BAKER FENTRESS & CO
SC 13D/A, 1999-05-10
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. 6)*

                        Consolidated - Tomoka Land Co.
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                               (Name of Issuer)

                                 Common Stock
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   210226106
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                                    (CUSIP)

                               James P. Koeneman
                      200 West Madison Street, Suite 3510
                            Chicago, Illinois 60606
                                (312) 236-9190
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                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
               Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  May 6, 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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 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 Section 240.13d-7(b) for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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 (the "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).

CUSIP NO 210226106
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1)   Names of Reporting Persons
     IRS Identification Nos of Above Persons

     Baker, Fentress & Company; 36-0767530

2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

     (a) [_]

     (b) [_]

3)   SEC use only

4)   Source of Funds

     WC

5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to 
     Items 2(d) or 2(e)

6)   Citizenship or place of Organization

     Delaware

Number of Shares           (7)  Sole Voting Power              5,000,000
Beneficially Owned         (8)  Shared Voting Power               12,372*
by Each Reporting          (9)  Sole Dispositive Power         5,000,000
Person With               (10)  Shared Dispositive Power          60,254

11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person

     5,060,254

12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

     79.4%

14)  Type of Reporting Person

     IV

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* Held through a wholly-owned subsidiary, John A. Levin & Co., Inc.

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Item 1.  Security and Issuer

         Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share

         Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. ("CTO")
         149 South Ridgewood Avenue
         Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

Item 2.  Identity and Background

         (a)  This statement is filed by Baker, Fentress & Company ("BKF").

         (b)  BKF's address is 200 West Madison Street, Suite 3510, Chicago,
              Illinois 60606.

         (c)  BKF is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company
              registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
              John A. Levin & Co., Inc. ("LEVCO"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
              BKF, is an investment advisory firm registered under the
              Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

         (d)  During the last five years, BKF has not been convicted in a
              criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
              misdemeanors).

         (e)  During the last five years, BKF has not been a party to a civil
              proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
              jurisdiction resulting in any judgement, decree or final order
              enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
              activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding
              any violation with respect to such laws.

         (f)  BKF is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
              Delaware.

         The directors and executive officers of BKF are:

              James P. Gorter, director and chairman; limited partner of
              Goldman, Sachs & Co.; 200 West Madison Street, Suite 3510,
              Chicago, IL 60606.

              John A. Levin, director, president and chief executive officer;
              chairman and chief executive officer of Levin Management Co. and
              its subsidiaries (including LEVCO); address: One Rockefeller
              Plaza, 19th Floor, New York, New York, 10020.

              Frederick S. Addy, director; retired; address: 5300 Arbutus Cove,
              Austin, Texas 78746.

              Bob D. Allen, director; chairman, president, chief executive
              officer and director of CTO; address: 149 South Ridgewood Avenue,
              Daytona Beach, Florida 32114.

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          Eugene V. Fife, director; president, chief executive officer and co-
          chairman of Multimedia Medical Systems; limited partner of Goldman,
          Sachs & Co.; address: 400 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Suite 380,
          Charlottesville, Virginia 22903.

          J. Barton Goodwin, director; managing director of BCI Advisors, Inc.;
          address:  Glenpointe Centre West, Teaneck, New Jersey  07666.

          David D. Grumhaus, director; president of Casey Travel Corporation;
          address:  10 South Riverside Plaza, Room 1404; Chicago, Illinois
          60606.

          Jeffrey A. Kigner, director; co-chairman and chief investment officer
          of LEVCO and Levin Management Co., Inc.; address: One Rockefeller
          Plaza, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10020.

          Burton G. Malkiel, director; Professor of Economics, Princeton
          University; address: Princeton University, Fisher Hall, Prospect
          Avenue, Princeton, New Jersey 08544.

          David D. Peterson, director; retired; address: 707 Skokie Blvd., Suite
          420, Northbrook, Illinois 60062.

          William H. Springer, director; retired; address: 701 Morningside
          Drive, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045.

          Dean J. Takahashi, director; senior director of investments, Yale
          University; address:  230 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut
          06511-2107.

          Scott E. Smith, executive vice president.

          James P. Koeneman, executive vice president and secretary.

          Julie Heironimus, treasurer and assistant secretary.

     Except as indicated otherwise above, the address of each director and
     executive officer is 200 West Madison Street, Suite 3510, Chicago, Illinois
     60606.

