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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. __)
Individual, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
455912 10 5
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(CUSIP Number)
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 455912 10 5 Page 2 of 7
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1. Name of Reporting Persons
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Persons
Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co.
04-2681308
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group - Not Applicable
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Massachusetts
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With;
5. Sole Voting Power
N/A
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6. Shared Voting Power
1,289,399 Please also refer to Attachment A
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7. Sole Dispositive Power
N/A
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8. Shared Dispositive Power
1,289,399 Please also refer to Attachment A
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person.
1,289,399 Please also refer to Attachment A
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10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares.
Not Applicable
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9.
9.0%
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12. Type of Reporting Person.
IA
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CUSIP No. 455912 10 5 Page 4 of 7
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
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Individual, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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8 New England Exec. Park West
Burlington, MA 01803
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
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Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co.
Item 2(b). Address of
Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
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One Post Office Square
Suite 3800
Boston, MA 02109
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
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Massachusetts
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
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455912 10 5
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Item 3:
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Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership:
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
1,289,399
(b) Percent of Class:
9.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
N/A
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,289,399 Please also refer to Attachment A
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
N/A
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
1,289,399 Please also refer to Attachment A
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
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Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
Security Being Reported by the Parent Holding Company:
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Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification:
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Not Applicable
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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 10, 1997
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Date
Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co.
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/s/ Eileen McCarthy
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Eileen McCarthy,
Vice-President
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ATTACHMENT A
INDIVIDUAL, INC.
BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE & CO. DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PROVIDES INVESTMENT ADVISORY
SERVICES TO VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS, INCLUDING ALTA IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND
C.V. SOFINNOVA PARTNERS FIVE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996, THE BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
OF THESE TWO FUNDS IS AS FOLLOWS:
COMMON
SHARES
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ALTA IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1,090,444
C.V. SOFINNOVA PARTNERS FIVE 198,955
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TOTAL: 1,289,399
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THE RESPECTIVE GENERAL PARTNERS OF ALTA IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND C.V.
SOFINNOVA PARTNERS FIVE EXERCISE SOLE VOTING AND INVESTMENT POWERS WITH RESPECT
TO THE SHARES OWNED BY SUCH FUNDS.
THE PRINCIPALS OF BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE & CO. ARE GENERAL PARTNERS OF ALTA IV
MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, L.P. (WHICH IS THE GENERAL PARTNER OF ALTA IV LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP). AS GENERAL PARTNERS OF THE FUND, THEY MAY BE DEEMED TO SHARE
VOTING AND INVESTMENT POWER FOR THE SHARES HELD BY THE FUND. BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE
& CO. SERVES AS AN ADVISOR TO C.V SOFINNOVA PARTNERS FIVE. THE PRINCIPALS OF
BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE & CO. DISCLAIM BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF ALL SUCH SHARES HELD
BY ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FUNDS EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF THEIR PROPORTIONATE
PECUNIARY INTEREST THEREIN.
MR. MARINO POLESTRA, A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF BURR, EGAN,
DELEAGE & CO. HOLDS A NON-EMPLOYEE/DIRECTOR'S STOCK OPTION FOR 13,333 SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK. HE DISCLAIMS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF ALL SUCH SHARES HELD BY THE
ABOVE-MENTIONED FUNDS.
