SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Continental Airlines Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
210796308
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(CUSIP Number)
September 30, 2001
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
|X| Rule 13d-1(b)
|_| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
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SCHEDULE 13G
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1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC
13-3174112
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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) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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NUMBER OF 5) SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES None
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BENEFICIALLY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY None
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EACH REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH None
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8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,156,238
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9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,156,238
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10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.6%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
BD
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SCHEDULE 13G
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Continental Airlines Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1600 Smith Street, Department HQSEO
Houston, TX 77002
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
1775 Broadway, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
New York
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
210796308
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 240.13d-1(b), or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) |X| 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) |_| Investment Adviser in accordance withss.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
(f) |_| Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) |_| Parent Holding Company or control person in
accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
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(h) |_| Savings Association as defined inss.3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)
(i) |_| Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under ss.3(c)(15) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)
(j) |_| Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J)
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 4,156,238
(b) Percent of class: 7.6%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
None
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
4,156,238
The shares reported include 3,929,644 shares held in customer
accounts over which partners and/or employees of the Reporting
Person have discretionary authority to dispose of or direct the
disposition of the shares, and 226,594 shares held in accounts owned
by the partners of the Reporting Person and their families.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
None
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
The owners of the accounts in which the shares reported on this Schedule are
held have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends
from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my 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 purposes or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
Statement is true, complete and correct.
October 9, 2001
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Date
/s/ Walter Weadock
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Signature
Walter Weadock, Member
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Name/Title