================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5) TRINSIC, INC. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 988792107 (CUSIP Number) LAWRENCE C. TUCKER Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 140 Broadway New York, New York (212) 483-1818 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) July 15, 2005 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]. *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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON THE 1818 FUND III, L.P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 26,993,946 See Item 5 EACH ------------------------------------------------ 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON ------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 26,993,946 See Item 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 26,993,946 See Item 5. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 48.4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 26,993,946 See Item 5 EACH ------------------------------------------------ 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON ------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 26,993,946 See Item 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 26,993,946 See Item 5. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 48.4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON T. MICHAEL LONG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES -0- BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 26,993,946 See Item 5 EACH ------------------------------------------------ 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON ------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 26,993,946 See Item 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 26,993,946 See Item 5. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 48.4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 5 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON LAWRENCE C. TUCKER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 19,603 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 26,993,946 See Item 5 EACH ------------------------------------------------ 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 19,603 PERSON ------------------------------------------------ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 26,993,946 See Item 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 27,013,549 See Item 5. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 48.4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 6 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPLANATORY NOTE This Amendment No. 5 ("Amendment No. 5") to Schedule 13D is filed by the undersigned to amend and supplement the Schedule 13D filed on November 20, 2000 (the "Original 13D"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed on July 12, 2001 ("Amendment No. 1"), Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed on August 9, 2001 ("Amendment No. 2"), Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed on August 26, 2004 ("Amendment No. 3"), and Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed on December 3, 2004 ("Amendment No. 4") relating to the common stock (the "Common Stock"), par value $.01 per share, issued by Trinsic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as provided in the Original 13D. Item 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER. No Change. Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND. Item 2 is hereby amended by deleting the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs thereof in their entirety and replacing them with the following: The address of the principal business and principal offices of the Fund and BBH&Co. is 140 Broadway, New York, New York 10005. The business address of each of Long and Tucker is 140 Broadway, New York, New York 10005. The present principal occupation or employment of each of Long and Tucker is as a general partner of BBH&Co. Long and Tucker are citizens of the United States. The name, business address, present principal occupation or employment (and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) and the citizenship of each general partner of BBH&Co. is set forth on Schedule I hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 7 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION. Item 3 is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following: Pursuant to an Exchange and Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2005 (the "Exchange and Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company, the Fund and the other parties signatory thereto, on July 15, 2005 the Company issued, and the Fund acquired from the Company, 24,084.769 shares of 12.5% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series H, par value $.01 per share (the "Series H Preferred Stock") as described therein. Pursuant to the Exchange and Purchase Agreement, the Fund received the Series H Preferred Stock in exchange for (i) cancellation of the Note, including principal amount and a premium and accrued interest equal to an aggregate amount of $21,584,768.69, and (ii) a cash payment of $2.5 million. Copies of the Exchange and Purchase Agreement and the Certificate of Designation of the Series H Preferred Stock are attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2 to this Amendment No. 5, respectively, and are hereby incorporated by reference. No funds were used by the Fund to effect the exchange of the Note for shares of Series H Preferred Stock. The consideration paid by the Fund included $2.5 million in cash at closing which was or will be obtained by the Fund from capital contributions made by its partners pursuant to pre-existing capital commitments. Item 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following: Pursuant to the Exchange and Purchase Agreement, the Fund exchanged the Note and $2.5 million in consideration for the issuance of the shares of Series H Preferred Stock. CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 8 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. Item 5 is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following: Pursuant to the Exchange and Purchase Agreement, the Fund received, in exchange for the Note and a payment of $2.5 million, 24,084.769 shares of Series H Preferred Stock initially convertible as of September 30, 2005 into 61,755,818 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as described in the Certificate of Designation for the Series H Preferred Stock). As of the date hereof, based on calculations made in accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and there being 55,790,602 shares of Common Stock outstanding (as of July 15, 2005, as represented and warranted by the Company in the Exchange and Purchase Agreement), not including for purposes of this calculation the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the shares of Series H Preferred Stock as such shares are not convertible within sixty days of the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock the Fund, BBH, Long and Tucker are deemed to own and the percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are as follows: SHARES PERCENTAGE ---------- ---------- Fund 26,993,946 48.4% BBH 26,993,946 48.4% Long 26,993,946 48.4% Tucker 27,013,549 48.4% As of the date hereof, based on calculations made in accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and there being 55,790,602 shares of Common Stock outstanding (as of July 15, 2005, as represented and warranted by the Company in the Exchange and Purchase Agreement), including for purposes of this calculation only the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the shares of Series H Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock the Fund, BBH, Long and Tucker would be deemed to own and the percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are as follows: CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 9 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Percentage ---------- ---------- Fund 88,749,764 75.5% BBH 88,749,764 75.5% Long 88,749,764 75.5% Tucker 88,769,367 75.5% Pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation of the Series H Preferred Stock, upon the occurrence of certain specified events, the Fund may acquire the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series H Preferred Stock at a conversion price determined in accordance with the terms of the adjustment provisions of the Certificate of Designation of the Series H Preferred Stock. