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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. 3)*
BROTHERS GOURMET COFFEES, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
114822 10 9
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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
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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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 114822 10 9
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
J.H. WHITNEY & CO., A NEW YORK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (IRS IDENTIFICATION NO.
13-1534455), THE GENERAL PARTNERS OF WHICH ARE MICHAEL C. BROOKS, PETER M.
CASTLEMAN, JEFFREY R. JAY, WILLIAM LAVERACK, JR., RAY E. NEWTON, III,
DANIEL J. O'BRIEN, BENNO C. SCHMIDT, MICHAEL R. STONE AND WHITNEY GENERAL
PARTNER, L.L.C.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A NEW YORK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. ALL INDIVIDUAL GENERAL PARTNERS ARE UNITED
STATES CITIZENS. WHITNEY GENERAL PARTNER, L.L.C. IS A DELAWARE LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 174,283.5 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (INCLUDES
SHARES WARRANTS EXERCISABLE FOR 10,362.5 SHARES OF
BENEFICIALLY COMMON STOCK)
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING 0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------
WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
174,283.5 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (INCLUDES
WARRANTS EXERCISABLE FOR 10,362.5 SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK)
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
174,283.5 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (INCLUDES WARRANTS EXERCISABLE FOR
10,362.5 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.68%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 114822 10 9
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WHITNEY 1990 EQUITY FUND, L.P., A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (IRS
IDENTIFICATION NO. 06-1305466), THE GENERAL PARTNERS OF WHICH ARE MICHAEL
C. BROOKS, PETER M. CASTLEMAN, JEFFREY R. JAY, WILLIAM LAVERACK, JR., RAY
E. NEWTON, III, DANIEL J. O'BRIEN, BENNO C. SCHMIDT AND MICHAEL R. STONE.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. ALL GENERAL PARTNERS ARE UNITED STATES
CITIZENS.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 697,131.5 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (INCLUDES
SHARES WARRANTS EXERCISABLE FOR 41,450.5 SHARES OF
BENEFICIALLY COMMON STOCK)
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING 0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------
WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
697,131.5 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (INCLUDES
WARRANTS EXERCISABLE FOR 41,450.5 SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK)
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
697,131.5 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (INCLUDES WARRANTS EXERCISABLE FOR
41,450.5 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.70%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 114822 10 9
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WHITNEY SUBORDINATED DEBT FUND, L.P., A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (IRS
IDENTIFICATION NO. 13-3526570), THE GENERAL PARTNERS OF WHICH ARE MICHAEL
C. BROOKS, PETER M. CASTLEMAN, JAMES H. FORDYCE, JEFFREY R. JAY, WILLIAM
LAVERACK, JR., RAY E. NEWTON, III, DANIEL J. O'BRIEN, BENNO C. SCHMIDT AND
MICHAEL R. STONE.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. ALL GENERAL PARTNERS ARE UNITED STATES
CITIZENS.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,041,852 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (INCLUDES
NUMBER OF WARRANTS EXERCISABLE FOR 1,031,421 SHARES OF
SHARES COMMON STOCK)
BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,041,852 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (INCLUDES
WARRANTS EXERCISABLE FOR 1,031,421 SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK)
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,041,852 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (INCLUDES WARRANTS EXERCISABLE FOR
1,031,421 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
9.14%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Brothers Gourmet Coffees, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2255 Glades Road
Suite 300 E
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
(i) J. H. Whitney & Co., a New York limited partnership. The names and
business addresses of the general partners of J. H. Whitney & Co. are as
follows: Michael C. Brooks, Peter M. Castleman, Jeffrey R. Jay, William
Laverack, Jr., Ray E. Newton, III, Daniel J. O'Brien, Michael R. Stone and
Whitney General Partner, L.L.C., the business address of each of whom is 177
Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901; and Benno C. Schmidt whose business address is
630 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10111.
