-----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, RlCAT6Zd5DXc7FqMZhd703Ch1W+uIJdur/Xw/REAP7Qt/e7zMsQEYjWX+d0dUfk8 ht755i8vsG8Ghc/cTfPluA== 0001005477-98-000345.txt : 19980218 0001005477-98-000345.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001005477-98-000345 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980213 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: G E INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC GROUP MEMBERS: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY GROUP MEMBERS: GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION GROUP MEMBERS: TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COFLEXIP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000914225 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STEEL PIPE & TUBES [3317] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-45531 FILM NUMBER: 98536271 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 134 NORTHWEST FREEWAY CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77040 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136901818 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PKWY EAST STREET 2: STE 400 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77060 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: G E INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000936839 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: 3003 SUMMER STREET STREET 2: P O BOX 7900 CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06904-7900 BUSINESS PHONE: 2033262300 SC 13G/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G/A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)* COFLEXIP STENA OFFSHORE GROUP S.A. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Sponsored American Depository Receipts - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 192384105 ----------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the 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). - ------------------------ ------------------------- CUSIP No. 192384105 13G Page 2 of 13 Pages - ------------------------ ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust I.R.S. #14-6015763 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY None OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------- EACH 6 REPORTING SHARED VOTING POWER PERSON WITH 836,699 ---------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER None ---------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 836,699 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 836,699 (1,622,368 if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation and GE Investment Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 7.2% (14% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation and GE Investment Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* EP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 13 - ------------------------ ------------------------- CUSIP No. 192384105 13G Page 3 of 13 Pages - ------------------------ ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Adviser to GEPT (as defined below) and certain other entities and accounts I.R.S. #22-2152310 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 59,700 OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------- EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER REPORTING PERSON 836,699 WITH ---------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 59,700 ---------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 836,699 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 896,399 (1,622,368 if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by GE Investment Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 7.7% (14% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by GE Investment Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 of 13 - ------------------------ ------------------------- CUSIP No. 192384105 13G Page 4 of 13 Pages - ------------------------ ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GE Investment Management Incorporated, as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts I.R.S. #06-1238874 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 725,969 OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------- EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER REPORTING PERSON WITH ---------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 725,969 ---------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 725,969 (1,622,368 if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.3% (14% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT Page 4 of 13 - ------------------------ ------------------------- CUSIP No. 192384105 13G Page 5 of 13 Pages - ------------------------ ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON General Electric Company I.R.S. #14-0689340 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY Disclaimed (see 9 below) OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------- EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER REPORTING PERSON 0 WITH ---------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER Disclaimed (see 9 below) ---------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 Not applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT Page 5 of 13 INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This Amendment No. 1 amends the Statement on Schedule 13G (the "Schedule 13G") filed by the General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("GE"), General Electric Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEIC"), and GE Investment Management Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEIM") on February 18, 1997. GEIC acts as an Investment Adviser (registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) to the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a New York common law trust ("GEPT") and certain other entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 836,699 shares of Sponsored American Depository Receipts ("ADR's") of COFLEXIP STENA OFFSHORE GROUP S.A. (the "Issuer") owned by GEPT and of 59,700 shares of ADR's of the Issuer owned by such other entities and accounts. GEIM acts as an Investment Adviser (registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) to certain entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 725,969 shares of ADR's of the Issuer owned by such entities or accounts. The ADR's held by GEPT, GEIC and GEIM convert into Common Stock of the Issuer and constitute 14% of the total number of ADR's outstanding. GEIM, GEPT and GEIC each expressly disclaim that they are members of a "group". GE disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares and expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group". The Items from the Schedule 13G are hereby amended to read as follows: Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust ("GEPT") (See Schedule II). General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Adviser to the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust and certain other entities and accounts GE Investment Management Incorporated, as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts General Electric Company (see Schedule I) Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office The address of the principal offices of GEPT, GEIC and GEIM is 3003 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06904. The address of the principal offices of General Electric Company is 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut 06431. Item 2(c) Citizenship General Electric Pension Trust - New York General Electric Investment Corporation - Delaware GE Investment Management Incorporated - Delaware General Electric Company - New York Page 6 of 13 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. Page 7 of 13 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: February 12, 1998 TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis --------------------- Name: Alan M. Lewis Title: Trustee Page 8 of 13 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: February 12, 1998 GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Investment Adviser to General Electric Pension Trust and certain other entities and accounts By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore -------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President Page 9 of 13 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: February 12, 1998 GE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED, as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore -------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President Page 10 of 13 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: February 12, 1998 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ John H. Myers --------------------- Name: John H. Myers Title: Vice President Page 11 of 13 Schedule I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and between all the undersigned that the Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments thereto with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the ADR's of COFLEXIP STENA OFFSHORE GROUP S.A. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned. Dated: February 12, 1998 TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis ------------------------------- Name: Alan M. Lewis Title: Trustee GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Investment Adviser to General Electric Pension Trust and certain other entities and accounts By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore ------------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President GE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED, as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore ------------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ John H. Myers ------------------------------- Name: John H. Myers Title: Vice President Page 12 of 13 Schedule II TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST 3003 Summer Street, P.O. Box 7900 Stamford, Connecticut 06904 The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as follows: Eugene K. Bolton Michael J. Cosgrove Ralph R. Layman Alan M. Lewis Robert A. MacDougall John H. Myers Thomas J. Szkutak Donald W. Torey Page 13 of 13 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----