BANKERS TRUST NEW YORK CORPORATION
One Bankers Trust Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Damian P. Reitemeyer
Vice President
Telephone: (212) 250-4599
February 13,
1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Filing Desk
Dear Sirs:
Re: Filing of Schedule 13G on
Boston Communications Group, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the following is one
copy of the Schedule 13G with respect to the common stock of
the above referenced corporation.
Please acknowledge your receipt of the Schedule 13G filing
submission through the EDGAR-Link System software, by E-Mail
confirmation.
Sincerely,
Damian P. Reitemeyer
Enclosures
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (Amendment No. 1 )*
Boston Communications Group, Inc.
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NAME OF ISSUER:
Common Stock (Par Value $.01)
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TITLE OF CLASS OF
SECURITIES 100582105
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CUSIP NUMBER
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with
this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if
the filing 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.)
*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 (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).
(Continued on following page(s))
Page 1 of 8 Pages
CUSIP No. 100582105 Page 2 of 8
Pages
1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, its wholly owned
subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company and its indirect
wholly owned subsidiary, BT Alex. Brown Incorporated
(BT Alex. Brown). 13-6180473
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Both Bankers Trust New York Corporation and Bankers
Trust Company are New York Corporations. BT Alex.
Brown is a Delaware Corporation.
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES Bankers Trust Company 292,800 shares
BT Alex. Brown 735,082 shares
1,027,882 shares
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
BT Alex. Brown 0 shares
0 shares
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING Bankers Trust Company 292,700 shares
BT Alex. Brown 735,082 shares
1,027,782 shares
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
BT Alex. Brown 0 shares
0 shares
CUSIP No. 100582105 Page 3 of 8 Pages
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON Bankers Trust
Company 292,800 shares BT Alex. Brown
735,082 shares
1,027,882 shares
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES *
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11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
Bankers Trust Company 1.81%
BT Alex. Brown 4.55%
6.36%
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
Bankers Trust New York Corporation - HC
Bankers Trust Company - BK
BT Alex. Brown - BD
CUSIP No. 100582105 Page 4 of 8
Pages
Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
Boston Communications Group, Inc.
Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
OFFICES:
100 Sylvan Road
Woburn, MA 01801
Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation,
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust
Company, and its indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary, BT Alex. Brown.
Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
130 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10006
Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation and Bankers
Trust Company are corporations incorporated in the State
of New York with their principal business offices
located in New York. BT Alex. Brown is a Delaware
corporation with its principal business office located in
New York.
Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
This statement relates to the Companys Common
Stock $.01 par value per share.
Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
100582105
CUSIP No. 100582105 Page 5 of 8 Pages
Item 3 THE PERSON FILING IS A:
For Bankers Trust New York Corporation
(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
For Bankers Trust Company
(b) [X] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
For BT Alex. Brown
(a) [X] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15
15 of the Act.
Item 4 OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
Bankers Trust Company 292,800 shares
BT Alex. Brown 735,082 shares
1,027,882 shares
(b) Percent of Class (1):
Bankers Trust Company 1.81%
BT Alex. Brown 4.55%
6.36%
CUSIP No. 100582105 Page 6 of 8 Pages
(c) Number of shares as to which the following
have:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote -
Bankers Trust Company 292,800 shares
BT Alex. Brown 735,082 shares
1,027,882 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote -
Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
BT Alex. Brown 0 shares
0 shares
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of -
Bankers Trust Company 292,700 shares
BT Alex. Brown 735,082 shares
1,027,782 shares
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of -
Bankers Trust Company 0 shares
BT Alex. Brown 0 shares
0 shares
Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A
CLASS:
Not applicable.
CUSIP No. 100582105 Page 7 of 8 Pages
Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF
OF ANOTHER PERSON:
Not applicable.
Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE
SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE
PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
See Item 3 above and Exhibit to Item 7.
Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF
THE GROUP:
Not applicable.
Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not applicable.
CUSIP No. 100582105 Page 8 of 8 Pages
Item 10 CERTIFICATION:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and
do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not
acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purpose or effect.
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.
Date: as of December 31, 1997
Signature: Bankers Trust New York Corporation
By: /s/ James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
Signature: Bankers Trust Company
By: /s/ James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
Signature: BT Alex. Brown
By: /s/ James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
Exhibit A
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New
York Corporation to Bankers Trust Company is shown below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
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100%
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Bankers Trust Company
Exhibit B
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New
York Corporation to BT Alex. Brown is shown below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
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100%
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BT Alex. Brown Holdings Incorporated
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100%
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BT Alex. Brown Incorporated
