-----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, LidQT3D4Haq5BBZddYn/5FWKvciQNFNhYQGuwCEWj7vxV7z/dbyPtJgHgO6WNo59 b0gM77xo/Y2O3d529DHWUw== 0000902664-02-000694.txt : 20020906 0000902664-02-000694.hdr.sgml : 20020906 20020906153441 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-02-000694 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020906 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CIRCUIT CITY STORES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000104599 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-RADIO TV & CONSUMER ELECTRONICS STORES [5731] IRS NUMBER: 540493875 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-19084 FILM NUMBER: 02758577 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9950 MAYLAND DR CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23233 BUSINESS PHONE: 8045274000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9950 MAYLAND DRIVE CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23233 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WARDS CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840620 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MANDEL STEPHEN F JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001084150 IRS NUMBER: 061484476 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO GREENWICH PLZ CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036181400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO GREENWICH PLZ CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 SC 13G/A 1 srz9291538v3.txt CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. SC 13G/A SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ______________________ SCHEDULE 13GA* (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b) Circuit City Stores, Inc. (Name of Issuer) CarMax Group Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 172737306 (CUSIP Number) August 29, 2002 (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13GA is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) (Page 1 of 13 Pages) ________________ *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 purposes 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. 172737306 13GA Page 2 of 13 Pages _______________________________________________________________________ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Lone Spruce, L.P. _______________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES _________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 111,670 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING _________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 111,670 _______________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 111,670 _______________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.3% _______________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN _______________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 3 of 13 Pages _______________________________________________________________________ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Lone Balsam, L.P. _______________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES _________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 245,056 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING _________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 245,056 _______________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 245,056 _______________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.6% _______________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN _______________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 4 of 13 Pages _______________________________________________________________________ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Lone Sequoia, L.P. _______________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES _________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 204,730 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING _________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 204,730 _______________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 204,730 _______________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.6% _______________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN _______________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 5 of 13 Pages _______________________________________________________________________ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Lone Pine Associates LLC _______________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES _________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 561,456 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING _________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 561,456 _______________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 561,456 _______________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.5% _______________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** OO _______________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 6 of 13 Pages _______________________________________________________________________ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Lone Pine Capital LLC _______________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES _________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 3,294,544 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING _________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,294,544 _______________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,294,544 _______________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.9% _______________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IA _______________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 7 of 13 Pages _______________________________________________________________________ (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. _______________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _______________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES _________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 3,856,000 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING _________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,856,000 _______________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,856,000 _______________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _______________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.4% _______________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN _______________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 8 of 13 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: The name of the issuer is Circuit City Stores, Inc. (the "Company"). Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: The Company's principal executive offices are located at 9950 Mayland Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23233. Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This statement is filed by: (i) Lone Spruce, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Spruce"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock (defined in Item 2(d) below) directly owned by it; (ii) Lone Balsam, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Balsam"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it; (iii) Lone Sequoia, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Sequoia"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it; (iv) Lone Pine Associates LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Lone Pine"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by Lone Spruce, Lone Balsam and Lone Sequoia; (v) Lone Pine Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Lone Pine Capital"), which serves as investment manager to Lone Cypress, Ltd. ("Lone Cypress") and Lone Kauri, Ltd. ("Lone Kauri"), each a Cayman Islands exempted company with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by each of Lone Cypress and Lone Kauri; (vi) Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ("Mr. Mandel"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by each of Lone Spruce, Lone Balsam, Lone Sequoia, Lone Cypress and Lone Kauri. The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons". Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 9 of 13 Pages Item 2(c). Citizenship: Lone Spruce, Lone Balsam and Lone Sequoia are limited partnerships organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Lone Pine Associates LLC and Lone Pine Capital LLC are limited liability companies organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Mandel is a United States citizen. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: CarMax Group Common Stock, $0.50 par value (the "Common Stock") Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 172737306 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 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 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 Act, (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E), (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F), (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G), (h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, (i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check the box. [X] CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 10 of 13 Pages Item 4. Ownership. A. Lone Spruce, L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 111,670 (b) Percent of class: 0.3% The percentages used herein and in the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 37,063,940 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2002 as reported in the Company's Form 10-Q for the period ending May 31, 2002. (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 111,670 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 111,670 B. Lone Balsam, L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 245,056 (b) Percent of class: 0.6% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 245,056 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 245,056 C. Lone Sequoia, L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 204,730 (b) Percent of class: 0.6% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 204,730 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 204,730 D. Lone Pine Associates LLC (a) Amount beneficially owned: 561,456 (b) Percent of class: 1.5% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 561,456 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 561,456 E. Lone Pine Capital LLC (a) Amount beneficially owned: 3,294,544 (b) Percent of class: 8.9% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 3,294,544 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,294,544 CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 11 of 13 Pages F. Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 3,856,000 (b) Percent of class: 10.4% (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 3,856,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,856,000 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Lone Pine, the general partner of Lone Spruce, Lone Sequoia and Lone Balsam, has the power to direct the affairs of Lone Spruce, Lone Sequoia and Lone Balsam, including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of shares. Mr. Mandel is the Managing Member of Lone Pine and in that capacity directs its operations. Lone Cypress and Lone Kauri, clients of Lone Pine Capital of which Mr. Mandel is the Managing Member, have the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds of the sale of shares. 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. See Item 2. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 12 of 13 Pages Item 10. Certification. Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. CUSIP No. 172737306 13GA Page 13 of 13 Pages 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: September 6, 2002 LONE SPRUCE, L.P. By: Lone Pine Associates LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. -------------------------- Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Managing Member LONE BALSAM, L.P. By: Lone Pine Associates LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. -------------------------- Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Managing Member LONE SEQUOIA, L.P. By: Lone Pine Associates LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. -------------------------- Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Managing Member LONE PINE ASSOCIATES LLC By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. -------------------------- Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Managing Member LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. -------------------------- Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Managing Member STEPHEN F. MANDEL, JR. /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. -------------------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----