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THIS DOCUMENT IS A COPY OF THE SCHEDULE 13G FILED ON FEBRUARY 14,
1996 PURSUANT TO A RULE 201 TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No._____)*
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
Class B Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
(Title of Classes of Securities)
Not Applicable
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [X]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*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. N/A Page 2 of 5
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
W. Nicholas Thorndike
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
[ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States Citizen
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
149 shares of Class A Common Stock
108 shares of Class B Common Stock
NUMBER
OF SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock
EACH 5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock
REPORTING
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 149 shares of Class A Common Stock
108 shares of Class B Common Stock
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock
5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,077 shares of Class A Common Stock*
5,399 shares of Class B Common Stock*
*The reporting person hereby disclaims beneficial ownership as to
4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,291 shares of Class B
Common Stock.
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
[ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
13.2% of Class A Common Stock
11.5% of Class B Common Stock
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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W. Nicholas Thorndike Page 3 of 5
Schedule 13G
Item 1
(a) Name of Issuer: The Providence Journal Company
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 75
Fountain Street, Providence, RI 02902
Item 2
(a) Name of Person Filing: W. Nicholas Thorndike
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence: c/o The Providence Journal Company, 75
Fountain Street, Providence, RI 02902
(c) Citizenship: United States Citizen
(d) Title of Classes of Securities: Class A Common Stock,
$1.00 par value; Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value
(e) CUSIP Number: Not Applicable
Item 3 (a) Not Applicable
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 5,077 shares of Class A
Common Stock and 5,399 shares of Class B Common Stock.
The reporting person hereby disclaims beneficial
ownership as to 4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock
and 5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock.
(b) Percent of Class: 13.2% of Class A Common Stock and
11.5% of Class B Common Stock
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Schedule 13G
(c) Number of shares as to which reporting person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 149
shares of Class A Common Stock and 108 shares of
Class B Common Stock
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,928
shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,291 shares
of Class B Common Stock
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition: 149 shares of Class A Common Stock
and 108 shares of Class B Common Stock
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition: 4,928 shares of Class A Common Stock
and 5,291 shares of Class B Common Stock
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:
The directors of Southland Communications, Inc. have
the power to direct the vote and disposition of 2,416
shares of Class A Common Stock and 2,092 shares of
Class B Common Stock on which the reporting person has
reported he has shared voting power but has disclaimed
beneficial ownership. Such directors are Esther E.M.
Mauran, Pauline C. Metcalf and the reporting person.
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: Not Applicable
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Schedule 13G
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: 2/9/96 /s/ W. Nicholas Thorndike
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W. Nicholas Thorndike
