SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FreeShop.com, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
356873109
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1999
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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)
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CUSIP No. 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
356873109
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1 Name Of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification Nos. Of Above Persons
John P. Ballantine
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2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A
Group (See Instructions) (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization
United States
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5 Sole Voting Power
NUMBER OF 1,656,739
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Shares 6 Shared Voting Power
Beneficially 0
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Owned By 7 Sole Dispositive Power
Each 1,656,739
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Reporting 8 Shared Dispositive Power
Person With 0
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,656,739
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10 Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)
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11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9
10.66%
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12 Type Of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
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CUSIP No. 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages
356873109
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Item 1 (a). Name of Issuer:
FreeShop.com, Inc.
Item 1 (b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
95 S. Jackson Street, Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98104
Item 2 (a). Name of Person Filing:
John P. Ballantine
Item 2 (b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
iStart Ventures LLC
307 Third Avenue South
Suite 400
Seattle, Washington 98104
Item 2 (c). Citizenship:
United States
Item 2 (d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2 (e). CUSIP Number:
356873109
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 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 of 1940;
(e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) |_| A parent holding company or contact person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
(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;
(j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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CUSIP No. 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages
356873109
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Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
1,656,739
(b) Percent of class:
10.66 %
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1,656,739
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,656,739
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If the statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
the following [ ].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person
Not applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable
Item 10. Certifications
Not applicable
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CUSIP No. 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages
356873109
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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.
/s/ John P. Ballantine
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John P. Ballantine
Date: February 11, 2000
