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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Event Re- quiring Statement Lodgian, Inc. (Month/Day/Year) (LDGIV) Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated November 25, 2002 ------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) -------------------------------------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer 6. If Amendment, (Check all applicable) Date of Original Director X 10% Owner (Month/Day/Year) ---- ---- Owner Officer Other December 16, 2002 4 World Financial Center ---- (give ---- (specifyb as filed December 17, 250 Vesey Street title below) 2002) ------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or below) (Street) Social Se- ------------------------------------------------------- curity Number of 7. Individual or New York, NY 10080 Reporting Joint/Group ------------------------------------------------- Person Filing (Check (Voluntary) Applicable Line) Form filed ---- by One #13-5674085 Reporting Person X Form filed ---- by More than One Reporting Person
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: Direct 4. Nature of Indirect (Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 776,414 shares * ("Common Stock") ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 642,847 sharez * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) (Print or Type Responses)
FORM 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owner (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Derivative Security and Expiration Underlying Derivative Security or ship Form Indirect (Instr. 4) Date (Instr. 4) Exercise of Deriv- Beneficial (Month/Day/Year) of Deri- ative Ownership vative Securities: (Instr. 5) Security Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Expira- Title Amount or Exer- tion Date Number of cisable Shares ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A Warrants 11/25/02 11/25/07 Common Stock, par 10,790 $18.29 * value $0.01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class B Warrants 11/25/02 11/25/07 Common Stock, par 2,151 $25.44 * value $0.01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Explanation of Responses: * 776,414 shares of Common Stock, 642,847 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 10,790 Class A Warrants and 2,151 Class B Warrants were acquired by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., pursuant to an order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York entered on November 5, 2002, confirming the First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Lodgian, Inc., et. al. (Other Than the CCA Debtors) Together With the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code dated as of November 1, 2002 (the "Plan"), in satisfaction and discharge of certain claims, which plan became effective on November 25, 2002. The Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants were registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to a Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 1999. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated . /s/ Lawrence M. Egan Jr. March 28, 2003 ------------------------ ------------------------- Lawrence M. Egan Jr.** Date Attorney-In-Fact*** **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a) *** Executed pursuant to a Power of Attorney, dated February 25, 1995, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B to Schedule 13G/A of the Reporting Person filed on the date hereof and incorporated herein by reference. Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. JOINT FILER INFORMATION Name: Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Address: World Financial Center, North Tower 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10080 Designated Filer: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Lodgian, Inc. (LDGIV) Date of Event Requiring Statement: November 25, 2002 Signature: Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /s/ Lawrence M. Egan Jr. March 28, 2003 ------------------------ ----------------- Lawrence M. Egan Jr.** Date Attorney-in-Fact**** ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a) **** Executed pursuant to a Power of Attorney, dated November 17, 1995, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A to Schedule 13G/A filed by the Reporting Person on the date hereof and incorporated herein by reference.