ILLUMINET HOLDINGS INC
SC 13G, 2000-02-14
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             Information to be included in Statements filed Pursuant
           to Rules 13d-1(b)(c), and (d) and Amendments thereto filed
                           pursuant to Rule 13d-2 (b)
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*


                            Illuminet Holdings, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                        Common stock, par value $.01 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    452334105
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1999
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


         Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
         Schedule is filed:

                  |_|      Rule 13d-1(b)

                  |_|      Rule 13d-1(c)

                  |X|      Rule 13d-1(d)


* The  remainder of this cover page shall be filed 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
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).










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Issuer:  Illuminet Holdings, Inc.

CUSIP No. 452334105                     13G                    Page 2 of 7 Pages
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 1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          The  Trustees of the TDS Voting Trust under  Agreement  dated June 30,
          1989

 2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) |X|
                                                                        (b) |_|

 3        SEC USE ONLY

 4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware

                                        5       SOLE VOTING POWER
              NUMBER OF                         Not Applicable
               SHARES
            BENEFICIALLY
              OWNED BY
                EACH
              REPORTING
               PERSON
                WITH

6         SHARED  VOTING POWER - 2,539,476 shares common stock.1

7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

          Not Applicable

8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

          Same as 6

9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          Same as 6

10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

          Not Applicable

11        PERCENT OF CLASS  REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) - Reporting  person
          beneficially  owns  10.0% of the  Class A common  stock  and less than
          1% of the common  stock of the Issuer,  representing  approximately
          8.49% of the Issuer's outstanding classes of common stock and Issuer's
          voting power.

12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          OO
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
1
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1 These  amounts  include  947 shares of Class A common  stock and  options  for
12,254  shares  of  Class  A  common  stock  owned  by  Gregory  J.   Wilkinson,
a Director and Vice-Chairman of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. and  Vice-President and
Corporate Secretary of Telephone  and  Data  Systems, Inc.  These  amounts  also
include  448  shares  underlying  options  owned  by  Mr.  Wilkinson.   The  947
shares of Class A common stock, the Class A options and the common share options
will be transferred to Telephone and  Data  Systems,  Inc.  In the  case  of the
947  shares,  the  transfer  will take  place after transfer restrictions  lapse
and in the case of the option shares, the  transfer will  take place  after  the
options are exercised.  On April 5, 2000, each share of  Class  A  common  stock
will automatically convert into four shares of  common  stock.  Except  for this
conversion  feature,  all of the rights of  holders of Class A common  stock and
holders of common stock will be equivalent, and the two classes of stock will be
treated as one group for all voting, dividend and other matters.



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Issuer:  Illuminet Holdings, Inc.

CUSIP No. 452334105                     13G                    Page 3 of 7 Pages
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 1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

 2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) |X|
                                                                        (b) |_|

 3        SEC USE ONLY

 4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware

                                        5       SOLE VOTING POWER
              NUMBER OF                         Not Applicable
               SHARES
            BENEFICIALLY
              OWNED BY
                EACH
              REPORTING
               PERSON
                WITH

6         SHARED  VOTING POWER - 2,539,476 shares of common stock.1

7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

          Not Applicable

8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

          Same as 6

9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          Same as 6

10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

          Not Applicable

11        PERCENT OF CLASS  REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)  -Reporting  person
          beneficially  owns 10.0% of the Class A common  stock and less than 1%
          of the common stock of the Issuer, representing approximately 8.49% of
          the Issuer's  outstanding  classes of common stock and Issuer's voting
          power.

12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
1
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1 These  amounts  include  947 shares of Class A common  stock and  options  for
12,254  shares  of  Class  A  common  stock  owned  by  Gregory  J.   Wilkinson,
a Director and Vice-Chairman of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. and  Vice-President and
Corporate Secretary of Telephone  and  Data  Systems, Inc.  These  amounts  also
include  448  shares  underlying  options  owned  by  Mr.  Wilkinson.   The  947
shares of Class A common stock, the Class A options and the common share options
will be transferred to Telephone and  Data  Systems,  Inc.  In the  case  of the
947  shares,  the  transfer  will take  place after transfer restrictions  lapse
and in the case of the option shares, the  transfer will  take place  after  the
options are exercised.  On April 5, 2000, each share of  Class  A  common  stock
will automatically convert into four shares of  common  stock.  Except  for this
conversion  feature,  all of the rights of  holders of Class A common  stock and
holders of common stock will be equivalent, and the two classes of stock will be
treated as one group for all voting, dividend and other matters.




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Schedule 13G
Issuer: Illuminet Holdings, Inc.
Page 4 of 7


Item 1.           (a)      Name of Issuer:

                           Illuminet Holdings, Inc.

                  (b)      Address of Issuers's Principal Executive Offices:

                           4501 Intelco Loop, S.E.
                           PO Box 2909
                           Lacey, Washington 98503

Item 2.           (a)      Name of Person Filing:

                           The  Trustees  of the Voting  Trust  under  Agreement
                           dated June 30, 1989 ("The Voting Trust")1,  Telephone
                           and Data  Systems,  Inc.  ("TDS"),  are  filing  this
                           Schedule  13G  concerning  their  direct and indirect
                           beneficial  ownership of the Class A common stock and
                           common stock of the Issuer.


