1 FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL OMB NUMBER 3235-0287 EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN HOURS PER RESPONSE...... 0.5 U.S. 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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility F Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 /X/ CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY CONTINUE. SEE INSTRUCTION 1(b). (PRINT OR TYPE RESPONSES)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol The Thomson Corporation Computer Language Research, Inc. (CLRI) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for Number of Reporting Month/Year Person (Voluntary) February 1998 Metro Center, One Station Place (Street) 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) Stamford, CT 06902 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) (Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) (Instr. 8) (Month/ Day/ Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock (1) 2/14/98 J 14,364,479 A $22.50 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock (2) 2/14/98 P 14,364,479 A $22.50 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ----------------------------------------------------------------
6. Relationship of Reporting Persons to Issuer (Check all applicable) ____Director X 10% Owner ____Officer (give title ____ Other (specify below) below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person - ---------------------------------------------------------------- DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature Securities ship of In- Beneficially Form: direct Owned at Direct (D) Bene- End of or ficial Month Indirect Owner- (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) - ---------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 14,364,479 I Through wholly- owned Subsidary - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 14,364,479 D - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conver- 3.Trans- 4. Trans- sion or action action Code Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Price of (Month Derivative Day/ Year) Security Code V N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price of ative Securities Acquired (A) cisable and Expiration lying Securities Deriv- or Disposed of (D) Date (Month/Day/ (Instr. 3 and 4) ative (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Year) Security (Instr. 5) Date Exer- Expira- Title Amount or Number cisable tion Date of Shares (A) (D) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Explanation of Responses: (1) The Thomson Corporation ("TTC") files this Form 4 pursuant to an Offer to Purchase (the "Offer") for Cash All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock of Computer Language Research, Inc. ("CLR") at $22.50 Net Per Share by Sabre Acquisition, Inc. ("Sabre"), a wholly owned subsidiary of TTC. The Offer expired, as scheduled, at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on Friday, February 13, 1998. At 12:01 a.m., New York City time, on Saturday, February 14, 1998, Sabre accepted 14,364,479 shares of CLR (including 1,067 shares subject to guarantee of delivery) for payment at a price of $22.50 (U.S.) per share. The acceptance of these shares in the Offer resulted in Sabre's ownership of approximately 99% of the outstanding common stock of CLR. On Wednesday, February 18, 1998, TTC merged Sabre with and into CLR, with CLR as the surviving corporation of the merger (the "Merger"). As a result of the Merger, each share of CLR common stock not previously purchased in the Offer was converted into the right to receive $22.50 (U.S.) in cash. Pursuant to instruction 4(b)(iv), TTC reports the entire amount of Sabre's interest in the CLR common stock. (2) Sabre also files this Form 4 pursuant to the Offer, as explained in Response (1) above. ** 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. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. /s/ Michael S. Harris 2/18/98 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date The Thomson Corporation By: Michael S. Harris Page 2 Vice President and Assistant Secretary SEC 1474 (7-96)
9. Number of 10. Owner- 11. Na- Derivative ship Form ture of In- Securities of Deriva- direct Bene- Beneficially tive Se- ficial Own- Owned at End curity: ership of Month Direct (D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 JOINT FILER INFORMATION Name: Sabre Acquisition, Inc. Address: Metro Center One Station Place Stamford, CT 06902 Designated Filer: The Thomson Corporation Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Computer Language Research, Inc. -- CLRI Date of Event Requiring Statement: 2/14/98 Signature: /s/ MICHAEL S. HARRIS ------------------------------- Michael S. Harris President, Sabre Acquisition, Inc. PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES