-----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, IYUJEK4JAOTbcRsSzqYga0k35ZfxfFGrDOtwRzLeXj2t00xYCl042dfa3AC1r+QU lWt2cFzCn7SfPRd0rFKe0w== 0000950135-98-002707.txt : 19980428 0000950135-98-002707.hdr.sgml : 19980428 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-98-002707 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980427 SROS: NYSE GROUP MEMBERS: TBK PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: TWEEDY BROWNE CO L P GROUP MEMBERS: VANDERBILT PARTNERS, L.P. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RYLAND GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000085974 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] IRS NUMBER: 520849948 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-32337 FILM NUMBER: 98601747 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11000 BROKEN LAND PARKWAY CITY: COLUMBIA STATE: MD ZIP: 21044 BUSINESS PHONE: 4107157000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RYAN JAMES P CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720414 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TWEEDY BROWNE CO L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732905 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 133381587 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 52 VANDERBILT AVE STREET 2: 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129160600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 52 VANDERBILT AVENUE STREET 2: 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13D/A 1 TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 4)* of Tweedy, Browne Company LLC SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 4)* of TBK Partners, L.P. SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 4)* of Vanderbilt Partners, L.P. Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 RYLAND GROUP INC. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 per Share (Title of Class of Securities) 783764103 (CUSIP Number) John D. Spears 52 Vanderbilt Avenue New York, New York 10017 (212) 916-0600 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) APRIL 10, 1998 (Date of Event which Required Filing of this Statement) 2 If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]. Check the following box if a fee is paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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 the provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 3 Page 3 SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP NO. 783764103 Page _____ of ______ Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Tweedy, Browne Company LLC ("TBC") - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER TBC has sole voting power with respect to 1,300,636 shares held in certain TBC NUMBER OF Accounts (as hereinafter defined). Additionally, certain of the general partners of TBC may be deemed SHARES to have sole power to vote certain shares as more fully set forth herein. BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 shares EACH --------------------------------------------------------------- 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 shares, except that certain of the general partners of TBC may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of PERSON certain shares as more fully set forth herein. --------------------------------------------------------------- WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,461,056 shares held in accounts of TBC (as hereinafter defined) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,451,056 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW(11) 9.86% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD, IA & OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SEC 1746 (9-88) 2 of 7 4 Page 4 SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP NO. 783764103 Page _____ of ______ Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON TBK Partners, L.P. ("TBK") - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC and BK - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 shares SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 shares --------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 shares PERSON --------------------------------------------------------------- WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SEC 1746 (9-88) 2 of 7 5 Page 4 SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP NO. 783764103 Page _____ of ______ Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Vanderbilt Partners, L.P ("Vanderbilt") - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC and BK - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(E) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 shares SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 shares --------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 shares PERSON --------------------------------------------------------------- WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 0 shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SEC 1746 (9-88) 2 of 7 6 PRELIMINARY NOTE The persons filing this Amendment No. 4 are (i) Tweedy, Browne Company LLC ("TBC"), a Delaware limited liability company, (ii) TBK Partners, L.P. ("TBK"), a Delaware limited partnership and (iii) Vanderbilt Partners, L.P. ("Vanderbilt"), a Delaware limited partnership. This Amendment No. 4 amends a Statement on Schedule 13D filed by TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt dated June 25, 1996 ( the "Statement"). The filing of this Amendment No. 4 should not be deemed an admission that TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt comprise a group within the meaning of Section 13(d) (3) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"). Tweedy, Browne Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership") and its general partners entered into a definitive agreement, pursuant to which the Partnership converted to Tweedy, Browne Company LLC (the "Company"), a Delaware limited liability company, and AMG/TBC Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a Boston-based holding company, the business address of which is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110), acquired a majority interest in the Company on October 9, 1997. This Amendment No. 4 relates to the Common Stock, $1.00 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Ryland Group Inc. (The "Company"), which, to the best knowledge of the persons filing this Amendment No. 4, is a company organized under the laws of Maryland, with its principal executive offices at 11000 Broken Land Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044. This Amendment No. 4 contains information regarding shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TBC. Such shares are held in the accounts of various customers of TBC, with respect to which it has obtained sole or shared voting power. Other than as set forth below, to the best knowledge of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt, there has been no material change in the information set forth in response to Items 1,2,3,4,6 and 7 of the Statement, as amended. Accordingly, those Items are omitted from this Amendment No. 4. