SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP /DE/

(Last) (First) (Middle)
12300 LIBERTY BLVD.

(Street)
ENGLEWOOD CO 80112

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KNOT INC [ KNOT ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/13/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)(4) $4 05/13/2004 A 5,000 (1) 05/13/2014 Common Stock 5,000 $0 5,000 I By Interactive Technology Holdings, LLC(2)(3)(4)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The option is immediately exercisable.
2. Interactive Technology Holdings, LLC ("Interactive") owns directly 4,025,590 shares of common stock of the Issuer. QK Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of QVC, Inc. ("QVC"), is the managing member of, and has an approximately 68.6% interest in the profits of, Interactive. The Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of approximately 98% of the outstanding common stock of QVC.
3. The Reporting Person's beneficial ownership of QVC is held through wholly owned subsidiaries as follows: (a) Liberty QVC Holding, LLC owns approximately 19.9% of the outstanding shares of common stock of QVC; (b) LQ VII, Inc. owns approximately 36.7% of the outstanding shares of common stock of QVC and (c) Liberty QVC, Inc., through a series of wholly owned subsidiaries, beneficially owns, in the aggregate, approximately 41.7% of the outstanding shares of common stock of QVC.
4. Represents an option to purchase shares of common stock of the Issuer granted to Mr. Randy Ronning, a director of The Knot, Inc. and an officer of QVC. Pursuant to a Nominee Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, between Interactive and Mr. Ronning, Interactive is the sole and absolute beneficial owner of all options and shares of common stock of the Issuer received by Mr. Ronning in his capacity as a director of the Issuer. Mr. Ronning is the record owner of all such shares and options and holds such shares and options for the sole benefit of Interactive.
By: /s/ Charles Y. Tanabe, Senior Vice President 05/18/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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