SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
WORLDPORT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED (OFFEROR)
(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.0001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
98155 J 10 5
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
CHRISTOPHER H.B. MILLS
DIRECTOR
J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
14 RYDER STREET
RYDER COURT SW1Y 6QB
LONDON, ENGLAND
011 44 207 747 5678
(Name, address, and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing person)
WITH A COPY TO:
HELEN R. FRIEDLI, P.C.
MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY
227 WEST MONROE STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
(312) 372-2000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
| Transaction Valuation: $10,938,778* | Amount Of Filing Fee: $2,187.75* |
ý CHECK THE BOX IF ANY PART OF THE FEE IS OFFSET AS PROVIDED BY RULE 0-11(A)(2) AND IDENTIFY THE FILING WITH WHICH THE OFFSETTING FEE WAS PREVIOUSLY PAID. IDENTIFY THE PREVIOUS FILING BY REGISTRATION STATEMENT NUMBER, OR THE FORM OR SCHEDULE AND THE DATE OF ITS FILING.
| Amount Previously Paid: | $2,187.75 | |
| Form or Registration No.: | Schedule TO | |
| Filing Party: | W.C.I. Acquisition Corp. | |
| Date Filed: | December 23, 2002 |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: o
This Schedule TO relates to the offer by W.C.I. Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser"), and The Heico Companies, L.L.C., J O Hambro Capital Management Limited and Michael E. Heisley, Sr. to purchase any and all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of WorldPort Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at a purchase price of $0.50 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated December 23, 2002 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the "Offer"). The Offer is described in a Schedule TO (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Schedule TO"), initially filed by Purchaser with the SEC on December 23, 2002 and as amended on January 17, 2003. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal are filed as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, to the Schedule 13E-3 and are incorporated herein by reference to this Schedule TO.
All information in the (i) Offer to Purchase, including all exhibits and schedules thereto, (ii) the Letter of Transmittal and (iii) the amendment to the Schedule TO filed on January 17, 2003 are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in response to all items of this Schedule TO.
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After due 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.
| J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | |||
By: | /s/ CHRISTOPHER H.B. MILLS | ||
| Name: | Christopher H.B. Mills | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
Dated: January 17, 2003 | |||
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