-----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, JWc1QtllktmN+QnX/6WHb2/4boKVlnKujBXQGAomAIepvvQ3H+7Q/IrRVlMn1UvS AdK8kgJfHzWLAbuAx+qXzg== 0000950109-98-001148.txt : 19980218 0000950109-98-001148.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950109-98-001148 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980217 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP LP GROUP MEMBERS: GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. GROUP MEMBERS: GS ADVISORS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: GS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GREAT PLAINS SOFTWARE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000758540 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 450374871 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52443 FILM NUMBER: 98541406 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1701 S W 38TH ST CITY: FARGO STATE: ND ZIP: 58103 BUSINESS PHONE: 7012810550 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1701 S W 38TH STREET CITY: FARGO STATE: ND ZIP: 58103 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 13-G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Great Plains Software, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 39119E105 -------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Page 1 of 11 pages - ----------------------- CUSIP NO. 39119E105 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Goldman, Sachs & Co. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 New York - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 1,835,077 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 1,835,077 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,835,077 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 13.4% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 BD-PN-IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 11 pages - ----------------------- CUSIP NO. 39119E105 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 2,000 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 1,835,077 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 2,000 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 1,835,077 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,837,077 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 13.4% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 HC-PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 11 pages - ----------------------- CUSIP NO. 39119E105 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GS Capital Partners, L.P. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 1,577,523 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 1,577,523 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,577,523 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 11.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 4 of 11 pages - ----------------------- CUSIP NO. 39119E105 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GS Advisors, L.P. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 1,577,523 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 1,577,523 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,577,523 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 11.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 5 of 11 pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Great Plains Software, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1701 S.W. 38th Street Fargo, ND 58103 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: Goldman, Sachs & Co., The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P., GS Capital Partners, L.P. and GS Advisors, L.P. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 85 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 Item 2(c). Citizenship: Goldman, Sachs & Co. - New York The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. - Delaware GS Capital Partners, L.P. - Delaware GS Advisors, L.P. - Delaware Item 2(d). Title and Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 39119E105 Item 3. Not applicable. This Schedule 13G was filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d). Item 4. Ownership./(1)(2)/ (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). - ------------------------------ /(1)/ Includes 2,000 currently exercisable Stock Options granted to Sanjeev K. Mehra, Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co., pursuant to the Great Plains Software, Inc. November 24, 1997 Outside Director's Stock Option Agreement. The Stock Options are held by Sanjeev K. Mehra for the benefit of The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. /(2)/ The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by (i) any client accounts with respect to which Goldman Sachs or employees of Goldman Sachs 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 (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). 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. Not Applicable 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: February 14, 1998 THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P. GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 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 GS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. GS ADVISORS, 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 Page 8 of 11 pages INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Exhibit - ----------- ------- 99.1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 14, 1998 between The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P., Goldman, Sachs & Co., GS Capital Partners, L.P. and GS Advisors, L.P. 99.2 Item 7 Information
Page 9 of 11 pages EXHIBIT (99.1) JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) 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 Common Stock, $.01 par value of Great Plains Software, Inc. 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: February 14, 1998 THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P. GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 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 GS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. GS ADVISORS, 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 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 GS Capital Partners, L.P., Stone Street Fund 1994, L.P. and Bridge Street Fund 1994, L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership (and collectively, the "Investing Entities"), or may be deemed to be beneficially owned by 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. The general partner, managing general partner or other manager of each of the Investing Entities is an affiliate of GS Group. GS Group is the general partner of and owns a 99% interest in Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of certain of the Investing Entities. Page 11 of 11 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----