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) As of the date hereof, TBC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,461,056 shares of Common Stock, which constitutes approximately 9.86% of the 14,820,000 shares of Common Stock which TBC believes to be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. The TBC Shares are held in the TBC Accounts. Also included in the TBC shares are 335 shares of Common Stock held in a TBC Account for a charitable foundation of which Christopher H. Browne is a trustee. Mr. Browne is a member of TBC and a general partner in TBK and Vanderbilt. As a result of the disposition of 100 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions, as of the date hereof, TBK does not beneficially own directly any shares of Common Stock. As a result of the disposition of 1,945 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions, as of the date hereof, Vanderbilt does not beneficially own directly any shares of Common Stock. Each of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock held in the TBC Accounts. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt could be deemed to be the beneficial owner as of the date hereof, is 1,461,056 shares, which constitutes approximately 9.86% of the 14,820,000 shares of Common Stock, which the filing persons believe to be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, but nothing contained herein shall be construed as an admission that TBC is the beneficial owner of any of the TBC Shares. 7 The aggregate number of shares and percentage of Common Stock with respect to which each of the General Partners may be deemed to be the beneficial owner by reason of his being a Member of TBC and a general partner of TBK and Vanderbilt respectively, is 1,461,056 shares, which constitutes approximately 9.86% of the 14,820,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding. The aggregate number of shares and percentage of Common Stock with respect to which Thomas P. Knapp may be deemed to be a beneficial owner by reason of his being a general partner of TBK is 0 shares of Common Stock which constitutes approximately 0% of the 14,820,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding. However, nothing contained herein shall be construed as an admission that any of the General Partners or Thomas P. Knapp is the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock, except as set forth herein as expressly and admittedly being beneficially owned by a particular General Partner or Thomas P. Knapp. Each of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims beneficial ownership of Common Stock held by the other. Except as described herein, to the best knowledge of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt, no person who may be deemed to comprise a group with any of TBC, TBK, Vanderbilt, or any other person named in Item 2 of the Statement, beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock. (b) TBC has investment discretion with respect to 1,461,056 shares of Common Stock held by the TBC Accounts and has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of all of such shares. Of these shares of Common Stock, TBC has sole power to vote or to direct the voting of 1,300,636 shares of Common Stock held in certain TBC Accounts. Each of the General Partners of TBC, solely by reason of their positions as such, may be deemed to have (i) shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of all of the shares of Common Stock held in the TBC Accounts; and (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,300,636 shares of Common Stock held in certain TBC Accounts. TBK has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of and dispose or direct the disposition of the TBK Shares. Each of the General Partners and Thomas P. Knapp, solely by reason of their positions as general partners, may be deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote of and to dispose or direct the disposition of the TBK Shares. Vanderbilt has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of and dispose or direct the disposition of the Vanderbilt Shares. Each of the General Partners of Vanderbilt, solely by reason of their positions as such, may be deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote of and to dispose or direct the disposition of the Vanderbilt Shares. (c) During the sixty-day period ended as of the date hereof, transactions in Common Stock effected by TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt are set forth below:
REPORTING NO. OF SHARES NO. OF SHARES PRICE PERSON DATE PURCHASED SOLD PER SHARE TBC Accounts 03/05/98 3,000 $ 27 03/09/98 1,515 $ 27 03/11/98 11,795 $ 26 1/4 03/19/98 200 $ 26 7/8 03/20/98 100 $ 26 1/4 03/24/98 1,105 $ 26 3/16 03/26/98 3,420 $ 27 1/2 04/02/98 3,780 $ 27.9116 04/03/98 3,520 $ 27.37109 TBK: 03/13/98 100 $ 27 11/16 VANDERBILT: 03/26/98 1,945 $ 27 1/2
8 (d) To the best knowledge of TBC, each of the persons maintaining an account with TBC has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock held in said person's TBC Account. To the best knowledge of TBK, no person other than TBK has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the TBK Shares, except that the General Partners and Thomas P. Knapp may be deemed to have such rights and powers solely by reason of being general partners in TBK. To the best knowledge of Vanderbilt, no person other than Vanderbilt has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Vanderbilt Shares, except that the General Partners in Vanderbilt may be deemed to have such rights and powers solely by reason of being general partners in Vanderbilt. (e) Not applicable. SIGNATURE Each of Tweedy, Browne Company LLC., TBK Partners, L.P. and Vanderbilt Partners, L.P., after reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, hereby certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC By ------------------------------------ Christopher H. Browne Member TBK PARTNERS, L.P. By ------------------------------------ Christopher H. Browne General Partner VANDERBILT PARTNERS, L.P. By ------------------------------------ Christopher H. Browne General Partner April 20, 1998 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----