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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS
THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Class B Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
88633P203
(CUSIP Number)
December 2, 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)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
The information required in the remainder of this cover page (except any items
to which the form provides a cross-reference) 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.
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1 Name of Reporting Person USA Networks, Inc.
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person 59-2712887
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number of Shares 5 Sole Voting Power
42,480,143
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Beneficially 6 Shared Voting Power
Owned by 0
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Each Reporting 7 Sole Dispositive Power
42,480,143
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Person With 8 Shared Dispositive Power
0
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
42,480,143
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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)
83.9%
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12 Type of Reporting Person
HC
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CUSIP No. 88633P203 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages
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1 Name of Reporting Person Ticketmaster Group, Inc.
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person 36-3597489
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Illinois
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Number of Shares 5 Sole Voting Power
42,480,143
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Beneficially 6 Shared Voting Power
Owned by 0
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Each Reporting 7 Sole Dispositive Power
42,480,143
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Person With 8 Shared Dispositive Power
0
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
42,480,143
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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)
83.9%
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12 Type of Reporting Person
HC
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CUSIP No. 88633P203 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages
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1 Name of Reporting Person Ticketmaster Corporation
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person 36-3285772
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Illinois
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Number of Shares 5 Sole Voting Power
42,480,143
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Beneficially 6 Shared Voting Power
Owned by 0
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Each Reporting 7 Sole Dispositive Power
42,480,143
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Person With 8 Shared Dispositive Power
0
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
42,480,143
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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)
83.9%
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12 Type of Reporting Person
CO
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1 Name of Reporting Person Barry Diller
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person Not applicable
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2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC Use Only
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4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number of Shares 5 Sole Voting Power
42,480,143
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Beneficially 6 Shared Voting Power
Owned by 0
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Each Reporting 7 Sole Dispositive Power
42,480,143
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Person With 8 Shared Dispositive Power
0
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9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
42,480,143
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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)
83.9%
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12 Type of Reporting Person
IN
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CUSIP No. 88633P203 13G Page 6 of 10 Pages
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
790 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 200
Pasadena, California 91101
Item 2(a) Name of Person(s) Filing:
Ticketmaster Corporation ("Ticketmaster Corp.");
Ticketmaster Group, Inc. ("Ticketmaster Group"), as the holder
of all outstanding voting securities of Ticketmaster
Corp.;
USA Networks, Inc. ("USAi"), as the holder of all outstanding
voting securities of Ticketmaster Group; and
Barry Diller ("Mr. Diller"), in his capacity as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of USAi.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
The principal business address of Ticketmaster Corp. and
Ticketmaster Group, Inc. is 3701 Wilshire Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90010.
The principal business address of USAi and Mr. Diller is 152
West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Ticketmaster Corp. - Illinois
Ticketmaster Group - Illinois
USAi - Delaware
Mr. Diller - United States
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Issuer
(the "Common Stock").
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Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
88633P203
Item 3 If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or Rule
13d-2(b) or (c), the person filing is a:
Not applicable.
Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
As of December 31, 1998, Ticketmaster Corp. may be deemed to
be a beneficial owner of 42,480,143 shares of the Common
Stock. All of such shares are shares of the Company's Class A
Common Stock which, at the option of the holder, may be
converted on a one-to-one basis into shares of Common
Stock.Ticketmaster Corp. is the record holder of such
42,480,143 shares.
As of December 31, 1998, Ticketmaster Group may be deemed to
be a beneficial owner of the 42,480,143 shares of the Common
Stock deemed to be beneficially owned by Ticketmaster Corp.
referred to above. Ticketmaster Group is the sole stockholder
of Ticketmaster Corp.
As of December 31, 1998, USAi may be deemed to be a beneficial
owner of the 42,480,143 shares of the Common Stock deemed to
be beneficially owned by Ticketmaster Corp. referred to above.
USAi is the sole stockholder of Ticketmaster Group.
As of December 31, 1998, Mr. Diller may be deemed to be a
beneficial owner of the 42,480,143 shares of Common Stock
deemed to be beneficially owned by Ticketmaster Corp. as
referred to above. Mr. Diller disclaims beneficial ownership
of such shares. Mr. Diller is Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of USAi and, pursuant to stockholder and governance
agreements among Mr. Diller, Liberty Media Corp., a subsidiary
of Tele-Communications, Inc. ("Liberty"), The Seagram Company
Ltd., Universal Studios, Inc., a subsidiary of Seagram
("Universal,"), and USAi, Mr. Diller generally has the right
to control the outcome of any matter submitted to a vote or
for the consent of USAi stockholders, other than with respect
to certain fundamental changes relating to USAi, in which case
the consent of Mr. Diller, Liberty and Universal is generally
required for any such fundamental change.
Item 4(b) Percent of Class:
83.9%
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Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which Ticketmaster Corp. has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 42,480,143
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) the sole power to dispose of or to direct the
disposition of: 42,480,143
(iv) shared power to dispose of or to direct the
disposition of: 0
Ticketmaster Corp. does not currently possess any rights to
acquire additional shares of the Common Stock.
Number of shares as to which Ticketmaster Group has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 42,480,143
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) the sole power to dispose of or to direct the
disposition of: 42,480,143
(iv) shared power to dispose of or to direct the
disposition of: 0
Ticketmaster Group does not currently possess any rights to
acquire additional shares of Common Stock.
Number of shares as to which USAi has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 42,480,143
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) the sole power to dispose of or to direct the
disposition of: 42,480,143
(iv) shared power to dispose of or to direct the
disposition of: 0
USAi does not currently possess any rights to acquire
additional shares of Common Stock.
Number of shares as to which Mr. Diller has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 42,480,143
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) the sole power to dispose of or to direct the
disposition of: 42,480,143
(iv) shared power to dispose of or to direct the
disposition of: 0
Mr. Diller does not currently possess any rights to acquire
additional shares of Common Stock.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than 5% 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. Certifications.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief,
each of the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 16, 1999 USA NETWORKS, INC.
By: /s/ Michael P. Durney
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Name: Michael P. Durney
Title: Vice President and Controller
Date: February 16, 1999 TICKETMASTER GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Stuart DePina
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Name: Stuart DePina
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 16, 1999 TICKETMASTER CORPORATION
By: /s/ Stuart DePina
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Name: Stuart DePina
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 16, 1999 /s/ Barry Diller
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BARRY DILLER
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit I Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 16, 1999, by and among
Ticketmaster Corporation, Ticketmaster Group, Inc., USA
Networks, Inc. and Barry Diller.
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Exhibit I
Joint Filing Agreement
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on
Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all
subsequent amendments to this statement shall be filed on behalf of each of the
undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements.
The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing
of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information
concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the
completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to
the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is
inaccurate.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and each of such
counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Date: February 16, 1999 USA NETWORKS, INC.
By: /s/ Michael P. Durney
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Name: Michael P. Durney
Title: Vice President and Controller
Date: February 16, 1999 TICKETMASTER GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Stuart DePina
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Name: Stuart DePina
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 16, 1999 TICKETMASTER CORPORATION
By: /s/ Stuart DePina
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Name: Stuart DePina
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 16, 1999 /s/ Barry Diller
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BARRY DILLER