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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Boston Chicken, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
100578 10 3
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(CUSIP Number)
*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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. 100578 10 3 13G PAGE 2 OF 10 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Scott A. Beck
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
United States of America
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
4,855,168
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
4,855,168
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
4,855,168
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
6.7%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 100578 10 3 13G PAGE 3 OF 10 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Saad J. Nadhir
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
United States of America
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
2,651,492
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
2,651,492
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
2,651,492
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
3.7%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 100578 10 3 13G PAGE 4 OF 10 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BC Midwest, Inc.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
-0-
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 100578 10 3 13G PAGE 5 OF 10 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BC Midwest Trust
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
-0-
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
-0-
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Amendment No. 4 relates to the statement on Schedule 13G originally filed
jointly by Scott A. Beck, Saad J. Nadhir, BC Midwest Trust and BC Midwest, Inc.,
as amended by Amendments Nos. 1 through 3 thereto. Since the filing of Amendment
No. 3 on February 24, 1997, BC Midwest Trust has been dissolved (and shares of
the class of securities of the Issuer owned by said Trust have been distributed
to its beneficiaries).
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Boston Chicken, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
14103 Denver West Parkway
Golden, Colorado 80401-4086
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
(i) Scott A. Beck
(ii) Saad J. Nadhir
(iii) BC Midwest, Inc.
(iv) BC Midwest Trust (dissolved as of June 27, 1997)
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
(i) and (ii):
14103 Denver West Parkway
Golden, Colorado 80401-4086
(iii):
c/o Triune, Inc.
4770 Baseline Road, Suite 380
Boulder, Colorado 80303
(iv): Not applicable.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
(i) United States of America
(ii) United States of America
(iii) Delaware
(iv) Not applicable.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
100578 10 3
Item 3 Type of Person:
Not applicable.
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Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 1997):
(a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule 13d-3*:
(i) 4,855,168
(ii) 2,651,492
(iii) -0-
(iv) -0-
* The amount reported for Mr. Beck includes 10,610 shares owned by
Mr. Beck's spouse, as to which Mr. Beck disclaims beneficial
ownership.
(b) Percent of class:
(i) 6.7%**
(ii) 3.7%***
(iii) 0%
(iv) 0%
** Based on 72,002,836 shares (being 71,400,617 shares outstanding
as of December 31, 1997, 577,500 shares issuable to the
reporting person upon exercise of stock options and 24,719
shares issuable upon conversion by the reporting person of the
Issuer's 7-3/4% Convertible Debentures).
*** Based on 72,061,689 shares (being 71,400,617 shares outstanding
as of December 31, 1997 and 661,072 shares issuable to the
reporting person upon exercise of stock options).
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(A) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
(i) 4,855,168
(ii) 2,651,492
(iii) -0-
(iv) -0-
(B) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
(i) -0-
(ii) -0-
(iii) -0-
(iv) -0-
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(C) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
(i) 4,855,168
(ii) 2,651,492
(iii) -0-
(iv) -0-
(D) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of:
(i) -0-
(ii) -0-
(iii) -0-
(iv) -0-
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Each of Saad Nadhir, BC Midwest Trust (which was dissolved as of June
27, 1997) and BC Midwest Inc. has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of securities.
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:
The Group has ceased to exist and all further filings with respect to
transactions in the class of security will be filed, if required, by
members of the former Group in their individual capacities. Scott
Beck disclaims membership in any such Group and each reference to
other members of such former Group is deleted by this Amendment
No. 4.
Item 10 Certification:
Not applicable.
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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.
Date: February 10, 1998
By: /s/ Scott A. Beck
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Scott A. Beck
By: /s/ Saad J. Nadhir
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Saad J. Nadhir
BC MIDWEST, INC.
By: /s/ Scott A. Beck
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Chairman
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Exhibit 1
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The undersigned agree that the Statement on Schedule 13G to which this
Agreement is attached is filed on behalf of each one of them pursuant to Rule
13d-1(f)(iii). This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together
constitute one instrument.
Date: February 10, 1998
By: /s/ Scott A. Beck
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Scott A. Beck
By: /s/ Saad J. Nadhir
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Saad J. Nadhir
BC MIDWEST, INC.
By: /s/ Scott A. Beck
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Chairman
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