UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 85 Broad Street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) New York, New York 10004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) February 11, 2002 ================================================================================ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Standard Automotive Corporation (AJX) ================================================================================ 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ================================================================================ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [ X ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person ================================================================================ ==================================================================================================================================== Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | ==================================================================================================================================== | | | | | | | | | | 3. Ownership Form: | | | 2. Amount of Securities | Direct (D) or | | 1. Title of Security | Beneficially Owned | Indirect (I) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 5) | (Instr.5) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | Common Stock | (101,400) | 01 | 01 | ==================================================================================================================================== Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. *If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). FORM 3 (continued) ==================================================================================================================================== Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | ==================================================================================================================================== | | | | | | | | | | 5. Owner- | | | | 3. Title and Amount of Securities | | ship | | | | Underlying Derivative Security | | Form of | | |2. Date Exercisable | (Instr. 4) | | Derivative | | | and Expiration Date | --------------------------------- | 4. Conver- | Security: | | | (Month/Day/Year) | | Amount | sion or | Direct |6.Nature of | |---------------------- | | or | Exercise | (D) or | Indirect | |Date |Expira- | | Number | Price of | Indirect | Beneficial| 1. Title of Derivative |Exer- |tion | | of | Derivative| (I) | Ownership | Security (Instr. 4) |cisable |Date | Title | Shares | Security | (Instr.5) | (Instr. 5)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 1/2% Senior | | | | | | | | Convertible Redeemable | | | | | | | | Preferred Stock | Immed. | |Common Stock | 118,000 | 1-for-1 | 01 | 01 | ==================================================================================================================================== Instruction 5(b)(v) list of other Reporting Persons: This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") and Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, L.P. ("SLK" and, together with GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). The principal business address of GS Group is 85 Broad Street, New York, New York, 10004. The principal business address of SLK is 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271. Explanation of Responses: 01: The securities reported herein are beneficially owned directly by SLK and may be deemed to be beneficially owned indirectly by GS Group. SLK is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. **Signatures: THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. By: s/ Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------ Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact SPEAR, LEEDS & KELLOGG, L.P. By: s/ Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------ Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact Date: April 19, 2002 ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Alternatively, this form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. (the "Company") does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Hans L. Reich and Roger S. Begelman, acting individually, its true and lawful attorney, to execute and deliver in its name and on its behalf whether the Company is acting individually or as representative of others, any and all filings required to be made by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "Act"), with respect to securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Company under the Act, giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact power and authority to act in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the Company might or could do if personally present by one of its authorized signatories, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY shall remain in full force and effect until either revoked in writing by the undersigned or until such time as the person or persons to whom power of attorney has been hereby granted cease(s) to be an employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as of December 8th, 2000. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. By: s/ Gregory K. Palm ------------------------------------ Name: Gregory K. Palm Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, L.P. (the "Company") does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Hans L. Reich, Roger S. Begelman and Edward T. Joel, acting individually, its true and lawful attorney, to execute and deliver in its name and on its behalf whether the Company is acting individually or as representative of others, any and all filings required to be made by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "Act"), with respect to securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Company under the Act, giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact power and authority to act in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the Company might or could do if personally present by one of its authorized signatories, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY shall remain in full force and effect until either revoked in writing by the undersigned or until such time as the person or persons to whom power of attorney has been hereby granted cease(s) to be an employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as of April 15, 2002. Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, L.P. By: SLK LLC Its Sole General Partner By: Steven A. Wolf ---------------------------------- Steven A. Wolf Vice President and Secretary