SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 C3, Inc ----------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ----------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 22942P109 ----------------------------------------------------- (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. 22942P109 13G Page 2 of 12 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust IRS #14-6015763 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 587,032 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 587,032 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 587,032 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 19.5% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* EP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 12 CUSIP No. 22942P109 13G Page 3 of 12 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Adviser to GEPT (as defined below) IRS #22-2152310 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 587,032 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 587,032 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 587,032 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 19.5% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 of 12 CUSIP No. 22942P109 13G Page 4 of 12 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON General Electric Company IRS #14-0689340 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES Disclaimed (see 9 below) BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH Disclaimed (see 9 below) -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 Not applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 4 of 12 INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This statement is filed on behalf of General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("GE"), General Electric Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEIC"), and Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a New York common law trust ("GEPT"). GEIC acts as an Investment Adviser (registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) to GEPT, and may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 587,032 shares of Common Stock of C3, Inc. (the "Issuer") owned by GEPT. GEPT and GEIC each expressly disclaim that they are members of a "group". GE disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares and expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group". Item 1(a) Name of Issuer C3, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office 3800 Gateway Blvd. Suite 310 Morrisville, NC 27560 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust ("GEPT") (See Schedule II). General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Adviser to the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust General Electric Company (see Schedule I) Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office The address of the principal offices of GEPT and GEIC is 3003 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06904. The address of the principal offices of General Electric Company is 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut 06431. Item 2(c) Citizenship General Electric Pension Trust - New York General Electric Investment Corporation - Delaware General Electric Company - New York Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number 22942P109 Page 5 of 12 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is: (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Reg. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Reg. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (Note: See item 7) (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Reg. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Item 4. Ownership. GEPT has shared voting and dispositive power over 587,032 shares of Common Stock, representing 19.5% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. This number includes 577,762 shares of Common Stock held by GEPT directly, as well as 8,520 shares GEPT has an option to acquire pursuant to the 1996 Stock Option Plan of the Issuer and 750 shares GEPT has an option to acquire pursuant to the 1997 Omnibus Stock Plan of the Issuer. GEIC, as the Investment Adviser of GEPT, has shared voting and dispositive power over the shares beneficially owned by GEPT. Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. Page 6 of 12 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 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. Page 7 of 12 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: February 12, 1998 TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis -------------------- Name: Alan M. Lewis Title: Trustee Page 8 of 12 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: February 12, 1998 GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Investment Adviser to General Electric Pension Trust By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore ---------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President Page 9 of Pages 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: February 12, 1998 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ John H. Myers -------------------- Name: John H. Myers Title: Vice President Page 10 of 12 Schedule I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and between all the undersigned that the Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments thereto with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Common Stock of C3, Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned. Dated: February 12, 1998 TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST By: /s/ Alan M. Lewis ------------------------ Name: Alan M. Lewis Title: Trustee GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION, as Investment Adviser to General Electric Pension Trust By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore -------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ John H. Myers --------------------- Name: John H. Myers Title: Vice President Page 11 of 12 Schedule II TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST 3003 Summer Street, P.O. Box 7900 Stamford, Connecticut 06904 The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as follows: Eugene K. Bolton Michael J. Cosgrove Ralph R. Layman Alan M. Lewis Robert A. MacDougall John H. Myers Thomas J. Szkutak Donald W. Torey Page 12 of 12