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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. 13)
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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 9 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
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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SCHEDULE 13D
Page 3 of 9 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
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*
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 9 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. 13 (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, Amendment
No. 8, Amendment No. 9, Amendment No. 10, Amendment No. 11 and Amendment No.
12 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 1. SUMMARY TERM SHEET; ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
Item 1 and Item 4 of the Schedule TO are hereby amended and supplemented by
adding the following thereto:
On August 15, 2000, NTT Communications issued a press release announcing
the extension of the Expiration Date of the Offer to 12:00 midnight, New York
City time, on Monday, August 21, 2000. The press release is filed as an
exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
On August 15, 2000, Verio issued a press release announcing the extension
of the expiration date of the tender offer for its Notes to 12:00 midnight,
New York City time, on Wednesday, August 23, 2000. The Press Release is filed
as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
The section of the Offer to Purchase entitled "Source and Amount of Funds"
is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following thereto:
On August 9, 2000, NTT Communications entered into an amendment (the "Loan
Agreement Amendment") to the Loan Agreement dated June 12, 2000 with The Dai-
Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited ("DKB") and The Fuji Bank, Limited ("Fuji") as joint
arrangers (together, the "Arrangers"), DKB as facility agent (in this
capacity, the "Facility Agent") and a syndicate of financial institutions (the
"Lenders"). The Loan Agreement Amendment increases the aggregate principal
amount of the available facility to $6.5 billion. The other terms and
conditions contained in the Loan Agreement remain unchanged.
A copy of the Loan Agreement Amendment is filed as an exhibit hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
The press release of NTT Communications dated August 15, 2000 is attached
as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The press release of Verio dated August 15, 2000 is attached as an exhibit
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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NTT Communications and Verio have been advised by CFIUS that, following
completion of its investigation (pursuant to the Exon-Florio Amendment) of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the constituent members of
CFIUS have each voted to recommend to the President of the United States that
he take no action to suspend or prohibit the transactions. By law, the
President of the United States must act on this recommendation by August 29,
2000.
In connection with the proceedings, NTT Communications and Verio, following
consummation of the Offer, will supplement Verio's existing internal
operational policies, manuals and procedures for handling lawful requests of
law enforcement agencies, including formal security procedures to protect
classified information. These new steps will also ensure that Verio customer
information is not disclosed to unauthorized parties. NTT Communications and
Verio believe that these steps further goals shared by the industry and are
fully consistent with the requirements of Verio's customers.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1)(O) Press Release of NTT Communications dated August 15, 2000.
(a)(5)(M) Press Release of Verio dated August 15, 2000.
(b)(2) Amendment to Syndicated Loan Facility Agreement dated August 9, 2000
between NTT Communications, as borrower, The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank,
Limited and The Fuji Bank, Limited, as joint arrangers, The Dai-Ichi
Kangyo Bank, Limited, as facility agent, and several financial
institutions, as lenders.
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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: August 15, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
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(a)(1)(O) Press Release of NTT Communications dated August 15, 2000.
(a)(5)(M) Press Release of Verio dated August 15, 2000.
(b)(2) Amendment to Syndicated Loan Facility Agreement between NTT
Communications, as borrower, The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited and
The Fuji Bank, Limited, as joint arrangers, The Dai-Ichi Kangyo
Bank, Limited, as facility agent, and several financial
institutions, as lenders.
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