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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Nextel Partners, Inc.
Class A Common Stock
65333F107
December 31, 2004
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
o Rule 13d-1 (b)
o Rule 13d-1 (c)
þ Rule 13d-1 (d)
*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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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 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).
| 13G | ||||||
| CUSIP No. 65333F107 | ||||||
| 1. | Name of Reporting Person: John Chapple |
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only): |
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group: | |||||
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| 3. | SEC Use Only: | |||||
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States |
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With | ||||||
| 5. | Sole Voting Power: 2,249,697 | |||||
| 6. | Shared Voting Power: 881,666 (see also item 4) | |||||
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power: 2,249,697 | |||||
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power: 881,666 (see also item 4) | |||||
| 9. | Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 3,131,363 (see also item 4) |
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| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares: See Item 4 o |
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| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 1.7% of the Class A Common Stock (See Item 2 and Item 4) | |||||
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person: IN | |||||
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Schedule 13G
This Schedule 13G is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of John Chapple as a party to the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated February 18, 2000, as amended, by and among Nextel Partners, Inc. and the shareholders listed therein (the “Shareholders Agreement”). Information in this Schedule 13G is provided solely for the purpose of complying with Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act and regulations promulgated thereunder, and is not to be construed as an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities covered by this Schedule 13G for any purpose whatsoever.
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
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Nextel Partners, Inc. |
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| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
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4500 Carillon Point |
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Kirkland, WA 98033 |
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| Item 2(a), Item 2(b) and Item 2(c). Name of Person Filing, Address of Principal Business Office and Citizenship: | ||
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) of Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Exchange Act, this Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of John
Chapple (the “Reporting Person”) who, pursuant to Rule 13d-5(b)(1), along with certain
individuals and entities (the “Non-Reporting Persons”) identified below, may be deemed
as a group to have acquired beneficial ownership of shares of Class A Common Stock
(the “Class A Common Stock”) and Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Common Stock”) of
Nextel Partners, Inc. as a result of the Reporting Person and the Non-Reporting
Persons being signatories to the Shareholders Agreement. The Reporting Person
beneficially owns 1.7% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock of Nextel Partners,
Inc. Neither the fact of this filing nor anything contained herein shall be deemed to
be an admission by the Reporting Person that a group exists within the meaning of the
Exchange Act. The holders of the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock
are entitled to one vote per share on all matters in which they are entitled to vote.
Based on information provided by Nextel WIP Corp., it owns 100% of the outstanding
Class B Common Stock. The Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common
Stock at any time on a one-for-one basis upon transfer to a person other than Nextel
Communications, Inc. (“NCI”), a majority-owned NCI subsidiary or a person or entity
controlling NCI. However, because such transfers are prohibited under the
Shareholders Agreement and the Nextel Partners, Inc. Restated Certificate of
Incorporation until January 29, 2011, this Schedule 13G assumes Nextel WIP Corp. does
not currently have the right to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock upon conversion
of the Class B Common Stock. |
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Reporting Person: |
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1. John Chapple |
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4500 Carillon Point |
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Kirkland, WA 98033 |
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Citizenship: United States |
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Non-Reporting Persons: |
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The following Non-Reporting Person is referred to herein as the “Non-Voting Entity”: |
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1. Eagle River Investments LLC (Washington limited liability company) |
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2300 Carillon Point |
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Kirkland, WA 98033-7353 |
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The following Non-Reporting Persons (Nos. 2-6) are referred to herein
as the “Voting Entities”: |
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2. Madison Dearborn Capital Ptrs II, LP (Delaware limited partnership) |
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3 First National Plaza |
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Suite 3800 |
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Chicago, IL 60602 |
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3. Motorola, Inc. (Delaware corporation) |
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1303 E. Algonquin Road |
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Schaumburg, IL 60196 |
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4. Nextel WIP Corp. (Delaware corporation) |
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2001 Edmund Halley Drive |
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Reston, VA 20191 |
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5. David Aas (US citizen) |
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6. Mark Fanning (US citizen) |
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4500 Carillon Point |
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Kirkland, WA 98033 |
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| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
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Class A Common Stock |
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| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
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65333F107 |
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| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the filing person is a: |
(a) |
o | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act; | |
(b) |
o | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act; | |
(c) |
o | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act; | |
(d) |
o | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act; | |
(e) |
o | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
(f) |
o | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
(g) |
o | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | |
(h) |
o | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; | |
(i) |
o | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; | |
(j) |
o | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). | |
| Not Applicable | |||
| Item 4. | Ownership: |
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(a)-(c) Amount Beneficially Owned, percent of class and voting/dispositive power. |
Although the Reporting Person and each Non-Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by each other Non-Reporting Person, pursuant to the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder, the Reporting Person and the Non-Reporting Persons may be deemed as a group to have acquired beneficial ownership of 26,248,181 shares of Class A Common Stock and 84,632,604 shares of Class B Common Stock, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which are beneficially subject to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, representing 14.5% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and 100% of the outstanding Class B Common Stock as of December 31, 2004.
