-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RNj9er3svubQkdwskurGuby9dBuGj5+g1T7B0dfZwUa+taB8Roq8qlKu1vB4VgoG m0zJtUpguJgcfrT3zlW12Q== 0000899140-02-000493.txt : 20020710 0000899140-02-000493.hdr.sgml : 20020710 20020710170015 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899140-02-000493 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020710 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOFTWARE SPECTRUM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000875173 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-COMPUTER & PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE [5045] IRS NUMBER: 751878002 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19349 FILM NUMBER: 02700341 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2140 MERRITT DR CITY: GARLAND STATE: TX ZIP: 75041 BUSINESS PHONE: 2148406600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2140 MERRITT DR CITY: GARLAND STATE: TX ZIP: 75401 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000794323 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] OWNER IRS NUMBER: 470210602 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1025 ELDORADO BOULEVARD STREET 2: 14TH FLOOR CITY: BROOMFIELD STATE: CO ZIP: 80021 BUSINESS PHONE: 3039263000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 KIEWIT PLAZA STREET 2: 14TH FL CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68131 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KIEWIT PETER SONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 4 1 vel1061267.txt STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Level 3 Communications, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 1025 Eldorado Blvd. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Broomfield CO 80021 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Software Spectrum, Inc.-SSPE ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) 03-0396886 ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Statement for Month/Year June, 2002 ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [X] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [ ] Form filed by one Reporting Person [X] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ================================================================================
6. 4. 5. Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship 3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of 2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, 6/18/02 J 100 A See fn 1 100 I See fn 1 par value $0.01 ==================================================================================================================================== Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. *If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1472 (02-02) - ---------- (1) On June 18, 2002, Level 3 Communications, Inc. ("Level 3") completed its acquisition of Software Spectrum, Inc. ("SSPE" or the "Surviving Corporation") pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 1, 2002, entered into by and among Level 3, Eldorado Acquisition Three, Inc. ("Merger Sub") and SSPE. At the effective time, Merger Sub merged with and into SSPE, with SSPE thereby becoming an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Level 3. As a result of the merger, each of the 3,171,512 outstanding shares of SSPE was converted into the right to receive $37.00 in cash and each of the 100 outstanding shares of common stock of Merger Sub was converted into a share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation. The Surviving Corporation is directly, and wholly owned by Eldorado Marketing, Inc., and Eldorado Marketing, Inc. is, in turn, directly and wholly owned by Level 3.
FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
10. 9. Owner- Number ship of Form 2. Deriv- of Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== Explanation of Responses: ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Neil J. Eckstein July 10, 2002 ----------------------------------------- ----------------------- Name: Neil J. Eckstein Date Vice President Page 2
FORM 4 CONTINUATION SHEET JOINT FILER INFORMATION Eldorado Marketing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Level 3 Communications, Inc. As a result, Eldorado Marketing, Inc. owns the shares of common stock that are the subject of this Report on Form 4 to the same extent as Level 3 Communications, Inc. Software Spectrum, Inc., a Texas corporation, is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Eldorado Marketing, Inc. and is filing this Form 4 in its capacity as successor to Eldorado Acquisition Three, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub"). As a result of the merger described in footnote one of this Form 4, Merger Sub no longer exists and the outstanding shares of Software Spectrum, Inc. are the subject of this Report on Form 4. FORM 4 CONTINUATION SHEET JOINT FILER INFORMATION NAME: Eldorado Marketing, Inc. ADDRESS: 1025 Eldorado Boulevard Broomfield, CO 80021 DESIGNATED FILER: Level 3 Communications, Inc. ISSUER & TICKER SYMBOL: Software Spectrum, Inc. (SSPE) DATE OF EVENT(S) REQUIRING STATEMENT: June 18, 2002 SIGNATURE: ELDORADO MARKETING, INC. By: /s/ Neil J. Eckstein ------------------------------ Name: Neil J. Eckstein Title: Vice President FORM 4 CONTINUATION SHEET JOINT FILER INFORMATION NAME: Software Spectrum Inc., as successor to Eldorado Acquisition Three, Inc. ADDRESS: 2140 Merritt Drive, Garland, TX 75041. DESIGNATED FILER: Level 3 Communications, Inc. ISSUER & TICKER SYMBOL: Software Spectrum, Inc. (SSPE) DATE OF EVENT(S) REQUIRING STATEMENT: June 18, 2002 SIGNATURE: SOFTWARE SPECTRUM, INC. By: /s/ Robert D. Graham ------------------------------ Name: Robert D. Graham Title: Vice President -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----