CUSIP No. 784933103
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


SCHEDULE 13D/A
(Amendment No. 1)*

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

SPAR Group, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
 
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 (Title of Class of Securities)
 
 
784933103
 (CUSIP Number)
 
 
Robert G. Brown
333 Westchester Avenue, South Building, Suite 203
White Plains, NY 10604
(914) 332-4100
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 31, 2018
(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 §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 Rule 240.13d-7 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 (“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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1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Robert G. Brown, individually
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
 
(a)  ☒
(b)  ☐
3
SEC USE ONLY
  
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO (See Item 3 to the Original Schedule 13D)
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
     ☐
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
5,686,018
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,230,900*
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,686,018
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,230,900*
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
12,206,611**
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
      ☐
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
59.1%**
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
  
 
*
Includes 1,109,625 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of SPAR Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held in the Defined Benefit Pension Trust of SP/R, Inc. (f/k/a SPAR Burgoyne, Inc.) maintained for the benefit of the Reporting Person (the “Trust”).  The Reporting Person is not a trustee of the Trust and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held in the Trust.
**
Includes 5,289,693 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by William H. Bartels, Vice Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Reporting Person may act in concert with Mr. Bartels with respect to certain matters, which are discussed in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D.  As a result, the Reporting Person and Mr. Bartels may be deemed to comprise a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act and Rule 13d-5(b) thereunder.  The group may be deemed to beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) all of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person and all of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Bartels.  However, the Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the 5,289,693 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Bartels.  Mr. Bartels expressly retains sole or shared voting and dispositive power over such 5,289,693 shares, and the Reporting Person has neither sole nor shared voting or dispositive power over such 5,289,693 shares.  Mr. Bartels has filed a separate Schedule 13D with respect to his interests.
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D/A

Item 1.
Security and Issuer

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the information set forth in the Schedule 13D originally filed by the Reporting Person with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 19, 1999 (the “Original Schedule 13D”) relating to the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of SPAR Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).  The address of the principal executive offices of the Company is 333 Westchester Avenue, South Building, Suite 204, White Plains, New York 10604.  Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Original Schedule 13D.
 
This Amendment is being filed by Mr. Robert G. Brown as the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person is no longer a trustee of Grantor Trust I or of Grantor Trust II, referenced in the Original Schedule 13D, and as a result, he does not beneficially own any Company securities which may be held by these trusts.  In addition, Mr. James R. Brown, Sr., listed as a reporting person in the Original Schedule 13D, is no longer a reporting person because he too is no longer a trustee of Grantor Trust I or of Grantor Trust II.
 
As of the date of this Amendment, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 12,206,611 shares of the Common Stock of the Company, which represents approximately 59.1% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company.
 
Item 2.
Identity and Background

Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended to state in its entirety as follows:
 
(a)
This Amendment is being filed individually by Mr. Robert G. Brown as the Reporting Person.
 
(b)
The Reporting Person’s business address is c/o SPAR Infotech, Inc., 333 Westchester Avenue, South Building, Suite 203, White Plains, NY 10604.
 
(c)
The Reporting Person’s principal occupation is the President and a director of SPAR Infotech, Inc. and the President of SPAR Business Services, Inc.
 
(d)
The Reporting Person has not, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
 
(e)
The Reporting Person has not, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is subject to a judgment, 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)
The Reporting Person is a citizen of the United States of America.
 
 
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Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On May 3, 2018, the Reporting Person retired from his position as Chairman and a member of the Board.  Prior to serving as Chairman of the Board, the Reporting Person had also served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, and resigned from these positions effective July 9, 2007.

Except as set forth in this Item 4, the Reporting Person (alone or in conjunction with other stockholders of the Company) currently has no plan or proposal which relates to or would result in any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j), inclusive, of Item 4 of Schedule 13D; provided, such plans or proposals may have been considered and may from time to time hereafter be considered.

The Reporting Person, alone or in conjunction with Mr. Bartels, has determined, from time to time, to engage with the Board and other relevant parties to strengthen the Company’s corporate governance and to enhance the oversight rights of stockholders of the Company.  Specifically, at this time, the Reporting Person anticipates, alone or in conjunction with Mr. Bartels, taking actions to change the composition of less than a majority of the Board by engaging with the Board to effectuate any such changes or by taking action in their capacity as significant stockholders of the Company.  The Reporting Person and Mr. Bartels, together as owners of more than a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, may, pursuant to the Company’s by-laws, take steps, including calling a special meeting of stockholders or action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, to change the size of the Board, remove existing directors and/or elect directors to fill any resulting vacancies. The Reporting Person may also acquire or dispose of Company securities in the ordinary course.

Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

(a)
As of the date of this Amendment, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 12,206,611 shares of Common Stock, which represent 59.1% of the outstanding Common Stock, and includes the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Bartels. The percentages used in this Amendment are calculated based upon 20,647,704 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of March 19, 2018, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 2, 2018.
 
(b)
The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote and to dispose of 5,686,018 shares of Common Stock.  The Reporting Person shares power to vote and to dispose of 121,275 shares of Common Stock held in his spouse’s 401(k) and Roth IRA accounts. The Reporting Person may be deemed to share the power to vote 1,109,625 shares of Common Stock held in the Defined Pension Benefit Trust of SP/R, Inc. (f/k/a SPAR Burgoyne, Inc.) (the “Trust”), as to which shares the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership.
 
 
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(c)
As of the date of this Amendment, no transactions in the Common Stock have been effected by the Reporting Person or by Mr. Bartels during the past 60 days, except as follows: on April 6, 2018, the Reporting Person sold 4,491 shares of Common Stock on the open market for a price of $1.50 per share, and on April 9, 2018, the Reporting Person sold 3,000 shares of Common Stock on the open market for a price of $1.50 per share.  Since January 1, 2018, the Reporting Person has also sold the following shares of Common Stock on the open market: 5,000 shares on March 19, 2018 for a price of $1.5878 per share; 4,000 shares on March 13, 2018 for a price of $1.50 per share; 1,000 shares on March 12, 2018 for a price of $1.50 per share; 5,000 shares on January 29, 2018 for a price of $1.77 per share; 3,000 shares on January 23, 2018 for a price of $1.64 per share; 1,000 shares on January 23, 2018 for a price of $1.62 per share; 1,000 shares on January 22, 2018 for a price of $1.50 per share; 3,000 shares of Common Stock on January 17, 2018 for a price of $1.71 per share; and 2,000 shares of Common Stock on January 17, 2018 for a price of $1.72 per share. The Reporting Person also made a gift of 80,000 shares of Common Stock on January 8, 2018 for no consideration.
 
(d)
The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own 121,275 shares of Common Stock held in his spouse’s 401(k) and Roth IRA accounts and 1,109,625 shares of Common Stock held in the Trust.  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held in the Trust.
 
(e)
Not applicable.
 
 
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SIGNATURES


After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned, Robert G. Brown, hereby certifies that the information set forth in this Schedule 13D/A is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated: June 1, 2018

 
/s/ Robert G. Brown
 
Robert G. Brown