3 1 patel-form3.txt INITIAL STAEMENT OF OWNERSHIP UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response.........0.5 FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PATEL ROHIT C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 111 West Washington, Suite 860 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Chicago Illinois 60602 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) April 10, 2003 ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hojo Holdings, Inc. HJOH ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [X] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [_] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person ________________________________________________________________________________ ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ================================================================================

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. (Over) SEC 1473(7-02) FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================

Explanation of Responses: /s/ Rohit Patel April 29, 2003 --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. Page 2

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