-----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, I7Innuik8t0/+Ou1oN/P04YyyP2Q/w5x/kzkCdgVJ7nD/1so6UMxLRUgTaMh0Vff LUTaCQL1M8c2NM/f54KjFQ== 0000916641-01-000458.txt : 20010330 0000916641-01-000458.hdr.sgml : 20010330 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000916641-01-000458 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010320 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010329 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LENDINGTREE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001096479 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 251795344 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-29215 FILM NUMBER: 1584193 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6701 CARMEL RD STREET 2: STE 205 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28226 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6701 CARMEL RD STREET 2: STE 205 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28226 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040554 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6141] OWNER IRS NUMBER: 131500700 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 260 LONG RIDGE RD CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06927 BUSINESS PHONE: 2033574000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 260 LONG RIDGE ROAD CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06927 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL ELECTRIC CREDIT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19871216 3 1 0001.txt FORM 3 GE CAPITAL CORPORATION U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL ----------------------------- OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104 Expires: December 31, 2001 Estimated average burden hours per response ...... 0.5 ----------------------------- INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person General Electric Capital Corporation (1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 260 Long Ridge Road - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Stamford Connecticut 06927 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) March 20, 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Lending Tree, Inc. ("TREE") - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer: (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner ----- ------ Officer (give Other (Specify ----- title below) ------ below) ---------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form Filed by One Reporting Person ----- X Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person -----
Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ Common Stock 1,582,567 I Shares are owned by indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instructions 5 (b)(v) SEC1473(3-99) Page 1 of 5 FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Exercise Form of Indirect Expiration (Instr. 4) Price of Derivative Beneficial Date Derivative Security: Ownership (Month Day Security (Instr. 5) Year) ------- ------- --------------------------------- Direct (D) Date Expira- Amount or Exer- tion or Indirect (I) cisable Date Title Number (Instr. 5) of Shares - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ------------- - ------------------------------- ------- ------- ------------------------ ------ --------------- --------------- -------------
Explanation of Responses: (1) This form is filed by General Electric Capital Corporation ("GE Capital"), for and on behalf of itself, General Electric Capital Assurance Company ("GECA"), GNA Corp. ("GNA"), GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. ("GEFA"), GE Capital Residential Connections Corporation (GECRCC"), GE Capital Mortgage Corporation ("GECMC"), General Electric Capital Services, Inc. ("GECS") and General Electric Company ("GE") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is attached hereto as Attachment 1. GECA holds 316,514 of the shares reported in this form and GECRCC holds the remaining 1,266,053 shares reported in this form. GECA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GNA; GNA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEFA; GEFA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE Capital; GE Capital is a wholly- owned subsidiary of GECS; and GECS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE. GECRCC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GECMC, and GECMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE Capital. Each of GNA, GEFA, GECS and GE disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein. GE Capital disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by GECA. This Form is required as a result of GECA and GECRCC entering into a Voting Agreement with certain other shareholders of the issuer, which shareholders together with GECA and GECRCC hold, in the aggregate, approximately 66.7% of the issuer's outstanding common stock. **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). See Attached Signature Page 3/8/01 ------------------------------- ------ **Signature of Reporting Person Date Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1473 (3/99) Page 2 of 5 SIGNATURE PAGE TO FORM 3 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL ASSURANCE COMPANY By: ___/s/ Ward E. Bobitz ____________________ Name: Ward E. Bobitz Title: Senior Vice President and Secretary GNA CORP. By: ___/s/ Ward E. Bobitz____________________ Name: Ward E. Bobitz Title: Vice President GE FINANCIAL ASSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. By: ___/s/ Ward E. Bobitz_____________________ Name: Ward E. Bobitz Title: Vice President GE CAPITAL RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIONS CORPORATION. By: ___/s/ Theodore F. Weiland___________ Name: Theodore F. Weiland Title: Senior Vice Preseident GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION. By: ___/s/ Theodore F. Weiland___________ Name: Theodore F. Weiland Title: Senior Vice President GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION By: __/s/ Leon E. Roday______________________ Name: Leon E. Roday Title: Vice President Page 3 of 5 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. By: __/s/ Leon E. Roday______________________ Name: Leon E. Roday Title: Attorney-in-Fact* GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: __/s/ Leon E. Roday_______________________ Name: Leon E. Roday Title: Attorney-in-Fact* * Power of Attorney incorporated by reference to Schedule 13D filed by General Electric Company on July 28, 2000 in connection with ownership of common stock of United Road Services, Inc. Page 4 of 5 ATTACHMENT 1 LIST OF REPORTING PERSONS General Electric Capital Assurance Company 6604 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23230 GNA Corp. 6604 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23230 GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. 6604 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23230 GE Capital Residential Connections Corporation 6601 Six Forks Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27615 GE Capital Mortgage Corporation 6601 Six Forks Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27615 General Electric Capital Corporation 120 Long Ridge Road Stamford, Connecticut 06927 General Electric Capital Services, Inc. 120 Long Ridge Road Stamford, Connecticut 06927 General Electric Company 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, Connecticut 06431 The following information pertains to each of foregoing Reporting Persons: Designated Filer: General Electric Capital Corporation Issuer & Ticker Symbol: LendingTree, Inc. ("TREE") Date of Event Requiring Statement: March 20, 2001 Page 5 of 5 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----