-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, ECmicSTsQeQC51hLF4awoKD4dTMLzlUb8c4LBHf+jePXOUTyv/FqZu0+SukBY72x oIrwQtTI7CtW/xs+7WLTaw== 0000950135-95-000198.txt : 19950214 0000950135-95-000198.hdr.sgml : 19950214 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-95-000198 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19950213 SROS: NONE GROUP MEMBERS: MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ GROUP MEMBERS: MFS OTC FUND SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN MEDIA OPERATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000853927 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 592094424 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0326 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41713 FILM NUMBER: 95509451 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 SOUTHEAST COAST AVE CITY: LANTANA STATE: FL ZIP: 33462 BUSINESS PHONE: 4075861111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ENQUIRER STAR INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GP GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910815 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000912938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 BOYLSTON ST CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 6179545000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 BOYLSTON STREET STREET 2: 500 BOYLSTON STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 SC 13G/A 1 AMERICAN MEDIA, INC. 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 1)* American Media, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 02744L10 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this / / statement. (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). (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 5 Pages SEC 1745 (10-85) 2 CUSIP NO. 02744L10 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Massachusetts Financial Services Company ("MFS") I.R.S. Identification No.: 04-2747644 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / / (b) / / - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,808,400 shares of Class A common stock** BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1,808,400 shares of Class A common stock** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,808,400 shares of Class A common stock** of which 1,422,900 shares are beneficially owned by MFS Series Trust IV -- MFS OTC Fund (see page 3) as well as MFS and 385,500 shares are beneficially owned by certain other non-reporting entities as well as MFS. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.3% (as calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(l)(i)) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** This number represents 408,100 shares of Class A common stock owned and 1,400,300 shares of Class A common stock which may be acquired through the exercise of warrants. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 3 CUSIP NO. 02744L10 13G PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MFS Series Trust IV -- MFS OTC Fund ("OTC") I.R.S. Identification No.: 04-320391 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / / (b) / / - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Massachusetts - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,422,900 shares of Class A common stock.** As noted on page 2, item 9, MFS is also a beneficial owner of these 1,422,900 shares. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.5% (as calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(l)(i)) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IV - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** This number represents 196,300 shares of Class A common stock owned and 1,226,600 shares of Class A common stock which may be acquired through the conversion of warrants. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 4 SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages Item 1: (a) Name of Issuer: American Media, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 600 South East Coast Avenue Lantana, FL 33462 Item 2: (a) Name of Person Filing: Massachusetts Financial Services Company ("MFS")* (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: For MFS and OTC: 500 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 (c) Citizenship: For MFS, see Item 4 on page 2; for OTC, see Item 4 on Page 3 (d) Title of Class of Securities: Class A Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: 02744L10 Item 3: For MFS, see Item 12 on page 2; for OTC, see Item 12 on page 3 Item 4: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: For MFS, see Item 9 on page 2; for OTC, see Item 9 on page 3 (b) Percent of Class: For MFS, see Item 11 on page 2; for OTC, see Item 11 on page 3 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: For MFS, see Items 5 and 7 on page 2 - --------------- * This Schedule 13G is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) on behalf of MFS Series Trust IV -- MFS OTC Fund ("OTC") (see page 3 and Exhibit 1 attached hereto).
5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages Item 5: Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: INAPPLICABLE Item 6: Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: INAPPLICABLE Item 7: Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: INAPPLICABLE Item 8: Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: INAPPLICABLE Item 9: Notice of Dissolution of Group: INAPPLICABLE Item 10: Certification:
By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. 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 6, 1995 Massachusetts Financial Services Company By: ARNOLD D. SCOTT ------------------------------- Arnold D. Scott Senior Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director 6 EXHIBIT 1 MFS OTC FUND, A SERIES OF MFS SERIES TRUST IV 500 BOYLSTON STREET - BOSTON - MASSACHUSETTS 02116 617 - 954-5000 January 12, 1995 Massachusetts Financial Services Company 500 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 Re: Rule 13d-1 Gentlemen: This letter is to memorialize our agreement that you shall file all statements on Schedule 13G required to be filed on behalf of MFS OTC Fund, a series of MFS Series Trust IV, pursuant to Rule 13d-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please sign and return to us the enclosed copy of this letter. Very truly yours, W. THOMAS LONDON W. Thomas London Treasurer The foregoing is acceptable. MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY By: ARNOLD D. SCOTT ------------------------------- Arnold D. Scott Senior Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----