-----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, HkA3EnyevOeQiJzck+DWBmcXNchFZMPrLY/QVxjzjO8I5yuewWzQ5RUdVsSLrTu2 VZAxijDw+SK7DEkJ6BjPvQ== 0000732812-98-000925.txt : 19980710 0000732812-98-000925.hdr.sgml : 19980710 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000732812-98-000925 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980709 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC ET AL GROUP MEMBERS: CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY GROUP MEMBERS: SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ABR INFORMATION SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000920985 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374] IRS NUMBER: 593228107 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-44917 FILM NUMBER: 98662726 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 34125 US HGHWY 19 N CITY: PALM HARBOR STATE: FL ZIP: 34684 BUSINESS PHONE: 8137852819 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 34125 US HGHWY 19 N CITY: PALM HARBOR STATE: FL ZIP: 34684 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC ET AL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732812 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 SO HOPE ST 52ND FL CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90071 BUSINESS PHONE: 2134869426 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941104 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CAPITAL GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930818 SC 13G 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20594 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* ABR Information Services, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 00077R108 (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). 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Capital Research and Management Company 95-1411037 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 NONE 6 SHARED VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES NONE BENEFICIALL Y OWNED BY 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH REPORTING 2,216,400 PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER NONE 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,216,400 Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.1% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. 95-4253845 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Maryland 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 1,650,000 6 SHARED VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES NONE BENEFICIALL Y OWNED BY 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH REPORTING NONE PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER NONE 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,650,000 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.0% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IC SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Amendment No. ent No. IItem 1(a) Name of Issuer: ABR Information Services, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 34125 U.S. Highway 19 North Palm Harbor, FL 34684-2116 Item 2(a) Name of Person(s) Filing: Capital Research and Management Company and SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 Item 2(c) Citizenship: N/A Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 00077R108 Item 3 The person(s) filing is(are): (d) [X] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4 Ownership Capital Research and Management Company, an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,216,400 shares or 8.1% of the 27,388,000 shares of Common Stock believed to be outstanding as a result of acting as investment adviser to various investment companies registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc., an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which is advised by Capital Research and Management Company, is the beneficial owner of 1,650,000 shares or 6.0% of the 27,388,000 shares of Common Stock believed to be outstanding. Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: [ ] Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% 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: N/A Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of the Group: N/A 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 purpose or effect. 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: July 9, 1998 (For the period ended December 31, 1997) Signature: *Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Name/Title: Paul G. Haaga, Jr., Executive Vice President Capital Research and Management Company Date: July 9, 1998 (For the period ended December 31, 1997) Signature: *Vincent P. Corti Name/Title: Vincent P. Corti, Vice President SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. *By James P. Ryan Attorney-in-fact Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated June 17, 1998 included as an Exhibit to this Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"), SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. ("SCWF") hereby agree to file a joint statement on Schedule 13G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") in connection with their beneficial ownership of Common Stock issued by ABR Information Services, Inc. CRMC, SCWF state that they are each entitled to individually use Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) of the Act. CRMC, SCWF are each responsible for the timely filing of the statement and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning each of them contained therein but are not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the others. CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY BY: *Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Paul G. Haaga, Jr., Executive Vice President Capital Research and Management Company SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC. BY: *Vincent P. Corti Vincent P. Corti, Vice President SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. *By James P. Ryan Attorney-in-fact Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated June 17, 1998 included as an Exhibit to this Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned do hereby appoint James P. Ryan and Michele Yuen Yang, and each of them, acting singly, with full power of substitution, as the true and lawful attorney of the undersigned, to sign on behalf of the undersigned in respect of the ownership of equity securities deemed held by the undersigned, Capital Research and Managment Company, AMCAP Fund, Inc., American Balanced Fund, Inc., American Mutual Fund, Inc., American Variable Insurance Series (Growth Fund, International Fund, Growth-Income Fund, Asset Allocation Fund, Global Growth Fund, Global Small Capitalization Fund), Capital Income Builder, Inc., Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Inc., EuroPacific Growth Fund, Fundamental Investors, Inc., The Growth Fund of America, Inc., The Income Fund of America. Inc., The Investment Company of America, The New Economy Fund, New Perspective Fund, Inc., SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc., and Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc., and to be reported pursuant to Sections 13(d), 13(f) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute joint filing agreements with respect to such filings. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney, has been executed as of the 17th day of June, 1998. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Capital Research and Management Company EuroPacific Growth Fund /s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr. /s/ Robert W. Lovelace Name: Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Name: Robert W. Lovelace Title: Executive Vice President Title: Senior Vice President AMCAP Fund, Inc. American Balanced Fund, Inc. Fundamental Investors, Inc. The Investment Company of The Growth Fund of America, Inc. America The Income Fund of America, Inc. /s/ Anne M. Llewellyn /s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Name: Anne M. Llewellyn Name: Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Title: Vice President Title: Senior Vice President American Mutual Fund, Inc. /s/ Joyce E. Gordon Name: Joyce E. Gordon Title: Vice President American Variable Insurance Series /s/ Michael J. Downer Name: Michael J. Downer Title: Vice President Capital Income Builder, Inc. /s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Name: Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Title: Chairman Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Inc. /s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Name: Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Title: President AGREEMENT Los Angeles, CA July 9, 1998 The New Economy Fund SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. /s/ Vincent P. Corti Name: Vincent P. Corti Title: Vice President New Perspective Fund, Inc. /s/ Catherine M. Ward Name: Catherine M. Ward Title: Vice President Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc. /s/ Howard L. Kitzmiller Name: Howard L. Kitzmiller Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----