-----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, AJBNML3EMdEi2QJ88cRp9zD/Y92i746kh0hBo3DeF4SB7TW7iawvOjg1EuB9isCK cMqvC19xv9i5JQuOO39eBw== 0000950159-01-000156.txt : 20010312 0000950159-01-000156.hdr.sgml : 20010312 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950159-01-000156 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010309 GROUP MEMBERS: ELLEN H. ADAMS GROUP MEMBERS: PAUL P. TANICO GROUP MEMBERS: TANICO PAUL P SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VIEWPOINT CORP/NY/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919794 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 954102687 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-45615 FILM NUMBER: 1565385 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 498 SEVENTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 BUSINESS PHONE: 8055666200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6303 CARPINTERIA AVE CITY: CARPINTERIA STATE: CA ZIP: 93013 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: METACREATIONS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970529 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TANICO PAUL P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001136517 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 PARK AVE STREET 2: 6TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10178 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128787654 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 PARK AVE STREET 2: 6TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10178 SC 13G 1 0001.txt VIEWPOINT CORPORATION 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __)* Viewpoint Corporation ------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.001 par value ------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 92672P108 ------------- (CUSIP Number) February 28, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------- (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) *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). (Page 1 of 8 pages) SCHEDULE 13G Viewpoint Corporation CUSIP No. 92672P108 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Paul P. Tanico - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 49,000 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 1,360,600 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 49,000 -------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,360,600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,409,600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.9% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN (Page 2 of 8 pages) SCHEDULE 13G Viewpoint Corporation CUSIP No. 92672P108 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Ellen H. Adams - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 134,500 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 1,334,300 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 134,500 -------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,334,300 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,468,800 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN (Page 3 of 8 pages) NOTE: Issuer reported 28,837,418 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, outstanding in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated November 14, 2000. Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Viewpoint Corporation Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 498 Seventh Avenue Suite 1810 New York, New York 10018 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This statement is filed by: (A) Paul P. Tanico ("Tanico"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share ("Common Stock") of Viewpoint Corporation (the "Company") (a) also beneficially owned by CastleRock Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Management LLC"), of which Tanico is a managing member, (b) also beneficially owned by CastleRock Asset Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Management Inc."), of which Tanico is a director, officer and stockholder, (c) owned directly by Tanico and (d) held in certain accounts individually managed by Tanico. (B) Ellen H. Adams ("Adams"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock of the Company (a) also beneficially owned by Management LLC, of which Adams is a managing member, (b) also beneficially owned by Management Inc., of which Adams is a director, officer and stockholder, and (c) owned directly by a trust of which Adams is a trustee. Management LLC beneficially owns all of the 641,929 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned directly by CastleRock Partners, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership ("Partners I"), of which Management LLC is the general partner, and all of the 59,671 shares of Common Stock of the Company directly owned by CastleRock Partners II, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership ("Partners II"), of which Management LLC is the general partner. Management Inc. beneficially owns all of the 555,900 shares of Common Stock of the Company directly owned by CastleRock Fund, Ltd., an international business company organized in the British Virgin Islands ("Fund"), for which Management Inc. serves as an investment advisor. Tanico and Adams are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: The principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is: c/o CastleRock Asset Management, Inc. 101 Park Avenue, 6th Floor New York, New York 10178 (Page 4 of 8 pages) Item 2(c). Citizenship: Each of Tanico and Adams is a citizen of the United States of America. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.001 par value Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 92672P108 Item 4. Ownership. A. Tanico (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,409,600 (b) Percent of class: 4.9% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 49,000 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,360,600 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 49,000 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,360,600 B. Adams (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,468,800 (b) Percent of class: 5.1% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 134,500 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,334,300 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 134,500 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,334,300 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N.A. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. N.A. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. N.A. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N.A. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. N.A. Item 10. Certifications. 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 5 of 8 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. Dated: March 9, 2001 /s/ Paul P. Tanico ------------------------------- Paul P. Tanico /s/ Ellen H. Adams ------------------------------- Ellen H. Adams (Page 6 of 8 pages) EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibits 1. Joint Filing Agreement, dated March 9, 2001, between Tanico and Adams. (Page 7 of 8 pages) EX-1 2 0002.txt EXHIBIT 1 --------- JOINT FILING AGREEMENT The undersigned hereby agree that this Statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 par value per share, of Viewpoint Corporation is filed jointly, on behalf of each of them. Dated: March 9, 2001 /s/ Paul P. Tanico ---------------------------- Paul P. Tanico /s/ Ellen H. Adams ---------------------------- Ellen H. Adams (Page 8 of 8 pages) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----