-----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, WZ46qyuKMYw5H3vxZgwjsa5k+y1yLYP3NcyxlUqA0olu0AYoQWrzwEGQpiN6KULd aYdeLAeh1+4mcmOEwK4tVQ== 0001005477-99-000577.txt : 19990215 0001005477-99-000577.hdr.sgml : 19990215 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001005477-99-000577 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990212 GROUP MEMBERS: JOHN W. KLUGE GROUP MEMBERS: METROMEDIA CO ET AL GROUP MEMBERS: METROMEDIA COMPANY GROUP MEMBERS: STUART SUBOTNICK SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001043533 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 113168327 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52465 FILM NUMBER: 99537128 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK SER INC STREET 2: 1 NORTH LEXINGTON AVE CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10601 BUSINESS PHONE: 9144216700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK SER INC STREET 2: 1 NORTH LEXINGTON AVE CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10601 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL FIBER NETWORK INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970806 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: METROMEDIA CO ET AL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000065322 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS [4833] IRS NUMBER: 621293303 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HARMON PLZ CITY: SECAUCUS STATE: NJ ZIP: 07094 BUSINESS PHONE: 2013483244 SC 13G/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b) (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) (Amendment No. 1)(1) Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 591689104 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Arnold L. Wadler, Esq., c/o Metromedia Company, One Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073 (201) 531-8050 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |_| Rule 13d-1(b) |_| Rule 13d-1(c) |X| Rule 13d-1(d) (Continued on following pages) (Page 1 of 9 Pages) - ---------- (1) 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 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. 5916891014 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Metromedia Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of SOLE VOTING POWER Shares 5 15,731,024 (15,731,024 shares of Class B Common Stock, Beneficially par value $.01 per share, freely convertible into shares Owned By of Class A Common Stock at a rate of one share of Class Each A Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock) Reporting ----------------------------------------------------------------- Person with 6 SHARED VOTING POWER ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,731,024 (15,731,024 shares of Class B Common Stock) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 15,731,024 (15,731,024 shares of Class B Common Stock) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 16.88% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 5916891014 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) John W. Kluge - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of SOLE VOTING POWER Shares 5 1,014,000 (presently exercisable options to acquire Beneficially 1,014,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise Owned By price of $0.4925 per share.) Each ---------------------------------------------------------------- Reporting 6 SHARED VOTING POWER Person with 15,731,024 (15,731,024 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Metromedia Company, of which Mr. Kluge is a general partner) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,014,000 (presently exercisable options to acquire 1,014,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.4925 per share.) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,731,024 (15,731,024 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Metromedia Company, of which Mr. Kluge is a general partner) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 16,745,024 (15,731,024 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Metromedia Company, of which Mr. Kluge is a general partner, and presently exercisable options to acquire 1,014,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.4925 per share) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 17.77% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 5916891014 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Stuart Subotnick - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of SOLE VOTING POWER Shares 5 2,167,612 (presently exercisable options to acquire Beneficially 1,014,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise Owned By price of $0.4925 per share and 1,153,612 shares of Class Each B Common Stock (35,000 of which are owned by the Reporting Subotnick Family Trust u/a dated November 5, 1998 Person with between Stuart Subotnick, as Grantor and Anita Subotnick as Trustee) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 15,731,024 (15,731,024 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Metromedia Company, of which Mr. Subotnick is a general partner) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,167,612 (presently exercisable options to acquire 1,014,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.4925 per share, and 1,153,612 shares of Class B Common Stock (35,000 of which are owned by the Subotnick Family Trust u/a dated November 5, 1998 between Stuart Subotnick, as Grantor and Anita Subotnick as Trustee)). ---------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,731,024 (15,731,024 shares of Class B Common stock owned by Metromedia Company, of which Mr. Subotnick is a general partner) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 17,896,636 (1,153,612 shares of Class B Common Stock, 15,731,024 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Metromedia Company, of which Mr. Subotnick is a general partner, presently exercisable options to acquire 1,014,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.4925 per share (35,000 of which are owned by the Subotnick Family Trust u/a dated November 5, 1998 between Stuart Subotnick, as Grantor and Anita Subotnick as Trustee)). - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 18.76% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Item 1(a). Name of Issuer Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1 North Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor White Plains, New York 10601 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing Metromedia Company John W. Kluge Stuart Subotnick Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business officer or, If None, Residence: One Meadowlands Plaza East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073 Item 2(c). Citizenship Metromedia Company - Delaware corporation John W. Kluge - U.S.A. Stuart Subotnick - U.S.A. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value (including shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, freely convertible at a rate of one share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock and presently exercisable options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at $0.4925 per share) Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 591689 10 4 Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act. (c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. (d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. Page 5 of 9 (e) |_| Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) |_| Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; See SS. 240.13D-1(B)(1)(II)(F) (g) |_| Parent Holding Company, in accordance with SS. 240.13D-1(B) (II)(G) (Note: see item 7) (h) |_| Group, in accordance with SS. 240.13D-1(BB)(1)(II)(H) Item 4. Ownership See responses to Items 5,6,7,8,9, and 11 of Cover Pages. Item 5. Ownership of five percent or less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ] Item 6. Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of another person Members of Mr. Subotnick's family have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, 35,000 shares of Class B Common Stock which are freely convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock at a rate of one share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock. Item 7. Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being reported on by the parent holding company. Not applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable 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 6 of 9 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 9, 1999 Metromedia Company By: /s/ Stuart Subotnick -------------------- Name: Title: /s/ John W. Kluge ------------------------ John W. Kluge /s/ Stuart Subotnick ------------------------ Stuart Subotnick Page 7 of 9 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 9, 1999 Page 8 of 9 EX-99.1 2 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Exhibit 99.1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(i)(iii) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree that the Statement to which this Exhibit is attached is filed on behalf of each of them. Date: February 9, 1999 Metromedia Company By: /s/ Stuart Subotnick -------------------- Name: Title: /s/ John W. Kluge ------------------------ John W. Kluge /s/ Stuart Subotnick ------------------------ Stuart Subotnick Page 9 of 9 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----