-----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, E/8N5f16VFDGfNbhHyNggp+g2kEXp3oLFyKmirsxcY66BSwA+1ay9QN1xIFWTEbh Qm5TlBy5Qp6WtrkMH4kCJg== 0001089355-02-000564.txt : 20020917 0001089355-02-000564.hdr.sgml : 20020917 20020917113304 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001089355-02-000564 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020917 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: READERS DIGEST ASSOCIATION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000858558 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731] IRS NUMBER: 131726769 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43188 FILM NUMBER: 02765553 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: READERS DIGEST ROAD CITY: PLEASANTVILLE STATE: NY ZIP: 10570 BUSINESS PHONE: 9142381000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VAN DEN BERG MANAGEMENT INC/CA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001142062 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1301 CAPITAL OF TEXAS HIGHWAY STREET 2: SUITE B228 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78746 BUSINESS PHONE: 5123290050 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1301 CAPITAL OF TEXAS HIGHWAY STREET 2: SUITE B228 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78746 SC 13G 1 centuryrdb13g-8014.txt SCHEDULE 13G SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Reader's Digest Class B Voting (Name of Issuer) Common stock (Title of Class of Securities) 755267200 (CUSIP Number) 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Van Den Berg Management TAX # 953017097 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* A B [X] 3 SEC USE ONLY4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 10,560 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 774,586 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,560 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 774,586 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 785,146 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.32% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer Reader's Digest Class B Voting (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices Reader's Digest Road Pleasantville, NY 10570-7000 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing VAN DEN BERG MANAGEMENT IRS# 953017097 (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 1301 Capitol of Texas Hwy Suite B-228 Austin, Texas 78746 (c) Citizenship USA (d) Title of Class of Securities Common stock (e) CUSIP Number 755267200 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-l(b), or 13d-2(b), 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 (e) Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see 240.13d-l(b)(l)(ii)(F) (g) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-l(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7) (h) Group, in accordance with 240.13d-l(b)(l)(ii)(H) Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned 785,146 (b) Percent of Class 6.32% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 10,560 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 774,586 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 10,560 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 774,586 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group N/A Item 10. Certification 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 09/16/02 Signature /s/ Jim Brilliant ------------------ Jim Brilliant / Vice President Name/Title -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----