-----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, QSVZwSDeK0RNKLdL6GoFmrLrSY+9z2lJxOLT+Yaoes4HEsOOKSTnQ5nDUkNjBnqA qAh3qk+TqCUWA9ctwtm6XQ== 0000950135-96-001101.txt : 19960227 0000950135-96-001101.hdr.sgml : 19960227 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-96-001101 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G CONFIRMING COPY: PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960223 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000080816 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 050481966 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-49004 FILM NUMBER: 00000000 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PROVIDENCE STREET 2: 75 FOUNTAIN STREET CITY: PROVIDENCE STATE: RI ZIP: 02902 BUSINESS PHONE: 4012777031 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 75 FOUNTAIN STREET CITY: PROVIDENCE STATE: RI ZIP: 02902 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: THORNDIKE W NICHOLAS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001008348 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 75 FOUNTAIN ST STREET 2: C/O PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO CITY: PROVIDENCE STATE: RI ZIP: 02902 SC 13G 1 W. NICHOLAS THORNDIKE SC 13G 1 THIS DOCUMENT IS A COPY OF THE SCHEDULE 13G FILED ON FEBRUARY 14, 1996 PURSUANT TO A RULE 201 TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No._____)* THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value Class B Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value (Title of Classes of Securities) Not Applicable (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [X]. (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). 2 CUSIP NO. N/A Page 2 of 5 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON W. Nicholas Thorndike 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States Citizen 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 149 shares of Class A Common Stock 108 shares of Class B Common Stock NUMBER OF SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock EACH 5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock REPORTING PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 149 shares of Class A Common Stock 108 shares of Class B Common Stock 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock 5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,077 shares of Class A Common Stock* 5,399 shares of Class B Common Stock* *The reporting person hereby disclaims beneficial ownership as to 4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock. 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 13.2% of Class A Common Stock 11.5% of Class B Common Stock 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN 3 W. Nicholas Thorndike Page 3 of 5 Schedule 13G Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer: The Providence Journal Company (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 75 Fountain Street, Providence, RI 02902 Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing: W. Nicholas Thorndike (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: c/o The Providence Journal Company, 75 Fountain Street, Providence, RI 02902 (c) Citizenship: United States Citizen (d) Title of Classes of Securities: Class A Common Stock, $1.00 par value; Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value (e) CUSIP Number: Not Applicable Item 3 (a) Not Applicable Item 4 Ownership (a) Amount beneficially owned: 5,077 shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,399 shares of Class B Common Stock. The reporting person hereby disclaims beneficial ownership as to 4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock. (b) Percent of Class: 13.2% of Class A Common Stock and 11.5% of Class B Common Stock 4 W. Nicholas Thorndike Page 4 of 5 Schedule 13G (c) Number of shares as to which reporting person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 149 shares of Class A Common Stock and 108 shares of Class B Common Stock (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 149 shares of Class A Common Stock and 108 shares of Class B Common Stock (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock 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: The directors of Southland Communications, Inc. have the power to direct the vote and disposition of 2,416 shares of Class A Common Stock and 2,092 shares of Class B Common Stock on which the reporting person has reported he has shared voting power but has disclaimed beneficial ownership. Such directors are Esther E.M. Mauran, Pauline C. Metcalf and the reporting person. 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 5 W. Nicholas Thorndike Page 5 of 5 Schedule 13G After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: 2/9/96 /s/ W. Nicholas Thorndike ---------- ---------------------------------- W. Nicholas Thorndike -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----