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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. __)*
Fogdog, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
344167101
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(CUSIP Number)
NOT APPLICABLE
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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)
*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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CUSIP No. 344167101 13G Page 2 of 11
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
J.H. Whitney III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (IRS Identification
No. 06-1503280), the sole general partner of which is J.H. Whitney Equity
Partners III, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company. The members of
J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. are Michael C. Brooks, Peter M.
Castleman, Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay,
William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O'Brien and Michael R. Stone.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A Delaware limited partnership. The sole general partner is a Delaware
limited liability company whose members are individuals who are United
States citizens.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
4,269,942 shares of Common Stock
Number of ------------------------------------------------------------
Shares 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Beneficially -0-
Owned By ------------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting 4,269,942 shares of Common Stock
Person ------------------------------------------------------------
With 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,269,942 shares of Common Stock
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
/X/
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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CUSIP No. 344167101 13G Page 3 of 11
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (IRS
Identification No. 06-1503276), the sole general partner of which is J.H.
Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.
The members of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. are Michael C.
Brooks, Peter M. Castleman, Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James H. Fordyce,
Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O'Brien and Michael R.
Stone.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A Delaware limited partnership. The sole general partner is a Delaware
limited liability company whose members are individuals who are United
States citizens.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
102,888 shares of Common Stock
Number of ------------------------------------------------------------
Shares 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Beneficially -0-
Owned By ------------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting 102,888 shares of Common Stock
Person ------------------------------------------------------------
With 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
102,888 shares of Common Stock
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
/X/
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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CUSIP No. 344167101 13G Page 4 of 11
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Whitney Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (IRS
Identification No. 06-1510790), the members of which are Michael C. Brooks,
Peter M. Castleman, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J.
O'Brien and Michael R. Stone.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A Delaware limited liability company. The sole members are individuals who
are United States citizens.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
5,000 shares of Common Stock
Number of ------------------------------------------------------------
Shares 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Beneficially -0-
Owned By ------------------------------------------------------------
Each 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Reporting 5,000 shares of Common Stock
Person ------------------------------------------------------------
With 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,000 shares of Common Stock
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
/X/
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.01%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
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ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
Fogdog, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
500 Broadway
Redwood City, CA 94063
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
(i) J.H. Whitney III, L.P. is a Delaware limited
partnership. The name of the general partner of J.H. Whitney III, L.P. is J.H.
Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, whose
business address is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901. The names and business
address of the members of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. are as
follows: Michael C. Brooks, Peter M. Castleman, Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James
H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O'Brien and Michael
R. Stone, the business address of each of whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT
06901.
(ii) Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. is a Delaware
limited partnership. The name of the general partner of Whitney Strategic
Partners III, L.P. is J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company whose business address is 177 Broad Street, Stamford,
CT 06901. The names and business address of the members of J.H. Whitney Equity
Partners III, L.L.C. are as follows: Michael C. Brooks, Peter M. Castleman,
Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack,
Jr., Daniel J. O'Brien and Michael R. Stone, the business address of each of
whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901.
(iii) Whitney Holdings, L.L.C. is a Delaware limited
liability company whose business address is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT
06901. The names and business address of the members of Whitney Holdings, L.L.C.
are as follows: Michael C. Brooks, Peter M. Castleman, Jeffrey R. Jay, William
Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O'Brien and Michael R. Stone, the business address of
each of whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
(i) J.H. Whitney III, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(ii) Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
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(iii) Whitney Holdings, L.L.C.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(c) Citizenship:
(i) J.H. Whitney III, L.P. is a Delaware limited
partnership. Its general partner is a Delaware limited liability company. All of
the individual members of the general partner are citizens of the United States.
(ii) Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. is a Delaware
limited partnership. Its general partner is a Delaware limited liability
company. All of the individual members of the general partner are citizens of
the United States.
(iii) Whitney Holdings, L.L.C. is a Delaware limited
liability company. All of its individual members are citizens of the United
States.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number:
34416101
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 (15
U.S.C.78o)
(b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(15 U.S.C.78c).
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) / / Investment company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(e) / / An investment adviser in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) / / A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with Section 240.13d-1( b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) / / A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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(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 Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this
box. / /
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
The following information is provided as of December 31, 1999:
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
(i) J.H. Whitney III, L.P. is the beneficial owner of 4,269,942
shares.(1)
(ii) Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. is the beneficial owner
of 102,888 shares.(1)
(iii) Whitney Holdings, L.L.C. is the beneficial owner of 5,000
shares.(1)
(b) Percent of class:
(i) 12.0% for J. H. Whitney III, L.P.;
(ii) 0.3% for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
(iii) 0.01% for Whitney Holdings, L.L.C.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
4,269,942 shares for J.H. Whitney III, L.P.;
102,888 shares for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
5,000 shares for Whitney Holdings, L.L.C.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0 shares for J. H. Whitney III, L.P.;
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(1) J.H. Whitney III, L.P., Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. and
Whitney Holdings, L.L.C. disclaim the existence of a group with respect to
the Common Stock of the issuer, and each disclaims beneficial ownership of
the shares of Common Stock owned by the others.
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0 shares for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
0 shares for Whitney Holdings, L.L.C.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
4,269,942 shares for J.H. Whitney III, L.P.;
102,888 shares for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
5,000 shares for Whitney Holdings, L.L.C.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 shares for Whitney Holdings, L.L.C.;
0 shares for J. H. Whitney III, L.P.;
0 shares for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
0 shares for Whitney Holdings, L.L.C.
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.
No other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the securities owned by
Whitney Holdings, L.L.C., J.H. Whitney III, L.P., and Whitney Strategic Partners
III, L.P.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
Not applicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each of J.H. Whitney III, L.P., Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. and Whitney
Holdings, L.L.C. certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
February 14, 2000
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Date
J. H. WHITNEY III, L.P.
By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
Managing Member
WHITNEY STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P.
By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
Managing Member
WHITNEY HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
By /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
Managing Member
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Exhibit A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing on behalf of
each of them on a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with
respect to the Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, of Fogdog, Inc. and that
this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement this
14th day of February, 2000.
J. H. WHITNEY III, L.P.
By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
Managing Member
WHITNEY STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P.
By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
Managing Member
WHITNEY HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
Managing Member
