SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13D/A (Amendment No. 3) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Beverly Enterprises, Inc. ----------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share ------------------------------------------ (Title of class of securities) 087851309 ----------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Kenneth Maiman, Esq. Bradley Takahashi, Esq. Appaloosa Management L.P. Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC 26 Main Street, First Floor 51 John F. Kennedy Parkway Chatham, NJ 07928 Short Hills, NJ 07078 (973) 701-7000 (973) 912-2000 Arnold M. Whitman Richard Marks, Esq. Formation Capital, LLC Northbrook NBV, LLC 1035 Powers Place 500 Skokie Blvd, Ste. 310 Alpharetta, GA 30004 Northbrook, IL 60062 (770) 754-9660 (847) 559-1002 Robert C. Schwenkel, Esq. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP One New York Plaza New York, NY 10004-1980 (212) 859-8000 (Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) February 3, 2005 ----------------------------------------- (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 ss.ss.240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ] CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 2 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Appaloosa Investment Limited Partnership I CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Delaware NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,873,122 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,873,122 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 1,873,122 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.7% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 PN CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 3 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Palomino Fund Ltd. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 British Virgin Islands NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,641,178 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,641,178 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 1,641,178 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.5% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 CO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 4 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Appaloosa Management L.P. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Delaware NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 3,514,300 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 3,514,300 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 3,514,300 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.3% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 PN;IA CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 5 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Appaloosa Partners Inc. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Delaware NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 3,514,300 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 3,514,300 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 3,514,300 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.3% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 CO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 6 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 David A. Tepper CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 USA NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 3,514,300 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 3,514,300 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 3,514,300 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.3% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 IN;HC CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 7 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Delaware NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 3,508,900 BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY -0- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 3,508,900 PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH -0- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 3,508,900 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.2% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 IA CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 8 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Northbrook NBV, LLC CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 WC CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Delaware NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,487,200 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,487,200 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 1,487,200 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.4% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 OO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 9 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 David Hokin CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 USA NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,487,200 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,487,200 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 1,487,200 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.4% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 IN;HC CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 10 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Rob Rubin CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 USA NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,487,200 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,487,200 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 1,487,200 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.4% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 IN CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 11 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Robert Hartman CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 USA NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,487,200 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,487,200 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 1,487,200 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.4% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 IN CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 12 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 1995 David Reis Family Trust CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Connecticut NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 10,000 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,000 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 10,000 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1.0% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 OO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 13 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 1995 Donna Reis Family Trust CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Connecticut NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 25,000 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 25,000 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 25,000 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1.0% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 OO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 14 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Aaron Reis Spray Trust CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Connecticut NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 20,000 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 