The Reporting Person has, as of December 31, 2004, sole or shared power to vote or to direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Common Stock as follows:
The Reporting Person has sole power to vote and dispose of 2,249,697 shares, or 1.2% of the outstanding shares, of Class A Common Stock. In addition, the Reporting Person has shared power to vote and dispose of an aggregate of 881,666 shares, or 0.5% of the outstanding shares, of Class A Common Stock, of which 736,666 shares are held by JRC Coho LLC, an entity controlled by the
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Reporting Person (and of which Paul Chapple, Vivian Chapple and Jeff Pannell are indirect members), and 145,000 shares are held by Panther Lake LLC, an entity controlled by the Reporting Person and John Thompson. The Reporting Person may be deemed to also have the shared power to vote of an aggregate of 14,113,045 additional shares, or 7.8% of the outstanding shares, of Class A Common Stock, and 84,632,604 shares, or 100% of the outstanding shares, of Class B Common Stock. The Reporting Person may also be deemed to have the shared power to dispose of an aggregate of 23,167,157 additional shares, or 12.8% of the outstanding shares, of Class A Common Stock, and 84,632,604 shares, or 100% of the outstanding shares, of Class B Common Stock. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership all shares of which it may be deemed to have shared power to vote or dispose.
The Non-Reporting Persons, as of December 31, 2004, may be deemed to have shared power to direct the disposition of an aggregate of 23,167,157 shares, or 12.8% of the outstanding shares, of the Class A Common Stock, and 84,632,604 shares of Class B Common Stock. The Voting Entities may be deemed to have shared power to vote an aggregate 14,113,045 shares, or 7.8% of the outstanding shares, of Class A Common Stock, and 84,632,604 shares, or 100% of the outstanding shares, of Class B Common Stock. The Non-Voting Entity may be deemed to have power to vote an aggregate of 10,054,112 shares, or 5.5% of the outstanding shares, of Class A Common Stock. Each Non-Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of which they may be deemed to share power to vote or dispose.
The ownership information set forth above pertaining to shared dispositive and voting power in respect of the shares of Class A Common Stock subject to the Shareholders Agreement is based solely on (i) the record ownership by the Reporting Person, (ii) information provided in public filings and (iii) information provided to the Reporting Person by the Non-Reporting Persons pursuant to the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement. To the extent information provided in this Item is derived from information described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence, it is subject in its entirety to the accuracy of such information.
The number of shares of Class A Common Stock that are subject to the Shareholders Agreement beneficially owned by the Reporting Person and each Non-Reporting Person as of December 31, 2004 is set forth below:
| Number of Shares of Class A | Percentage of Class A | |||||||
| Common Stock Subject to | Common Stock(1) | |||||||
| Shareholders Agreement | ||||||||
| Beneficial Owner | ||||||||
Madison Dearborn Capital
Partners II, L.P. |
12,349,179 | 6.8 | % | |||||
Eagle River Investments LLC(2) |
10,054,112 | 5.5 | % | |||||
Motorola, Inc. |
500,000 | * | ||||||
David Aas (3) |
885,380 | * | ||||||
John Chapple (4) |
2,081,024 | 1.1 | % | |||||
Mark Fanning (5) |
378,486 | * | ||||||
TOTAL |
26,248,181 | 14.5 | % | |||||
| * | Less than 1%. | |
| (1) | Based on 181,557,105 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2004 as provided by Nextel Partners, Inc. | |
| (2) | In Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G filed February 9, 2005, Eagle River Investments, L.L.C. (“Eagle River”) reported that it had sole voting power over 10,054,112 shares and sole dispositive power over 9,054,112 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. In addition, Eagle River reported that of these shares, the Craig and Susan McCaw Foundation (the “Foundation”) held 1,989,413 shares, over which Eagle River retains the sole power to vote and direct the disposition, but has no beneficial interest therein. | |
| (3) | Mr. Aas also beneficially owns 8,907 shares of Class A Common Stock and an exercisable option to purchase 470,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, none of which are subject to the Shareholders Agreement. Including the shares subject to the Shareholders Agreement, Mr. Aas beneficially owns an aggregate of 1,364,287 shares of Class A Common Stock, which represents 0.7% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock as of December 31, 2004. | |
| (4) | Includes 736,666 shares held by JRC Coho LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Chapple. Mr. Chapple also beneficially owns 147,839 shares of Class A Common Stock (of which, 145,000 shares are held by Panther Lake LLC, an entity controlled by |
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| Messrs. Chapple and John Thompson) and an exercisable option to purchase 902,500 shares of Class A Common Stock, none of which are subject to the Shareholders Agreement. Including the shares subject to the Shareholders Agreement, Mr. Chapple beneficially owns an aggregate of 3,131,363 shares of Class A Common Stock, which represents 1.7% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock as of December 31, 2004. | ||
| (5) | Mr. Fanning also beneficially owns 7,461 shares of Class A Common Stock and an exercisable option to purchase 396,250 shares of Class A Common Stock, none of which are subject to the Shareholders Agreement. Including the shares subject to the Shareholders Agreement, Mr. Fanning beneficially owns an aggregate of 782,197 shares of Class A Common Stock, which represents 0.4% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock as of December 31, 2004. |
Based on information provided by Nextel WIP Corp., it owns 100% of the outstanding Class B Common Stock. The Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock at any time on a one-for-one basis upon transfer to a person other than NCI, a majority-owned NCI subsidiary or a person or entity controlling NCI. However, because such transfers are prohibited under the Shareholders Agreement and the Nextel Partners, Inc. Restated Certificate of Incorporation until January 29, 2011, this Schedule 13G assumes Nextel WIP Corp. does not currently have the right to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock upon conversion of the Class B Common Stock.
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: |
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Not applicable |
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| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: |
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See Item 4 |
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company: |
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Not applicable |
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: |
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Not applicable |
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group: |
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Not applicable |
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| Item 10. | Certifications: |
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Not applicable |
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable 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.
| February 10, 2005 | ||
| Date | ||
| /s/ John Chapple | ||
| Signature | ||
| John Chapple | ||
| Name/Title |
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