-----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, GdaJ97TUPtWWYkZaGYP6seY/ZnI4h8gfZ+UZHrHr3Q9MqaJSOsFJQqE9aJEkM2UO SeD+eIRlhYYYWm7YldiOTQ== 0000889812-98-000325.txt : 19980209 0000889812-98-000325.hdr.sgml : 19980209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000889812-98-000325 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980206 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: WEBER FUND, L.P.) GROUP MEMBERS: WEBER OVERSEAS, L.P.) GROUP MEMBERS: WEISS PECK & GREER LLC GROUP MEMBERS: WPG-FARBER, PRESENT FUND, L.P. (FORMERLY WPG-FARBER, GROUP MEMBERS: WPG-FARBER, PRESENT OVERSEAS, L.P. (FORMERLY WPG-FARBER, SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BELLWETHER EXPLORATION CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000319459 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 760437769 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-33149 FILM NUMBER: 98523284 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1331 LAMAR STREET 2: SUITE 1455 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77010 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136501025 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1221 LAMAR STREET 2: STE 1600 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77010-3039 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEISS PECK & GREER LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732926 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 132649199 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE NEW YORK PLZ STREET 2: 30TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129089500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE NEW YORK PLAZA STREET 2: 30TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEISS PECK & GREER DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940302 SC 13G/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO GENERAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ---------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ---------------------------- UNITED STATES OMB Number: 3235-0145 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Expires: December 31, 1997 Washington, D.C. 20549 Estimated average burden hours per response.... 14.90 ---------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1 ) * ------------ BELLWETHER EXPLORATION COMPANY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 079895207 ------------------------------------ (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 (2-95) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 079895207 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages ----------------- --- --- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WEISS, PECK & GREER, L.L.C. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2 (a) / / (b) /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 DELAWARE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 -0- NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------------- SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 OWNED BY 25,000 EACH --------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 7 WITH -0- --------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8 25,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 25,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 X - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 .18 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * 12 BD, IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC 1745 (2-95) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 079895207 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages ---------------- --- --- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WPG-FARBER, PRESENT FUND, L.P. (FORMERLY WPG-FARBER, WEBER FUND, L.P.) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2 (a) / / (b) /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 DELAWARE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 -0- NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------------- SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 OWNED BY -0- EACH --------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 7 WITH -0- --------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8 -0- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 -0- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 X - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 -0- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * 12 BD, IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC 1745 (2-95) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 079895207 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages ---------------- --- --- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WPG-FARBER, PRESENT OVERSEAS, L.P. (FORMERLY WPG-FARBER, WEBER OVERSEAS, L.P.) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2 (a) / / (b) /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 CAYMAN ISLANDS, BWI - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 -0- NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------------- SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 OWNED BY -0- EACH --------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 7 WITH -0- --------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 8 -0- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 -0- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 X - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 -0- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * 12 BD, IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cusip No. 079895207 13G Page 5 of 5 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: -------------------------------------------- If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following /X/. Item 10. Certification: ------------- By signing below, Richard S. Pollack, General Counsel of Weiss, Peck & Greer, L.L.C. certifies that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, securities referred to above as being held or owned beneficially by Weiss, Peck & Greer, L.L.C., WPG-Farber, Present Fund, L.P. and WPG-Farber, Present Overseas Fund, L.P. 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 purpose or effect. SIGNATURE --------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: January 30, 1998 WEISS, PECK & GREER, L.L.C. By: /s/ Richard S. Pollack ---------------------- Richard S. Pollack General Counsel Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001). -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----