IPO registrations (S-1, F-1) · Registrants
GUITAR CENTER, INC.
- SEC CIK
- 1021113 · filings on EDGAR ↗
- Name on the registration
- GUITAR CENTER INC
- Former names
- GUITAR CENTER INC (1996–2008); GUITAR CENTER MANAGEMENT CO INC (1996–1996)
- Registration
- Form S-1, first filed 1996-08-20, last 1997-03-10; 2 initial registrations, 4 amendments
- Outcome
- Final prospectus filed 1997-03-14
- Industry (SIC)
- Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores 5731
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Business address
- 5795 LINDERO CANYON RD, Westlake Village, CA 91362
- EIN
- 95-4600862
- EDGAR entity type
- operating
- Insiders and CEO pay
- GUITAR CENTER, INC. on the corporate pages
Offering terms
- Proposed price range
- $14.00–$16.00 per share (S-1/A filed 1997-03-10)
- Final price
- $15.00 per share, within the range (424B4 filed 1997-03-14, an initial public offering)
- Shares sold
- 6,750,000
- Gross proceeds
- $101,250,000 before underwriting discounts and any over-allotment option
- Listing
- Nasdaq under the symbol GTRC
- Lead underwriters
- Goldman Sachs (1,536,500 shares); Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (1,536,500 shares); Montgomery Securities (1,097,000 shares); J.P. Morgan; Dain Bosworth Incorporated (220,000 shares)
- Syndicate
- William Blair (100,000); Alex. Brown & Sons (162,000); Dean Witter (162,000); A.G. Edwards (162,000); Merrill Lynch (162,000); Robertson Stephens (162,000); Truist Securities (100,000)
Read from the cover pages of the filings listed under “Prospectus pages read” below; check the document for anything that matters.
On this site
- Business registration: GUITAR CENTER MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. EXACT (EIN (EXACT, as the state registration reports it))
- Form 5500 plan sponsor: GUITAR CENTER, INC. EXACT (EIN (EXACT))
- Federal award recipient: GUITAR CENTER, INC. Fuzzy (name and state)
- Form D issuer: GUITAR CENTER, INC. EXACT (CIK (EXACT))
- SEC filer: GUITAR CENTER INC EXACT (CIK (EXACT))
- Person page: Bruce L Ross Fuzzy (officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Officer))
Filings 8
| Filed | Form | What it is | Name as filed | EDGAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-08-20 | S-1 | S-1 (registration) | GUITAR CENTER MANAGEMENT CO INC | 0000912057-96-018381 ↗ |
| 1996-10-18 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | GUITAR CENTER INC | 0000912057-96-023222 ↗ |
| 1996-10-31 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | GUITAR CENTER INC | 0000912057-96-024186 ↗ |
| 1997-01-31 | S-1 | S-1 (registration) | GUITAR CENTER INC | 0000912057-97-002667 ↗ |
| 1997-02-20 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | GUITAR CENTER INC | 0000912057-97-006330 ↗ |
| 1997-03-10 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | GUITAR CENTER INC | 0000912057-97-008362 ↗ |
| 1997-03-14 | 424B4 | 424B4 (final prospectus) | GUITAR CENTER INC | 0000912057-97-008896 ↗ |
| 1998-06-04 | 424B1 | 424B1 (final prospectus) | GUITAR CENTER INC | 0001047469-98-022969 ↗ |
Prospectus pages read 2
| Filed | Form | Read as | Range | Price | Shares | Proceeds | Listing | Underwriters | What was found | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-03-10 | S-1/A | registration statement | $14.00–$16.00 | 6,750,000 | - | Nasdaq GTRC | 7 | from the submission text; range, shares headline, underwriting table 3, cover names 4 | document ↗ | |
| 1997-03-14 | 424B4 | final prospectus | $15.00 | 6,750,000 | $101,250,000 | Nasdaq GTRC | 12 | from the submission text; price sentence, shares headline, proceeds computed, underwriting table 11, cover names 4 | document ↗ |
Officers, directors and large holders Forms 3, 4 and 5
| Insider | Role | Title | Filings | Years | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERTSON MARTIN | Director,Officer | Chairman and CEO | 4 | 2006–2007 | |
| Tarvin Paul | Director | 7 | 2006–2007 | ||
| ROSS BRUCE L | Officer | EVP and CFO | 4 | 2006 | person page Fuzzy |
| EASTMAN ROBERT | Officer | CEO of Subsidiary | 2 | 2006–2007 | |
| LIVINGSTON LARRY | Director | 3 | 2006–2007 | ||
| MacMillan A S | Director | 3 | 2006–2007 | ||
| MARTIN BOB L | Director | 3 | 2006–2007 | ||
| MASON ERICK | Officer | EVP & CFO | 2 | 2006–2007 | |
| MRKONIC GEORGE R JR | Director | 3 | 2006–2007 | ||
| OBrien Kenneth Moore | Officer | Pres. of Music & Arts Centers | 2 | 2006–2007 | |
| REISS KENNETH | Director | 3 | 2006–2007 | ||
| ROSSI WALTER | Director | 3 | 2006–2007 | ||
| SMITH LELAND | Officer | EVP of Corp Dev & Gen Counsel | 2 | 2006–2007 | |
| STARRETT PETER | Director | 3 | 2006–2007 | ||
| Robson David | Officer | SVP of Finance | 3 | 2006–2007 |
Everyone who filed an insider report for this company, from the SEC’s Insider Transactions Data Sets (2006 on). Person pages are matched by name and state only.
Private offerings before or after (Form D)
| First filed | Issuer | Industry | Offering | Sold | Investors | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-08 | GUITAR CENTER, INC. | Retailing | $320,873,078 | $320,873,078 | 37 | 1 |
| 2020-06-08 | GUITAR CENTER, INC. | Retailing | $35,748,000 | $35,748,000 | 63 | 1 |
| 2020-06-04 | GUITAR CENTER, INC. | Retailing | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 6 | 1 |
Data: SEC EDGAR. The quarterly full index (every S-1, S-1/A, F-1 and F-1/A since 1993, with the pricing prospectus, notice of effectiveness and withdrawal request of each registrant) and the company submissions data (SIC, state of incorporation, address, EIN, tickers, former names). Company details are what EDGAR holds today, not at the time of the filing.
Also on this site Fuzzy
| Record | Name as filed | Where | Dataset | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan sponsor | GUITAR CENTER, INC. | CA | Form 5500 (employee benefit plans) | name and state |
| Plan sponsor | GUITAR CENTER, INC. | CA | Form 5500 (employee benefit plans) | EIN (EXACT) |
| Federal award recipient | GUITAR CENTER, INC. | CA | Federal spending (USAspending) | name and state |
| Form D issuer | GUITAR CENTER, INC. | CA | Form D private offerings | CIK (EXACT) |
| Patent assignee | Guitar Center, Inc. | CA | Patents (USPTO) | name and state |
| SEC filer | GUITAR CENTER INC | SEC filers (EDGAR) | CIK (EXACT) | |
| Trademark owner | Guitar Center, Inc. | CA | Trademarks (USPTO) | name and state |
| Business registration | GUITAR CENTER MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. | State business registries | EIN (EXACT, as the state registration reports it) | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsor | GUITAR CENTER, INC. | EIN (EXACT) | ||
| Person page | Bruce L Ross | People (Form 990 officers, directors and employees) | officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Officer) |
Matched by an identifier (EIN, CIK, CRD), by name and state or city, or by street address; a shared name or address is not proof of the same person or organization. Every link says how it was made; how the cross-referencing works.
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