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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(AMENDMENT NO. 4)*
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Saratoga Beverage Group, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
803436 10 4
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(CUSIP Number)
Anthony Malatino
c/o Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
340 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number
of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
March 9, 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 ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check
the following box: [ ].
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss. 240.13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filling 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 13D
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CUSIP No. 803436 10 4 Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Anthony Malatino
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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
PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 778,127
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
778,127
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
778,127
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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)
14.7%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
AMENDMENT NO. 3
This Amendment No. 4 to the Statement on Schedule 13D (as defined
below) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D with an event date
of July 30, 1997 ("Schedule 13D") filed by Anthony Malatino (the "Reporting
Person") and Robin Prever with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") on August 17, 1995, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D
with an event date of June 17, 1997, Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D with
an event date of October 13, 1998 and Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D with
an event date of December 7, 1998, each relating to the beneficial ownership of
shares of the Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Class A
Common Stock"), of Saratoga Beverage Group, Inc. (the "Issuer"). Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto in
the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to read in its entirety
as follows:
(a) The Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of 778,127 shares
(14.7%) of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share (the "Class B Common Stock" and, together with the Class A Common Stock,
the "Common Stock"), of the Issuer. The number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Reporting Person and the percentage of outstanding
shares represented thereby have been computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3.
The percentage of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting
Person has been calculated based upon 5,302,647 shares of Common Stock
outstanding at January 29, 1999 (giving effect to the Fresh Juice acquisition).
(b) Except as set forth in this paragraph (b), the Reporting Person
has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote of, and dispose or direct the
disposition of, 778,127 shares of Common Stock.
(i) On October 13, 1998, the Reporting Person, Robin Prever, the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, and Steven Bogen,
the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Fresh Juice Company,
Inc., entered into a Stockholder Agreement. Pursuant to the
Stockholder Agreement, the Reporting Person and Ms. Prever each agreed
to vote all of his or her shares of Common Stock to elect, re-elect
and prevent any purposed removal of Mr. Bogen as a member of the
Issuer's Board of Directors. In addition, the Reporting Person and
Ms. Prever have appointed Mr. Bogen as their true and lawful proxy and
attorney-in-fact to vote the shares of Common Stock then owned by them
for the election of the Mr. Bogen as a director of Saratoga in the
event that they do not vote to elect, re-elect and prevent any
purposed removal of Mr. Bogen as a member of the Issuer's Board of
Directors. The Stockholder Agreement expires on the earliest to occur
of the date: (w) after the effective date of the merger of the Issuer
and The Fresh Juice Company, Inc. that Mr. Bogen directly owns less
than 400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, (x) the termination of
the merger agreement among the Issuer, and The Fresh Juice Company,
Inc. by any party thereto pursuant to the terms thereof, (y) Mr. Bogen
is convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
dishonesty, theft or and unethical conduct, or (z) Mr. Bogen breaches
his fiduciary duties, in a material fashion, to the Issuer and its
Stockholders. Mr. Bogen does not have the power to dispose and direct
the disposition of the Reporting Person's shares of Common Stock.
(ii) On October 22, 1998, the Reporting Person and Robin Prever
entered into a Stockholders' Agreement. Pursuant to the Stockholders'
Agreement, the Reporting Person and Ms. Prever each agreed that, upon
the death of one of them, the surviving person shall
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have an option, exercisable within ninety (90) after the death of the
decedent, to purchase all or a portion of the shares of Class B Common
Stock then owned by the decedent. The purchase price for each share of
Class B Common Stock then owned by the decedent shall be equal to the
greater of (i) the average Fair Market Value (as defined in the
Stockholders' Agreement) of the Class A Common Stock of the Issuer for
twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending one (1) business day
before the date of the notice of purchase (the "Closing Date") and
(ii) if the shares of Class A Common Stock are publicly traded, an
amount equal to eight times (8x) the published fully diluted earnings
per share of the Issuer for the four fiscal quarters prior to the date
of the notice of purchase. The purchase price shall be made by
certified check, by wire transfer or by a promissory note secured by
the shares of Class B Common Stock acquired. The Closing Date shall be
within sixty (60) days following the date of notice of exercise of the
option. For purposes of the charter of the Issuer, the purchase of the
shares of Class B Common Stock by the surviving person shall be deemed
to have occurred immediately prior to the decedent's death. Until the
death of both the Reporting Person and Ms. Prever or until one of them
no longer owns any shares of Class B Common Stock, from and after the
death of a decedent, (x) the surviving person shall have the right to
vote the shares of Class B Common Stock of the decedent in a manner
determined by the surviving person, in his or her sole and absolute
discretion, and (y) the decedent shall appoint the surviving person to
act as the decedent's true and lawful proxy and attorney-in-fact to
vote the shares of Class B Common Stock upon the failure of the
decedent's estate to vote in a manner determined by the surviving
person. Pursuant to the Stockholders' Agreement, the Reporting Person
and Ms. Prever also each agreed that, if at any time on or after the
date of the Stockholders' Agreement either of them (a "Selling
Stockholder") desires to sell, pledge, gift or otherwise transfer all
or any portion of the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by the
Selling Stockholder to any person other than the other party to the
Stockholders' Agreement or on the open securities markets, the Selling
Stockholder shall have the irrevocable and exclusive right of first
refusal to purchase all or a portion of such shares of Class B Common
Stock at a purchase price in cash equal to the price offered by the
third party or, in the event of a gift by a Selling Stockholder, the
right of first refusal shall be at a purchase price in cash equal to
the average fair market value of the Class A Common Stock for twenty
(20) consecutive trading days ending one (1) business day before the
date of the notice of a proposed sale of shares by the Selling
Stockholder was delivered. If the right of first refusal to purchase
the shares of Class B Common Stock is accepted, the closing of such
purchase shall be not more than five (5) business days after the date
on which the notice of a proposed sale of shares by the Selling
Stockholder was delivered.
(c) Schedule I indicates the transactions effected by the Reporting
Person in the Common Stock since the filing of Amendment No. 3. Except as
disclosed in Schedule I, all such trades were purchases effected through the
public market.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
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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.
Dated: March 10, 1999
/s/ Anthony Malatino
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Anthony Malatino
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SCHEDULE I
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Date Aggregate Share Amount Price Per Share ($) Net Amount ($)
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12/23/98 5,000 2.03125 9,365.63
12/23/98 15,000 2.00 1,042.98
12/28/98 3,000 2.00 6,140.05
3/08/99* 266,258 2.125 565,798.25
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* These shares were bought in a private transaction from Steven Smith, a
former officer and director of The Fresh Juice Company, Inc., whom the
Issuer acquired on January 29, 1999.
