-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RRbVvk8ebVaa1qGgRgk6OJ9myL5vGH8rPnbXkY0SfgX9iBYYPBGxNnqbI+OnRKpU x2PJFQN++vwfi9hJFm30NQ== 0000225602-99-000006.txt : 19990205 0000225602-99-000006.hdr.sgml : 19990205 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000225602-99-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990204 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RENT WAY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000893046 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359] IRS NUMBER: 251407782 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-45123 FILM NUMBER: 99520650 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE RENTWAY PLACE CITY: ERIE STATE: PA ZIP: 16505 BUSINESS PHONE: 8148360618 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3230 WEST LAKE RD STREET 2: 3230 WEST LAKE RD CITY: ERIE STATE: PA ZIP: 16505 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000225602 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 041590850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1295 STATE ST B050 CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01111 BUSINESS PHONE: 4137448411 SC 13G/A 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 4)* Rent-Way Inc _______________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common ________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 76009U104 ___________________________________________________________________ (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *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 ("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). CUSIP No. 76009U104 13G Page 1 of 5 ________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 04-1590850 _________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ _________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________________________________________________________________ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 301,810 Common Shares; 30,000 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 301,810 Common Shares; 30,000 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 301,810 Common Shares; 30,000 Warrants _________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 1.6% _________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IC (insurance company) _________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No.76009U104 13G Page 2 of 5 pages ________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual Corporate Investors 04-2483041 _________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ _________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________________________________________________________________ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 120,725 Common Shares; 20,000 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 120,725 Shares Common; 20,000 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 120,725 Common Shares; 20,000 Warrants _________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.7% _________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IV (investment company) _________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 76009U104 13G Page 3 of 5 pages ________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual Participation Investors 04-3025730 _________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ _________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________________________________________________________________ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 60,362 Common Shares; 10,000 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 60,362 Common Shares; 10,000 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 60,362 Common Shares; 10,000 Warrants _________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.3% _________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IV (investment company) _________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 76009U104 13G Page 4 of 5 pages ________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd _________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) _______ (B) __x____ _________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands _________________________________________________________________________ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 133,103 Common Shares; 10,000 Warrants ____________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH not applicable ____________________________________________________ REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 133,103 Common Shares; 10,000 Warrants ____________________________________________________ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 133,103 Common Shares; 10,000 Warrants _________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * not applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.7% _________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * CO (corporation) _________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 76009U104 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages _______________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MassMutual High Yield Partners II 04-3325219 _______________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X ] _______________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________________________________________________________________ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES BENIFICIALLY 7,500 Shares Common, 74,799 Shares from Convertible OWNED BY EACH Debenture REPORTING ______________________________________________________ PERSON WITH 6. SHARED VOTING POWER Not Applicable ______________________________________________________ 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7,500 Shares Common; 74,799 Share from Convertible Debenture ______________________________________________________ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER Not Applicable __________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,500 Shares Common; 74,799 Shares from Convertible Debenture __________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGRTEGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not Applicable _________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 0.4% __________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO (CORPORATION) __________________________________________________________________________ * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer: Rent-Way Inc ITEM 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 3230 West Lake Road Erie, PA 16505 ITEM 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This statement is filed on behalf of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd. and MassMutual High Yield Partners II which together may be regarded as a group for the purpose of this statement. This statement is signed on behalf of both the aforementioned parties, and therefore, it does not include a separate agreement providing for a joint filing. ITEM 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. Cayman Islands MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II 1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts 01111 ITEM 2(c). Citizenship MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS is organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD. is organized under the laws of Cayman Islands MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II is organized under the laws of the the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ITEM 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:76009U104 ITEM 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, an insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19), MassMutual Corporate Investors, an investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, MassMutual Participation Investors, an investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd., and MassMutual High Yield Partners II, a corporation which together may be regarded as a group pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) (ii) (H). ITEM 4. Ownership: This statement is filed to report information as of December 31, 1998 (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, MassMutual Corporate Value Partners ltd. and MassMutual High Yield Partners II own respectively 301,810, 120,725, 60,362, 133,103 and 7,500 shares of Common Stock; and 30,000, 20,000, 10,000, 10,000 warrants exercisable into common shares. MassMutual High Yield Partners II owns $1,000,000, 7% Convertible Debt due 2/1/07, convertible into 74,799 shares of Common Stock. Total shares of common stock owned directly and indirectly: 768,299 The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd., and MassMutual High Yield Partners II are for the purposes of sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owners of any common stock of the issuer. (b) Percent of Class: Percentage of ownership is calculated as follows: 623,500 Common Shares + 70,000 Common Shares from Warrants + 74,799 shares from conversion of bond / 70,000 shares from warrants + 74,799 shares from convertible + 21,126,000 shares outstanding = 3.6% (c) Powers: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, MassMutual Corporate Value Partners, and MassMutual High Yield Partners II have sole power to vote and dispose of respectively 331,810, 140,725, 70,362, 143,103 and 82,299 shares of common stock. ITEM 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: No longer beneficial owner of more than 5% of the class of securities. 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: Note applicable ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group: Not applicable ITEM 10. Certification: By signing below, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS, MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD., and MASSMUTUAL HIGHH YIELD PARNERS II, certify to the best of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. Signature - --------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS, MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD., and MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 3, 1999 February 3, 1999 _____________________ _____________________ Date Date MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTORS By: signature By: signature Charles McCobb Jr. Charles McCobb Jr. Managing Director Managing Director _________________________ _________________________ (Print Name and Title (Print Name and Title of Person Signing) of Person Signing) February 3, 1999 February 3, 1999 _____________________ _____________________ Date Date MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS VALUE PARTNERS LTD. By: signature By: signature Charles McCobb Jr. Charles McCobb Jr. Managing Director Managing Director _________________________ _________________________ (Print Name and Title (Print Name and Title of Person Signing) of Person Signing) February 3, 1999 ______________________ Date MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II By: signature Charles McCobb Jr. Managing Director _______________________ (Print Name and Title of Person Signing) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----