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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. 16)
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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
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)
10.6%
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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
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)
10.6%
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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)
10.6%
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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. 16 (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, Amendment No. 12,
Amendment No. 13, Amendment No. 14 and Amendment No. 15 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.
The section of the Offer to Purchase entitled "Legal Matters; Required
Regulatory Approvals--Exon-Florio Amendment" is hereby amended and
supplemented by adding the following thereto:
"On August 23, 2000, NTT Communications and Verio were advised that the
President of the United States has determined to take no action pursuant to
the Exon-Florio Amendment to suspend or prohibit the acquisition of Verio by
NTT Communications."
The press release of NTT Communications and Verio dated August 24, 2000 is
attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(5)(O) Press Release of NTT Communications and Verio dated August
24, 2000.
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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 24, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
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(a)(5)(O) Press Release of NTT Communications and Verio dated August 24,
2000.