UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
LHS Group Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
501938104
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(CUSIP Number)
*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 reminder 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).
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CUSIP NO. 501938104 13G Page 2 of 9 pages
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1 Name of Reporting Person General Atlantic Partners, LLC
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
tion No. of Above Person
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2 Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
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3 S.E.C. Use Only
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 0
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 6,405,390
Owned by Each (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
Reporting Person (8) Shared Dispositive Power 6,405,390
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,405,390
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares ______
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 25.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person 00
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CUSIP NO. 501938104 13G Page 3 of 9 pages
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1. Name of Reporting Person General Atlantic Partners 23, L.P.
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
tion No. of Above Person
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2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
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3. S.E.C. Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 0
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 6,405,390
Owned by Each (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
Reporting Person (8) Shared Dispositive Power 6,405,390
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,405,390
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares ______
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 25.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person PN
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CUSIP NO. 501938104 13G Page 4 of 9 pages
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1. Name of Reporting Person General Atlantic Partners 31, L.P.
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
tion No. of Above Person
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2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
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3. S.E.C. Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 0
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 6,405,390
Owned by Each (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
Reporting Person (8) Shared Dispositive Power 6,405,390
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,405,390
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares ______
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 25.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person PN
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CUSIP NO. 501938104 13G Page 5 of 9 pages
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1. Name of Reporting Person GAP Coinvestment Partners, L.P.
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
tion No. of Above Person
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2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
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3. S.E.C. Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization New York
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 0
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 6,405,390
Owned by Each (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
Reporting Person (8) Shared Dispositive Power 6,405,390
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,405,390
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares ______
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 25.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person PN
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CUSIP NO. 501938104 13G Page 6 of 9 pages
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
LHS Group Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
Six Concourse Parkway
Suite 2700
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Item 2.
(a) Names of Persons Filing
General Atlantic Partners, LLC ("GAP")
General Atlantic Partners 23, L.P. ("GAP 23")
General Atlantic Partners 31, L.P. ("GAP 31")
GAP Coinvestment Partners, L.P. ("GAPCO" and,
together with GAP, GAP 23 and GAP 31, the "Reporting
Persons")
(b) Address of Principal Business Office
c/o General Atlantic Service Corporation
3 Pickwick Plaza
Greenwich, CT 06830
(c) Citizenship
GAP - Delaware
GAP 23 - Delaware
GAP 31 - Delaware
GAPCO - New York
(d) Title of Class Securities
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares")
(e) CUSIP Number
501938104
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CUSIP NO. 501938104 13G Page 7 of 9 pages
Item 3. This statement is not filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b).
Item 4. As of December 31, 1997, GAP, GAP 23, GAP 31 and GAPCO each
owned of record no Shares, 3,877,800 Shares, 1,601,920 Shares,
and 925,670 Shares, respectively, or 0%, 15.6%, 6.4% and 3.7%,
respectively, of the issued and outstanding Shares. The
general partner of GAP 31 and GAP 23 is GAP. The managing
members of GAP are Steven A. Denning, David C. Hodgson,
Stephen P. Reynolds, J. Michael Cline, William O. Grabe and
William E. Ford (collectively, the "GAP Managing Members").
William E. Ford and William O, Grabe are directors of LHS
Group Inc. The GAP Managing Members are the general partners
of GAPCO. By virtue of the fact that the GAP Managing Members
are also the general partners authorized and empowered to vote
an dispose of the securities held by GAPCO, the Reporting
Persons may be deemed to share voting power and the power to
direct the disposition of the Shares which each of them owns
of record. Accordingly, as of December 31, 1997, each of the
Reporting Persons may be deemed to own beneficially an
aggregate of 6,405,390 Shares or 25.7% of the issued and
outstanding Shares. Each of the Reporting Persons has the
shared power to direct the vote and the shared power to direct
the disposition of the 6,405,390 Shares that may be deemed to
be owned beneficially by each of them.
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
See Item 4.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company
Not applicable.
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CUSIP NO. 501938104 13G Page 8 of 9 pages
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
See Item 4.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not applicable.
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CUSIP NO. 501938104 13G Page 9 of 9 pages
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and
belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated as of February 5, 1998.
GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS, LLC
By: /s/ Nancy E. Cooper
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Nancy E. Cooper,
a Managing Member
GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS 23, L.P.
By: GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS, LLC
its General Partner
By: /s/ Nancy E. Cooper
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Nancy E. Cooper,
a Managing Member
GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS 31, L.P.
By: GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS, LLC
its General Partner
By: /s/ Nancy E. Cooper
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Nancy E. Cooper,
a Managing Member
GAP COINVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.
By: /s/ Nancy E. Cooper
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Nancy E. Cooper,
General Partner
