-----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, Seb121qT+8JNfn2hKLQB6XNvEYPxoQB4NAXXau6p2TkRfZvB7NfoAUeY0h90+ODm chqsnijEiYuwFGN4GXQUZw== 0000902664-04-000486.txt : 20040217 0000902664-04-000486.hdr.sgml : 20040216 20040217131827 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-04-000486 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040217 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADVISORY BOARD CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001157377 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MANAGEMENT SERVICES [8741] IRS NUMBER: 521468699 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-78027 FILM NUMBER: 04606521 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE N.W. CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20037 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BRAHMAN CAPITAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001014894 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 277 PARK AVE STREET 2: 26TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13G/A 1 srz04-0137.txt ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- SCHEDULE 13G/A* (Rule 13d-102) Amendment No. 1 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) The Advisory Board Company (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 00762W107 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2003 (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) (Page 1 of 21 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. 00762W107 13G/A Page 2 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Brahman Partners II, 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 140,700 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 140,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 140,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.9% - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 3 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Brahman Partners III, 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 96,000 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 96,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 96,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. 00762W107 13G/A Page 4 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Brahman Institutional Partners, 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 133,800 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 133,800 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 133,800 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.9% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 5 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) BY Partners, 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 296,900 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 296,900 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 296,900 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.9% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 6 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Brahman C.P.F. Partners, 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 86,900 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 86,900 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 86,900 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. 00762W107 13G/A Page 7 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Brahman Management, L.L.C. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 754,300 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 754,300 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 754,300 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.8% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** OO;IA - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 8 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Brahman Capital Corp. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES _____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 643,100 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 643,100 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 643,100 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.1% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** CO;IA - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 9 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE SPERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Peter A. Hochfelder - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 1,100,500 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,100,500 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,100,500 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.0% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 10 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Robert J. Sobel - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 1,100,500 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,100,500 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,100,500 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.0 % - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 11 of 21 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Mitchell A. Kuflik - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 1,100,500 OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,100,500 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,100,500 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.0% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 12 of 21 Pages The Schedule 13G initially filed on November 21, 2003 is hereby amended and restated by this Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13G/A. Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: The name of the issuer is The Advisory Board Company(the "Company"). Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: The Company's principal executive offices are located at 600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This statement is filed by: (i) Brahman Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Brahman II"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock (defined in Item 2(d) below) owned by it; (ii) Brahman Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Brahman III"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned by it; (iii) Brahman Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Brahman Institutional"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned by it; (iv) BY Partners, L.P.,a Delaware limited partnership ("BY Partners"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned by it; (v) Brahman C.P.F. Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Brahman C.P.F."), with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned by it; (vi) Brahman Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Brahman Management")and the sole general partner of Brahman II, Brahman III, Brahman Institutional, Brahman C.P.F., and BY Partners, with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned by each of Brahman II, Brahman III, Brahman Institutional, Brahman C.P.F. and BY Partners; (vii) Brahman Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Brahman Capital"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned by each of: (A) BY Partners; (B) an advisory client, Brahman Partners II Offshore, Ltd. ("Brahman Offshore"), a Cayman Islands exempted company; and (C) a separately managed account (the "Managed Account"); and (viii) Peter A. Hochfelder, Robert J. Sobel and Mitchell A. Kuflik, each a citizen of the United States and together the executive officers and directors of Brahman Capital and the sole members of Brahman Management, with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the control of Brahman Capital and Brahman Management. CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 13 of 21 Pages The foregoing persons (other than Brahman Offshore and the Managed Account) 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 principal business and principal office of the Reporting Persons is 350 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10017. Item 2(c). Citizenship: Each of Brahman II, Brahman III, Brahman Institutional, BY Partners and Brahman C.P.F. is a Delaware limited partnership. Brahman Management is a Delaware limited liability company. Brahman Capital is a Delaware corporation. Each of Peter A. Hochfelder, Robert J. Sobel and Mitchell A. Kuflik is a United States citizen. