Schedule 13G

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.      )*

 

 

 

Google Inc.


(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A Common Stock

Class B Common Stock


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

38259P508


                                (CUSIP Number)                                

 

December 31, 2004


(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)

 

*   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. 38259P508

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            Eric Schmidt

 

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

 

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            United States of America

   

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                1,194,309(1)


  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                12,960,573(2)


  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                1,194,309(1)


  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                12,960,573(2)

  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            14,154,882(3)

   
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

¨

 

11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            12.9%(3)(4)

   
12.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

             IN

   

 

(1) Includes 1,194,309 shares of Class B Common Stock held directly by Mr. Schmidt. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into one share of Class A Common Stock. The rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are identical, except with respect to conversion rights (noted above) and voting rights. Each share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to ten votes per share, whereas each share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share.
(2) Includes (i) 8,745 shares of Class A Common Stock and 9,665,246 shares of Class B Common Stock held by The Schmidt Family Living Trust, of which Mr. Schmidt is a co-trustee, and (ii) 2,476 shares of Class A Common Stock and 3,284,106 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Schmidt Investments, L.P. , of which The Schmidt Family Living Trust is the sole general partner.
(3) Includes collectively those shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock described in footnotes (1) and (2) above.
(4) Assumes conversion of all such reporting person’s shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

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CUSIP No. 38259P508

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            The Schmidt Family Living Trust

 

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            N/A

   

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0


  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                9,673,991(5)


  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0


  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                9,673,991(5)

  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            9,673,991(5)

   
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

¨

 

11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            9.2%(5)(6)

   
12.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            OO

   

 

(5) Includes (i) 8,745 shares of Class A Common Stock and 9,665,246 shares of Class B Common Stock. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into one share of Class A Common Stock. The rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are identical, except with respect to conversion rights (noted above) and voting rights. Each share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to ten votes per share, whereas each share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share.
(6) Assumes conversion of all such reporting person’s shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

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CUSIP No. 38259P508

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            Schmidt Investments, L.P.

 

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

 

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  ¨

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            California

   

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

 

  5.     Sole Voting Power

 

                0


  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                3,286,582(7)


  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0


  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                3,286,582(7)

  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            3,286,582(7)

   
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

¨

 

11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            3.3%(7)(8)

   
12.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

            PN

   

 

(7) Includes (i) 2,476 shares of Class A Common Stock and 3,284,106 shares of Class B Common Stock. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into one share of Class A Common Stock. The rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are identical, except with respect to conversion rights (noted above) and voting rights. Each share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to ten votes per share, whereas each share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share.
(8) Assumes conversion of all such reporting person’s shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

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Item 1.

 

(a)

  

Name of Issuer:

 

         
         Google Inc.          
   

(b)

   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:          
         1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043          

Item 2.

 

(a)

   Name of Person Filing:          
         Eric Schmidt          
         The Schmidt Family Living Trust          
         Schmidt Investments, L.P.          
   

(b)

   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:          
         c/o Google Inc.          
         1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043          
   

(c)

   Citizenship:          
         Eric Schmidt                                               United States of America          
         The Schmidt Family Living Trust                 N/A          
         Schmidt Investments, L.P.                          California          

Item 3.

  If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:     
    (a)    ¨    Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
    (b)    ¨    Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
    (c)    ¨    Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
    (d)    ¨    Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
    (e)    ¨    An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
    (f)    ¨    An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
    (g)    ¨    A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
    (h)    ¨    A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813));
    (i)    ¨    A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
    (j)    ¨    Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

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Item 4.

   Ownership.          
     Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.          
     Please note that pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1), all shares of Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons, which shares are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, were deemed to be converted for the purpose of computing the percentages of the Class A Common Stock owned by such persons. Consequently, all Class A Common Stock amounts and percentages noted in this Item 4 assume conversion of all shares of Class B Common Stock and are inclusive of the Class B Common Stock amounts and percentages set forth herein. The percentages of ownership set forth below are based on 95,381,594 shares of Class A Common Stock and 179,172,781 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding at December 31, 2004.          
     (a)    Amount beneficially owned:          
     Class A

   Class B

Eric Schmidt    14,154,882    14,143,661
The Schmidt Family Living Trust    9,673,991    9,665,246
Schmidt Investments, L.P.    3,286,582    3,284,106
     (b)    Percent of class:          
     Class A

    Class B

 
Eric Schmidt    1.2 %   0.6 %
The Schmidt Family Living Trust    9.2 %   5.3 %
Schmidt Investments, L.P.    3.3 %   1.8 %
     (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:          
          (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:          
     Class A

   Class B

Eric Schmidt    1,194,309    1,194,309
The Schmidt Family Living Trust    —      —  
Schmidt Investments, L.P.    —      —  
          (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:          
     Class A

   Class B

Eric Schmidt    12,960,573    12,949,352
The Schmidt Family Living Trust    9,673,991    9,665,246
Schmidt Investments, L.P.    3,286,582    3,284,106
          (iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:          
     Class A

   Class B

Eric Schmidt    1,194,309    1,194,309
The Schmidt Family Living Trust    —      —  
Schmidt Investments, L.P.    —      —  
          (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:          
     Class A

   Class B

Eric Schmidt    12,960,573    12,949,352
The Schmidt Family Living Trust    9,673,991    9,665,246
Schmidt Investments, L.P.    3,286,582    3,284,106
     Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security, see §240.13d-3(d)(1).

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          
     Not applicable.          

 

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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.

 

Date: February 14, 2005

 

/s/ ERIC SCHMIDT


Eric Schmidt

 

 

The Schmidt Family Living Trust

 

/s/ ERIC SCHMIDT


Eric Schmidt, Co-Trustee

 

 

Schmidt Investments, L.P.

 

 

/s/ ERIC SCHMIDT


Eric Schmidt, General Partner

 

The Schmidt Family Living Trust,

its General Partner

By:   /S/    ERIC SCHMIDT
    Eric Schmidt, Co-Trustee

 

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