-----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, HGPzBjW4hzlxPq3+9fUkfgJUU5GBLtmXpiUxgH5XABob4DZ5Fw4UZcaZKoNMJNla ld68Q1l5WCaGMBrwXmGfYw== 0000769993-99-000322.txt : 19990322 0000769993-99-000322.hdr.sgml : 19990322 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000769993-99-000322 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990319 GROUP MEMBERS: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP LP GROUP MEMBERS: GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SELECT APPOINTMENTS HOLDINGS PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001026115 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES [7363] IRS NUMBER: 980141544 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-56019 FILM NUMBER: 99568993 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ZIGGURAT GROSVENOR RD ST ALBANS STREET 2: HERTFORDSHIRE AL1 3HW CITY: ENGLAND STATE: X0 BUSINESS PHONE: 1727842999 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000904571 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133501777 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 85 BROAD ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129021000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 85 BROAD STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Select Appointments (Holdings) Public Limited Company - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Ordinary Shares, 10 pence par value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 81617E203 -------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) March 8, 1999 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [_] Rule 13d-1(d) Page 1 of 11 pages - ----------------------- CUSIP No. 81617E203 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name of Reporting Person I.R.S. Identification No. of above Person Goldman, Sachs & Co. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization New York - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Sole Voting Power Number of 0 Shares ---------------------------------------------------------- 6. Shared Voting Power Beneficially 5,714,385 Owned by ---------------------------------------------------------- Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power Reporting 0 Person ---------------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power With: 6,420,379 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 6,420,379 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 6.1% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. Type of Reporting Person BD-PN-IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 of 11 pages - ----------------------- CUSIP No. 81617E203 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name of Reporting Person I.R.S. Identification No. of above Person The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Sole Voting Power Number of 0 Shares ---------------------------------------------------------- 6. Shared Voting Power Beneficially 7,612,753 Owned by ---------------------------------------------------------- Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power Reporting 0 Person ---------------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power With: 8,318,747 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 8,318,747 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 7.9% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. Type of Reporting Person HC-PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 3 of 11 pages - ----------------------- CUSIP No. 81617E203 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name of Reporting Person I.R.S. Identification No. of above Person Goldman Sachs Equity Securities (U.K.) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization United Kingdom - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Sole Voting Power Number of 0 Shares ---------------------------------------------------------- 6. Shared Voting Power Beneficially 1,898,368 Owned by ---------------------------------------------------------- Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power Reporting 0 Person ---------------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power With: 1,898,368 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,898,368 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 1.8% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. Type of Reporting Person OO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 4 of 11 pages - ----------------------- CUSIP No. 81617E203 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name of Reporting Person I.R.S. Identification No. of above Person CIN Management - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization United Kingdom - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Sole Voting Power Number of 0 Shares ---------------------------------------------------------- 6. Shared Voting Power Beneficially 2,094,662 Owned by ---------------------------------------------------------- Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power Reporting 0 Person ---------------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power With: 2,094,662 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 2,094,662 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 2.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. Type of Reporting Person OO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 5 of 11 pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Select Appointments (Holdings) Public Limited Company Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: Ziggurat Grosvenor Road St. Albans, AL1 3HW, Hertfordshire England Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: Goldman, Sachs & Co., The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P., Goldman Sachs Equity Securities (U.K.) and CIN Management Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.: 85 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 for Goldman Sachs Equity Securities (U.K.) and CIN Management: 133 Fleet Street London EC4A 2BB, England Item 2(c). Citizenship: Goldman, Sachs & Co. - New York The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. - Delaware Goldman Sachs Equity Securities (U.K.) - United Kingdom CIN Management - United Kingdom Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Ordinary Shares, 10 pence par value Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 81617E203 Item 3. Not applicable. This Schedule 13G was filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c). Item 4. Ownership.* (a). Amount beneficially owned: See the response(s) to Item 9 on the attached cover page(s). (b). Percent of Class: See the response(s) to Item 11 on the attached cover page(s). (c). Number of shares as to which such person has: (i). Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See the response(s) to Item 5 on the attached cover page(s). (ii). Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See the response(s) to Item 6 on the attached cover page(s). (iii). Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See the response(s) to Item 7 on the attached cover page(s). (iv). Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See the response(s) to Item 8 on the attached cover page(s). - -------------------------- * The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") and CIN Management ("CINMan") each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by (i) any client accounts with respect to which Goldman Sachs, CINMan, or employees thereof have voting or investment discretion, or both and (ii) certain investment entities, of which a subsidiary of GS Group or Goldman Sachs is the general partner, managing general partner or other manager, to the extent interests in such entities are held by persons other than GS Group, Goldman Sachs or their affiliates. Page 6 of 11 pages 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 Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. See Exhibit (99.2) Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Page 7 of 11 pages SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: March 18, 1999 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P By:/s/ Hans L. Reich By:/s/ Hans L. Reich - --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Name: Hans L. Reich Name: Hans L. Reich Title: Attorney-in-fact Title: Attorney-in-fact GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY SECURITIES (U.K.) CIN MANAGEMENT By:/s/ Hans L. Reich By:/s/ Theodore T. Sotir - --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Name: Hans L. Reich Name: Theodore T. Sotir Title: Attorney-in-fact Title: Director Page 8 of 11 pages INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Exhibit - ----------- ------- 99.1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated March 18, 1999, between Goldman Sachs & Co., The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P., Goldman Sachs Equity Securities (U.K.) and CIN Management 99.2 Item 7 Information Page 9 of 11 pages EXHIBIT (99.1) JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned agree to the joint filing of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Ordinary Shares, 10 pence par value, of Select Appointments (Holdings) Public Limited Company, and further agree to the filing of this agreement as an Exhibit thereto. In addition, each party to this Agreement expressly authorizes each other party to this Agreement to file on its behalf any and all amendments to such Statement on Schedule 13G. Date: March 18, 1999 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P By:/s/ Hans L. Reich By:/s/ Hans L. Reich - --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Name: Hans L. Reich Name: Hans L. Reich Title: Attorney-in-fact Title: Attorney-in-fact GOLDMAN SACHS EQUITY SECURITIES (U.K.) CIN MANAGEMENT By:/s/ Hans L. Reich By:/s/ Theodore T. Sotir - --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Name: Hans L. Reich Name: Theodore T. Sotir Title: Attorney-in-fact Title: Director Page 10 of 11 pages EXHIBIT (99.2) ITEM 7 INFORMATION The securities being reported on by The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group"), as a parent holding company, are owned by Goldman Sachs Equity Securities (U.K.) ("GSES"), a United Kingdom unlimited company, or are owned, or may be deemed to be beneficially owned, by CIN Management ("CINMan"), a United Kingdom fund manager, or Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act and an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. GSES and CINMan are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of GS Group. GS Group is a general partner of and owns a 99% interest in Goldman Sachs. Page 11 of 11 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----