                  (b)      Address  of  Principal  Business  Office or, if None,
                           Residence:

                           c/o Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
                           30 North LaSalle Street
                           Suite 4000
                           Chicago, Illinois 60602

                  (c)      Citizenship:

                           See cover page, Item 4.

                  (d)      Title of Class of Securities:

                           Class A common stock, $0.01 par value
                           common stock, $0.01 par value

                  (e)      CUSIP Number:

                           452334105

Item 3.           (a) - (j)  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1
                             (c), check this box.    |X|


Item 4.           Ownership

                  (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 1999:

                  The Voting Trust.

                  The Trustees of the Voting Trust  pursuant to Agreement  dated
                  June 30, 1989, as amended,  are LeRoy T. Carlson,  Jr., Walter
                  C. D. Carlson,  Letitia G. C. Carlson and Donald C. Nebergall.
                  The Voting Trust is the direct  beneficial owner of TDS Series
                  A Common Shares.

                  TDS.

                  The Voting Trust holds and the trustees vote 6,359,808  Series
                  A Common Shares of TDS, representing  approximately 51% of the
                  outstanding voting power of all shares of capital stock of TDS
                  Series A Common  Shares  and TDS Common  Shares.  By reason of
                  such  ownership,  The Voting Trust  controls the election of a
                  majority of the  directors of TDS and a majority of the voting
                  power on all
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1 The Trustees of the Voting Trust pursuant to Agreement dated June 30, 1989, a
amended (hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 9.1 in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 of Telephone and Data Systems,
Inc.): LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Walter C. D. Carlson, Letitia G. C. Carlson and
Donald C. Nebergall.



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Schedule 13G
Issuer: Illuminet Holdings, Inc.
Page 5 of 7


                  other matters  subject to a vote of the  shareholders  of TDS.
                  TDS  shares  voting  power with  respect to 634,757  shares of
                  Class A Common  Stock and 448 shares of  Common  Stock of  the
                  Issuer.

                  (b)      Percent of Class:

                                         Class A
                                       common stock*    common stock      Total
                                       -------------    ------------      ------
    Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.       10.0%              **           8.49%

                                    *       Each  share of Class A common  stock
                                            will be automatically converted into
                                            four shares of common stock on April
                                            5, 2000.

                                    **      Less than 1%


                  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

                           (i)      Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                                    Not Applicable


                           (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:


                                                                        common
                                          Class A                      stock (as
                                        common stock*   common stock  converted)
                                        -------------   ------------  ----------
  Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.       634,757             448       2,539,476

                                    *       Each  share of Class A common  stock
                                            will be automatically converted into
                                            four shares of common stock on April
                                            5, 2000.

                           (iii)   Sole  power  to  dispose  or  to  direct  the
                                   disposition of:

                                    Not Applicable


                           (iv)  Shared  power  to  dispose  or  to  direct  the
                                 disposition of:

                                                                        common
                                       Class A                         stock (as
                                     common stock*     common stock   converted)
                                     -------------     ------------   ----------
  Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.       634,757            448        2,539,476

                                    *       Each  share of Class A common  stock
                                            will be automatically converted into
                                            four shares of common stock on April
                                            5, 2000.


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



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Schedule 13G
Issuer: Illuminet Holdings, Inc.
Page 6 of 7


Item 8.           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  (i)      Identification:

                           The  Trustees  of  the  Voting   Trust   pursuant  to
                           Agreement  dated June 30, 1989, as amended  Telephone
                           and Data Systems, Inc.


                  (ii)     Classification:

                           None  of  the  members  of  the  group  is  a  person
                           identified   under  Item  3  of  Schedule  13G.  This
                           statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).

Item 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not Applicable

Item 10.          Certification.

                  By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge
                  and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
                  and are not held for the  purpose  of or with  the  effect  of
                  changing  or  influencing  the  control  of the  issuer of the
                  securities   and  were  not  acquired  and  are  not  held  in
                  connection with or as a participant in any transaction  having
                  that purpose or effect.





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Schedule 13G
Issuer: Illuminet Holdings, Inc.
Page 7 of 7



                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

                  The  undersigned  hereby agree and  consent,  pursuant to Rule
13d-1(f)(1),  to the joint  filing of all  Schedules  13D and/or  Schedules  13G
(including any amendments thereto) on behalf of such parties with respect to the
Issuer.

                                   SIGNATURES

                  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.


Date:    February 11,  2000 TRUSTEES OF THE VOTING TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT
                            DATED JUNE 30, 1989


                             /s/ Walter C. D. Carlson*
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                             Walter C. D. Carlson


                             /s/ Letitia G. C. Carlson*
                             --------------------------------------------------
                             Letitia G. C. Carlson


                             /s/ Donald C. Nebergall*
                             --------------------------------------------------
                             Donald C. Nebergall


                            *By:
                             /s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
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                            LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
                            Trustee and as Attorney-in-Fact for above Trustees*

                                                     *Pursuant  to Joint  Filing
                                                     Agreement   and   Power  of
                                                     Attorney   which  has  been
                                                     separately  filed  with the
                                                     Securities   and   Exchange
                                                     Commission      and      is
                                                     incorporated  by  reference
                                                     herein.

                            TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.


                            By: /s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
                               ------------------------------------------------
                            LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
                            President
























                         Signature Page to Schedule 13G
    relating to the indirect beneficial ownership of Illuminet Holdings, Inc.
                       by Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.




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