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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
FREDERICK BREWING CO.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $0.0004 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
355673-10-4
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(CUSIP Number)
Jeffrey A. Koeppel, Esq.
Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.
734 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 347-0300
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(Name, Address, Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 10, 1997
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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 Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
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CUSIP NO. 355673-10-4 Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Steven Tluszcz
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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 PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) / /
Not Applicable
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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7. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
SOLE VOTING POWER
102,029
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8. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
SHARED VOTING POWER
-0-
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9. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
102,029
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10. NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
102,029
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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)
3.7%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP NO. 355673-10-4 Page 3 of 5 Pages
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This Statement (Amendment No. 1") amends the Schedule 13D originally filed on
March 5, 1996 by ("Schedule 13D) Steven Tluszcz with respect to the shares of
Comon Stock, $0.00004 par value per share ("Common Stock"), of Frederick Brewing
Co. (the "Issuer"), a Maryland corporation. All defined terms refer to terms
defined herein and in the Schedule 13D. The Schedule 13D is amended only to the
extent set forth below.
Item 1. Security and Issuer
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The address of the Issuer's principal executive office is 4607 Wedgewood
Boulevard, Frederick, Maryland 21703.
Item 2. Identity and Background
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(b) The business address of the person filing this Statement is: 4607 Wedgewood
Boulevard, Frederick, Maryland 21703.
(c) Steven Tluszcz is employed by the Issuer as the Regional Sales Manager.
The Issuer is in business as a microbrewery. The principal address of
Frederick Brewing Co. is: 4607 Wedgewood Boulevard, Frederick, Maryland
21703.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) As of the date hereof, Mr. Tluszcz may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of an aggregate of 102,029 shares of Common Stock, which constitutes
approximately 3.7% of the 2,768,735 shares of Common Stock which Mr.
Tluszcz believes to be the total number of Common Stock outstanding as of
July 31, 1997 as reported in the Issuer's Form 10Q-SB. The directly owned
shares of Common Stock are held by Mr. Tluszcz in a perional account.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed as an admission that Mr.
Tluszcz is the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock, except as
set forth herein as expressly and admittedly being beneficially owned by
Mr. Tluszcz. Except as described herein, to the best knowledge of Mr.
Tluszcz no person who may be deemed to comprise a group with Mr. Tluszcz,
beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock.
(c) The reporting person filing this Statement has not effected any
transactions in the Common Stock within the past 60 days.
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CUSIP NO. 355673-10-4 Page 4 of 5 Pages
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(e) Mr. Tluszcz believes that he ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5.0% of the Common Stock on July 31, 1997 due to dilution resulting
from the Issuer's issuance of additional shares of Common Stock.
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CUSIP NO. 355673-10-4 Page 5 of 5 Pages
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
Statement on Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.
By: /s/ STEVEN TLUSZCZ
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Steven Tluszcz
Date: September 10, 1997
