-----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, HA3jRrdIk+nxK/T7/TS9I87/hXf16qR0Dn3iGHemGuYFWCMUTSQs4iteeabw08Sy ejaA+2LZBhMQPblqV+sakg== 0000902760-98-000004.txt : 19980327 0000902760-98-000004.hdr.sgml : 19980327 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902760-98-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980326 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NELSON THOMAS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000071023 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731] IRS NUMBER: 620679364 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10668 FILM NUMBER: 98574014 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 141000 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37214-1000 BUSINESS PHONE: 6158899000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 141000 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37214-1000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROYAL PUBLISHERS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19721019 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MOORE SAM Z CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000902760 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: . STREET 2: PO BOX 141000 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37214 BUSINESS PHONE: 6158899000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: PO BOX 141000 CITY: NASHVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37214 SC 13G 1 --------------------------------- / OMB APPROVAL / --------------------------------- / OMB Number: 3235-0145 / / Expires: August 31,1991 / / Estimated average burden: / / hours per response...14.90 / --------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___)* Thomas Nelson, Inc. ---------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class B Common Stock ---------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 640376208 ---------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. [ ] (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SEC 1745 (10-88) - -------------------- -------------------- CUSIP NO. 640376208 13G Page 2 of 5 - -------------------- -------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Sam Z. Moore SSN ####-##-#### - ---------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 Not applicable (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - ---------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 United States of America - ---------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 528,459 SHARES -------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 3,435 OWNED BY -------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 526,834 PERSON -------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 5,055 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 531,894 ( Items 5 & 6 above) - ---------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [ ] - ---------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. 531,894/1,111,924=47.8% - ---------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 Individual - ---------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! *Option on 191,250 Class B Common shares not included in #9 Date: 2/12/98 ------------------- Page 3 of 5 Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Thomas Nelson, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 501 Nelson Place, Nashville, TN 37214-1000 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Sam Z. Moore Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 501 Nelson Place, Nashville, TN 37214-1000 Item 2(c) Citizenship: United States of America Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Class B Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number: 640376208 Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d- 1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: Not applicable Item 4 Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: (See Page 2, No. 9) ------------------------------ (b) Percent of Class: (See Page 2, No. 11) ------------------------------ (c) Number of shares as to which each person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote (See Page 2, No. 5) ------------------------------ (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote (See Page 2, No. 6) ------------------------------ Date: 2/12/98 --------------------- Page 4 of 5 (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of (See Page 2, No. 7) ------------------------------ (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of (See Page 2, No. 8) ------------------------------ Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security being reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable Item 10. Certification. Not applicable Date: 2/12/98 --------------------- Page 5 of 5 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. BY: /s/ Sam Z. Moore --------------------------- Sam Z. Moore, President and Chief Executive Officer Dated: February 12, 1998 ---------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----