UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
871237-10-3
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
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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 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
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).
(Continued on following page(s))
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CUSIP No. 871237-10-3
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
John H. Sykes
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) |_|
(b) |_|
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 18,086,300 shares
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0 shares
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
18,086,300 shares
REPORTING
PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 Shares
WITH
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
18,086,300 shares
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
Not applicable
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
43.63%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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CUSIP No. 871237-10-3
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3900
Tampa, Florida 33602
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
John H. Sykes
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3900
Tampa, Florida 33602
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
United States of America
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
871237-10-3
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
Not applicable
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 18,086,300 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 43.63%
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CUSIP No. 871237-10-3
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
18,086,300 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0 shares
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
18,086,300 shares
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 shares
John H. Sykes is the beneficial owner of 18,086,300 shares of the
common stock of Sykes Enteprises, Incorporated. Of such shares,
17,806,750 shares are owned by Mr. Sykes through Jopar Investments
Limited Partnership, a North Carolina Limited Partnership ("Jopar").
Mr. Sykes is the sole limited partner of Jopar and owns all the
outstanding capital stock of Jopar's sole general partner, Jopar
Investments, Inc., a North Carolina corporation. Mr. Sykes owns the
other 279,550 shares through various trusts over which Mr. Sykes
retains sole voting and investment power.
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
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable
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Item 10. Certification.
Not applicable
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CUSIP No. 8711237-10-3
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 16, 1999
/S/John L. Crites, Jr.
John L. Crites, Jr., attorney-in-fact
For John H. Sykes
*John L. Crites, Jr. signs this document on behalf of John H. Sykes pursuant to
the power of attorney attached as Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13G.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Scott J. Bendert and John L. Crites, Jr. as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned are Schedule 13D
and Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto and any other
documents, instruments, or schedules, all in accordance with
Regulation 13D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended;
2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
the execution of any such Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G and the
timely filing of such schedule with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority;
and
3. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required by the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
his or her discretion.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact or his or her substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Regulation 13D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed effective as of this 15th day of February, 1999.
/S/John H. Sykes
Signature
John H. Sykes
Printed Name
