-----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, A78Rl+k5ZXzAtG7xg/BqhPEmbKVOlYZPhGaAP3QUiovjSacv4FhpYi7ffW2l+jSb 5zs05GyY3qXezn0hCqgCng== 0000893220-98-000347.txt : 19980218 0000893220-98-000347.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000893220-98-000347 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980213 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADVANTA CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000096638 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6141] IRS NUMBER: 231462070 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38014 FILM NUMBER: 98538020 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 844 STREET 2: WELSH & MCKEAN ROADS CITY: SPRING HOUSE STATE: PA ZIP: 19044 BUSINESS PHONE: 2156574000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BRANDYWINE CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 650 NAAMANS ROAD CITY: CLAYMONT STATE: DE ZIP: 19703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TSO FINANCIAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880306 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TEACHERS SERVICE ORGANIZATION INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850812 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALTER DENNIS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000903359 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ADVANTA CORP STREET 2: P O BOX 844 SC 13G/A 1 SCHEDULE 13G/A FOR DENNIS ALTER, ADVANTA CORP. 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 11)* ADVANTA CORP. (NAME OF ISSUER) CLASS A COMMON STOCK (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 007942105 (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 2 CUSIP NO. 007942105 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Dennis Alter ###-##-#### 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)[ ] (b)[ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 4,475,032 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 318,824 EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 4,400,032 PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 318,824 WITH 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,718,856 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 25.94% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* In *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 3 Page 3 of 5 Pages Schedule 13G Issuer: Advanta Corp. Filing Person: Dennis Alter Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Advanta Corp. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: Welsh & McKean Roads P.O. Box 844 Spring House, Pennsylvania 19477-0844 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Dennis Alter Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: Welsh & McKean Roads P.O. Box 844 Spring House, Pennsylvania 19477-0844 Item 2(c). Citizenship: United States of America Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Class A Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 007942 10 5 Item 3. Inapplicable. 4 Page 4 of 5 Pages Schedule 13G Issuer: Advanta Corp. Filing Person: Dennis Alter Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 4,718,856 shares (b) Percent of Class: 25.94% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,400,032 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 318,824 (the undersigned's spouse has sole voting power, as to which shares the undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership) (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 4,400,032 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 318,824 (the undersigned's spouse has sole dispositive power, as to which the undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership) Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Inapplicable. 5 Page 5 of 5 Pages Schedule 13G Issuer: Advanta Corp. Filing Person: Dennis Alter Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. As sole trustee of a trust for his sister, Linda Alter, the undersigned has sole power to vote and to dispose of the 999,462 shares of Class A Common Stock held by this trust, representing 5.50% of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding at December 31, 1997. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Securities 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. Inapplicable. 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: February , 1998 /s/ Dennis Alter ------------------------------ Dennis Alter -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----