(ii) Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
The names and business addresses of the general partners of Whitney 1990 Equity
Fund, L.P. are as follows: Michael C. Brooks, Peter M. Castleman, Jeffrey R.
Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Ray E. Newton, III, Daniel J. O'Brien and Michael R.
Stone, the business address of each of whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT
06901; and Benno C. Schmidt whose business address is 630 Fifth Avenue, New
York, NY 10111.
(iii) Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership. The names and business addresses of the general partners of Whitney
Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. are as follows: Michael C. Brooks, Peter M.
Castleman, James H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Ray E.
Newton, III, Daniel J. O'Brien and Michael R. Stone, the business address of
each of whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford CT 06901; and Benno C. Schmidt whose
business address is 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10111.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or,
if none, Residence:
(i) J. H. Whitney & Co.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(ii) Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
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(iii) Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
(i) J. H. Whitney & Co. is a New York limited partnership. All of its
individual general partners are citizens of the United States. Whitney General
Partner, L.L.C. is a Delaware limited liability company.
(ii) Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership.
All of its general partners are citizens of the United States.
(iii) Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited
partnership. All of its general partners are citizens of the United States.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock.
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
114822 10 9
Item 3.
Inapplicable.
Item 4. Ownership:
The following information is provided as of December 31, 1996:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
(i) J. H. Whitney & Co. is the beneficial owner of
174,283.5 shares.(1)
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(1) The figure for the amount beneficially owned by each of J. H.
Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P., and Whitney
Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. includes shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by such
partnership (10,362.5 shares, 41,450.5 shares and 1,031,421
shares, respectively). The figures for the amounts
(continued...)
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(ii) Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. is the beneficial
owner of 697,131.5 shares.(1)
(iii) Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. is the
beneficial owner of 1,041,852 shares.(1)
(b) Percent of Class:
1.68% for J. H. Whitney & Co.;
6.70% for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.; and
9.14% for Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
174,283.5 shares for J. H. Whitney & Co.;
697,131.5 shares for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.; and
1,041,852 shares for Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0 shares for J. H. Whitney & Co.;
0 shares for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.; and
0 shares for Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
(1) (...continued)
beneficially owned by J. H. Whitney & Co., Whitney l990 Equity
Fund, L.P. and Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. do not
include: (a) the following shares of Common Stock owned
directly by the following general partners of J. H. Whitney &
Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. and Whitney Subordinated
Debt Fund, L.P., with respect to all of which J. H. Whitney &
Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P., and Whitney Subordinated
Debt Fund, L.P. disclaim beneficial ownership: (i) Peter M.
Castleman - 1,250 shares; (ii) Jeffrey R. Jay - 1,250 shares;
(iii) William Laverack, Jr. - 1,250 shares; (iv) Daniel J.
O'Brien - 500 shares; and (v) Michael R. Stone - 1,250 shares;
and (b) 10,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
Nancy M. Schmidt, Benno C. Schmidt's wife, with respect to
which Mr. Schmidt disclaims beneficial ownership. J. H.
Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. and Whitney
Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. disclaim the existence of a group
with respect to the Common Stock of the issuer, and each
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock
owned by the others.
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(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
174,283.5 shares for J. H. Whitney & Co.; and
697,131.5 shares for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.; and
1,041,852 shares for Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
0 shares for J. H. Whitney & Co.;
0 shares for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.; and
0 shares for Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Inapplicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
No other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the securities owned by
J. H. Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. and Whitney Subordinated
Debt Fund, L.P.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
Parent Holding Company:
Inapplicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group:
Inapplicable.
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Inapplicable.
Item l0. Certification:
Inapplicable.
Signature:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each of J. H. Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. and Whitney
Subordinated Debt Fund certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 10, 1997
J. H. WHITNEY & CO.
By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
General Partner
WHITNEY 1990 EQUITY FUND, L.P.
By:/s/ Daniel J. O Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
General Partner
WHITNEY SUBORDINATED DEBT FUND, L.P.
By:/s/ Daniel J O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
General Partner
