-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DHuYKfNQSW1usPQdz3qgsXxFN5SPwJl+AXyp43PyOxxhb+OQYszuht2GXLJqLyy0 Uyuk4P4h6odNOWCEjQewdQ== 0000065103-95-000090.txt : 19950515 0000065103-95-000090.hdr.sgml : 19950515 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000065103-95-000090 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19950214 SROS: NYSE GROUP MEMBERS: MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC GROUP MEMBERS: MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL FUND, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: MERRILL LYNCH GROUP, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: PRINCETON SERVICES, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FREMONT GENERAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000038984 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LIFE INSURANCE [6311] IRS NUMBER: 952815260 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10803 FILM NUMBER: 95509739 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2020 SANTA MONICA BLVD CITY: SANTA MONICA STATE: CA ZIP: 90404 BUSINESS PHONE: 3103155500 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000065100 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 132740599 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 250 VESEY ST STREET 2: WORLD FINANCIAL CTR S TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124491000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 250 VESEY ST STREET 2: WORLD FINANCIAL CTR S TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281 SC 13G/A 1 SCHEDULE 13G AMENDMENT OMB APPROVAL EXPIRES: October 31, 1994 ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN HOURS PER RESPONSE 14.90 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 3 )* Fremont General Corp. - ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock** - ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 35728810 - -------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement.[ ] (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *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 ("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). - -------------------------------- **The amount reflected in Item 9 on page 2 reflects common stock issuable upon conversion of convertible preferred stock (CUSIP 375288AF6). In the aggregate, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. may be deemed to beneficially own 1,389,000 shares of common stock and 178,456 shares of convertible preferred stock. Page 2 of 12 Pages CUSIP NO. 35728810 13G 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NONE 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 1,615,353 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER NONE 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,615,353 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,615,353 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* HC, CO *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT! Page 3 of 12 Pages CUSIP NO. 35728810 13G 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NONE 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 1,450,000 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER NONE 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,450,000 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,450,000 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.4% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT! Page 4 of 12 Pages CUSIP NO. 35728810 13G 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Princeton Services, Inc. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NONE 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 1,450,000 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER NONE 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,450,000 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,450,000 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.4% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT! Page 5 of 12 Pages CUSIP NO. 35728810 13G 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NONE 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 1,450,000 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER NONE 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,450,000 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,450,000 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.4% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT! Page 6 of 12 Pages CUSIP NO. 35728810 13G 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Maryland NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NONE 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 1,450,000 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER NONE 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,450,000 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,450,000 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 9.4% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT! Page 7 of 12 Pages SCHEDULE 13G ITEM 1 (a) Name of Issuer: -------------- Fremont General Corp. ITEM 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: ----------------------------------------------- 2020 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 600 Santa Monica, CA 90404 ITEM 2 (a) Name of Persons Filing: --------------------- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.. Princeton Services, Inc. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc. ITEM 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: ----------------------------------------------------------- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. World Financial Center, North Tower 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10281 Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. World Financial Center, North Tower 250 Vesey Street New York, New York 10281 Princeton Services, Inc. 800 Scudders Mill Road Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. 800 Scudders Mill Road Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc. 800 Scudders Mill Road Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 Page 8 of 12 Pages ITEM 2 (c) Citizenship: ----------- See Item 4 of Cover Pages ITEM 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities: ---------------------------- Common Stock ITEM 2 (e) CUSIP NUMBER: 35728810 ITEM 3 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML&Co."), Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. ("ML Group") and Princeton Services, Inc. ("PSI") are parent holding companies, in accordance with (S) 240.13d-1(b) (ii) (G). Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. (d/b/a) Merrill Lycnh Asset Management ("MLAM") is an investment adviser registered (S) 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc. is an investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. ITEM 4 Ownership --------- (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See Item 9 of Cover Pages. Pursuant to (S) 240.13d-4, ML&Co., ML Group, PSI, MLAM and the Fund (the "Reporting Persons") disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities of Fremont General Corp. (the "Company") referred to herein, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any securities of the Company covered by this statement, other than, in the case of ML&Co. and MLPF&S, certain securities of the Company held in MLPF&S proprietary accounts. (b) Percent of Class: See Item 11 of Cover Pages (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 5 of Cover Pages (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 6 of the Cover Pages (iii) sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: See Item 7 of Cover Pages Page 9 of 12 Pages (iv) share power to dispose of or direct the disposition of: See Item 8 of Cover Pages 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. --------------------------------------------------------------- MLAM is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and acts as an investment adviser to investment companies registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. With respect to securities held by those investment companies, several persons have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities. Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc.,for which MLAM serves as investment adviser, has an interest that relates to more than 5% of the class of securities reported herein. No other person has an interest that relates to more than 5% of the class of securities reported herein. ITEM 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which --------------------------------------------------------- Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. --------------------------------------------------------------------- See Exhibit A ITEM 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. ---------------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable Page 10 of 12 Pages ITEM 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group. ------------------------------ Not Applicable ITEM 10 Certification ------------- By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of their 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 purpose or effect. Signature. - --------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 10, 1995 Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc. /s/ David L. Dick - ---------------------------- Name: David L. Dick Title: Assistant Secretary Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. /s/ David L. Dick - ----------------------------- Name: David L. Dick Title: Secretary Princeton Services, Inc. /s/ David L. Dick - ----------------------------- Name: David L. Dick Title: Attorney-In-Fact* - ------------------------------------ * Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to Dial REIT Inc. Page 11 of 12 Pages Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. By: Princeton Services, Inc. (General Partner) /s/ David L. Dick - ------------------------- Name: David L. Dick Title: Attorney-In-Fact* Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc. /s/ David L. Dick - ------------------------- Name: David L. Dick Title: Attorney-In-Fact** * Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc. et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to Dial REIT Inc. ** Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as an Exhibit to this Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to Trident Microsystems, Inc. Page 12 of 12 Pages EXHIBIT A TO SCHEDULE 13G ------------------------- ITEM 7 DISCLOSURE RESPECTING SUBSIDIARIES ----------------------------------------- Three of the persons filing this report, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York ("ML&Co."), Merrill Lynch Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York ("ML Group"), and Princeton Services, Inc. a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, ("PSI") are parent holding companies pursuant to (S)240 13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (G). Pursuant to the instructions in Item 7 of Schedule 13G, the relevant subsidiaries of Merrill Lynch & Co. are Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation with its principal place of business at 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York ("MLPF&S"), ML Group and PSI, which is the general partner of Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. (d/b/a) Merrill Lynch Asset Management ("MLAM"). The relevant subsidiary of Merrill Lynch Group is PSI. MLPF&S, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML&Co. and a broker-dealer, owns less than 5% of the securities of Fremont General Corp. (the "Company") through its trading activities in proprietary accounts. ML Group, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML&Co., may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 9.4% of the common stock of the Company by virtue of its control of its wholly-owned subsidiary, PSI. PSI, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML Group, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 9.4% of the common stock of the Company by virtue of its being the general partner of MLAM. MLAM, a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. MLAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 9.4% of the common stock of the Company by virtue of its acting as investment adviser to investment companies registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. One registered investment company advised by MLAM, Merrill Lynch Capital Fund, Inc., is the beneficial owner of 9.4 of the common stock of the Company. Pursuant to (S)240.13d-4, ML & Co., MLPF&S, ML Group, PSI, MLAM and the Fund disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that any such entity is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any securities of the Company. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----