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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(a)1/
(Amendment No. 1)
THESTREET.COM, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
88368Q103
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(CUSIP Number)
Solomon B. Watson IV
The New York Times Company
229 West 43rd Street
New York, New York 10036
(212) 556-1230
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
January 4, 2001
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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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box
|_|.
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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1/ 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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on 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 (the "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. 88368Q103 13D PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
13-1102020
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_|
(b) |_|
N/A
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC, OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
NEW YORK
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 127,555 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
REPORTING ---------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
127,555 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
127,555 shares of Common Stock
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* N/A |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.5%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1
OF THE
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OF THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
(THE "COMPANY") RELATES TO COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE ("COMMON
STOCK"), OF THESTREET.COM, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ("ISSUER") AND AMENDS
ITEM 5 TO REFLECT THAT THE COMPANY NO LONGER OWNS IN EXCESS OF 5% OF THE COMMON
STOCK. THE ADDRESS OF THE ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE IS TWO RECTOR
STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10006.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
ON JANUARY 4, 2000, THE COMPANY SOLD 1,425,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AT A PRICE PER SHARE OF $2.2175.
THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK NOW OWNED BY THE COMPANY IS 127,555, WHICH
CONSTITUTES, BASED ON INFORMATION FILED BY THE ISSUER AS OF NOVEMBER 8, 2000,
0.5% OF THE COMMON STOCK.
SIGNATURE
AFTER REASONABLE INQUIRY AND TO THE BEST OF ITS KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF,
THE UNDERSIGNED CERTIFIES THAT THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS STATEMENT IS
TRUE, COMPLETE AND CORRECT.
DATED: JANUARY 11, 2001
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
BY: /S/ RHONDA L. BRAUER
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NAME: RHONDA L. BRAUER
TITLE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY
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