SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 4 )(1)
Opta Food Ingredients, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
68381N105
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(CUSIP Number)
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:
|_| Rule 13d-1 (b)
|_| Rule 13d-1 (c)
|_| Rule 13d-1 (d)
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(1) 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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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 2 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
John W. Glynn, Jr.
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
13,387 shares of Common Stock
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 196,150 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 13,387 shares of Common Stock
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
196,150 shares of Common Stock
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
209,537 shares of Common Stock
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 3 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Glynn Capital Management
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 196,150 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
196,150 shares of Common Stock
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
196,150 shares of Common Stock
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Crown Associates III, L.P.
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 5 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Crown Partners III, L.P.
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 6 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Crown-Glynn Associates, L.P.
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
--------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 7 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Crown-Glynn Partners, L.P.
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 8 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Crown-Glynn Advisors, Ltd.
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO LA
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 9 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
The Crown Trust
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
--------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 10 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
David F. Bellet
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
--------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 11 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Jeffrey S. Hamren
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
--------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 12 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Margaret S. McNamara
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
--------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 13 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Steven Rosston
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
--------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 196,150 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
196,150 shares of Common Stock
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
196,150 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 68381N105 SCHEDULE 13G Page 14 of __ Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Chester A. Siuda
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
--------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH --------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares of Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
|_|
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Opta Food Ingredients, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 25 Wiggins Avenue,
Medford, MA 01730
Item 2(a) Names of Person Filing See cover pages.
Relationship of filing persons:
Glynn Capital Management, Crown-Glynn Advisors Ltd., and Crown
Capital Management Ltd. are Registered Investment Advisors.
Crown-Glynn Advisors Ltd. is investment advisor to Crown Associates
III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Crown-Glynn Associates, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership. Crown Partners III, L.P. is general partner of
Crown Associates III, L.P. Crown-Glynn Partners, L.P. is general partner of
Crown-Glynn Associates, L.P.
Crown Capital Management Ltd. is investment advisor to The Crown
Trust, a New York Trust.
John W. Glynn, Jr., David F. Bellet and Chester A. Siuda are
Managing Directors of Crown Capital Management and Crown-Glynn Advisors. John W.
Glynn, Jr., is sole owner of Glynn Capital Management.
John W. Glynn, Jr., David F. Bellet, Chester A. Siuda, Jeffrey S.
Hamren, Steven Rosston, and Margaret S. McNamara are general partners of Crown
Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and Crown-Glynn Partners,
L.P., a Delaware partnership.
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Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none Residence:
As to the following filing persons:
Crown Associates III, L.P.
Crown Partners III, L.P.
Crown-Glynn Associates, L.P.
Crown-Glynn Partners, L.P.
Crown-Glynn Advisors Ltd.
The Crown Trust
Crown Capital Management Ltd.
Chester A. Siuda
Margaret S. McNamara
Jeffrey S. Hamren
67 East Park Place
8th Floor
Morristown, NJ 07960
As to the following filing person:
David F. Bellet
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 3405
New York, NY 10165
As to the following filing persons:
Glynn Capital Management
John W. Glynn, Jr.
Steven Rosston
3000 Sand Hill Road
Building 4, Suite 235
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Item 2(c) Citizenship: See cover pages
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 68381N105
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a :
(a) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
(b) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(c) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
(d) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act,
*(e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
(f) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund; see 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G),
(h) Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
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* As to Crown-Glynn Advisors, Ltd., Crown Capital Management Ltd.
and Glynn Capital Management.
Item 4. Ownership: See cover pages.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is
being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person
has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the class of
securities, check the following: X
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not
applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not
applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not
applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above 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.
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13-G SIGNATURE PAGE
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: March __ , 2000
/s/ John W. Glynn, Jr.*
CROWN-GLYNN ASSOCIATES, LIMITED ----------------------------------------
PARTNERSHIP John W. Glynn, Jr.*
By Crown-Glynn Partners, L.P. as /s/ Steven Rosston
General Partner ----------------------------------------
Steven Rosston
/s/ David F. Bellet
CROWN ASSOCIATES III, LIMITED ----------------------------------------
PARTNERSHIP David F. Bellet
By Crown Partners III, L.P. as
General Partner
/s/ Chester A. Siuda
CROWN PARTNERS III, L.P. ----------------------------------------
Chester A. Siuda
CROWN-GLYNN PARTNERS, L.P. /s/ Jeffrey S. Hamren
----------------------------------------
Jeffrey S. Hamren
By /s/ David F. Bellet /s/ Margaret S. McNamara
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General Partner Margaret S. McNamara
THE CROWN TRUST
CROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD
CROWN-GLYNN ADVISORS, LTD.
By /s/ David F. Bellet
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* Individually and on behalf of Glynn Capital Management,
Glynn Emerging Opportunity Fund, Glynn Investment L.P., Glynn Peterson,
Glynn Buckley Investments, L.P., and McMorgan Fund II, L.P.
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Index to Exhibits
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Joint Filing Agreement ................................................ Page 21
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that the Schedule 13G filed on the
date hereof has been filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.
Dated: March __ , 2000
/s/ John W. Glynn, Jr.
CROWN-GLYNN ASSOCIATES, LIMITED ----------------------------------------
PARTNERSHIP John W. Glynn, Jr.*
By Crown-Glynn Partners, L.P. as /s/ Steven Rosston
General Partner ----------------------------------------
Steven Rosston
/s/ David F. Bellet
CROWN ASSOCIATES III, LIMITED ----------------------------------------
PARTNERSHIP David F. Bellet
By Crown Partners III, L.P. as
General Partner
/s/ Chester A. Siuda
CROWN PARTNERS III, L.P. ----------------------------------------
Chester A. Siuda
CROWN-GLYNN PARTNERS, L.P. /s/ Jeffrey S. Hamren
----------------------------------------
Jeffrey S. Hamren
By /s/ David F. Bellet /s/ Margaret S. McNamara
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
General Partner Margaret S. McNamara
THE CROWN TRUST
CROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD
CROWN-GLYNN ADVISORS, LTD.
By /s/ David F. Bellet
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* Individually and on behalf of Glynn Capital Management,
Glynn Emerging Opportunity Fund, Glynn Investment L.P.,
GCM Pension, Glynn Buckley Investments, L.P., and McMorgan Fund II, L.P.
