SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)
ACTV, INC.
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(Name of issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.10 PER SHARE
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(Title of class of securities)
00088 E 10 4
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(CUSIP number)
Diana M. Daniels, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
The Washington Post Company
1150 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20071
Tel. (202) 334-6000
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(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications)
March 25, 1999
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(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
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 being 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.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d- 1(a) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.
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CUSIP No. 00088 E 10 4 Schedule13D Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The Washington Post Company
53-0182885
(I.R.S. Employer Indemnification No.)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)[ ]
(b)[ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2
(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 895,000 (see text of Items 4 and 5)
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 741,334 (see text of Items 4 and 5)
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,636,334 (see text of Items 4 and 5)
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 (see text of Items 4 and 5)
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,636,334 (see text of Items 4 and 5)
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ] (See text of Items 4 and 5)
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.926% (see text of Item 5)
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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The Washington Post Company, a Delaware corporation ("TWP"),
hereby amends and supplements in its Statement on Schedule 13D (the
"Original 13D") relating to the common stock, par value $0.10 per share
(the "Common Stock"), of ACTV, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer")
with its principal executive offices at 1270 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, NY 10020, as such Original 13D was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by TWP on March 26, 1992 and
subsequently amended. The Original 13D, as amended by amendment no. 1,
amendment no. 2, amendment no. 3 and amendment no. 4 is hereinafter
referred to as "Schedule 13D". All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Schedule 13D.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The text of Item 4 is followed by the following:
On March 4, 1999, TWP withdrew 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock
from the Voting Trust described above. Between March 9, 1999 and March 26,
1999, TWP sold 705,000 shares of Common Stock at prices between $7.07374
and $7.6225 per share for a total of $5,211,545.57 (equal to $7.39226 per
share) on NASDAQ through Salomon Smith Barney. From time to time, TWP may
withdraw additional shares from the Voting Trust and sell such shares.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby deleted in its entirety and
substituted by the following:
On March 4, 1999, TWP withdrew 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock
from the Voting Trust described in Item 4 above. Between March 9, 1999 and
March 26, 1999, TWP sold 705,000 shares of Common Stock at prices between
$7.07374 and $7.6225 per share for a total of $5,211,545,57 (equal to
$7.39226 per share) on NASDAQ through Salomon Smith Barney. TWP is deemed
to beneficially own, in the aggregate, shares of Common Stock, or 4.926% of
the outstanding Common Stock. Such percentage of shares is calculated on
the basis that the 33,217,184 shares of Common Stock which the Issuer has
disclosed were issued and outstanding on March 19, 1999, and continue to be
the only shares of Common Stock outstanding.
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Pursuant to the Voting Trust Agreement, William C. Samuels serves
as the Voting Trustee for TWP's Deposited Shares as described in Item 4
above. Certain information about Mr. Samuels is set forth below:
William C. Samuels
ACTV, Inc.
1270 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
President and Chief Executive Officer
To the best knowledge of TWP, during the last five years, Mr.
Samuels has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors), nor has he been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction
and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree
or final order enjoining future violations of or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any
violation with respect to such laws.
Pursuant to the termination of the Issuer Option Agreement, TWP
and the Issuer no longer share beneficial ownership of 1,000,000 shares of
Common Stock.
Except as set forth above, neither TWP, nor, to the best
knowledge of TWP, any person listed on Annex A, has effected any
transactions in Common Stock during the past 60 days.
From time to time, TWP may withdraw additional shares from the
Voting Trust described above and sell such shares.
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SIGNATURE
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: March 26, 1999
THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY,
by /s/ John B. Morse, Jr.
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Name: John B. Morse, Jr.
Title: Vice President-Finance
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