     During the last five years, none of the directors and executive officers
     has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body
     of competent jurisdiction resulting in any judgment, decree or final order
     enjoining future violation of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
     subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
     respect to such laws.

     All of the directors and executive officers are citizens of the United
     States.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     The original investment in CTO by BKF was acquired many years ago by a
     predecessor of BKF with cash from its general corporate funds and certain
     real 
                  
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     estate held by the predecessor corporation.  BKF's aggregate
     investment in CTO, as recorded in BKF's accounts is $5,030,627.

     The 60,254 shares reported hereunder held through LEVCO may be deemed to
     have been acquired by BFK as a result of a merger transaction in June 1996
     whereby BKF acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of LEVCO. LEVCO
     serves as investment adviser to various individual accounts and investment
     partnerships (the "LEVCO Accounts"). Although LEVCO does not control the
     LEVCO Accounts, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(a), the shares beneficially owned by
     the LEVCO Accounts, with respect to which the LEVCO Accounts have delegated
     to LEVCO voting power and/or dispositive power, are considered to be shares
     beneficially owned by LEVCO, and thus BKF, by reason of such delegated
     powers. Of the 60,254 shares of CTO Common Stock held by the LEVCO
     Accounts, LEVCO has voting power over 12,372 of those shares and
     dispositive power over all 60,254 shares of CTO Common Stock.

     Bob D. Allen owns 161,140 shares of CTO Common Stock, which includes 92,000
     shares subject to options that are exercisable within 60 days of the date
     hereof.

     J. Barton Goodwin may be deemed indirectly to own beneficially 800 shares
     of CTO Common Stock.

     James P. Gorter may be deemed to own beneficially 6,400 shares of CTO
     Common Stock, 2,400 of which he owns directly and 4,000 of which are held
     directly by his spouse.

     John A. Levin may be deemed indirectly to own beneficially 18,672 shares of
     CTO Common Stock held in LEVCO Accounts for the benefit of his spouse and
     children.

     David D. Peterson owns 4,000 shares of CTO Common Stock.

     BKF specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of CTO Common
     Stock reported herein other than the 5,000,000 shares held by BKF directly.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

     The 5,000,000 shares of CTO Common Stock held directly by BKF are a part of
     BKF's investment portfolio, as an investment in a "controlled" "affiliated
     person" within the meaning of those terms in the Investment Company Act of
     1940, as amended.  BKF, as the parent company of LEVCO, may be deemed to be
     the beneficial owner of the 60,254 shares of CTO Common Stock held in the
     LEVCO Accounts.

     See Item 3 for additional information which may be required by this Item 4.
           
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     At a meeting of the Board of Directors of BKF on May 6, 1999, the Board
     announced that it had approved a preliminary plan intended to increase
     shareholder value.  The preliminary plan, which is subject to further board
     action and to shareholder approval, calls for BKF to distribute all of its
     interest in CTO to BKF's shareholders.  The Board of Directors of CTO has
     informed BKF that in the event such proposed distribution occurs, that the
     board of CTO intends to consider implementing a stock buyback program or
     making a self-tender offer.  BKF is currently evaluating the timing of the
     proposed distribution of CTO shares; no final decision as to timing has
     been made.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)--(b)
                                                 Sole Power   Shared Power  Sole Power  Shared Power
     Name                                        to Dispose    to Dispose    to Vote      to Vote       %
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<S>                                              <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>           <C>
BKF                                               5,000,000         60,254   5,000,000        12,372  79.4
Bob D. Allen                                        161,140                    161,140                 2.5
J. Barton Goodwin                                                      800                       800
John A. Levin                                                       18,672                    18,672    .3
David D. Peterson                                     4,000                      4,000
</TABLE>

BKF disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the shares of CTO Common Stock held
by its directors and executive officers.

(c)  See Item 3 for additional information which may be required by this Item 5.
     No transactions in CTO Common Stock were effected during the past 60 days
     by BKF, and to the best of BKF's knowledge, no executive officer or
     director of BKF has effected any transactions in CTO Common Stock during
     the past sixty days.

(d)  Not Applicable.
(e)  Not Applicable.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect
         to Securities of Issuer.

     See Item 4.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

     Exhibit No.      Description
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          1.          Press Release

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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:    May 7, 1999

                                         BAKER, FENTRESS & COMPANY


                                         By  /s/  James P. Koeneman
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                                           James P. Koeneman, Executive Vice
                                           President and Secretary

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                                    ANNEX I
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     Set forth below are the names and present principal occupation or
employment of each director and executive officer of BKF.  Except for persons
whose business address is set forth below following their occupations, the
business address of each of the persons listed below is the same as that set
forth in Item 2.

