-----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, HR0I5BtfR5V8GYhWDcmcaM1uSXL+bkm5Tg9EMvxq9eJuc/2lcuOGPd3ZYHxuJegL NUFk7Lq6C0qX5mhisADZgQ== 0000938775-99-000027.txt : 19990524 0000938775-99-000027.hdr.sgml : 19990524 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000938775-99-000027 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990521 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ACNIELSEN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001019878 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT [8700] IRS NUMBER: 061454128 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-47591 FILM NUMBER: 99632329 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 177 BROAD STREET CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06901 BUSINESS PHONE: 2038344200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 177 BROAD ST CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06901 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLUM RICHARD C & ASSOCIATES L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000938775 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 943205364 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 909 MONTGOMERY STREET # 400 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94133 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 909 MONTGOMERY STREET STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94133 SC 13D/A 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)* ACNIELSEN CORPORATION --------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 ----------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 004833109 --------- (CUSIP Number) Murray A. Indick Richard C. Blum & Associates, L.P. 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 434-1111 -------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) May 12, 1999 ---------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]. *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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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 CUSIP NO. 004833109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 8 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, L.P. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3205364 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,745,600** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,745,600** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,745,600** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.7%** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 004833109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of 8 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-2967812 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,745,600** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,745,600** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,745,600** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.7%** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 004833109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of 8 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,745,600** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,745,600** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,745,600** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.7%** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 004833109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 5 of 8 This Amendment No. 1 amends the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on February 2, 1998 by Richard C. Blum & Associates, L.P., a California limited partnership ("RCBA L.P."); Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., a California corporation ("RCBA Inc."); and Richard C. Blum, the Chairman and a substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc. (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The principal executive office and mailing address of the Issuer is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. The following amendment to Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby made. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer - --------------------------------------------- Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows: (a),(b) According to the Issuer's most recent Form 10-Q, there were 57,835,037 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of April 30, 1999. Based on such information, after taking into account the transactions described in Item 5(c) below, the Reporting Persons report direct holdings of 2,288,100 shares of the Common Stock on behalf of the limited partnerships for which RCBA L.P. serves as the general partner and RCBA L.P.'s investment advisory clients, which represents 4.0% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. In addition, because RCBA L.P. has voting and investment power with respect to 457,000 shares that are legally owned by The Common Fund for the account of its Equity Fund ("The Common Fund"), those shares are reported as beneficially owned by RCBA L.P. The Common Fund is principally engaged in the business of managing investments for educational institutions. The principal administrative office of The Common Fund is located at 450 Post Road East, Westport, Connecticut 06881-0909. The Common Fund disclaims membership in a group with any of the Reporting Persons, and disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by the Reporting Persons. Voting and investment power concerning the above shares are held solely by RCBA L.P. The Reporting Persons therefore may be deemed to be members in a group, in which case each Reporting Person would be deemed to have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 2,745,600 shares of the Common Stock, which is 4.7% of the outstanding Common Stock. As the sole general partner of RCBA L.P., RCBA Inc. is deemed the beneficial owner of the securities over which RCBA L.P. has voting and investment power. As Chairman, director and a substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc., Richard C. Blum might be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by RCBA Inc. Although Mr. Blum is joining in this Schedule as a Reporting Person, the filing of this Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that he, or any of the other shareholders, directors or executive officers of RCBA Inc. is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the securities that are beneficially owned by RCBA Inc. CUSIP NO. 004833109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 6 of 8 (c) During the last 60 days, the Reporting Persons sold the following shares of Common Stock in the open market: Trade Date Shares Price/Share - ---------- ------- ----------- 03-30-99 100,000 26.7875 03-31-99 100,000 26.9688 05-06-99 4,300 30.0029 05-07-99 100,000 30.0000 05-10-99 62,800 30.1903 05-11-99 34,500 30.0752 05-12-99 50,000 30.3750 05-13-99 15,000 30.0054 05-14-99 14,200 29.7500 05-19-99 116,700 29.0572 (d) Not applicable. (e) As of May 12, 1999, Reporting Persons ceased to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Common Stock. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits - ----------------------------------------- Exhibit A Joint Filing Undertaking. CUSIP NO. 004833109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 7 of 8 SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: May 21, 1999 RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, L.P. By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc. its general partner By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick Managing Director, General Managing Director, General Counsel, Counsel, Chief Administrative Chief Administrative Officer and Officer and Secretary Secretary /s/ Murray A. Indick --------------------------------------- RICHARD C. BLUM By Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact CUSIP NO. 004833109 SCHEDULE 13D Page 8 of 8 Exhibit A JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING The undersigned, being duly authorized thereunto, hereby execute this agreement as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D to evidence the agreement of the below-named parties, in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Schedule jointly on behalf of each such party. Dated: May 21, 1999 RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, L.P. By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc. its general partner By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick Managing Director, General Managing Director, General Counsel, Counsel, Chief Administrative Chief Administrative Officer and Officer and Secretary Secretary /s/ Murray A. Indick --------------------------------------- RICHARD C. BLUM By Murray A. 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