-----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, IwtRxlBfbOrrS4bgOL7poutR73xK6iod1q7tIG6SO1bvlnWOFqUMQsGZ8WRdOmZV ro/eR/OUy6ctcj/VTcIWrw== 0000932471-03-000120.txt : 20030210 0000932471-03-000120.hdr.sgml : 20030210 20030210162121 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000932471-03-000120 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030210 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: READERS DIGEST ASSOCIATION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000858558 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731] IRS NUMBER: 131726769 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43188 FILM NUMBER: 03547590 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: READERS DIGEST ROAD CITY: PLEASANTVILLE STATE: NY ZIP: 10570 BUSINESS PHONE: 9142381000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000933478 IRS NUMBER: 232186884 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 ADMIRAL NELSON BLVD CITY: MALVERN STATE: PA ZIP: 19355 BUSINESS PHONE: 6106691000 SC 13G/A 1 readersdigestassoc.txt READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO.: 1)* Name of Issuer: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Title of Class of Securities: Class B Common Stock CUSIP Number: 755267200 Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement: December 31, 2002 Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: (X) Rule 13d-1(b) ( ) Rule 13d-1(c) ( ) 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 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 ("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 the following page(s)) PAGE 1 OF 6 PAGES 13G CUSIP No.: 755267200 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee for certain employee benefit plan(s). I.R.S. Identification Number 23-2186884. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE [LINE] IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP Not Applicable A. B. - 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Pennsylvania (For questions 5-8, report the number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:) 5. SOLE VOTING POWER None 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 0 Shares 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 Shares PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES 13G CUSIP No.: 880345103 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 Shares 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES Not applicable 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.00% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON BK PAGE 3 OF 6 PAGES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------ SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ------------ Item 1 (a) - Name of Issuer The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Item 1 (b) - Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Officers: Reader's Digest Road Pleasantville, NY 10570-7000 Item 2 (a) - Name of Person Filing: Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee for certain employee benefit plan(s). Item 2 (b) - Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence 500 Admiral Nelson Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355 Item 2 (c) - Citizenship Pennsylvania Item 2 (d) - Title of Class of Securities Class B Common Stock Item 2 (e) - CUSIP Number 755267200 Item 3 - Type of Filing: If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (b) X Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act. PAGE 4 OF 6 PAGES Item 4 - Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 0 Shares (b) Percent of Class: 0.00% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 Shares (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 Shares Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. The reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities (X). Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable PAGE 5 OF 6 PAGES Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held in trust by the trustee that have been allocated to the individual accounts of participants in the plans for which directions have been received, pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 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: FEBRUARY 10, 2003 VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE BY:_______________________________________ NAME: JOSEPH DIETRICK TITLE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY PAGE 6 OF 6 PAGES -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----