20,000 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 20,000 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1.0% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 OO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 15 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Anna Reis Spray Trust CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Connecticut NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 22,500 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 22,500 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 22,500 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1.0% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 OO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 16 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Alexander Reis Spray Trust CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Connecticut NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 22,500 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 22,500 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 22,500 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1.0% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 OO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 17 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 David Reis Family Trust CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 OO CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Connecticut NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 25,000 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 25,000 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 25,000 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1.0% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 OO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 18 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 David Reis CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 PF CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 United States NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 95,000[1] BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 125,000 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 95,000[1] PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 125,000 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 220,000 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1.0% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 IN ----------------- [1] Includes 20,000 Beverly Enterprises Shares which may be purchased pursuant to currently exercisable call options. CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 19 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Baylor Enterprises LLC CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 AF CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 Georgia NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 21,900 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 21,900 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 21,900 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1.0% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 OO CUSIP NO. 087851309 13D PAGE 20 OF 42 PAGES NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 1 Arnold M. Whitman CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| 2 (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS 4 PF CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) 5 N/A CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 6 USA NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 4,700 BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 21,900 EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 4,700 PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 21,900 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON 26,600 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES N/A 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 1% TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 14 IN;HC This Amendment No. 3 amends the Schedule 13D originally filed on January 24, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on January 25, 2005 and by Amendment No. 2 filed on January 27, 2005 (as amended, the "Statement"), by (i) Appaloosa Investment Limited Partnership I, (ii) Palomino Fund Ltd., (iii) Appaloosa Management L.P., (iv) Appaloosa Partners, Inc., (v) David A. Tepper, (vi) Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC, (vii) Northbrook NBV, LLC, (viii) David Hokin, (ix) Rob Rubin, (x) Robert Hartman, (xi) 1995 David Reis Family Trust, (xii) 1995 Donna Reis Family Trust, (xiii) Aaron Reis Spray Trust, (xiv) Anna Reis Spray Trust, (xv) Alexander Reis Spray Trust, (xvi) David Reis Family Trust, (xvii) David Reis, (xviii) Baylor Enterprises LLC and (xix) Arnold Whitman, relating to the common stock, $0.10 par value per share, of Beverly Enterprises, Inc. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Statement, and unless amended hereby, all information previously filed remains in effect. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION Item No. 3 is hereby supplemented by the following: Mr. Whitman purchased an additional 100 Beverly Enterprises Shares in a market transaction on January 28, 2005 for an aggregate amount of $1,197, using his personal funds, and acquired an additional 100 Beverly Enterprises Shares on February 1, 2005 through a transfer from Baylor. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION Item No. 4 is hereby supplemented by the following: On February 3, 2005, Arnold M. Whitman, Chief Executive Officer of Formation, sent to William R. Floyd, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a letter on behalf of the Consortium Members. As indicated in the letter, the Consortium Members intend to nominate a slate of nominees for election to the Company's Board of Directors at the Company's 2005 annual meeting of stockholders. This letter is included in the press release attached as Exhibit J. On February 4, 2005, Mr. Whitman submitted to the Secretary of the Company a notice of the business and proposals he intends to bring before the Company's 2005 annual meeting of stockholders. As indicated in the notice, Mr. Whitman intends to nominate for election to the Board of Directors of the Company a slate consisting of the following nominees: Jeffrey A. Brodsky, John J. Durso, Philip L. Maslowe, Charles M. Masson, Mohsin Y. Meghji and Guy Sansone. Information about each of the nominees is contained in the notice, which is attached hereto as Exhibit K and incorporated herein by reference. The identity of each person who may be deemed to be a participant in the solicitation (as defined in Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A (ss.240.14a-101 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)) of the Company's stockholders in connection with the Company's 2005 annual meeting of stockholders and a description of such person's direct or indirect interests in the solicitation, to the extent not otherwise described in the Statement, is set forth on attached Exhibit L hereto. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER The first sentence in paragraph (a) of Item 5 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows: The Filing Persons beneficially own, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), 8,757,000 Beverly Enterprises Shares in the aggregate. Clauses (xiii) through (xv) in Item 5(a) and the last paragraph in Item 5(a) are amended and restated in their entirety as follows: (xiii) Baylor is the owner of 21,900 Beverly Enterprises Shares (or less than 1% of the outstanding Beverly Enterprises Shares). Each Filing Person (other than Baylor and Mr. Whitman) disclaims beneficial ownership of the Beverly Enterprises Shares owned by Baylor; (xiv) Mr. Arnold M. Whitman has sole beneficial ownership of 4,700 Beverly Enterprises Shares (or less than 1% of the outstanding Beverly Enterprises Shares) and, solely by virtue of his controlling interest in Baylor, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 26,600 Beverly Enterprises Shares with Baylor in the aggregate (or less than 1% of the outstanding Beverly Enterprises Shares). Each Filing Person (other than Mr. Whitman) disclaims beneficial ownership of the 4,700 Beverly Enterprises Shares owned by Mr. Whitman in his personal capacity, and each Filing Person (other than Mr. Whitman and Baylor) disclaims beneficial ownership of the 21,900 Beverly Enterprises Shares held directly by Baylor, which Mr. Whitman may be deemed to own by virtue of his controlling interest in Baylor; and (xv) Formation does not own any of the aggregate 1,733,800 Beverly Enterprises Shares (or 1.6% of the outstanding Beverly Enterprises Shares) beneficially owned by Northbrook, Messrs Hokin, Rubin and Hartman, any of the Reis Trusts, Mr. Reis, Baylor and Mr. Whitman and disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. By virtue of the Term Sheet, filed as Exhibit G to this Statement, and the Agreement among Stockholders, filed as Exhibit H to this Statement, each as described in Item 6 below, the Filing Persons may be deemed to be members of a group as defined in Rule 13d-5(b) and share beneficial ownership of the aggregate 8,757,000 Beverly Enterprises Shares reported herein. The last sentence of Item 5(b) is amended and restated in its entirety as follows: By virtue of Mr. Whitman's controlling interest in Baylor as described in Item 2, Baylor and Mr. Whitman have shared power to vote and direct the disposition of the 21,900 Beverly Enterprises Shares held by Baylor, and Mr. Whitman has the sole power to vote and direct the disposition of 4,700 Beverly Enterprises Shares held by himself. ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS A. Joint Filing Agreement dated January 24, 2005.* B. Executive Officers of Franklin Mutual.* C. Transactions in Beverly Enterprises Shares Since November 18, 2004.*** D. Letter dated December 22, 2004 from Formation to the Company.* E. Letter dated January 5, 2005 from the Company to Formation.* F. Letter dated January 19, 2005 from Formation to the Company.* G. Term Sheet dated December 14, 2004.* H. Agreement among Stockholders dated January 24, 2005.+ I. Letter dated January 27, 2005 from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP to Douglas J. Babb, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer of the Company.** J. Press Release issued on February 3, 2005 (including Letter dated February 3, 2005 from Mr. Whitman to Mr. Floyd).*** K. Notice of Business and Proposals to be Brought before the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.*** L. List of Participants in Solicitation of Company Stockholders.*** -------------------------------- * Filed on January 24, 2005 + Filed with Amendment No. 1 on January 25, 2005 ** Filed with Amendment No. 2 on January 27, 2005 *** Filed herewith SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 APPALOOSA INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I By: Appaloosa Management L.P., its General Partner By: Appaloosa Partners Inc., its General Partner By: /s/ David A. Tepper ------------------------- Name: David A. Tepper Title: President SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 PALOMINO FUND LTD. By: Appaloosa Management L.P., its Investment Adviser By: Appaloosa Partners Inc., its General Partner By: /s/ David A. Tepper ------------------------- Name: David A. Tepper Title: President SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P. By: Appaloosa Partners Inc., its General Partner By: /s/ David A. Tepper ------------------------- Name: David A. Tepper Title: President SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC. By: /s/ David A. Tepper ------------------------- Name: David A. Tepper Title: President SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 /s/ David A. Tepper ------------------------------- DAVID A. TEPPER SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC By: /s/ David J. Winters ------------------------ Name: David J. Winters Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 NORTHBROOK NBV, LLC By: /s/ Rob Rubin ------------------------ Name: Rob Rubin Title: Manager SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 /a/ David Hokin ------------------------------- DAVID HOKIN SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 /s/ Rob Rubin ------------------------------- ROB RUBIN SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 /s/ Robert Hartman ------------------------------- ROBERT HARTMAN SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 1995 DAVID REIS FAMILY TRUST By: /s/ David Reis ------------------------------- Name: David Reis Title: Trustee SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 1995 DONNA REIS FAMILY TRUST By: /s/ David Reis ------------------------------- Name: David Reis Title: Trustee SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 AARON REIS SPRAY TRUST By: /s/ David Reis ------------------------------- Name: David Reis Title: Trustee SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 ANNA REIS SPRAY TRUST By: /s/ David Reis ------------------------------- Name: David Reis Title: Trustee SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 ALEXANDER REIS SPRAY TRUST By: /s/ David Reis ------------------------------- Name: David Reis Title: Trustee SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 DAVID REIS FAMILY TRUST By: /s/ David Reis ------------------------------- Name: David Reis Title: Trustee SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 /S/ David Reis ------------------------------- DAVID REIS SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 BAYLOR ENTERPRISES LLC By: /s/ Arnold M. Whitman --------------------------- Name: Arnold M. Whitman Title: Managing Member SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the Reporting Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 4, 2005 /s/ Arnold M. Whitman ------------------------------- ARNOLD M. WHITMAN EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NAME A. Joint Filing Agreement dated January 24, 2005.* B. Executive Officers of Franklin Mutual.* C. Transactions in Beverly Enterprises Shares Since November 18, 2004.*** D. Letter dated December 22, 2004 from Formation to the Company.* E. Letter dated January 5, 2005 from the Company to Formation.* F. Letter dated January 19, 2005 from Formation to the Company.* G. Term Sheet dated December 14, 2004.* H. Agreement among Stockholders dated January 24, 2005.+ I. Letter dated January 27, 2005 from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP to the Company.** J. Press Release issued on February 3, 2005 (including Letter dated February 3, 2005 from Mr. Whitman to Mr. Floyd).*** K. Notice of Business and Proposals to be Brought before the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.*** L. List of Participants in Solicitation of Company Stockholders.*** -------------------------------- * Filed on January 24, 2005 + Filed with Amendment No. 1 on January 25, 2005 ** Filed with Amendment No. 2 on January 27, 2005 *** Filed herewith