UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 3)*
E*Trade Group, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
269246-10-4
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(CUSIP Number)
RONALD FISHER STEPHEN A. GRANT, ESQ.
SOFTBANK HOLDINGS INC. SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
1188 CENTRE STREET 125 BROAD STREET
NEWTON CENTER, MA 02459 NEW YORK, NY 10004
(617) 928-9300 (212) 558-4000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 7, 2001
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If a filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|.
NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be
filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.
*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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on 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 ("Act") 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).
(continued on following pages)
Page 1 of 7 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 269246-10-4 13D PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
SOFTBANK America Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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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 ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 33,401,688
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH ---------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
33,401,688
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
33,401,688
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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)
9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC, CO
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CUSIP NO. 269246-10-4 13D PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
SOFTBANK Holdings Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 33,401,688
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH ---------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
33,401,688
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
33,401,688
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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)
9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC, CO
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CUSIP NO. 269246-10-4 13D PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
SOFTBANK Corp.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Japan
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 33,401,688
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH ---------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
33,401,688
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
33,401,688
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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)
9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC, CO
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CUSIP NO. 269246-10-4 13D PAGE 5 OF 8 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Masayoshi Son
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Japan
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF ---------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 33,401,688
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH ---------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
33,401,688
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
33,401,688
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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)
9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SOFTBANK America Inc., a Delaware corporation ("SB America"),
SOFTBANK Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ("SBH"), SOFTBANK Corp., a
Japanese corporation ("SOFTBANK"), and Mr. Masayoshi Son, a Japanese citizen
("Mr. Son" and, together with SB America, SBH and SOFTBANK, the "Reporting
Persons"), hereby amend and supplement the statement on Schedule 13D previously
filed by them, as heretofore amended and supplemented, with respect to the
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of E*Trade Group,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), beneficially owned by them. Except
as amended and supplemented hereby, the statement on Schedule 13D, as heretofore
amended and supplemented, remains in full force and effect.
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This statement on and amendment of Schedule 13D (this
"Statement") relates to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shares (the
"Common Stock"), of E*Trade Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer").
The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 4500 Bohannon
Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
The percentage of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock reported
herein as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is based upon 370,585,687
shares of Common Stock (the "Outstanding Shares") reported by the Issuer as
outstanding at October 31, 2001 in the Issuer's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2001.
SB America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBH, which in turn is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of SOFTBANK. Mr. Son is the President and Chief
Executive Officer of SOFTBANK and owns, as of September 30, 2001, an
approximately 37.15% interest in SOFTBANK. Accordingly, securities owned by SB
America may be regarded as being beneficially owned by SBH; securities owned by
SBH may be regarded as being beneficially owned by SOFTBANK; and securities
owned by SOFTBANK may be regarded as being beneficially owned by Mr. Son.
On December 7, 2001, SB America agreed to sell 20,000,000 shares
of Common Stock at $7.28 per share to the Issuer. As of the date of the filing
of this statement, the Reporting Persons beneficially own 33,401,688 shares of
Common Stock of the Issuer representing approximately 9% of the Outstanding
Shares.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: December 11, 2001
SOFTBANK AMERICA INC.
By: /s/ Stephen A. Grant
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Secretary
SOFTBANK HOLDINGS INC.
By: /s/ Stephen A. Grant
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Secretary
SOFTBANK CORP.
By: /s/ Stephen A. Grant
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Attorney-in-fact
MASAYOSHI SON
By: /s/ Stephen A. Grant
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Attorney-in-fact
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