UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
MECKLERMEDIA CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK (PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE)
(Title of Class of Securities)
584007 10 8
(CUSIP Number)
MAY 15, 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)
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* 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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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
Marion Jack Rickard, Jr.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) |_|
(b) |_|
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 750,000
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
750,000
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
750,000
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_|
(See Instructions)
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
8.2%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: MECKLERMEDIA CORPORATION
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
20 KETCHUM STREET
WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT 06880
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: MARION JACK RICKARD, JR.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
14322 West Belleview Avenue
Morrison, Colorado 80465
(c) Citizenship: UNITED STATES
(d) Title of Class of Securities: COMMON STOCK (PAR VALUE $.01 PER
SHARE)
(e) CUSIP Number: 584007 10 8
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 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-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h) |_| A savings association as defined 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-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box.
|X|
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 750,000 SHARES
(b) Percent of Class: 8.2%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 750,000
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
750,000
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:
N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company: N/A
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
Item 10. Certification:
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: June 30, 1998.
/S/ MARION JACK RICKARD, JR.
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Marion Jack Rickard, Jr.
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR
OMISSION OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL
VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C 1001)
