-----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, VqljJEkEIFnpk17IP5HDRd4s2DZLoxlx/wVL3Rws6GAJSez4UiCPiwC+EcNLoI/3 iZ9410ouMwtVa9x8P0Ej6w== 0001010192-00-000028.txt : 20000217 0001010192-00-000028.hdr.sgml : 20000217 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010192-00-000028 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000216 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOOVERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001036584 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 742559474 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-58391 FILM NUMBER: 547304 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1033 LA POSADA DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 250 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78758 BUSINESS PHONE: 5123744500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1033 LA POSADA DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 250 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78758 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEDIA GENERAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000216539 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 540850433 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1227 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 E GRACE ST CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23219 BUSINESS PHONE: 8046496000 SC 13G 1 SC 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Hoover's, Inc. -------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value of $.01 per share ----------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 4393211100 ------------ (CUSIP Number) July 20, 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: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [X] Rule 13d-1(d) - ---------------------- ----------------- CUSIP No. 4393211100 13G Page 1 of 5 Pages - ---------------------- ----------------- - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only) Media General, Inc. - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (See Instructions) (b) [X] - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC Use Only - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization Virginia - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------- --------- ----------------------------- Number of 5 Sole Voting Power Shares 2,415,000(1) --------- ----------------------------- --------- ----------------------------- Beneficially 6 Shared Voting Power Owned by -0- --------- ----------------------------- --------- ----------------------------- Each 7 Sole Dispositive Power Reporting 2,415,000 (1) --------- ----------------------------- --------- ----------------------------- 8 Shared Dispositive Power Person With -0- - ---------------------------------------- --------- ----------------------------- - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 2,415,000 (1) - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in (9) 19.7% (based on the 12,289,802 shares outstanding as of December 31, 1999, as reported on the cover page of Hoover's, Inc.'s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1999) - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes 765,000 shares of Hoover's, Inc. common stock issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable warrants. Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: This Report on Schedule 13G relates to the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Hoover's, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Issuer"). Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: The Issuer's principal executive offices are located at 1033 La Posada Drive, Suite 250, Austin, Texas 78752. Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Media General, Inc. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 333 East Franklin, Richmond, Virginia 23219 Item 2(c). Citizenship: Virginia Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 4393211100 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13(d)-1(b), or 13(d)-2(b), or (c), check whether the person filing is a: N/A (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. (d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13(d)-1(c), check this box. Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,415,000(1) ------------ (b) Percent of class: 19.7 ---- (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 2,415,000(1) ------------ (ii) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of -0- --- (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,415,000(1) ------------ (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -0- --- (1) Includes 765,000 shares of Hoover's, Inc. common stock issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable warrants. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N/A Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported. N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution Group. N/A 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. MEDIA GENERAL, INC. By: /s/George L. Mahoney February 16, 2000 ---------------------- ----------------- Name: George L. Mahoney Date Title: Secretary -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----