-----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, TA+cXlwpfJWNeIJsK9kZzZhkdHVKSyi+GhhOGTKNh6NnHip13IOyrfl0djSrECwk zxWhLfJcl4zHk5Tu7codBA== 0000921530-98-000129.txt : 19981102 0000921530-98-000129.hdr.sgml : 19981102 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000921530-98-000129 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19981030 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: GEORGE SOROS GROUP MEMBERS: QIH MANAGEMENT INVESTOR, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: QIH MANAGEMENT, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: QUANTUM INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS LDC GROUP MEMBERS: SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC GROUP MEMBERS: STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EARTHLINK NETWORK INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001015580 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 954481766 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-48293 FILM NUMBER: 98734638 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3100 NEW YORK DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 210 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 91107 BUSINESS PHONE: 8182962426 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3100 NEW YORK DR STREET 2: 3100 NEW YORK DR CITY: PASADENA STATE: CA ZIP: 91107-1501 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001029160 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 133914976 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 33RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10106 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128721054 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS,HAUER,FELD, STREET 2: 399 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13D/A 1 AMD NO. 6 TO SCH 13D RE EARTHLINK NETWORK INC SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) (Amendment No. 6)* EarthLink Network, Inc. -------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value -------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 270322100 ------------------- (CUSIP Number) Stephen M. Vine, Esq. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. 590 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 872-1000 ----------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) October 27, 1998 ----------------------------- (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 Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 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 13d-7(b) 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 disclosure 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 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 following page(s) Page 1 of 14 Pages SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 270322100 Page 2 of 14 Pages 1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person QUANTUM INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS LDC 2 Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group* a. [_] b. [x] 3 SEC Use Only 4 Source of Funds* Not applicable 5 Check Box If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_] 6 Citizenship or Place of Organization Cayman Islands 7 Sole Voting Power Number of 1,642,040 Shares Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power Owned By 0 Each Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power Person 1,642,040 With 10 Shared Dispositive Power 0 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,642,040 12 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares* [x] 13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11) 5.76% 14 Type of Reporting Person* OO; IV *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 270322100 Page 3 of 14 Pages 1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person QIH MANAGEMENT INVESTOR, L.P. 2 Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group* a. [_] b. [x] 3 SEC Use Only 4 Source of Funds* Not applicable 5 Check Box If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_] 6 Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware 7 Sole Voting Power Number of 1,642,040 Shares Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power Owned By 0 Each Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power Person 1,642,040 With 10 Shared Dispositive Power 0 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,642,040 12 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares* [x] 13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11) 5.76% 14 Type of Reporting Person* PN; IA *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 270322100 Page 4 of 14 Pages 1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person QIH MANAGEMENT, INC. 2 Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group* a. [_] b. [x] 3 SEC Use Only 4 Source of Funds* Not applicable 5 Check Box If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_] 6 Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware 7 Sole Voting Power Number of 1,642,040 Shares Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power Owned By 0 Each Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power Person 1,642,040 With 10 Shared Dispositive Power 0 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,642,040 12 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares* [x] 13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11) 5.76% 14 Type of Reporting Person* CO *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 270322100 Page 5 of 14 Pages 1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 2 Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group* a. [_] b. [x] 3 SEC Use Only 4 Source of Funds* Not applicable 5 Check Box If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [_] 6 Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware 7 Sole Voting Power Number of 1,642,040 Shares Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power Owned By 0 Each Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power Person 1,642,040 With 10 Shared Dispositive Power 0 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,642,040 12 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares* [x] 13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11) 5.76% 14 Type of Reporting Person* OO; IA *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 270322100 Page 6 of 14 Pages 1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person GEORGE SOROS (in the capacity described herein) 2 Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group* a. [_] b. [x] 3 SEC Use Only 4 Source of Funds* Not applicable 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 7 Sole Voting Power Number of 256,727 Shares Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power Owned By 1,642,040 Each Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power Person 256,727 With 10 Shared Dispositive Power 1,642,040 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,898,767 12 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares* [_] 13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11) 6.66% 14 Type of Reporting Person* IA; IN *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 270322100 Page 7 of 14 Pages 1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER (in the capacity described herein) 2 Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group* a. [_] b. [x] 3 SEC Use Only 4 Source of Funds* Not applicable 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 7 Sole Voting Power Number of 0 Shares Beneficially 8 Shared Voting Power Owned By 1,642,040 Each Reporting 9 Sole Dispositive Power Person 0 With 10 Shared Dispositive Power 1,642,040 11 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,642,040 12 Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares* [x] 13 Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11) 5.76% 14 Type of Reporting Person* IA *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 8 of 14 This Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D relates to shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Shares"), of EarthLink Network, Inc. (the "Issuer"). This Amendment No. 6 supplementally amends the initial statement on Schedule 13D dated February 3, 1997 and all amendments thereto (collectively, the "Initial Statement"), filed by the Reporting Persons (as defined herein). This Amendment No. 6 is being filed by the Reporting Persons to report that as a result of the recent disposition of Shares of the Issuer, the number of Shares of which certain of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owners has decreased by more than one percent of the total outstanding Shares. The numbers set forth herein have been adjusted to reflect a two-for-one stock split effected by the Issuer on July 21, 1998. