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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
85 Broad Street
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(Street)
New York, New York 10004
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
December 2, 1998
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc.
(TMCS)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ X ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 2. Amount of Securities | Direct (D) or | |
1. Title of Security | Beneficially Owned | Indirect (I) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
(Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 5) | (Instr.5) |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
FORM 3 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| | Underlying Derivative Security | | Form of | |
|2. Date Exercisable | (Instr. 4) | | Derivative | |
| and Expiration Date | --------------------------------- | 4. Conver- | Security: | |
| (Month/Day/Year) | | Amount | sion or | Direct |6.Nature of |
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|Date |Expira- | | Number | Price of | Indirect | Beneficial|
1. Title of Derivative |Exer- |tion | | of | Derivative| (I) | Ownership |
Security (Instr. 4) |cisable |Date | Title | Shares | Security | (Instr.5) | (Instr. 5)|
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Class A Common Stock | Immed. | 01 |Class B Common Stock | 01 and 02 | 01 | 02 | 02 |
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Instruction 5(b)(v) list of other Reporting Persons:
This statement is being filed by GS Capital Partners II, L.P. ("GSCP"), GS
Capital Partners II Offshore, L.P. ("GSCP II Offshore"), GS Capital Partners II
(Germany) Civil Law Partnership ("GSCP II Germany," and together with GSCP and
GSCP II Offshore, "GSCP II"), GS Advisors, L.P. ("GS Advisors"), GS Advisors II
(Cayman), L.P. ("GS Advisors Cayman"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. oHG ("GS oHG"),
Stone Street Fund 1996, L.P. ("Stone Street 1996"), Bridge Street Fund 1996,
L.P. ("Bridge Street 1996," and together with Stone Street 1996, the
"Stone/Bridge Funds"), Stone Street Empire Corp. ("Empire Corp."), Goldman,
Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") and The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group," and
together with GSCP, GSCP II Offshore, GSCP II Germany, GS Advisors, GS Advisors
Cayman, GS oHG, Stone Street 1996, Bridge Street 1996, Empire Corp. and Goldman
Sachs, the "Reporting Persons"). The principal business address of each of
Goldman Sachs, GS Group, GSCP, Stone Street 1996, Bridge Street 1996, Empire
Corp. and GS Advisors is 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004. The
principal business address of each of GSCP II Offshore and GS Advisors Cayman is
c/o Maples and Calder, P.O. Box 309, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The principal
business address of each of GSCP II Germany and GS oHG is MesseTurm
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49, 60308 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Explanation of Responses:
01: Each share of Class A Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option
of the holder, without payment of consideration, into one share of Class B
Common Stock.
02: Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly
in the aggregate 2,387,981 shares of Class A Common Stock through GSCP II and
the Stone/Bridge Funds (collectively, the "Limited Partnerships") of which
affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing
general partner or managing partner. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of
GSCP II. GS Group is the general partner of and owns a 99% interest in Goldman
Sachs. Goldman Sachs and GS Group each disclaim beneficial ownership of the
securities beneficially owned by the Limited Partnerships except to the extent
of their pecuniary interest therein.
GSCP may be deemed to own beneficially and directly, and its general partner, GS
Advisors, may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly, 1,498,290 shares of
Class A Common Stock. GS Advisors disclaims beneficial ownership of the
securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest
therein.
GSCP II Offshore may be deemed to own beneficially and directly, and its general
partner, GS Advisors Cayman, may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly,
595,631 shares of Class A Common Stock. GS Advisors Cayman disclaims beneficial
ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its
pecuniary interest therein.
GSCP II Germany may be deemed to own beneficially and directly, and its managing
partner, GS oHG, may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly, 55,264 shares
of Class A Common Stock. GS oHG disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities
reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
Stone Street 1996 may be deemed to own beneficially and directly, and its
general partner, Empire Corp., may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly,
142,296 shares of Class A Common Stock. Empire Corp. disclaims beneficial
ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its
pecuniary interest therein.
Bridge Street 1996 may be deemed to own beneficially and directly, and its
managing general partner, Empire Corp., may be deemed to own beneficially and
indirectly, 96,500 shares of Class A Common Stock. Empire Corp. disclaims
beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of
its pecuniary interest therein.
Signatures:
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GS ADVISORS, L.P.
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS II OFFSHORE, L.P.
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GS ADVISORS II (CAYMAN), L.P.
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS II (Germany) CIVIL LAW PARTNERSHIP
(with limitation of liability)
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. oHG
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P.
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
STONE STREET FUND 1996, L.P.
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
BRIDGE STREET FUND 1996, L.P.
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
STONE STREET EMPIRE CORP.
By: s/ Roger S. Begelman
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Name: Roger S. Begelman
Title: Attorney-in-fact
Date: February 3, 1999
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Alternatively, this form is permitted to be submitted to the
Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person
pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.
