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FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KNOT INC [ KNOT.OB ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/17/2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 09/17/2003(1)(2)(3) | J(1)(2)(3) | 0(1)(2)(3) | D | (1)(2)(3) | 0(1)(2)(3) | I(1)(2)(3) | By Interactive(1)(2)(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Stock Option | $0.43 | 09/17/2003(1)(2)(3) | J(1)(2)(3) | 0(1)(2)(3) | (4) | 06/15/2011 | Common Stock | 0(1)(2)(3) | (1)(2)(3) | 0(1)(2)(3) | I(1)(2)(3) | By Interactive(1)(2)(3) | |||
Stock Option | $1.8 | 09/17/2003(1)(2)(3) | J(1)(2)(3) | 0(1)(2)(3) | 05/14/2003 | 05/14/2013 | Common Stock | 0(1)(2)(3) | (1)(2)(3) | 0(1)(2)(3) | I(1)(2)(3) | By Interactive(1)(2)(3) |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Interactive Technology Holdings, LLC (Interactive) owns directly 4,025,590 shares of common stock of the Issuer and has a limited beneficial ownership interest in options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer. QVC, Inc. (QVC), through a subsidiary, is the managing member of, and has an approximately 70% interest in the profits of, Interactive. The Reporting Person, through certain subsidiaries, has an approximately 30% interest in the profits of Interactive and, prior to September 17, 2003, owned approximately 57% of the voting securities of QVC. On September 17, 2003, in accordance with the Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of June 30, 2003 (Comcast/Liberty Agreement) among Comcast Corporation (Comcast), Comcast QVC, Inc. (Comcast QVC), Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty) and QVC, among other things, [continued in footnote (2)] |
2. [continuation of footnote (1)] (i) Comcast QVC sold to Liberty all of the shares of QVC common stock held by Comcast QVC Holdings III, Inc., Comcast QVC Holdings IV, Inc., Comcast QVC Holdings V, Inc. and Comcast QVC Holdings VI, Inc., each direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of Comcast QVC, for an aggregate amount of approximately $4 billion principal amount of Liberty's Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2006 and approximately $1.12 billion in cash, and (ii) each of Comcast QVC Holdings I, Inc. and Comcast QVC Holdings II, Inc., direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of Comcast QVC, merged with a subsidiary of Liberty and, as a result of such mergers, Comcast QVC received approximately 218 million shares of Liberty Series A common stock and approximately $226 million in cash. Pursuant to the Comcast/Liberty Agreement, the Liberty Series A common stock received by Comcast QVC in the mergers described in the preceding sentence [continued in footnote (3)] |
3. [continuation of footnote (2)] was valued at $11.71 per share. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Interactive. |
4. The option vests in a series of three successive annual installments upon completion of service by a certain individual over the three year period measured from June 15, 2001. |
/s/ Arthur R. Block, Senior Vice President | 09/19/2003 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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 4 (b)(v). | ||
** 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 is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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