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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. )*
HCR MANOR CARE, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON
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(Title of Class of Securities)
404134108
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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)
September 25, 1998
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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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Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 404134108 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) [ ]
(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 880,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 12,668,066
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 880,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
12,668,066
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
13,548,066
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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)
12.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 404134108 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) [ ]
(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 11,075,700
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
11,075,700
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,075,700
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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*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 404134108 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) [ ]
(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 880,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,592,366
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 880,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,592,366
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,472,366
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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)
2.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 404134108 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) [ ]
(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 10,350,700
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,350,700
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,350,700
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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)
9.4%
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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 (continued)
CUSIP No. 404134108 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 1,033,620
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 12,668,066
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,033,620
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
12,668,066
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
13,701,686
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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)
12.4%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
(a) Name of Issuer:
HCR Manor Care, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
One Seagate
Toledo, OH 43604
(c) Title and Class of Securities:
Common
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
New York, NY 10153
(c) Present Principal Employment:
BCG: Holding company
BAMCO: Investment adviser
BCM: Investment adviser
BAF: Registered investment company
Ronald Baron: President: BCG, BAMCO, BCM; CEO OF BAF
767 Fifth Avenue
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. BAF is a
Massachusetts business trust. Ronald Baron is a citizen
of the United States.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Ronald Baron owns 153,620 shares of the issuer directly. These
shares were acquired in connection with the merger of Manor Care,
Inc. and Health Care Retirement, Inc. (the "Merger"). BAMCO directed
the purchase of 4,050,000 shares of the Issuer for its investment
advisory clients, specifically BAF, for an aggregate
purchase price of $130,879,446. In addition to those shares,
7,025,700 were acquired in connection with the Merger. Of these
shares, 6,300,700 were acquired for the account of BAF. BCM directed
the purchase of 105,000 shares of the issuer for its investment
advisory clients for an aggregate purchase price of $3,870,652. All
of the shares were paid for by cash assets in the respective
clients' accounts and/or by margin borrowings pursuant to standard
margin agreements. BCM further acquired an additional 1,412,366
shares in connection with the Merger. And BCM also received 880,000
shares of the issuer in connection of the Merger for two investment
partnerships.
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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
of 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: 13,548,066 12.3%
BAMCO: 11,075,700 10.0%
BCM: 2,472,366 2.2%
BAF: 10,350,700 9.4%
Ronald Baron: 13,701,686 12.4%
(b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG: 880,000
BAMCO: 0
BCM: 880,000
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron: 1,033,620
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG: 12,668,066
BAMCO: 11,075,700
BCM: 1,592,366
BAF: 10,350,700
Ronald Baron: 12,668,066
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
BCG: 880,000
BAMCO: 0
BCM: 880,000
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron: 1,033,620
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
BCG: 12,668,066
BAMCO: 11,075,700
BCM: 1,592,366
BAF: 10,350,700
Ronald Baron: 12,668,066
*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. Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership
of the shares for which they share power.
(c) A schedule of transactions effected in the last sixty 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 - 60 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: October 6, 1998
Baron Capital Group, Inc., BAMCO, Inc.,
Baron Capital Management, Inc. and
Baron Assert Fund
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
_______________________________________
Ronald Baron, President
Ronald Baron, Individually
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
_______________________________________
Ronald Baron
Transaction Schedule
From 07-30-98 To 09-30-98
Exec.
Date Acct ID Trans Qty Price
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08-03-98 bamco buy 10,000 37.8156
08-04-98 bamco buy 10,000 34.4563
08-05-98 bamco buy 20,000 34.4084
08-06-98 bamco buy 5,000 35.0000
08-07-98 bamco buy 5,000 35.5625
08-11-98 bamco buy 20,000 32.7900
08-12-98 bamco buy 15,000 32.2709
08-13-98 bamco buy 10,000 31.9900
08-14-98 bamco buy 25,000 31.1268
08-17-98 bamco buy 3,000,000 32.4250
08-17-98 bcm buy 5,500 31.6807
08-18-98 bamco buy 492,200 33.0625
08-21-98 bamco buy 37,800 30.4151
08-24-98 bamco buy 25,000 30.7818
08-25-98 bamco buy 55,000 30.4438
08-26-98 bamco buy 50,000 29.2125
08-28-98 bamco buy 10,000 27.5000
08-31-98 bamco buy 10,000 26.8563
09-01-98 bamco buy 10,000 24.9656
09-02-98 bamco buy 30,000 24.3021
09-03-98 bamco buy 5,000 24.2250
09-08-98 bamco buy 35,000 25.1571
09-09-98 bamco buy 5,000 25.5000
09-09-98 bamco buy 10,000 25.6250
09-21-98 bamco buy 15,000 27.4417
09-29-98 bcm sell 30,000 30.5742
