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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ____)*
American Business Information, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.0025 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
04276F107
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(CUSIP Number)
Paul A. Goldner, 1600 Parker Avenue, Apt. 26G, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
201-476-2400
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
February 14, 1997
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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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [_].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [X]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting 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.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.
* 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 ("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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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 04276F107 PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Paul A. Goldner
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS*
4 The shares of Issuer acquired by Paul A. Goldner were in partial
consideration for his shares of stock of DBA Holdings, Inc. DBA Holdings
Inc., Issuer, Paul A. Goldner and the other shareholders of DBA Holdings,
Inc.'s stock entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization whereby
DBA Holdings, Inc. was merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Issuer and in return received shares of Issuer's common stock and cash.
Mr. Goldner owned 6,506.7 shares of DBA Holdings, Inc. common stock which
represented 65.067% of the issue of the outstanding shares of DBA
Holdings, Inc.'s common stock.
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
5
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6 (a) Paul A. Goldner
(b) 1600 Parker Avenue
Apt. 26G
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
(c) Chief Executive Officer of info USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Issuer.
100 Paragon Drive
Montvale, New Jersey 07645
(d) Mr. Goldner has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding within
the last five years.
(e) Mr. Goldner has not been a party to a civil proceeding during the
past five years involving Federal or State securities laws.
(f) Mr. Goldner is a United States citizen.
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF 1,418,953 shares
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
218,074 shares
OWNED BY One of the shareholders of DBA Holdings, Inc. was the
Database America Companies Retirement Trust. Mr.
Goldner is a co-trustee of that trust. Accordingly,
under the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
referred to above the Database America Companies
Retirement Trust acquired 218,074 shares of common
stock of Issuer. As a co-trustee, Mr. Goldner has
shared voting power regarding these shares.
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING 1,418,953 shares
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
218,074 shares
See number 8 above.
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
1,418,953 shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
approximately 5.8%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