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Initial Statement. The Initial Statement is supplementally amended as follows. Item 2. Identity and Background. This Statement is being filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"): i) Quantum Industrial Partners LDC ("QIP"); ii) QIH Management Investor, L.P. ("QIHMI"); iii) QIH Management, Inc. ("QIH Management"); iv) Soros Fund Management LLC ("SFM LLC"); v) Mr. George Soros ("Mr. Soros"); vi) Mr. Stanley F. Druckenmiller ("Mr. Druckenmiller"). This Statement relates to the Shares held for the accounts of QIP and Mr. Soros. Updated information concerning the Managing Directors of SFM LLC is set forth in Annex A hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. Pursuant to a cashless exercise on September 25, 1998, QIP converted 133,400 warrants into 108,808 Shares and Mr. Soros converted 47,200 warrants into 38,499 Shares. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. (a) (i) Each of QIP, QIHMI, QIH Management, SFM LLC and Mr. Druckenmiller may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 1,642,040 Shares held for the account of QIP (approximately 5.76% of the total number of Shares outstanding). (ii) Mr. Soros may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,898,767 Shares (approximately 6.66% of the total number of Shares outstanding). This number includes (A) 256,727 Shares held directly for his personal account and (B) 1,642,040 Shares held for the account of QIP. Page 9 of 14 (b) (i) Each of QIP, QIHMI, QIH Management and SFM LLC (by virtue of the QIP contract) may be deemed to have the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of the 1,642,040 Shares held for the account of QIP. (ii) Each of Mr. Soros and Mr. Druckenmiller, as a result of their positions with SFM LLC, may be deemed to have shared power to direct the voting and disposition of the 1,642,040 Shares held for the account of QIP. (iii)Mr. Soros has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 256,727 Shares held for his personal account. (c) Except for the transactions disclosed in Annex B hereto, which were effected in routine brokerage transactions, and as set forth in Item 3, there have been no transactions effected with respect to the Shares since August 31, 1998 (60 days prior to the date hereof) by any of the Reporting Persons. (d) (i) The shareholders of QIP, including Quantum Industrial Holdings, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands international business company, have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares held for the account of QIP in accordance with their ownership interests in QIP. (ii) Mr. Soros has the sole right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares held for his personal account. (e) Not applicable. Each of QIP, QIHMI, QIH Management, SFM LLC and Mr. Druckenmiller expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any Shares held directly for the account of Mr. Soros. Page 10 of 14 SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Date: October 30, 1998 QUANTUM INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS LDC By: /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS --------------------------------------- Michael C. Neus Attorney-in-Fact QIH MANAGEMENT INVESTOR, L.P. By: QIH Management, Inc., its General Partner By: /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS ---------------------------------- Michael C. Neus Vice President QIH MANAGEMENT, INC. By: /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS --------------------------------------- Michael C. Neus Vice President SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC By: /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS --------------------------------------- Michael C. Neus Assistant General Counsel GEORGE SOROS By: /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS --------------------------------------- Michael C. Neus Attorney-in-Fact Page 11 of 14 STANLEY F. DRUCKENMILLER By: /S/ MICHAEL C. NEUS --------------------------------------- Michael C. Neus Attorney-in-Fact Page 12 of 14 ANNEX A The following is a list of all of the persons (other than Stanley Druckenmiller) who serve as Managing Directors of SFM LLC, as well as the number of Shares, if any, held for the account of each: Number of Shares ---------------- Scott K. H. Bessent Walter Burlock Brian J. Corvese L. Kevin Dann Jeffrey L. Feinberg Arminio Fraga Gary Gladstein..................................................... 0 Ron Hiram Robert K. Jermain David N. Kowitz Alexander C. McAree Paul McNulty....................................................... 0 Gabriel S. Nechamkin Steven Okin Lief D. Rosenblatt Frank Sica Mark D. Sonnino Filiberto H. Verticelli Sean C. Warren Each of the above-listed persons is a United States citizen whose principal occupation is serving as Managing Director of SFM LLC, and each has a business address c/o Soros Fund Management LLC, 888 Seventh Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, New York 10106. To the best of the Reporting Persons' knowledge: (a) Except for the cashless exercise by Paul McNulty of 100 warrants into 82 Shares on September 25, 1998 and for the transactions set forth below, each of the Managing Directors has not effected any transactions in the Shares since August 31, 1998 (60 days prior to the date hereof).
Date of Nature of Number Price For the Account of Transaction Transaction of Shares Per Share - ------------------ ----------- ----------- --------- --------- Paul McNulty 10/16/98 SELL 600 $37.0625 Gary Gladstein 10/01/98 SELL 1,000 $39.3750
(b) Except as set forth in the Initial Statement and for the Subscription Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference, none of the Managing Directors has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships with respect to the securities of the Issuer. Page 13 of 14 An aggregate of 53,650 Shares are held in five separate irrevocable trusts for the children of Mr. Soros, one of the trustees of which is Mr. Gary Gladstein. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares held in the aforementioned trusts for the benefit of the children of Mr. Soros.
Page 14 of 14 ANNEX B RECENT TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMON STOCK OF EARTHLINK NETWORK, INC. Date of Number of Price Per For the Account of Transaction Activity Shares Share - ------------------ ----------- -------- --------- --------- Quantum Industrial Partners LDC 10/15/98 SELL 84,000 $37.4510 10/16/98 SELL 4,200 $37.5000 10/20/98 SELL 50,400 $37.0000 10/27/98 SELL 42,000 $41.0000 10/27/98 SELL 43,700 $41.1754 George Soros 10/15/98 SELL 13,000 $37.4510 10/16/98 SELL 650 $37.5000 10/20/98 SELL 7,800 $37.0000 10/27/98 SELL 6,500 $41.0000 10/27/98 SELL 6,800 $41.1754
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