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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. 9)*
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, CLASS A
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(Title of Class of Securities)
786598102
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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)
April 7, 1999
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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)
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Amendment Number 9 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 786598102 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 575,150
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 4,168,695
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 575,150
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,168,695
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,743,845
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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)
41.6%
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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 9 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 786598102 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 3,286,752
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,286,752
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,286,752
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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)
28.9%
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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 9 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 786598102 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 575,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 881,943
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 575,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
881,943
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,457,093
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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)
12.8%
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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 9 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 786598102 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 2,937,002
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,937,002
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,937,002
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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)
25.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV, OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Amendment Number 9 to Schedule 13D (continued)
CUSIP No. 786598102 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 575,150
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 4,168,695
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 575,150
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,168,695
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,743,845
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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)
41.6%
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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:
Saga Communications, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
(c) Title and Class of Securities:
Class A
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 Business or 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:
No material change.
(e) Record of Civil Proceedings:
No material change.
(f) Citizenship:
No material change.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Ronald Baron owns no shares of the Issuer directly.
BAMCO directed the purchase of 3,286,752 shares of the Issuer
for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate purchase
price of $34,836,384. Of those shares, 2,937,002 were
purchased for the account of BAF, for a total purchase price of
$30,917,947. BCM directed the purchase of 881,943 shares of
the Issuer for its investment advisory clients for an aggregate
purchase price of $10,841,009 and 575,150 shares of the Issuer
for two investment partnerships for an aggregate purchase price of
$5,116,233. 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.
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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
No material change.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer*
(a) Amount and percentage beneficially owned#:
BCG: 4,743,845 41.6%
BAMCO: 3,286,752 28.9*
BCM: 1,457,093 12.8%
BAF: 2,937,002 25.8%
Ronald Baron: 4,743,845 41.6%
(b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG: 575,150
BAMCO: 0
BCM: 575,150
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron: 575,150
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:
BCG: 4,168,695
BAMCO: 3,286,752
BCM: 881,943
BAF: 2,937,002
Ronald Baron: 4,168,695
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
BCG: 575,150
BAMCO: 0
BCM: 575,150
BAF: 0
Ronald Baron: 575,150
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
BCG: 4,168,695
BAMCO: 3,286,752
BCM: 881,943
BAF: 2,937,002
Ronald Baron: 4,168,695
*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.
#The percentages reported are with respect to Class A stock
only, which has one vote per share. The Issuer's Class B
stock has 10 votes per share, making the total combined
voting percentage for the Registrants hereunder equal to
17.9% of the combined voting classes of the Issuer's
outstanding voting securities.
(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:
No material change.
(e) Ownership of Less than Five Percent:
Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer
No material change.
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: April 15, 1999
Baron Capital Group, Inc.,
BAMCO, Inc., Baron Capital Management, Inc.
and Baron Asset Fund
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
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Ronald Baron, President
Ronald Baron, Individually
By:
/s/ Ronald Baron
_______________________________________
Ronald Baron
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Transaction Schedule
From 02-13-99 To 04-13-99
Acct Exec.
Date ID Trans Qty Price
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04-05-99 bcm buy 800 18.1094
04-06-99 bcm buy 2,500 18.3750
04-07-99 bcm buy 3,100 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 2,000 19.0297
04-07-99 bcm buy 4,000 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 3,300 19.0297
04-07-99 bcm buy 3,000 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 2,000 19.0297
04-07-99 bcm buy 2,000 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 2,000 19.0297
04-07-99 bcm buy 4,000 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 3,000 19.0297
04-07-99 bcm buy 2,000 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 2,000 19.0297
04-07-99 bcm buy 7,000 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 6,000 19.0297
04-07-99 bcm buy 4,000 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 3,000 19.0297
04-07-99 bcm buy 4,000 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 3,000 19.0297
04-07-99 bcm buy 4,000 18.9375
04-07-99 bcm buy 3,000 19.0297
04-12-99 bcm buy 4,400 18.5000
04-12-99 bcm buy 4,000 18.5000
04-13-99 bcm buy 100 18.5919
04-13-99 bcm buy 3,200 18.5919
04-13-99 bcm buy 1,600 18.5919
04-13-99 bcm buy 4,000 18.5919
04-13-99 bcm buy 3,000 18.5919
