-----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, OvdjGUodyIkIcM2if2fXoNULuPM9TCN/ijyXoa5YjJ7ZAd+UID2RR6WkRWuutcXf Q52pRtbsZ8xVmek0ru0EmA== 0000943522-00-000007.txt : 20000214 0000943522-00-000007.hdr.sgml : 20000214 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000943522-00-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000211 GROUP MEMBERS: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC GROUP MEMBERS: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: CARL H. LINDNER GROUP MEMBERS: CARL H. LINDNER III GROUP MEMBERS: KEITH E. LINDNER GROUP MEMBERS: S. CRAIG LINDNER SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PERITUS SOFTWARE SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011632 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES [7371] IRS NUMBER: 043126919 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-51999 FILM NUMBER: 534458 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO FEDERAL STREET CITY: BILLERICA STATE: MA ZIP: 01821 BUSINESS PHONE: 9786700800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO FEDERAL STREET CITY: BILLERICA STATE: MA ZIP: 01821 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001042046 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 311544320 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE EAST FOURTH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 919 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 5135792121 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE EAST FOURTH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 919 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970709 SC 13G/A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 --------------- SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) (Amendment No. 4) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) AND (c) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b) Peritus Software Services, Inc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 714006103 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) James C. Kennedy, Esq. One East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 579-2538 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 31, 1999 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) 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) Page 1 of 6 Pages CUSIP NO. 714006103 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS American Financial Group, Inc. 31-1544320 Carl H. Lindner Carl H. Lindner III S. Craig Lindner Keith E. Lindner 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Ohio Corporation United States Citizens 5 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: SOLE VOTING POWER - - - 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,367,620 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - - - 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,367,620 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,367,620 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 13.8% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO IN CUSIP NO. 714006103 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer. Peritus Software Services, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office. 112 Turnpike Road, Westborough, Massachusetts 01581 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing. American Financial Group, Inc. Carl H. Lindner Carl H. Lindner III S. Craig Lindner Keith E. Lindner Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence. One East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Item 2(c). Citizenship. Ohio Corporation United States Citizens Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities. Common Stock, $.01 par value Item 2(e). Cusip Number. 714006103 Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b). Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,367,620 (b) Percentage of Class: 13.8% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: none (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 2,367,620 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: none (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 2,367,620 CUSIP NO. 714006103 13G Page 4 of 6 Pages Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, it is hereby certified that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 11, 2000 AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. By: James C. Kennedy James C. Kennedy, Vice President Deputy General Counsel and Secretary AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION By: James C. Kennedy James C. Kennedy, Vice President Deputy General Counsel and Secretary Carl H. Lindner* Carl H. Lindner Carl H. Lindner III* Carl H. Lindner III S. Craig Lindner* S. Craig Lindner Keith E. Lindner* Keith E. Lindner James C. Kennedy *By James C. Kennedy, Attorney-in-Fact CUSIP NO. 714006103 13G Page 5 of 6 Pages POWERS OF ATTORNEY I, Carl H. Lindner, do hereby appoint James C. Kennedy and Karl J. Grafe, or either of them, as my true and lawful attorneys- in-fact to sign on my behalf individually and as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of American Financial Group, Inc. or as a director or executive officer of any of its subsidiaries and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any schedules or other filings or amendments thereto made by me or on behalf of American Financial Group, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 13(d), 13(f), 13(g), 14(d) or 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at Cincinnati, Ohio as of the 5th day of November, 1997. /s/ Carl H. Lindner Carl H. Lindner I, Carl H. Lindner III, do hereby appoint James C. Kennedy and Karl J. Grafe, or either of them, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to sign on my behalf individually and as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of American Financial Group, Inc. or as a director or executive officer of any of its subsidiaries and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any schedules or other filings or amendments thereto made by me or on behalf of American Financial Group, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 13(d), 13(f), 13(g), 14(d) or 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at Cincinnati, Ohio as of the 5th day of November, 1997. /s/ Carl H. Lindner III Carl H. Lindner III I, S. Craig Lindner, do hereby appoint James C. Kennedy and Karl J. Grafe, or either of them, as my true and lawful attorneys- in-fact to sign on my behalf individually and as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of American Financial Group, Inc. or as a director or executive officer of any of its subsidiaries and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any schedules or other filings or amendments thereto made by me or on behalf of American Financial Group, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 13(d), 13(f), 13(g), 14(d) or 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at Cincinnati, Ohio as of the 5th day of November, 1997. /s/ S. Craig Lindner S. Craig Lindner CUSIP NO. 714006103 13G Page 6 of 6 Pages I, Keith E. Lindner, do hereby appoint James C. Kennedy and Karl J. Grafe, or either of them, as my true and lawful attorneys- in-fact to sign on my behalf individually and as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of American Financial Group, Inc. or as a director or executive officer of any of its subsidiaries and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any schedules or other filings or amendments thereto made by me or on behalf of American Financial Group, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 13(d), 13(f), 13(g), 14(d) or 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at Cincinnati, Ohio as of the 5th day of November, 1997. /s/ Keith E. Lindner Keith E. Lindner -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----