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Exchange and Purchase Agreement, if the Company consummates a Rights Offering (as defined therein) for a Subscription Price (as defined therein) below the conversion price of the Series H Preferred Stock, the Fund may acquire additional shares of Common Stock at a purchase price equal to the par value per share. Such events will result in the Fund becoming beneficial owner of additional shares of Common Stock. The Series H Preferred Stock, if not converted prior to January 1, 2006, will begin to accrue dividends at the rate of 12.5% per annum. Such dividends accrue quarterly and are convertible into Common Stock by the holders of the Series H Preferred Stock at the conversion price of such shares in effect on the date of conversion. CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 10 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMON STOCK OF THE ISSUER. Item 6 is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following: The Company and the Fund are parties to the Registration Rights Agreement which gives the Fund, among other things, the right, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, to require the Company to register for sale to the public any shares of Common Stock held by the Fund, including without limitation, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Series H Preferred Stock held by the Fund. Except as described elsewhere in this Statement and as set forth in the Exchange and Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 to this Amendment No. 5, and incorporated herein by reference, to the best of the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there exists no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons named in Item 2 and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Company, including but not limited to transfer or voting any securities of the Company, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies. Item 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. 1. Exchange and Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2004, by among the Company, The 1818 Fund III, L.P. and the other parties signatory thereto. 2. Certificate of Designation for the Series H Preferred Stock. CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 11 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: July 18, 2005 THE 1818 FUND III, L.P. By: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., General Partner By: /s/ Lawrence C. Tucker -------------------------------- Name: Lawrence C. Tucker Title: Partner BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO. By: /s/ Lawrence C. Tucker -------------------------------- Name: Lawrence C. Tucker Title: Partner /s/ T. Michael Long ------------------------------------ T. Michael Long /s/ Lawrence C. Tucker ------------------------------------ Lawrence C. Tucker CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 12 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARTNERS OFFICE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. William Anderson Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 525 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn E. Baker -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter B. Bartlett -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas E. Berk Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 525 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian A. Berris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor S. Bodman Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John J. Borland Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 125 S. Wacker Drive Suite 2150 Chicago, IL 60606 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy J. Connelly Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas A. Donahure, Jr. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony T. Enders -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander T. Ercklentz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dario Galindo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John A. Gehret -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elbridge T. Gerry, Jr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert R. Gould Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kyosuke Hashimoto BBH Investment Services (Japan) Inc. 31-19 Shiba 2-Chome Banzai Building 5th Floor Tokyo, Japan 105-0014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald J. Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Landon Hilliard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles O. Izard Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 227 West Trade Street Suite 2100 Charlotte, NC 28202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radford W. Klotz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan C. Livingston Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 988792107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 13 of 13 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Michael Long -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hampton S. Lynch, Jr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael W. McConnell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John P. Molner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William H. Morre III -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald B. Murphy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yukinori Nagahisa BBH Investment Services (Japan) Inc. 31-19 Shiba 2-Chome Banzai Building 5th Floor Tokyo, Japan 105-0014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John A. Nielsen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene C. Rainis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Heaton Robertson Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey A. Schoenfeld -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W. Carter Sullivan III -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stokley P. Towles Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew J. F. Tucker -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence C. Tucker -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William B. Tyree -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas C. Walker Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 1531 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William J. Whelan, Jr. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard H. Wimter, Jr. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------