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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14D-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14 (D) (1)
OR SECTION 13 (E) (1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 9)
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VERIO INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
CHASER ACQUISITION, INC.
NTT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
SERIES A 6.75% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK,
PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
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923433106
923433502
923433304
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Kazuhiko Shimada
NTT Communications Corporation
1-1-6 Uchisaiwai-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Telephone: 011-81-3-3500-8290
(Name, address and telephone number of
person authorized to receive notices
and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copy to:
Dennis V. Osimitz
Sidley & Austin
Bank One Plaza
10 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: (312) 853-7000
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
the statement relates:
[X] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[_] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[X] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[X] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the
results of the tender offer: [_]
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SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 8 Pages
CUSIP No. 923433 10 6
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
NTT Rocky, Inc.
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
[_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 9,053,754 shares/1/
EACH
REPORTING -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,053,754 shares/1/
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,053,754 shares/1/
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT:
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING
EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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/(1)/ Includes options to purchase 66,000 shares of Common Stock issued to NTT
Rocky, Inc. under Verio Inc.'s 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive
Plan.
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SCHEDULE 13D
Page 3 of 8 Pages
CUSIP No. 923433 10 6
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
[_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Japan
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 9,053,754 shares/1/
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH
REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,053,754 shares/1/
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,053,754 shares/1/
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT:
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING
EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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(/1/) Includes options to purchase 66,000 shares of Common Stock issued to NTT
Rocky, Inc. under Verio Inc.'s 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive
Plan.
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SCHEDULE 13D
Page 4 of 8 Pages
CUSIP No. 923433 10 6
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
NTT Communications Corporation
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
[_]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Japan
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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8 SHARED VOTING POWER
9,053,754 shares/1/
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,053,754 shares/1/
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,053,754 shares/1/
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT:
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING
EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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(/1/) Includes options to purchase 66,000 shares of Common Stock issued to NTT
Rocky, Inc. under Verio Inc.'s 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive
Plan.
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This Amendment No. 9 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by Chaser Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Purchaser"), NTT Communications Corporation, a limited liability
joint stock company incorporated under the laws of Japan ("NTT
Communications"), and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, a limited
liability joint stock company incorporated under the laws of Japan ("NTT"), on
May 17, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3,
Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6, Amendment No. 7 and
Amendment No. 8 thereto (as amended, the "Schedule TO"), relating to the offer
to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.001
per share ("Common Stock") (other than shares of Common Stock already owned by
NTT Communications and its subsidiaries), of Verio Inc., a Delaware
Corporation ("Verio"), all issued and outstanding shares of Series A 6.75%
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, of Verio and certain
outstanding warrants to purchase 1,306,228 shares of Common Stock of Verio,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase dated May 17, 2000 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related
Letters of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as
supplemented or amended from time to time, constitute the "Offer").
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to
such terms in the Schedule TO.
This Amendment also amends and supplements the Schedule 13D of NTT, NTT
Communications and NTT Rocky, Inc. originally filed on May 22, 1998, as
amended.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following thereto:
On July 10, 2000, a second complaint was filed in the District Court of the
State of Colorado in the County of Arapahoe against Verio and the directors of
Verio, as a purported class action. This complaint, entitled Wolk v. Verio
Inc. et al., seeks injunctive relief to enjoin the Merger Agreement or rescind
portions of the Merger Agreement. The complaint also seeks damages, costs and
disbursements and attorneys' and experts' fees. The Wolk action alleges, among
other things, that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties
by failing to properly determine Verio's value as a merger candidate, failing
to conduct an appropriate auction or market check or to invite other bidders
and failing to obtain adequate consideration for Verio's Common Stock. The
Wolk action is filed by the same five plaintiffs who had previously filed
actions against Verio and directors of Verio in Delaware, which were
dismissed.
Verio, NTT Communications and the individual defendants believe that this
complaint is without merit and intend to defend the claims vigorously.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(5)(I) Complaint of Steven Wolk, Jacob Weinstock, Ari Rosner, David Brett
and Joseph Hughes against Verio Inc., Steven C. Halstedt, Justin
L. Jaschke, Tom Marinkovich, Trygve E. Myhren, Paul J. Salem,
James C. Allen, Arthur L. Cahoon and Yuki Ito (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(V) to Amendment No. 7 to the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, dated
July 20, 2000, filed by Verio Inc.).
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SIGNATURE
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.
SCHEDULE TO AND SCHEDULE 13E-3
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Corporation
/s/ Kanji Koide
By: _________________________________
Kanji Koide
Name: _______________________________
Senior Vice President
Title: ______________________________
NTT Communications Corporation
/s/ Masanobu Suzuki
By: _________________________________
Masanobu Suzuki
Name: _______________________________
President
Title: ______________________________
Chaser Acquisition, Inc.
/s/ Junichi Nomura
By: _________________________________
Junichi Nomura
Name: _______________________________
President
Title: ______________________________
SCHEDULE 13D
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Company
/s/ Kanji Koide
By: _________________________________
Kanji Koide
Name: _______________________________
Senior Vice President
Title: ______________________________
NTT Communications Corporation
/s/ Masanobu Suzuki
By: _________________________________
Masanobu Suzuki
Name: _______________________________
President
Title: ______________________________
NTT Rocky, inc.
/s/ Keisuke Nakasaki
By: _________________________________
Keisuke Nakasaki
Name: _______________________________
President
Title: ______________________________
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SCHEDULE 13E-3
Verio Inc.
/s/ Justin L. Jaschke
By: _________________________________
Justin L. Jaschke
Name: _______________________________
Chief Executive Officer
Title: ______________________________
Date: July 21, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
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(a)(5)(I) Complaint of Steven Wolk, Jacob Weinstock, Ari Rosner, David Brett
and Joseph Hughes against Verio Inc., Steven C. Halstedt, Justin L.
Jaschke, Tom Marinkovich, Trygve E. Myhren , Paul J. Salem, James C.
Allen, Arthur L. Cahoon and Yuki Ito (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit (a)(5)(V) to Amendment No. 7 to the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, dated July
20, 2000, filed by Verio Inc.).
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