SC 13D/A 1 sc13da5-priceline.txt AMENDMENT NO. 5 ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 5) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ----------------------- PRICELINE.COM INCORPORATED (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.008 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 741503106 (CUSIP Number) WILLIAM E. FORD C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CORPORATION 3 PICKWICK PLAZA GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830 TEL. NO.: (203) 629-8600 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) ----------------------- NOVEMBER 16, 2001 (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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 1(f) or 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-1(a) 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 disclosures 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 ("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). ================================================================================ CUSIP 741503106 Page 1 of 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON General Atlantic Partners, LLC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ------------------------------------------------ REPORTING 8 SHARED VOTING POWER PERSON WITH 5,918,079 ------------------------------------------------ 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,918,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,918,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.6% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP 741503106 Page 3 of 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON General Atlantic Partners 48, L.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ------------------------------------------------ REPORTING 8 SHARED VOTING POWER PERSON WITH 5,918,079 ------------------------------------------------ 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,918,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,918,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.6% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP 741503106 Page 4 of 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON General Atlantic Partners 50, L.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ------------------------------------------------ REPORTING 8 SHARED VOTING POWER PERSON WITH 5,918,079 ------------------------------------------------ 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,918,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,918,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.6% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP 741503106 Page 5 of 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GAP Coinvestment Partners, L.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ------------------------------------------------ REPORTING 8 SHARED VOTING POWER PERSON WITH 5,918,079 ------------------------------------------------ 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,918,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,918,079 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.6% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP 741503106 Page 6 of 9 AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO SCHEDULE 13D This Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D ("Amendment No. 5") is filed by the undersigned to amend and supplement the Schedule 13D, dated as of April 6, 1999), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of August 17, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated as of January 14, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 3 thereto, dated as of February 9, 2000, and as amended by Amendment No. 4 thereto, dated as of September 5, 2001, with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.008 per share, of Priceline.com Incorporated, a Delaware corporation. ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER. The title of the class of equity securities of Priceline.com Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), to which this Amendment No. 5 relates is the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.008 per share (the "Common Stock"). The address of the principal executive office of the Company is Five High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut 06905. ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND. Unchanged. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION. Unchanged. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. Unchanged. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: (a) As of the date hereof, GAP, GAP 48, GAP 50 and GAPCO each own of record no shares of Common Stock, 4,184,309 shares of Common Stock, 333,877 shares of Common Stock and 1,399,893 shares of Common Stock, respectively, or 0%, 1.9%, 0.1% and 0.6%, respectively, of the Company's issue and outstanding shares of Common Stock. CUSIP 741503106 Page 7 of 9 By virtue of the fact that the GAP Managing Members are also the general partners authorized and empowered to vote and dispose of the securities held by GAPCO, and that GAP is the general partner of GAP 48 and GAP 50, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to share voting power and the power to direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock which each owns of record. Accordingly, as of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to own beneficially an aggregate of 5,918,079 shares of Common Stock or 2.6% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. (b) Each of the Reporting Persons has the shared power to direct the vote and the shared power to direct the disposition of the 5,918,079 shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be owned beneficially by each of them. (c) On November 16, 2001 and November 19, 2001, (i) GAP 48 sold an aggregate of 4,242,231 shares of Common Stock and 2,121,115 shares of Common Stock, respectively, at a net price per share of $3.99987 and $4.00701, respectively, for an aggregate price of $16,968,358.36 and $8,499,324.25, respectively, (ii) GAP 50 sold an aggregate of 338,499 shares of Common Stock and 169,249 shares of Common Stock, respectively, at a net price per share of $3.99987 and $4.00701, respectively, for an aggregate price of $1,353,950.86 and $678,182.05, respectively, and (iii) GAPCO sold an aggregate of 1,114,516 shares of Common Stock and 557,260 shares of Common Stock, respectively, at a net price per share of $3.99987 and $4.00701, for an aggregate net purchase price of $4,457,915.39 and $2,232,945.10, and distributed 304,754 shares of Common Stock and 152,376 shares of Common Stock, respectively, to a partner. (d) No person other than the persons listed is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any securities owned by any member of the group. (e) As of November 16, 2001, the Reporting Persons no longer beneficially own more than 5% of the shares of Common Stock. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 5 constitutes the final amendment. CUSIP 741503106 Page 8 of 9 ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUER. Unchanged. ITEM 7. MATERIALS TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. Exhibit 1: Incorporate by reference the Agreement relating to the filing of joint acquisition statements as required by Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, filed as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D, dated as of April 1, 1999. Exhibit 2: Incorporate by reference the Power of attorney dated January 3, 2001 appointing Thomas J. Murphy Attorney-In-Fact for GAP filed as Exhibit 2 to Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D, dated as of September 5, 2001. Exhibit 3: Incorporate by reference the Power of attorney dated January 3, 2001 appointing Thomas J. Murphy Attorney-In-Fact for GAPCO filed as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D, dated as of September 5, 2001. CUSIP 741503106 Page 9 of 9 SIGNATURES 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. Dated as of November 20, 2001. GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS, LLC By: /s/ Thomas J. Murphy --------------------------------------- Name: Thomas J. Murphy Title: Attorney-In-Fact GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS 48, L.P. By: General Atlantic Partners, LLC, Its general partner By: /s/ Thomas J. Murphy --------------------------------------- Name: Thomas J. Murphy Title: Attorney-In-Fact GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS 50, L.P. By: General Atlantic Partners, LLC, Its general partner By: /s/ Thomas J. Murphy --------------------------------------- Name: Thomas J. Murphy Title: Attorney-In-Fact GAP COINVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. By: /s/ Thomas J. Murphy --------------------------------------- Name: Thomas J. Murphy Title: Attorney-In-Fact