Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Name of Issuer: CKS Group Inc.
Title of Class of Securities: Common
CUSIP Number: 12561L109
*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).
CUSIP Number: 12561L109
1. Name of Reporting Person: Jennison Associates Capital
Corp.
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person:
IRS Identification #13-2631108
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
Not Applicable
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: New York
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
With:
5. Sole Voting Power: 0 shares
6. Shared Voting Power: 165,500 shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power: 0 shares
8. Shared Dispositive Power: 184,600 shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each
Reporting Person: 184,600 shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9
Excludes Certain Shares*: ( )
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9: 1.25%
12. Type of Reporting Person*: IA
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: CKS Group Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
10441 BANDLEY DR.
CUPERTINO, CA 95014
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Jennison Associates
Capital Corp.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or
Residence: 466 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Item 2(c) Citizenship: New York
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 12561L109
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to
Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), 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) (X) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203
of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) ( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
to the provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d1(b) (ii) (F)
(g) ( ) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
240.13(b) (ii) (G) (Note See Item 7)
(h) ( ) Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d1(b) (ii) (H)
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 184,600 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 1.25%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
0 (I) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
165,500 (II) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0 (III) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
184,600 (IV) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
Jennison Associates Capital Corp. ("Jennison") furnishes
investment advice to several investment companies,
insurance separate accounts, and institutional clients ("Managed
Portfolios"). As a result of its role as investment adviser of the
Managed Portfolios, Jennison may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock held by such
Managed Portfolios. The Prudential Insurance Company of
America ("Prudential") owns 100% of the stock of Jennison. As a
result, Prudential may be deemed to have the power to exercise
or to direct the exercise of such voting and/or dispositive power
that Jennison may have with respect to the Issuer's Common Stock
held by the Managed Portfolios. Jennison does not file
jointly with Prudential, as such, shares of the Issuer's
Common Stock reported on Jennison's 13G may be included in the
shares reported on the 13G filed by Prudential. These shares
were acquired in the ordinary course of business, and not with
the purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of
the Issuer. The filing of this statement should not be construed
as an admission that Jennison is, for the purposes of Sections 13
or 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner
of these shares.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this 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 securities, check the following (X).
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf
of Another Person:
Our clients have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends or the profits from the sale
of such securities. No one client owns more than 5% of
such security class.
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
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were
not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such purposes or
effects.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the correct information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
February 10, 1998
Karen E. Kohler, Senior Vice President and Director
