired by Reliant Trading
were obtained from the capital contributed by the limited partners of Stark
Investment, L.P. and general margin financing to Reliant Trading from brokers.
The amount of funds used in making the purchases was $9,012,500. The funds used
by Shepherd Trading Limited to purchase the Shares acquired by Shepherd Trading
Limited were obtained from the capital contributed by the shareholders of
Shepherd Fund Limited. The amount of funds used in making the purchase was
$9,012,500.
Item 4: Purpose of Transaction
The acquisition of the Shares by Reliant Trading and by Shepherd Trading Limited
are solely for investment purposes. Further acquisitions, sales or short sales
of securities of the issuer may be made for investment purposes, however,
neither reporting person has present plans or intentions which relate to or
would result in any of the transactions required to be described in Item 4 of
Schedule 13D.
Item 5: Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Based upon the information contained in AmeriData's quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 1996, there were issued and
outstanding 21,590,000 Shares. Messrs. Stark and Roth beneficially own
1,809,814.80 Shares or 8.38% of the Shares. 789,678.533 of such Shares are held
by Reliant Trading. Messrs. Stark and Roth have shared power to vote or direct
the vote and shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of the
789,678.533 Shares by virtue of their position as members of STARO ASSET
MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., the managing partner of Reliant Trading. 1,020,136.267
Shares are held by Shepherd Trading Limited. Messrs. Stark and Roth have shared
power to vote or direct the vote and shared power to dispose or direct the
disposition of the 1,020,136.267 Shares by virtue of their position as
investment manager of Shepherd Trading Limited.
The following Table details the transactions by Reliant Trading and Shepherd
Trading Limited in Shares of AmeriData during the past 60 days:
Date Quantity Price Transaction Type
Shepherd Trading
Ltd. 4/24/96 157,817 33.75 Open Mkt. Sale
4/25/96 157,817 34.26 Open Mkt. Purchase
4/26/96 1,600 11.75 Open Mkt. Sale
4/29/96 1,800 11.87 Open Mkt. Sale
5/02/96 3,500 12.50 Open Mkt. Sale
5/06/95 1,600 12.50 Open Mkt. Sale
5/09/96 1,700 13.625 Open Mkt. Sale
5/15/96 3,000 13.875 Open Mkt. Sale
5/16/96 4,200 14.304 Open Mkt. Sale
5/17/96 2,000 15.00 Open Mkt. Sale
5/20/96 2,000 15.75 Open Mkt. Purchase
5/21/96 25,237 15.75 Open Mkt. Purchase
5/22/96 8,200 15.75 Open Mkt. Purchase
5/23/96 700 15.75 Open Mkt. Purchase
6/24/96 200,000 45.063 Open Mkt. Purchase
Reliant Trading 4/26/96 3,400 11.75 Open Mkt. Sale
4/29/96 700 11.87 Open Mkt. Sale
5/02/96 1,500 12.50 Open Mkt. Sale
5/06/96 3,400 12.50 Open Mkt. Sale
5/09/96 800 13.625 Open Mkt. Sale
5/20/96 11,000 15.75 Open Mkt. Sale
5/21/96 6,163 15.75 Open Mkt. Sale
5/22/96 3,800 15.75 Open Mkt. Sale
5/23/96 300 15.75 OPen Mkt. Sale
5/28/96 5,100 45.025 Open Mkt. Sale
6/25/96 200,000 45.063 Open Mkt.Sale
No other entity controlled by the reporting persons has traded AmeriData shares
within the past 60 days.
Item 6: Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer.
See Item 2.
Item 7: Material to be filed as exhibits.
Exhibit 1: Agreement as to joint filing.
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EXHIBIT 1
AGREEMENT AS TO JOINT FILING
Dated July 2, 1996
The undersigned hereby agree that the 13D with respect to AmeriData
Technologies, Inc. dated as of the date hereof is filed on behalf of each of the
undersigned jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1).
/s/Brian J. Stark
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Brian J. Stark
/s/Michael A. Roth
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Michael A. Roth
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and
belief, the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
July 2, 1996
/s/Brian J. Stark
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Brian J. Stark
/s/Michael A. Roth
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Michael A. Roth
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
