SC 13G/A 1 dsc13ga.txt SCHEDULE 13G/A #1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securites Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1 )* J2 Communications -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 466254 20 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) 1-31-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [_] Rule 13d-1(b) [_] Rule 13d-1(c) [X] Rule 13d-1(d) -------------------------- * 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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). ------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP No. 466254 20 8 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages ------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) James P. Jimirro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 500,336 SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 0 OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 500,336 WITH ------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 500,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 27.17% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 of 5 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer J2 Communications Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 10850 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing James P. Jimirro Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence 10850 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Item 2(c). Citizenship United States of America Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number 466254 20 8 Item 3. Not Applicable Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 500,336 (b) Percent of Class: 27.17% (including 266,669 shares underlying options that are exercisable within 60 days of January 31, 2002). (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 500,336 Page 4 of 5 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 500,336 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 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 Clarification 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 Page 5 of 5 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. 3-26-2002 --------------------------------------- Date /s/ James P. Jimirro --------------------------------------- Signature James P. Jimirro --------------------------------------- Name/Title