UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
SpectraSite Holdings, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
84760T100
(CUSIP Number)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
o Rule 13d-1(b)
oRule 13d-1(c)
ý 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 (“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).
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Whitney Equity Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (IRS Identification No. 06-1445444), the sole general partner of which is J.H. Whitney Equity Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company. The members of J. H. Whitney Equity Partners, L.L.C. are Peter M. Castleman, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O’Brien and Michael R. Stone. |
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With |
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SOLE VOTING POWER 4,923,524 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED VOTING POWER —0— |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,923,524 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER —0— |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,923,524 shares of Common Stock |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 3.25% |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
J.H. Whitney III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (IRS Identification No. 06-15032280), the sole general partner of which is J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company. The members of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. are Peter M. Castleman, Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O’Brien and Michael R. Stone. |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A Delaware limited partnership. The sole general partner is a Delaware limited liability company whose members are individuals who are United States citizens. |
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With |
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SOLE VOTING POWER 7,265,734 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED VOTING POWER —0— |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7,265,734 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER —0— |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 7,265,734 shares of Common Stock
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.8%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (IRS Identification No. 06-1503276), the sole general partner of which is J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company. The members of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. are Peter M. Castleman, Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O’Brien and Michael R. Stone. |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A Delaware limited partnership. The sole general partner is a Delaware limited liability company whose members are individuals who are United States citizens. |
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With |
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SOLE VOTING POWER 175,079 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED VOTING POWER —0— |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 175,079 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER —0— |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 175,079 shares of Common Stock
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.12% |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
J.H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (IRS Identification No. 06-1515013), the sole general partner of which is Whitney GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company. The members of Whitney GP, L.L.C. are Peter M. Castleman, Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O’Brien and Michael R. Stone.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A Delaware limited partnership. The sole general partner is a Delaware limited liability company whose members are individuals who are United States citizens. |
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With |
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SOLE VOTING POWER 312,500 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED VOTING POWER —0— |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 312,500 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER —0— |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 312,500 shares
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.2%
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
SpectraSite Holdings, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
100 Regency Forest Drive, Suite 400
Cary, N.C. 27511
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
(i) Whitney Equity Partners, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. The name of the general partner of Whitney Equity Partners, L.P. is J.H. Whitney Equity Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, whose business address is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901. The names and business address of the members of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners, L.L.C. are as follows: Peter M. Castleman, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O’Brien and Michael R. Stone, the business address of each of whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901.
(ii) J.H. Whitney III, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. The name of the general partner of J.H. Whitney III, L.P. is J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, whose business address is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901. The names and business address of the members of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. are as follows: Peter M. Castleman, Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O’Brien and Michael R. Stone, the business address of each of whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901.
(iii) Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. The name of the general partner of Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. is J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C., a limited liability company, whose business address is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901. The names and business address of the members of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. are as follows: Peter M. Castleman, Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O’Brien and Michael R. Stone, the business address of each of whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901.
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(iv) Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. The name of the general partner of Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P. is Whitney GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, whose business address is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901. The names and business address of the members of Whitney GP, L.L.C. are as follows: Peter M. Castleman, Joseph D. Carrabino, Jr., James H. Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Daniel J. O’Brien and Michael R. Stone, the business address of each of whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
(i) Whitney Equity Partners, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(ii) J.H. Whitney III, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(iii) Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(iv) J. H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(c) Citizenship:
(i) Whitney Equity Partners, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. Its general partner is a Delaware limited liability company. All of the individual members of the general partner are citizens of the United States.
(ii) J.H. Whitney III, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. Its general partner is a Delaware limited liability company. All of the individual members of the general partner are citizens of the United States.
(iii) Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. Its general partner is a Delaware limited liability company. All of the individual members of the general partner are citizens of the United States.
(iv) J. H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. Its general partner is a Delaware limited liability company. All of the individual members of the general partner are citizens of the United States.
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(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number:
84760T100
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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 PERSON FILING IS A:
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Item 4. Ownership.
The following information is provided as of December 31, 2001:
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
(i) Whitney Equity Partners, L.P. is the beneficial owner of 4,923,524 shares. (1)
(1) Whitney Equity Partners, L.P., J.H. Whitney III, L.P, Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. and J.H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P. disclaims the existence of a group with respect to the Common Stock of the issuer, and each disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by the others.
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(ii) J.H. Whitney III, L.P. is the beneficial owner of 7,265,734 shares.(1)
(iii) Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. is the beneficial owner of 175,079 shares.(1)
(iv) J. H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P. is the beneficial owner of 312,500 shares.(1)
(b) Percent of class:
(i) 3.6% for Whitney Equity Partners, L.P.;
(ii) 4.8% for J. H. Whitney III, L.P.;
(iii) 0.1% for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
(iv) 0.2% for J. H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
4,923,524 shares for Whitney Equity Partners, L.P.;
7,265,734 shares for J.H. Whitney III, L.P.;
175,079 shares for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
312,500 shares for J. H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0 shares for Whitney Equity Partners, L.P.;
0 shares for J. H. Whitney III, L.P.;
0 shares for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
0 shares for J. H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
4,923,524 shares for Whitney Equity Partners, L.P.;
7,265,734 shares for J.H. Whitney III, L.P.;
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175,079 shares for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
312,500 shares for J. H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 shares for Whitney Equity Partners, L.P.;
0 shares for J.H. Whitney III, L.P.;
0 shares for Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P.; and
0 shares for J. H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
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.
No other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the securities owned by Whitney Equity Partners, L.P., J.H. Whitney III, L.P., Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P., and J.H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable
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.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of Whitney Equity Partners, L.P., J. H. Whitney III, L.P., Whitney Strategic Partners III, L.P. and J.H. Whitney Mezzanine Fund, L.P. certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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WHITNEY EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P. |
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By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners, L.L.C. |
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Daniel J. O’Brien |
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Managing Member |
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J. H. WHITNEY III, L.P. |
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By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. |
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By:_______________________________________ |
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Daniel J. O’Brien |
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Managing Member |
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WHITNEY STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P. |
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By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. |
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By:_______________________________________ |
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Daniel J. O’Brien |
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Managing Member |
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J. H. WHITNEY MEZZANINE FUND, L.P. |
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By: Whitney GP, L.L.C. |
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By:_______________________________________ |
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Daniel J. O’Brien |
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Managing Member |
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Exhibit A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them on a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, of SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement this day of February , 2002.
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WHITNEY EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P. |
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By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners, L.L.C. |
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By:__________________________________ |
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Daniel J. O’Brien |
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Managing Member |
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J. H. WHITNEY III, L.P. |
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By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. |
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By:_________________________________ |
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Daniel J. O’Brien |
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Managing Member |
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WHITNEY STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P. |
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By: J.H. Whitney Equity Partners III, L.L.C. |
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By:_________________________________ |
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Daniel J. O’Brien |
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Managing Member |
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J. H. WHITNEY MEZZANINE FUND, L.P. |
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By: Whitney GP, L.L.C. |
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By:_________________________________ |
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Daniel J. O’Brien |
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