-----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, Iz1l0HgjVJI/YEitZbLZhAxAUYzldzbnF7FpTJqKuKJPjhlhBNLyqP3EDVvqaqCz Aip+CCkG35LCr6/6Aw5qpQ== 0000899140-98-000112.txt : 19980211 0000899140-98-000112.hdr.sgml : 19980211 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899140-98-000112 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980210 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ESPRIT TELECOM GROUP PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001032142 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50821 FILM NUMBER: 98527791 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: MINERVA HOUSE VALPY STREET CITY: READING UNITED KINGD STATE: X0 ZIP: 00000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WARBURG PINCUS VENTURES LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000942263 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133784037 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: E M WARBURG PINCUS & CO INC STREET 2: 466 LEXINGTON AVE 10TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017-3147 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128780600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: E M WARBURG PINCUS & CO INC STREET 2: 466 LEXINGTON AVE 10TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017-3147 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Esprit Telecom Group plc - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Ordinary Shares, nominal value (pound)0.01 per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 29665W104 ------------------ (CUSIP Number) *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 on 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 ("Act") 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). SEC 1745 (2/95) 1 - ----------------------------- CUSIP No. 29665W104 13G - ----------------------------- - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P. - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 15,442,150 OWNED BY ------ ---------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON -0- WITH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,442,150 - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 15,442,150 - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 12.5% - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 2 - ----------------------------- CUSIP No. 29665W104 13G - ----------------------------- - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Warburg, Pincus & Co. - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 15,442,150 OWNED BY ------ ---------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON -0- WITH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,442,150 - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 15,442,150 - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 12.5% - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 3 - ----------------------------- CUSIP No. 29665W104 13G - ----------------------------- - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 15,442,150 OWNED BY ------ ---------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON -0- WITH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 15,442,150 - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 15,442,150 - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 12.5% - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO - ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 4 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: - --------- -------------- Esprit Telecom Group plc (the "Issuer") Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: - --------- ----------------------------------------------- Minerva House Valpy Street Reading RG1 1AR United Kingdom Items 2(a) Name of Person Filing; Address of and (b). Principal Business Office: - ---------- --------------------------------- This statement is filed by and on behalf of (a) Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WPV"); (b) Warburg, Pincus & Co., a New York general partnership ("WP"); and (c) E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC, a New York limited liability company ("EMW LLC"), which manages WPV. WP, as the sole general partner of WPV, has a 15% interest in the profits of WPV as the general partner, and also owns approximately 1.2% of the limited partnership interests in WPV. Lionel I. Pincus is the managing partner of WP and the managing member of EMW LLC and may be deemed to control both WP and EMW LLC. The members of EMW LLC are substantially the same as the partners of WP. Mr. Dominic Shorthouse, a director of the Issuer, is a Managing Director and member of EMW LLC. Mr. Shorthouse disclaims beneficial ownership, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by WPV. The business address of each of the foregoing is 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017. 5 Item 2(c). Citizenship: - --------- ----------- Not Applicable. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: - --------- ---------------------------- Ordinary Shares, nominal value (pound)0.01 per share (the "Ordinary Shares"), of the Issuer. Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: - --------- ------------ 29665W104 Item 3. Not Applicable. - ------ Item 4. Ownership: - ------ --------- (a) 15,442,150 Ordinary Shares, as of December 31, 1997 (b) 12.5% (c) (i) -0- (ii) 15,442,150 (iii) -0- (iv) 15,442,150 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: - ------ -------------------------------------------- Not Applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on - ------ Behalf of Another Person: -------------------------------------- Not Applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the - ------ Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: --------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable. 6 Item 8. Identification and Classification of - ------- Members of the Group: -------------------- Not Applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: - ------ ------------------------------ Not Applicable. Item 10. Certification: - ------- ------------- Not Applicable. 7 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. Dated: February 10, 1998 WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES, L.P. By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner By: /s/ Stephen Distler --------------------------- Name: Stephen Distler Title: Partner WARBURG, PINCUS & CO. By: /s/ Stephen Distler --------------------------- Name: Stephen Distler Title: Partner E.M. WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., LLC By: /s/ Stephen Distler --------------------------- Name: Stephen Distler Title: Member 8 EXHIBITS Exhibit I Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 10, 1998, among the signatories to this Schedule 13G. 9 EX-99 2 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Exhibit I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(f)(1) ---------------------------- The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Dated: February 10, 1998 WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES, L.P. By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner By: /s/ Stephen Distler Name: Stephen Distler Title: Partner WARBURG, PINCUS & CO. By: /s/ Stephen Distler Name: Stephen Distler Title: Partner E.M. WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., LLC By: /s/ Stephen Distler Name: Stephen Distler Title: Member 10 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----