-----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, HbAAFaj4DCizpBuEvoAeViOIlDAyFNYOOGOj0frld4+yVGNEmbM65onk0Se5BsjB E6WIwjlfgHGrdqWBFjqjxg== 0000769993-03-000282.txt : 20030303 0000769993-03-000282.hdr.sgml : 20030303 20030303163128 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000769993-03-000282 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030303 REPORTING-OWNER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HIGGINS MELINA E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001162304 RELATIONSHIP: DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 85 BROAD STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VCA ANTECH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000817366 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE SERVICES [0700] IRS NUMBER: 954097995 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16783 FILM NUMBER: 03589682 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12401 WEST OLYMPIC BOULEVARD CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90064-1022 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-584-65 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12401 WEST OLYMPIC BOULEVARD CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90064-1022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VETERINARY CENTERS OF AMERICA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940328 4 1 woof40207meh.txt JULY/2002 - MELINA E. HIGGINS ------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response ........0.5 ------------------------------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 [ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person** Higgins, Melina E. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co. 85 Broad Street - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) New York, New York 10004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VCA Antech, Inc. (WOOF) ================================================================================ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year July 25, 2002 ================================================================================ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ================================================================================ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ X ] Director* [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) ------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [ X ] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person ================================================================================
==================================================================================================================================== Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, | or Beneficially Owned | ==================================================================================================================================== | | | | |5. |6. | | | | | | 4. |Amount of |Owner- | | | | | | Securities Acquired (A) or |Securities |ship | | | |2A. |3. | Disposed of (D) |Beneficially |Form: |7. | |2. |Deemed |Transaction| (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |Owned |Direct |Nature of | |Transaction |Execution |Code | -------------------------------|Following |(D) or |Indirect | 1. |Date |Date, if |(Instr. 8) | | (A) | |Reported |Indirect |Beneficial| Title of Security |(Month/Day/ |any(Month/|-----------| Amount | or | Price |Transactions |(I) |Ownership | (Instr. 3) |Year) |Day/Year) | Code | V | | (D) | |(Instr. 3 & 4)|(Instr.4)|(Instr. 4)| - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | Common Stock | 7/25/02 | | S | | 154,500 | D | $14.116 | (154,500) | I | 01,02 | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | Common Stock | | | | | | | | 814,492 | I | 01,02 | ====================================================================================================================================
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. **If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). FORM 4 (continued)
==================================================================================================================================== Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | ==================================================================================================================================== | | | | | | | | |9. |10. | | |2. | | | | | | | |Number |Owner-| | |Con- | | | | | | | |of |ship | | |ver- | |3A. | | | | | |Deriv- |of | | |sion | |De- | |5. | |7. | |ative |Deriv-|11. | |or | |emed| |Number of | |Title and Amount | |Secur- |ative |Nature| |Exer- | |Exe-| |Derivative |6. |of Underlying |8. |ities |Secur-|of | |cise | |cu- |4. |Securities |Date |Securities |Price |Bene- |ity: |In- | |Price |3. |tion|Trans-|Acquired (A)|Exercisable and |(Instr. 3 and 4) |of |ficially |Direct|direct| |of |Trans- |Date|action|or Disposed |Expiration Date |-----------------------|Deriv- |Owned |(D) or|Bene- | 1. |Der- |action |if |Code |of (D) |(Month/Day/Year) | |Amount |ative |Following|In- |ficial| Title of |iva- |Date |any,|(Instr|(Instr. 3, |-----------------| |or |Secur- |Reported |direct|Owner-| Derivative |tive |(Month/ |(MM/|8) |4 and 5) |Date |Expira- | |Number |ity |Trans- |(I) |ship | Security |Secu- |Day/ |DD/ |------|------------|Exer- |tion | |of |(Instr. |action(s)|(Instr|(Instr| (Instr. 3) |rity |Year) |YY) |Code|V| (A) | (D) |cisable |Date |Title |Shares |5) |(Instr.4)|4) |4) | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: * Melina E. Higgins resigned from the Issuer's board of directors, effective January 9, 2003. 01: The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, if any. 02: The securities reported herein as indirectly sold were sold by an investment partnership of which affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group serve as the general partner (the "Fund"). Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of the Fund. The Fund has an open short position of 154,500 shares of Common Stock. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs or an affiliate will remit appropriate profits, if any, to the Company. As of July 25, 2002, Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to have owned beneficially and indirectly 814,492 shares of Common Stock through certain other investment partnerships of which affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group serve as the general partner (the "Limited Partnerships"). Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of the Limited Partnerships. The 814,492 shares of Common Stock reported herein as indirectly beneficially owned were owned by the Limited Partnerships. By: s/ Roger S. Begelman March 3, 2003 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ***Signature of Reporting Person 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). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures. Alternatively, this Form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----