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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
EDEN Bioscience Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
279445100
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(CUSIP Number)
September 27, 2000
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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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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 279445100
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO'S. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Stephens Group, Inc.
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Arkansas
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:
5. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
6. SHARED VOTING POWER 720,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,400,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,400,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN 10.2%
ROW (9)
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 279445100
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO'S. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Stephens-EBC, LLC
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Arkansas
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:
5. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
6. SHARED VOTING POWER 720,000
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,400,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,400,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN
ROW (9) 10.2%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 00
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CUSIP NO. 279445100
ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: EDEN Bioscience Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
11816 North Creek Parkway North
Bothell, Washington 98011-8205
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Stephens Group, Inc.
Stephens-EBC, LLC
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
111 Center Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
(c) Citizenship: Arkansas
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 279445100
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 240.13d-1(b),
OR 240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
N/A
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,400,000
(b) Percent of class: 10.2%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 720,000
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 2,400,000
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS [ ]
N/A
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
PERSON
Stephens-EBC, LLC has contributed 1.68 million of its shares
of the common stock of EDEN Bioscience Corporation ("EDEN") to
a voting trust pursuant to which the trustee of the trust, an
individual not affiliated with Stephens-EBC, LLC or Stephens
Group, Inc., has sole voting power. The trustee is required to
vote such shares "for" and "against" proposals submitted to
EDEN's shareholders in the same proportion as the votes cast
"for" or "against" such proposals by all other shareholders,
excluding abstentions. The voting trust agreement also imposes
limitations on the sale or other disposition of the shares
subject to the voting trust. Stephens Group, Inc., as a
member and sole manager of Stephens-EBC, LLC, is reported
herein as having no voting power and shared power of
disposition with respect to the shares contributed to the
voting trust, and shared power of voting and disposition with
respect to the shares that have not been contributed to the
voting trust. The other members of Stephens-EBC, LLC consist
primarily of entities related to directors and officers of
Stephens Group, Inc.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON N/A
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP N/A
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP N/A
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.
October 6, 2000
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Date
Stephens Group, Inc.
By: /s/ DAVID A KNIGHT
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David A. Knight
Executive Vice President
Stephens-EBC, LLC
By: Stephens Group, Inc.
Manager
By: /s/ DAVID A. KNIGHT
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David A. Knight
Executive Vice President of
Stephens Group, Inc.
