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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
VISTA Information Solutions, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
928365204
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate therule pursuant to which this
schedule is filed
/ / Rule 13d - 1(b)
/ / Rule 13d - 1(c)
/X/ Rule 13d - 1(d)
*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. 928365204 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S. S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Thomas Gay
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,118,245
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SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
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BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 1,118,245
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WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
1,118,245
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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
7.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILING OUT!
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Schedule 13G
Thomas Gay (cont.)
ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: VISTA Information Solutions, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
5060 Shoreham Pl., #300, San Diego, CA 92122
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Thomas Gay
(b) Address of Principal Business Officer or, if none, Residence:
c/o VISTA Information Solutions, Inc.
5060 Shoreham Pl., #300
San Diego, CA 92122
(c) Citizenship: United Stated
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(e) CUSIP Number: 928365204
ITEM 3. STATUS OF PERSON FILING:
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
1,118,245 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 7.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,118,245 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,118,245 shares
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 shares
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Schedule 13G
Thomas Gay (cont.)
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
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: / /
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
Not Applicable
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 THE GROUP
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
Certification:
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) 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 effect.
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Schedule 13G
Thomas Gay (cont.)
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.
Date: February 12, 1999
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Thomas Gay
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