SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1 AND 13D-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (the "Act")
Prism Financial Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class and Securities)
74264Q 10 8
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
( ) Rule 13d-1(b)
( ) Rule 13d-1(c)
( X ) Rule 13d-1(d)
*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).
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Terry A. Markus
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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) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
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(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,673,150
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 0
EACH
REPORTING (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 1,673,150
WITH
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,673,150
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* ( )
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11.4%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Prism Financial Corporation
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
440 North Orleans
Chicago, IL 60610
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Terry A. Markus
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:
c/o Prism Financial Corporation
440 North Orleans
Chicago, IL 60610
Item 2(c). Citizenship: U.S.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
74264Q 10 8
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b),
or 13d-2(b) or (c), 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 Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); see Item 7,
(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in
Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (12 U.S.C.
1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the
definition of an investment company under
section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,673,150
(b) Percent of class: 11.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote;
1,673,150
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 1,673,150
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
N/A
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.
N/A
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.
February 9, 2000
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(Date)
/s/ Terry A. Markus
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(Signature)
Terry A. Markus
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(Name/Title)
