-----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, Q+MfAeHPvkzgv6z7qAlavPJmRhgWGNfhNy2RAtdTl+TWtKBhzkUn29bQGc2CaZ2u byUwL3mWSEicHYfwgHclUA== 0000769993-00-000043.txt : 20000202 0000769993-00-000043.hdr.sgml : 20000202 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000769993-00-000043 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000110 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CAPITAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001065736 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-57445 FILM NUMBER: 504814 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1005 SKYVIEW DR STREET 2: BURLINGTON ONTARIO CITY: CANADA L7P5B1 STATE: A6 BUSINESS PHONE: 9053191237 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1005 SKYVIEW DRIVE STREET 2: BURLINGTON ONTARIO CITY: CANADA L7P5B1 STATE: A6 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001088084 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT STREET 2: 1 NEW YORK PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129027202 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT STREET 2: 1 NEW YORK PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Capital Environmental Resource Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, no par value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 14008M104 -------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 1999 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [_] Rule 13d-1(c) [_] Rule 13d-1(d) Page 1 of 7 pages - ----------------------- CUSIP No. 14008M104 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name of Reporting Person I.R.S. Identification No. of above Person Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a separate operating division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization New York - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Sole Voting Power Number of 956,500 Shares ---------------------------------------------------------- 6. Shared Voting Power Beneficially 0 Owned by ---------------------------------------------------------- Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power Reporting 956,500 Person ---------------------------------------------------------- 8. Shared Dispositive Power With: 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 956,500 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 13.3% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. Type of Reporting Person IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 of 7 pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Capital Environmental Resource Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1005 Skyview Drive Burlington, Ontario L7P 5B1 Canada Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: Goldman Sachs Asset Management Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004 Item 2(c). Citizenship: Goldman Sachs Asset Management - New York Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, no par value Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 14008M104 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 (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).[X] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a separate operating division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (f).[_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g).[_] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 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 of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j).[_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Page 3 of 7 pages Item 4. Ownership.* (a). Amount beneficially owned: See the response(s) to Item 9 on the attached cover page(s). (b). Percent of Class: See the response(s) to Item 11 on the attached cover page(s). (c). Number of shares as to which such person has: (i). Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See the response(s) to Item 5 on the attached cover page(s). (ii). Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See the response(s) to Item 6 on the attached cover page(s). (iii). Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See the response(s) to Item 7 on the attached cover page(s). (iv). Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See the response(s) to Item 8 on the attached cover page(s). 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. Not Applicable 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 and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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. - -------------------------- * In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), this filing reflects the securities beneficially owned by the asset management division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (the "Asset Management Division"). This filing does not reflect securities, if any, beneficially owned by any other division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. The Asset Management Division disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by (i) any client accounts with respect to which it or its employees have voting or investment discretion, or both, and (ii) certain investment entities, of which its affiliate is the general partner, managing general partner or other manager, to the extent interests in such entities are held by persons other than the Asset Management Division. Page 4 of 7 pages 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: January 10, 2000 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. on behalf of Goldman Sachs Asset Management By: /s/ Hans L. Reich -------------------------------------- Name: Hans L. Reich Title: Attorney-in-fact Page 5 of 7 pages INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Exhibit - ----------- ------- 99.1 Power of Attorney, dated December 21, 1998, relating to Goldman, Sachs & Co. Page 6 of 7 pages Exibit (99.1) POWER OF ATTORNEY This power of attorney will expire on December 31, 2000. KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. (the "Company") does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Hans L. Reich and Roger S. Begelman, acting individually, its true and lawful attorney, to execute and deliver in its name and on its behalf whether the Company is acting individually or as representative of others, any and all filings required to be made by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact power and authority to act in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the Company might or could do if personally present by one of its authorized signatories, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as of December 21, 1998. GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. By: The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C. By:/s/ Robert J. Katz - --------------------------------- Name: Robert J. Katz Title: Executive Vice President Page 7 of 7 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----