1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 TICKETMASTER ONLINE-CITYSEARCH, INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) CLASS B COMMON STOCK ($0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 88633P20 -------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) DECEMBER 8, 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) 2 - ----------------------- CUSIP NO. 88633P20 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 748,692* SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 748,692* PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 748,692* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.4%** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * REPRESENTS SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF 748,692 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF TICKETMASTER ONLINE-CITYSEARCH, INC. BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY WASHINGTONPOST.NEWSWEEK INTERACTIVE COMPANY, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY. ** BASED ON 8,167,000 CLASS B COMMON SHARES OF TICKETMASTER ONLINE-CITYSEARCH, INC. OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998. 3 - ----------------------- CUSIP NO. 88633P20 13G - ----------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WASHINGTONPOST.NEWSWEEK INTERACTIVE COMPANY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 748,692* SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 748,692* PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 748,692* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.4%** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * REPRESENTS SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF 748,692 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF TICKETMASTER ONLINE-CITYSEARCH, INC. ** BASED ON 8,167,000 CLASS B COMMON SHARES OF TICKETMASTER ONLINE-CITYSEARCH, INC. OUTSTANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998. 4 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: TICKETMASTER ONLINE-CITYSEARCH, INC. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 790 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD SUITE 200 PASADENA, CA 91101 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY WASHINGTONPOST.NEWSWEEK INTERACTIVE COMPANY Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY 1150 15TH STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20071 WASHINGTONPOST.NEWSWEEK INTERACTIVE COMPANY 1560 WILSON BOULEVARD ARLINGTON, VA 22209 Item 2(c). Citizenship: THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY - DELAWARE WASHINGTONPOST.NEWSWEEK INTERACTIVE COMPANY - DELAWARE Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: CLASS B COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 88633P20 Item 3. NOT APPLICABLE. THIS SCHEDULE 13G IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(d). Item 4. Ownership. (a). Amount beneficially owned: SEE THE RESPONSE(s) TO ITEM 9 ON THE ATTACHED COVER PAGE(s). (b). Percent of Class: SEE THE RESPONSE(s) TO ITEM 11 ON THE ATTACHED COVER PAGE(s). (c). Number of shares as to which such person has: (i). Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: SEE THE RESPONSE(s) TO ITEM 5 ON THE ATTACHED COVER PAGE(s). (ii). Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: SEE THE RESPONSE(s) TO ITEM 6 ON THE ATTACHED COVER PAGE(s). (iii). Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: SEE THE RESPONSE(s) TO ITEM 7 ON THE ATTACHED COVER PAGE(s). (iv). Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: SEE THE RESPONSE(s) TO ITEM 8 ON THE ATTACHED COVER PAGE(s). 5 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. NOT APPLICABLE Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent 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 Group. NOT APPLICABLE Item 10. Certification. 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. SIGNATURES 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. Date: February 16, 1999 THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY by /s/ John B. Morse, Jr. -------------------------- Name: John B. Morse, Jr. Title: Vice President WASHINGTONPOST.NEWSWEEK INTERACTIVE COMPANY by /s/ Caroline H. Little -------------------------- Name: Caroline H. Little Title: Vice President 6 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Exhibit - ----------- ------- 99.1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 16, 1999, among The Washington Post Company and Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Company.
1 EXHIBIT 99.1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned agree to the joint filing of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc. and further agree to the filing of this agreement as an Exhibit thereto. In addition, each party to this Agreement expressly authorizes each other party to this Agreement to file on its behalf any and all amendments to such Statement on Schedule 13G. Date: February 16, 1999 THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY by /s/ John B. Morse, Jr. -------------------------- Name: John B. Morse, Jr. Title: Vice President WASHINGTONPOST.NEWSWEEK INTERACTIVE COMPANY by /s/ Caroline H. Little -------------------------- Name: Caroline H. Little Title: Vice President