                                 POSITION WITH BKF AND PRESENT PRINCIPAL
NAME                                 OCCUPATION AND BUSINESS ADDRESS
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Frederick S. Addy                Director of BKF; retired; 5300 Arbutus Cove,
                                 Austin, TX 78746

Bob D. Allen                     Director of BKF; Chairman, president, chief
                                 executive officer and director of Consolidated-
                                 Tomoka Land Co.; 149 South Ridgewood Avenue, 
                                 Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Eugene V. Fife                   Director of BKF; President, chief executive 
                                 officer and co-chairman of the board of
                                 directors of Multimedia Medical Systems;
                                 limited partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co.; 
                                 400 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Suite 380, 
                                 Charlottesville, VA 22903

J. Barton Goodwin                Director of BKF; Managing director of BCI
                                 Advisors, Inc.; general partner of Bridge
                                 Investors II and Teaneck Associates; member of
                                 GroCap Investors, L.L.C. and Glenpointe
                                 Associates, LLC; Glenpointe Centre West,
                                 Teaneck, NJ 07666

James P. Gorter                  Director of BKF; Chairman of the board of BKF;
                                 limited partner of Goldman, Sachs & Co.

David D. Grumhaus                Director of BKF; President of Casey Travel
                                 Corporation; 10 South Riverside Plaza, Room
                                 1404; Chicago, IL 60606

Jeffrey A. Kigner                Director of BKF; Co-chairman and chief
                                 investment officer of LEVCO and Levin
                                 Management Co., Inc.; One Rockefeller Plaza,
                                 New York, New York 10020

John A. Levin                    Director of BKF; President and chief executive
                                 officer of BKF; co-chairman and chief executive
                                 officer of Levin Management Co. and its
                                 subsidiaries; One Rockefeller Plaza, New York,
                                 New York 10020

Burton G. Malkiel                Director of BKF; Professor of Economics,
                                 Princeton University; Economics Department,
                                 Fisher Hall, Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ
                                 08544
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                                 POSITION WITH BKF AND PRESENT PRINCIPAL
NAME                                 OCCUPATION AND BUSINESS ADDRESS
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David D. Peterson                 Director of BKF; retired; 707 Skokie Blvd.,
                                  Suite 420, Northbrook, IL 60062

William H. Springer               Director of BKF; retired; 701 Morningside
                                  Drive, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Dean J. Takahashi                 Director of BKF; senior director of
                                  investments, Yale University; Yale University,
                                  230 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511-2107

James P. Koeneman                 Executive vice president and secretary of BKF

Scott E. Smith                    Executive vice president of BKF

Julie Heironimus                  Treasurer and assistant secretary of BKF
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

                                        

NUMBER                               DESCRIPTION


1.                         Press Release dated May 6, 1999.

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                            Baker,Fentress&Company
                               Established 1891
                      SUITE 3510, 200 WEST MADISON STREET
                            CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
                       (312) 236-9190 FAX (312) 236-6772
 
            NEWS RELEASE  NEWS RELEASE  NEWS RELEASE  NEWS RELEASE
 
Contacts:         James P. Koeneman, CFO         or    Robert Coburn
                  Baker, Fentress & Company            Coburn Communications
                  1-800-BKF-1891                       978-499-9406
 
For Release:      May 6, 1999
 
                  BAKER, FENTRESS & COMPANY ADOPTS PRELIMINARY
                      PLAN TO INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE
                  COMPANY TO DISTRIBUTE CASH AND CERTAIN ASSETS AND
                      DE-REGISTER AS AN INVESTMENT COMPANY
 
      (Chicago)--Baker, Fentress & Company (NYSE: BKF) today announced that
its board of directors has approved a preliminary plan intended to increase
shareholder value. The plan, which is subject to further board action and to
shareholder approval, is expected to include the following elements:
 
    1.    Sale of substantially all of the Company's portfolio of
          investments (other than John A. Levin & Co., Inc. and its related
          companies, and Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.) and distribution of
          the net proceeds to shareholders in distributions tentatively
          scheduled for the second half of 1999 and early in 2000.
 
