-----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, RwVfcN6FraV5QR87zdLvcZibh4H8zPjYw48+KWNJFxNxk7j/t27muUyD5Sp9t0c/ pZjaILXhReJ4UtzsVheyPA== 0000950129-97-004582.txt : 19971111 0000950129-97-004582.hdr.sgml : 19971111 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-97-004582 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19961231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19971110 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VERITAS DGC INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000028866 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OIL AND GAS FIELD EXPLORATION SERVICES [1382] IRS NUMBER: 760343152 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07427 FILM NUMBER: 97711742 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3701 KIRBY DR STREET 2: STE 112 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77098 BUSINESS PHONE: 7135128300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3701 KIRBY DRIVE SUITE 112 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77098 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DIGICON INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: THOMPSON DOUGLAS B CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001025849 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3701 KIRBY DRIVE CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77098 BUSINESS PHONE: 4072311645 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3701 KIRBY DRIVE CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77098 4 1 DOUGLAS B. THOMPSON FOR VERITAS DGC INC. 1 ------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB NUMBER 3235-0287 EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN HOURS PER RESPONSE . . . . 0.5 ------------------------------ - ------ FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION - ------ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY CONTINUE. SEE INSTRUCTION 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) THOMPSON DOUGLAS B. VERITAS DGC INC. (VTS) ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) ASSOCIATED PIPELINE 3535 BRIARPARK, SUITE 135 ------------------------------------ (Street) HOUSTON TEXAS 77042 ------------------------------------ (City) (State) (Zip) 4. Statement for Month/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer Original (Month/Year) (Check all applicable) DECEMBER 1996 ------------------------ --------------------- X Director 10% Owner --- --- Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) --- --- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable) 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 2. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or (Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) (Instr.8) Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Code / V Amount / (A) or (D) / Price - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 12/11/1996 X 1,511 A $6.18 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 12/11/1996 X 990 A $6.18 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 12/11/1996 X 1,060 A $6.18 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 12/20/1996 G(1) 2,000 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership Form: Direct 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Beneficial Ownership at End of Month (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 3 and 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock I * - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock I * - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock I * - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 176,371 D/I ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Indirectly owned through Jupiter Management & Co. Inc. Beneficial ownership disclaimed as to these shares in which Mr. Thompson has no economic interest. ** 11,135 shares are owned directly; 165,236 shares are owned indirectly through Jupiter Management & Co. Inc. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed as to 165,236 shares in which Mr. Thompson has no economic interest. Mr. Thompson no longer has a reportable beneficial interest in 1,815,344 shares owned by Jupiter & Associates and included in his prior ownership reports. (1) Gift to St. Edward's School - Vero Beach, FL Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) * If the form filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v) SEC 1474 (7/96)
2 FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
1. Title of Derivative 2. Conversion or 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable and Security (Instr. 3) Exercise Price Date (Month/ Code (Instr. 8) Securities Acquired Expiration Date of Derivative Day/Year) (A) or Disposed of (Month/Day/Year) Security (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Code / V (A) / (D) Date Expiration Exercisable Date - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Purchase Option $6.18 12/11/1996 X 1,511 Immed 12/31/1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Purchase Option $6.18 12/11/1996 X 990 Immed 12/31/1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Purchase Option $6.18 12/11/1996 X 1,060 Immed 12/31/1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Title and Amount 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of of Underlying Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect Securities (Instr. Security Securities Derivative Beneficial 3 and 4) (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security: Ownership Owned at Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Amount or End of or Indirect Number of Month (I) (Instr. 4) Title Shares (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Purchase Option Common Stock 1,511 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Purchase Option Common Stock 990 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Purchase Option Common Stock 1,060 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute /s/ T.W. PORTER 11/10/97 Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 ----------------------------- ---------- U.S.C. 78ff(a). ** Signature of Date Reporting Person Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must T.W. Porter be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, Attorney-in-fact for Douglas B. Thompson see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this Page 2 form are not required to respond unless the form displays the currently valid OMB Number. SEC 1474 (7/96)
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