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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
OMB APPROVAL
OMB NUMBER: 3235-0145
EXPIRES: AUGUST 31, 1999
ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN HOURS PER RESPONSE 14.90
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SPAR GROUP, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
784933103
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(CUSIP Number)
September 16, 1999
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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)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*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. 784933103
1. Names of Reporting Person. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons (entities only).
Richard J. Riordan
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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NUMBER OF 5. Sole Voting Power 1,209,922
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6. Shared Voting Power -0-
OWNED BY EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7. Sole Dispositive Power 1,209,922
PERSON --------------------------------------------------------
WITH: 8. Shared Dispositive Power -0-
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person 1,209,922
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 6.6% (9)
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12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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IN
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ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
SPAR Group, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
580 White Plains Road, Sixth Floor Tarrytown, New York
10591
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Richard J. Riordan
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
300 South Grand Avenue, 29th Floor, Los Angeles,
California 90071
(c) Citizenship:
United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
(e) CUSIP Number:
784933103
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SS.SS.240.13d-1(b) OR
240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance
with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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Not Applicable
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,209,922
(b) Percent of class: 6.7%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,209,922
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,209,922
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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
five percent of the class of securities, check the following |_|.
Not Applicable
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 not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
that purpose or effect.
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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.
February 10, 2000
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Date
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Richard J. Riordan
*By: /s/ J. CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
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J. Christopher Lewis
(attorney-in-fact)
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