    2.    Distribution to the Company's shareholders of the Company's
          approximately 79% interest in Consolidated-Tomoka Land Company
          (AMEX: CTO), a Florida-based real estate and land development
          company. Baker Fentress has been informed by the board of
          directors of Consolidated-Tomoka that in the event such proposed
          distribution occurs the board of Consolidated-Tomoka intends to
          consider implementing a stock buyback program or making a self-
          tender offer using, among other funds, the net proceeds received
          from the recent sale of its citrus properties.
 
    3.    Application to the Securities and Exchange Commission to terminate
          the Company's status as a registered investment company under the
          Investment Company Act of 1940 upon completion of the contemplated
          transactions.
 
    4.    Continuation of the existence of the Company as a non-investment
          company. The primary holding and business of the continuing
          company would be the provision of investment management services
          through John A. Levin & Co., Inc. John A. Levin & Co. is a New
          York-based investment manager focusing on large cap equities. It
          is anticipated that the ongoing company would be headquartered in
          New York and its shares would remain listed on the New York Stock
          Exchange. There can be no assurance that the shares of the ongoing
          company will trade in the market at the price at which the Levin
          companies are included in calculations of the Company's net asset
          value.
 
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      James P. Gorter, chairman of the board of the Company, said, "For some
time, the board of directors has been concerned about the persistent, large
discount at which Baker Fentress shares have traded in the market. After
thoughtful deliberation over several months, the board has concluded that the
proposed plan is the best way to maximize returns to our shareholders. The
distribution of cash from the liquidation of the Company's publicly-traded
portfolio will allow shareholders to reinvest the proceeds in other investment
alternatives, including the wide array of diversified investment vehicles
available in today's market. By holding directly shares of both Consolidated-
Tomoka and a continuing company that primarily consists of John A. Levin &
Co., Inc., shareholders will have greater flexibility as to such investments.
Because of tax and other constraints, it will take some time to accomplish
this, but we believe our shareholders will benefit from the plan's
implementation."
 
      It is anticipated that the distributions to shareholders by the Company
(including the distribution of Consolidated-Tomoka shares) will be taxable to
shareholders of the Company as long-term capital gains to the extent of the
Company's net realized long-term capital gain, and as ordinary income to the
extent of both the Company's investment company taxable income (including the
Company's net realized short-term capital gains) and previously undistributed
earnings and profits. Distributions in excess of those amounts are expected to
constitute a return of capital to the extent of the shareholder's basis in the
Company's common stock, with any amounts in excess of the shareholder's basis
taxed as capital gain. A portion of any distribution made in January 2000 is
likely to be taxable to shareholders in 1999.
 
      The contemplated transactions are subject to further board action and
approval of shareholders of the Company at a meeting to be scheduled later
this year. Shareholders are encouraged to read carefully the information that
will be included in the proxy statement relating to that meeting, including
information concerning the Company's plan, the proposed timetable, the
proposed portfolio liquidation and cash and in-kind distributions, tax and
other matters, and information concerning Consolidated-Tomoka Land Company and
Levin Management Co., Inc., including its subsidiary, John A. Levin & Co.,
Inc. The proposed plan of transactions may be amended or revised, including in
response to inquiries or proposals, if any, from others concerning acquisition
of any of the Company's assets, and is subject to further board action,
shareholder approval, market conditions, and certain filings. Accordingly,
there can be no assurance that any or all of the transactions comprising the
current plan will in fact occur or will occur at the currently anticipated
times.
 
      No change will be made in the Company's investment objectives and no
systematic liquidation of the Company's publicly-traded investment portfolio
will occur prior to further board action and shareholder approval later this
year. The Company is currently evaluating the timing of distributions of 1999
income and gains, the Consolidated-Tomoka shares, other net proceeds of the
liquidation of other assets and any special dividends. Final decisions on the
timing of those distributions have not yet been made. Those final decisions,
when made, may change the Company's previously-announced schedule for 1999
income and gain distributions. The Company expects that all 1999 capital gain
distributions (other than the distribution of Consolidated-Tomoka shares) will
be paid in cash without the option shareholders have had in previous years to
receive those distributions wholly or partly in newly-issued shares of Company
common stock.
 
      Baker, Fentress & Company, founded in 1891, has been a domestic equity
closed-end fund since 1970. The Company invests for total return with an
emphasis on capital appreciation. Most of the positions in the Company's
portfolio of publicly traded securities can be categorized as large
capitalization stocks with attractive value characteristics. Shareholders and
other interested persons may visit the Company's web site at
www.bakerfentress.com, for more information about the Company and its
portfolio, including the Company's first quarter report to shareholders.
 
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