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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 1)(1)
Crown Media Holdings, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
228411 10 4
(CUSIP Number)
Peter Schube
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
The Jim Henson Company, Inc.
1416 North La Brea Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 802-1570
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
July 27, 2001
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box: |_|.
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(1) 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 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).
CUSIP No. 228411 10 4
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON
EM.TV & Merchandising AG (No. I.R.S. Identification No. - non-U.S. entity)
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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. SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Germany
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
OWNED BY
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% Shares of Class A Common Stock
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP No. 228411 10 4
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON
The Jim Henson Company, Inc. (13-2571101)
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
________________________________________________________________________________
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
OWNED BY
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
________________________________________________________________________________
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 Shares of Class A Common Stock
________________________________________________________________________________
12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% Shares of Class A Common Stock
________________________________________________________________________________
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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The Jim Henson Company, Inc. ("Henson") and EM.TV & Merchandising AG
("EMTV") hereby amend and supplement their report on Schedule 13D, originally
filed on March 26, 2001 (the "Schedule 13D") with respect to the purchase of
shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A Common
Stock"), of Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer).
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
Schedule 1 to the Schedule 13D is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the Schedule 1 attached to this Amendment No. 1. All statements
made in the Schedule 13D regarding the persons listed on Schedule 1 are hereby
incorporated by reference and made with respect to the persons listed on
Schedule 1 attached to this Amendment No. 1.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
The response set forth in Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
(a)-(b): As of the date of this Amendment No. 1, no shares of Class A
Common Stock are owned by Henson or EMTV. To the knowledge of the Reporting
Persons, no shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer are beneficially owned
by any executive officer or director of Henson or EMTV.
(c): Henson acquired 5,377,721 shares of Class A Common Stock on March 15,
2001 as disclosed pursuant to Item 3 above. On July 27, 2001, Henson sold all
5,377,721 shares of Common Stock for $90 million (a price of approximately
$16.74 per share). The shares were sold in private transaction pursuant to a
Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 24, 2001 by and between Henson and Hallmark
Entertainment, Inc., an affiliate of the Issuer, a copy of which is filed as an
Exhibit hereto and incorporated by references. Except for such sale, neither of
the Reporting Persons, nor, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any
of their respective directors or executive officers, has effected any
transactions in shares of Class A Common Stock during the past 60 days.
(d): No longer applicable.
(e): Henson and EMTV, through its ownership of Henson, ceased to be
beneficial owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common
Stock on July 27, 2001.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
The response set forth in Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
Henson is a party to the Stock Purchase Agreement referenced in Item 5
above, pursuant to which it sold all its shares of Class A Common Stock to
Hallmark Entertainment, Inc. on July 27, 2001.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
The Exhibit Index to the Schedule 13D is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the Exhibit Index attached to this Amendment No. 1.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our respective knowledge and
belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Dated: August 6, 2001 THE JIM HENSON COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Peter Schube
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Name: Peter Schube
Title: Executive Vice President
EM.TV & MERCHANDISING AG
By: /s/ Rolf Rickmeyer
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Name: Rolf Rickmeyer
Title: Member of the Managing Board
By: /s/ Manfred Hohn
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Name: Manfred Hohn
Title: Executive Vice President
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SCHEDULE 1
The name and present principal occupation of each director and executive
officer of each of The Jim Henson Company, Inc. and EM.TV & Merchandising AG are
set forth below. The business address for the directors and executive officers
of The Jim Henson Company, Inc. is 1416 North La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, CA
90028. The business address for the directors and executive officers of EM.TV &
Merchandising AG is Betastrasse 11, 85774 Unterfohring, Germany.
THE JIM HENSON COMPANY, INC.
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Brian Henson Director/Chairman United States citizen
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Lisa Henson Director/Vice Chairman United States citizen
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Charles Rivkin Director/President and United States citizen
Chief Executive Officer
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Rolf Rickmeyer Director German citizen
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Rainer Huether Director German citizen
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Patrick Elmendorff Director Canadian citizen
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Peter Schube Exec. Vice President United States citizen
& Secretary
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Isabel Miller Exec. Vice President United States citizen
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Nancy Schultz Chief Financial Officer United States citizen
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EM.TV. & MERCHANDISING AG
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Rainer Huether Member of the Managing Board German citizen
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Rolf Rickmeyer Member of the Managing Board German citizen
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Dr. Bernd Thiemann Chairman of the Supervisory Board German citizen
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Prof. Roland Berger Member of the Supervisory Board German citizen
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Dr. Ralph Wollburg Member of the Supervisory Board German citizen
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Dr. Volker Schott Executive Vice President German citizen
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Manfred Hohn Executive Vice President German citizen
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Dietmer Vogler Executive Vice President German citizen
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Jens Stahmann Executive Vice President German citizen
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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7.1 Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2001, by and among
The Jim Henson Company, Inc., Crown Media International, Inc. and
Crown Media Holdings, Inc.
7.2 Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March
15, 2001, by and among Crown Media Holdings, Inc., Hallmark
Entertainment, Inc., Liberty Media Corporation, VISN Management
Corp., JP Morgan Partners (BHCA), L.P. and The Jim Henson
Company, Inc.
7.3 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2001, by and
between The Jim Henson Company, Inc. and Hallmark Entertainment,
Inc.
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