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock"). Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 00762W107 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), CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 14 of 21 Pages (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 13d-1(c), check this box: [x] Item 4. Ownership. A. Brahman Partners II, L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 140,700 (b) Percent of class: 0.9%. The percentages used herein and in the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the shares of 15,775,565 Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 29, 2003 as reflected in the Company's Def 14A filed on January 13, 2004. (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 140,700 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 140,700 B. Brahman Partners III, L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 96,000 (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: 96,000 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 96,000 C. Brahman Institutional Partners, L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 133,800 (b) Percent of class: 0.9% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 133,800 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 133,800 D. BY Partners, L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 296,900 (b) Percent of class: 1.9% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 296,900 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 296,900 CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 15 of 21 Pages E. Brahman C.P.F Partners, L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 86,900 (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: 86,900 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 86,900 F. Brahman Management, L.L.C. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 754,300 (b) Percent of class: 4.8% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 754,300 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 754,300 G. Brahman Capital Corp. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 643,100 (b) Percent of class: 4.1% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 643,100 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 643,100 H. Peter A. Hochfelder (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,100,500 (b) Percent of class: 7.0% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,100,500 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,100,500 I. Robert J. Sobel (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,100,500 (b) Percent of class: 7.0% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,100,500 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,100,500 J. Mitchell A. Kuflik (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,100,500 (b) Percent of class: 7.0% (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,100,500 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,100,500 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 16 of 21 Pages Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Brahman II, Brahman III, BY Partners, Brahman Institutional and Brahman C.P.F. are each private investment partnerships, of which the sole general partner is Brahman Management. As the sole general partner of Brahman II, Brahman III, BY Partners, Brahman Institutional and Brahman C.P.F., Brahman Management has the power to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock owned by each of Brahman II, Brahman III, BY Partners, Brahman Institutional and Brahman C.P.F., and, accordingly, may be deemed the direct "beneficial owner" of such Common Stock. Peter Hochfelder, Mitchell Kuflik and Robert Sobel are the managing members of Brahman Management (the "Managing Members"). As the Managing Members of Brahman Management, they have the ability to control the decisions of such entity. Therefore, the Managing Members may be deemed the indirect "beneficial owners" of the Common Stock owned by each of Brahman II, Brahman III, BY Partners, Brahman Institutional and Brahman C.P.F. Pursuant to an investment advisory contract (and, in the case of BY Partners, pursuant to an arrangement between Brahman Management and Brahman Capital), Brahman Capital currently has the power to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock held for the account of each of Brahman Offshore, the Managed Account and BY Partners and, accordingly, may be deemed the direct "beneficial owner" of such Common Stock. Peter Hochfelder, Robert Sobel and Mitchell Kuflik are the executive officers and directors of Brahman Capital. As executive officers and directors of Brahman Capital, they have the ability to control the decisions of such entity; and thus, may be deemed the indirect "beneficial owners" of Common Stock held for the account of each of Brahman Offshore, the Managed Account and BY Partners. 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. CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 17 of 21 Pages Item 10. Certification. Each of the Reporting Persons and Brahman Offshore hereby make 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. 00762W107 13G/A Page 18 of 21 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: February 17, 2004 BRAHMAN PARTNERS II, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BRAHMAN PARTNERS III, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder --------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BRAHMAN INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BY PARTNERS, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BRAHMAN C.P.F. PARTNERS, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 19 of 21 Pages BRAHMAN CAPITAL CORP. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member Peter A. Hochfelder, individually By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Robert J. Sobel, individually By: /s/ Robert J. Sobel -------------------------------------- Robert J. Sobel Mitchell A. Kuflik, individually By: /s/ Mitchell A. Kuflik -------------------------------------- Mitchell A. Kuflik CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 20 of 21 Pages EXHIBIT 1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)(1) The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G/A is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G/A shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing statements. The undersigned acknowledges that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him, her or it contained herein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other entities or persons, except to the extent that he, she or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. Dated as of February 17, 2004 BRAHMAN PARTNERS II, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BRAHMAN PARTNERS III, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BRAHMAN INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BY PARTNERS, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member CUSIP No. 00762W107 13G/A Page 21 of 21 Pages BRAHMAN C.P.F. PARTNERS, L.P. By: BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BRAHMAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member BRAHMAN CAPITAL CORP. By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Managing Member Peter A. Hochfelder, individually By: /s/ Peter A. Hochfelder -------------------------------------- Peter A. Hochfelder Robert J. Sobel, individually By: /s/ Robert J. Sobel -------------------------------------- Robert J. Sobel Mitchell A. Kuflik, individually By: /s/ Mitchell A. Kuflik -------------------------------------- Mitchell A. Kuflik -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----