-----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, ONWo7wAiJvghP+nRRH5Lu+Td+F46Jy3I0na1xqACHufN73nDODZ1FzBzXBFB2rDg I/QwxDGIUFILsEhTLZ4jwA== 0000728612-04-000019.txt : 20040304 0000728612-04-000019.hdr.sgml : 20040304 20040304095645 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000728612-04-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040304 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LODGIAN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001066138 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOTELS & MOTELS [7011] IRS NUMBER: 522093696 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-54947 FILM NUMBER: 04647679 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3445 PEACHTREE ROAD N E SUITE 700 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30326 BUSINESS PHONE: 4043649400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3445 PEACHTREE ROAD N E SUITE 700 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30326 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000728612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER FL 12 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124496202 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER FL 12 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 SC 13G/A 1 lodgian_13g-a2.txt LODGIAN INC. 12-31-2003 13G-A #2 -------------------------- OMB APPROVAL -------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0145 UNITED STATES Expires: December 31, 2005 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Estimated average burden Washington, D.C. 20549 hours per response .....11 -------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2) LODGIAN INC. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 54021P205 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) DECEMBER 31, 2003 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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) * 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 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. 54021P205 SCHEDULE 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. (MERRILL LYNCH) _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 Disclaimed (See #9 below) _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY Disclaimed (See #9 below) _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Disclaimed (See #9 below) ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH Disclaimed (See #9 below) _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Merrill Lynch & Co. disclaims beneficial ownership in all shares of Lodgian Inc held by MLPF&S Inc. _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Disclaimed (See #9 above) _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO _____________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 54021P205 SCHEDULE 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) MERRILL LYNCH PEIRCE FENNER & SMITH, INC. (MLPF&S) _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 NONE ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 768,972 shares of Common Stock; MLPFS also owns 10,714 Class A OWNED BY Warrants to purchase 10,714 shares of Common Stock and 2,150 Class B Warrants to purchase 2,150 shares of Common Stock. ______________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING NONE ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 768,972 shares of Common Stock; MLPFS also owns 10,714 Class A WITH: Warrants to purchase 10,714 shares of Common Stock and 2,150 Class B Warrants to purchase 2,150 shares of Common Stock. _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 768,972 shares of Common Stock _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.95% as at December 31, 2003. Including the shares of Common Stock which may be purchased by exercise of 10,714 Class A Warrants and 2,150 Class B Warrants, the Reporting Person additionally owns 0.16% of the shares of Common Stock. The aggregate percentage beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is therefore 11.11% of the Common Stock. _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD, CO _____________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 54021P205 SCHEDULE 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: LODGIAN INC. _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 3445 Peachtree Road, Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia 30326 _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. ___________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 4 World Financial Center 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10080 Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. 4 World Financial Center 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10080 __________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(c). Citizenship: SEE ITEM 4 OF COVER PAGES _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 54021P205 _____________________________________________________________________________ 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) [X] MLPFS is a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act of 1934. (g) [X] ML & Co. is a parent holding company in accordance with Rule 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G) CUSIP No. 54021P205 SCHEDULE 13G Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: See Item 9 of Cover Pages (b) Percent of class: See Item 11 of Cover Pages (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 5 of Cover Pages (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 6 of Cover Pages (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 7 of Cover Pages (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 8 of Cover Pages _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ] Not Applicable _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. ML & Co. is a parent holding company, and MLPFS is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of ML& Co. MLPFS, a reporting person on this Schedule 13G, has an interest that relates to more than 5% of the class of securities reported herein. _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. ML & Co. is a parent holding company. MLPFS is a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. MLPFS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML & Co. _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Although Merrill Lynch & Co. and MLPFS are affiliates and have determined to file jointly, the reporting persons are of the view that their affiliation does not cause them to be acting as a group within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. _______________________________________________________________________________ Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. NOT APPLICABLE _______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 54021P205 SCHEDULE 13G Item 10. Certifications. 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 of 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. 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. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. February 12, 2004 By: /s/ Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. ---------------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. Title: Assistant Secretary Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. February 12, 2004 By: /s/ Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. ---------------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. Title: Assistant Secretary Exhibit A JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and between the undersigned that the Schedule 13G filed on or about this date with respect to beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Level 8 Systems, Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. February 12, 2004 By: /s/ Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. ---------------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. Title: Assistant Secretary Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. February 12, 2004 By: /s/ Lawrence M. Egan, Jr. ---------------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence M. 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