0000922423-01-500869.txt : 20011010 0000922423-01-500869.hdr.sgml : 20011010 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000922423-01-500869 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20011009 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000319687 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512] IRS NUMBER: 742099724 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-32119 FILM NUMBER: 1754948 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 SMITH STREET 3303D STREET 2: DEPT HQSEO CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 7133245000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 SMITH STREET 3303D STREET 2: DEPT HQSEO CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PEOPLE EXPRESS AIRLINES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890726 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000902464 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 133174112 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1775 BROADWAY STREET 2: 26TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127652500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1775 BROADWAY STREET 2: 26TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930428 SC 13G/A 1 kl10012_sc13ga.txt FINAL AMENDMENT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------ Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 SCHEDULE 13G INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Continental Airlines Inc. ------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ---------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 210796308 ----------------------- (CUSIP Number) September 30, 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (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) ---------------- Page 1 of 6 Pages SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 210796308 Page 2 of 6 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC 13-3174112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5) SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES None ---------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY None ---------------------------------------------------- EACH REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH None ---------------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,156,238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,156,238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.6% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON BD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 210796308 Page 3 of 6 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Continental Airlines Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1600 Smith Street, Department HQSEO Houston, TX 77002 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 1775 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, NY 10019 Item 2(c). Citizenship: New York Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 210796308 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) |X| Broker or Dealer Registered Under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o) (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) (c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) (d) |_| Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8) (e) |_| Investment Adviser in accordance withss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) |_| Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) |_| Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 210796308 Page 4 of 6 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (h) |_| Savings Association as defined inss.3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) (i) |_| Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under ss.3(c)(15) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) (j) |_| Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J) Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 4,156,238 (b) Percent of class: 7.6% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 4,156,238 The shares reported include 3,929,644 shares held in customer accounts over which partners and/or employees of the Reporting Person have discretionary authority to dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares, and 226,594 shares held in accounts owned by the partners of the Reporting Person and their families. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. None Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. The owners of the accounts in which the shares reported on this Schedule are held have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 210796308 Page 5 of 6 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 210796308 Page 6 of 6 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. October 9, 2001 ------------------------------------ Date /s/ Walter Weadock ------------------------------------ Signature Walter Weadock, Member ------------------------------------ Name/Title