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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-01-508446
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20011107
GROUP MEMBERS: HARRIS W. HUDSON LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
GROUP MEMBERS: HARRIS W. HUDSON, INC.
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AUTONATION INC /FL
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000350698
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953]
IRS NUMBER: 731105145
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-40342
FILM NUMBER: 1776314
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 110 SE 6TH ST
CITY: FT LAUDERDALE
STATE: FL
ZIP: 33301
BUSINESS PHONE: 9547696000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 110 SE 6TH ST
CITY: FT LAUDERDALE
STATE: FL
ZIP: 33301
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951215
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: REPUBLIC RESOURCES CORP
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900226
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: REPUBLIC WASTE INDUSTRIES INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HUDSON HARRIS W
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000945973
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: []
IRS NUMBER: 650716904
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 EAST LAS OLAS BLVD
STREET 2: SUITE 1400
CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE
STATE: FL
ZIP: 33301
BUSINESS PHONE: 9546276018
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 EAST LAS BLVD
CITY: FORT LAUDERDALE
STATE: FL
ZIP: 33301
SC 13D/A
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g72382h5sc13da.txt
AUTONATION, INC (HARRIS W. HUDSON)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 5)
AUTONATION, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
05329W102
(CUSIP Number)
JONATHAN L. AWNER, ESQ.
AKERMAN, SENTERFITT & EIDSON, P.A.
ONE SOUTHEAST THIRD AVENUE
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131
TEL. NO. (305) 374-5600
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
OCTOBER 30, 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
statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: [ ]
(Continued on following pages)
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 05329W102
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Harris W. Hudson
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS [ ]
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 17,151,088
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH -0-
REPORTING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
17,151,088
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17,151,088
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) [ ]
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 05329W102
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Harris W. Hudson Limited Partnership
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS [ ]
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Nevada
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 15,696,779
SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
EACH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 15,696,779
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
15,696,779
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) [ ]
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 05329W102
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Harris W. Hudson, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS [ ]
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Nevada
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 15,696,779
SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
EACH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 15,696,779
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
15,696,779
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) [ ]
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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The Reporting Persons listed on the cover pages to this Amendment No.
5 to Schedule 13D hereby make the following statement (this "Statement")
pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This
Statement is an amendment to the Schedule 13D filed by Harris W. Hudson dated
May 21, 1995, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated June 29, 1995, as amended by
Amendment No. 2 dated August 3, 1995, as amended by Amendment No. 3 dated
January 16, 1997 as amended by Amendment No. 4 dated March 29, 2000 (taken
together, the "Original Schedule 13D"). For further information regarding any of
the items amended herein, reference is made to the Original Schedule 13D.
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined have the meanings ascribed to them
in the Original Schedule 13D.
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ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended in its entirety
as follows:
(a) and (b) As of October 30, 2001, Mr. Hudson may be deemed to
beneficially own 17,151,088 shares of Common Stock, which includes 15,696,779
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HWHLP described below and 1,454,309
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of employee stock options,
representing approximately 5.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock,
calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (based on
324,967,303 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of October 26,
2001, plus the 1,454,309 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
employee stock options which Mr. Hudson may be deemed to beneficially own and
which are deemed outstanding for the purpose of this computation). Mr. Hudson
has the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of the 17,151,088
shares of Common Stock which he may be deemed to beneficially own.
As of October 30, 2001, HWHLP may be deemed to beneficially own
15,696,779 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 4.8% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act (based on 324,967,303 shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding as of October 26, 2001). HWHLP has the sole power to vote and the
sole power to dispose of the 15,696,779 shares of Common Stock which it may be
deemed to beneficially own.
As of October 30, 2001, HWHI may be deemed to beneficially own the
15,696,779 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HWHLP described above,
representing 4.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, calculated in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (based on 324,967,303 shares
of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of October 26, 2001). HWHI has the
sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of the 15,696,779 shares of
Common Stock which it may be deemed to beneficially own.
As of October 30, 2001, none of the persons listed in Item 2 above
(other than the Reporting Persons), owns more than 1% of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock.
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(c) On October 30, 2001, HWHLP sold 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock at
a price of $10.00 per share in a block trade. Otherwise, there have been no
transactions in the Common Stock of the Issuer effected by Mr. Hudson, HWHLP,
HWHI or, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, by any other person listed
in Item 2, during the past 60 days.
(e) On October 30, 2001, HWHLP and HWHI ceased to be beneficial
owners of more than five percent of the Common Stock.
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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.
/s/ Harris W. Hudson
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HARRIS W. HUDSON
Dated: November 6, 2001
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.
HARRIS W. HUDSON LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Nevada limited partnership
By: Harris W. Hudson, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, as general partner
By: /s/ Harris W. Hudson
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Harris W. Hudson
President
Dated: November 6, 2001
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.
HARRIS W. HUDSON, INC., a Nevada
corporation
By: /s/ Harris W. Hudson
----------------------------------
Harris W. Hudson
President
Dated: November 6, 2001
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EXHIBITS
1. Joint Filing Agreement (previously filed).
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