SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b) AND (c) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 1)1
Preview Travel, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
74137R 10 1
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
(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)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
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 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 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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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
America Online, Inc.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
54-1322110
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) |_|
(b) |_|
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 5.
851,312
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
6.
OWNED BY -0-
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING 851,312
PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8.
WITH -0-
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
851,312
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.3%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Preview Travel, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
747 Front Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
America Online, Inc.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
22000 AOL Way
Dulles, Virginia 20166
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
America Online, Inc. was organized and exists under the laws
of the State of Delaware
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
74137R 10 1
Item 3. If this statement if filed pursuant to Rules 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 Exchange Act.
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3 (a) (6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act.
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act.
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-I(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h) [ ] A savings association as define in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act.
(I) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company under Section
3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act.
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-I(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement if filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. [X]
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Item 4. Ownership.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the clas of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
851,312
(b) Percent of class:
6.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
851,312
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
851,312
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0
Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right
to acquire an underlying security, see Rule 13d-3(d)(1).
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 class of securities, check the following [ ].
Instruction. Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
No other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such
securities.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
N/A
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
February 11, 1999
(Date)
/S/ J. MICHAEL KELLY
(Signature)
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
(Name/Title)
