-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GHVL0mX08Bvsxtxwo1sOWPfRubhReBsVaTT9vNq9p7OdWUlrMcZXiDnGc4PVxw+b bqM9Qu7tokHtppeYQmIh5Q== 0000893750-02-000108.txt : 20020414 0000893750-02-000108.hdr.sgml : 20020414 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000893750-02-000108 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020214 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRINCETON REVIEW INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001113668 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200] IRS NUMBER: 223727603 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-77933 FILM NUMBER: 02546897 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2315 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK CITY STATE: NY ZIP: 10024 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128748282 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SGC PARTNERS II LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001086969 IRS NUMBER: 760545517 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 LOUISIANA STREET 2: SUITE 3150 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136596100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 LOUISIANA STREET 2: SUITE 3150 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 SC 13G 1 sch13g.txt SCHEDULE 13G (RULE 13D-102) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) THE PRINCETON REVIEW, INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value per share - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 742352107 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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) / / Rule 13d-1(c) /X/ 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 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). CUSIP No. 742352107 SCHEDULE 13G Page 1 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: SGC Partners II LLC ("SGC Partners II") ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 3,428,061 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 3,428,061 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,428,061 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 12.6% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) 00 ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 742352107 SCHEDULE 13G Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: SG Merchant Banking Fund L.P. ("SG Merchant Banking Fund") ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 3,428,061 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 3,428,061 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0/1/ ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0 ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) HC ________________________________________________________________________________ /1/ SG Merchant Banking Fund disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by SGC Partners II. CUSIP No. 742352107 SCHEDULE 13G Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: SG Capital Partners LLC ("SG Capital Partners") ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 3,428,061 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 3,428,061 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0/2/ ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0 ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) HC ________________________________________________________________________________ /2/ SG Capital Partners disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by SGC Partners II. CUSIP No. 742352107 SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: SG Cowen Securities Corporation ("SG Cowen") ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 3,428,061 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 3,428,061 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0/3/ ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0 ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) HC ________________________________________________________________________________ /3/ SG Cowen disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by SGC Partners II. SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: The Princeton Review, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 2315 Broadway New York, New York 10024 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: The filers of this Schedule 13G are SGC Partners II, SG Merchant Banking Fund, SG Capital Partners and SG Cowen. The sole member of SGC Partners II is SG Merchant Banking Fund; the general partner of SG Merchant Banking Fund is SG Capital Partners; and the managing member of SG Capital Partners is SG Cowen. See Row 1 Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: For each of SGC Partners II, SG Merchant Banking Fund, SG Capital Partners and SG Cowen: 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Item 2(c). Citizenship: See Row 4 Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value per share Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 742352107 Item 3. If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. (d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act. (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See Rows 5 - 8 (b) Percent of Class: See Row 11 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Row 5 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Row 6 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Row 7 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Row 8 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. N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. 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. Certifications. N/A SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 14, 2002 SGC PARTNERS II LLC By: /s/ V. FRANK POTTOW ------------------------ Name: V. Frank Pottow Title: Managing Director SG MERCHANT BANKING FUND L.P. By: /s/ V. FRANK POTTOW ------------------------ Name: V. Frank Pottow Title: Vice President SG CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC By: /s/ V. FRANK POTTOW ------------------------ Name: V. Frank Pottow Title: Managing Director SG COWEN SECURITIES CORPORATION By: /s/ V. FRANK POTTOW ------------------------ Name: V. Frank Pottow Title: Managing Director EX-99.1 3 ex99_1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Each of the undersigned hereby affirms in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that it is individually eligible to use Schedule 13G, and agrees that this Schedule 13G is filed on its behalf. February 14, 2002 SGC PARTNERS II LLC By: /s/ V. FRANK POTTOW ------------------------ Name: V. Frank Pottow Title: Managing Director SG MERCHANT BANKING FUND L.P. By: /s/ V. FRANK POTTOW ----------------------- Name: V. Frank Pottow Title: Vice President SG CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC By: /s/ V. FRANK POTTOW ----------------------- Name: V. Frank Pottow Title: Managing Director SG COWEN SECURITIES CORPORATION By: /s/ V. FRANK POTTOW ------------------- Name: V. Frank Pottow Title: Managing Director -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----