-----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, D8IjwoeMLtzoG8prOrdTPotExP9JD2eClCUhZL3bcnVfBwkoZLuzqbE5unpnUALS yz6h62vDmPipZJcaX0QB/A== 0000912057-02-006045.txt : 20020414 0000912057-02-006045.hdr.sgml : 20020414 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000912057-02-006045 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020214 GROUP MEMBERS: ARTAL LUXEMBOURG S.A. FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARTAL GROUP S A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001053906 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 39 BOULEVARD ROYAL STREET 2: LUXEMBOURG CITY CITY: LUXEMBOURG STATE: N4 ZIP: 00000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 135 E 57TH ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000105319 IRS NUMBER: 116040273 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1230 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-78065 FILM NUMBER: 02546245 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 175 CROSSWAYS PARK WEST CITY: WOODBURY STATE: NY ZIP: 11797 BUSINESS PHONE: 5163901400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 175 CROSSWAYS PARK WEST CITY: WOODBURY STATE: NY ZIP: 11797 SC 13G 1 a2070528zsc13g.txt SC 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NAME OF ISSUER) COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 948626106 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) NOVEMBER 14, 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT) 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) - -------------------------- ---------------------------- CUSIP NO. 948626106 PAGE - -------------------------- ---------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of Reporting Person-ARTAL GROUP S.A. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) |_| (b) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization-LUXEMBOURG - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power NUMBER OF SHARES --------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. Shared Voting Power-80,517,663 OWNED BY EACH --------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7. Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH --------------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power-80,517,663 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person-80,517,663 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)-76.32% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)-CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------- ---------------------------- CUSIP NO. 948626106 PAGE - -------------------------- ---------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of Reporting Person-ARTAL LUXEMBOURG S.A. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) |_| (b) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization-LUXEMBOURG - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Sole Voting Power NUMBER OF SHARES --------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. Shared Voting Power-80,517,663 OWNED BY EACH --------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7. Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH --------------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power-80,517,663 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person-80,517,663 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)-76.32% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)-CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 1. (a) Name of Issuer- WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices- 175 CROSSWAYS PARK WEST WOODBURY, NEW YORK 11797-2055 ITEM 2. (a) Name of Person Filing- ARTAL GROUP S.A. ARTAL LUXEMBOURG S.A. (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence- 105, GRAND-RUE L-1661 LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG (c) Citizenship- ARTAL GROUP S.A.-LUXEMBOURG ARTAL LUXEMBOURG S.A.-LUXEMBOURG (d) Title of Class of Securities- COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE (e) CUSIP Number- 948626106 ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). (e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j) |_| Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). NOT APPLICABLE. ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001, ARTAL LUXEMBOURG S.A. WAS THE RECORD OWNER OF 80,517,663 SHARES OF THE IDENTIFIED CLASS OF SECURITIES. AS THE PARENT ENTITY OF ARTAL LUXEMBOURG S.A., ARTAL GROUP S.A. MAY BE DEEMED, FOR PURPOSES OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), TO BE THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF SHARES OF THE IDENTIFIED CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD OF RECORD BY ARTAL LUXEMBOURG S.A., BUT IT DISCLAIMS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SUCH SECURITIES. (b) Percent of class: SEE ITEM 11 OF EACH COVER PAGE. (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: SEE ITEM 5 OF EACH COVER PAGE. (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: SEE ITEM 6 OF EACH COVER PAGE. (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: SEE ITEM 7 OF EACH COVER PAGE. (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: SEE ITEM 8 OF EACH COVER PAGE. INSTRUCTION. For computations regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security see ss.240.13(d)(1). 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 [ ]. NOT APPLICABLE. INSTRUCTION: Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item. ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON. If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required. SEE ITEM 4. ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary. NOT APPLICABLE. ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Section 240.13d-l(b)(1)(ii)(J), so indicate under Item 30) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(c) or ss.240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group. NOT APPLICABLE. ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP. Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual capacity. See Item 5. NOT APPLICABLE. ITEM 10. CERTIFICATIONS. (a) NOT APPLICABLE. (b) NOT APPLICABLE. 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. FEBRUARY 14, 2002 ARTAL GROUP S.A. By: /s/ PAUL KOHLER Name: Paul Kohler Title: Managing Director 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. FEBRUARY 14, 2002 ARTAL LUXEMBOURG S.A. By: /s/ PAUL KOHLER Name: Paul Kohler Title: Managing Director EX-99.1 3 a2070528zex-99_1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT We, the signatories of the statement on Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached, hereby agree that such statements is, any amendments thereto filed by any of us will be, filed on behalf of each of us. FEBRUARY 14, 2002 ARTAL GROUP S.A. By: /s/ PAUL KOHLER Name: Paul Kohler Title: Managing Director ARTAL LUXEMBOURG S.A. By: /s/ PAUL KOHLER Name: Paul Kohler Title: Managing Director -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----