UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Halstedt, Steven C.
1428 15th Street
Denver, CO 80202
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Verio, Inc.
VRIO
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
August 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |8/20/9|S | |6,900 |D |$70.5625 | |I |(1) |
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Common Stock |8/23/9|S | |11,200 |D |$36.0765 |0(2) |I |(1) |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |8/20/9|S | |5,550 |D |$70.5625 | |I |(3) |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |8/23/9|S | |20,000 |D |$36.6055 | |I |(3) |
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Common Stock |8/23/9|S | |8,900 |D |$36.0765 | |I |(3) |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |8/24/9|S | |20,000 |D |$40.3359 | |I |(3) |
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Common Stock |8/26/9|S | |2,500 |D |$40.125 | |I |(3) |
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Common Stock |9/01/9|S | |2,500 |D |$37.5625 |165,995(2) |I |(3) |
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Common Stock |8/20/9|S | |5,550 |D |$70.5625 | |I |(4) |
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Common Stock |8/23/9|S | |20,000 |D |$36.6055 | |I |(4) |
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Common Stock |8/23/9|S | |8,900 |D |$36.0765 | |I |(4) |
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Common Stock |8/24/9|S | |20,000 |D |$40.3359 | |I |(4) |
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Common Stock |8/26/9|S | |2,500 |D |$40.1250 | |I |(4) |
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Common stock |9/01/9|S | |2,500 |D |$37.5625 |280,447(2) |I |(4) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The Reporting Person is one of the five general partners of Centennial
Holdings IV, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Holdings IV") which is, in turn, the sole general partner of
Centennial Fund IV, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("Fund IV"). The transactions reported were effected by
Fund IV. By virtue of the
relationships described and his roles with Fund IV and Holdings IV, the
Reporting Person may be deemed to
control Fund IV and Holdings IV, and may be deemed to possess indirect
beneficial ownership of the Issuer's
securities held by Fund IV. However, the Reporting Person, acting alone, does
not have voitng or investment
power with respect to the Issuer's securities held by Fund IV, and, as a
result, the Reporting Person disclaims
beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities directly beneficially owned by
Fund IV, except to the extent of the
Reporting Person's indirect pecuniary interest in Fund
IV.
(2) The Issuer effected a 2-for-1 stock split on
8/20/99.
(3) The Reporting Person is a unit holder of Centennial Holdings I, LLC
("Holdings LLC"). The Reporting Person is
an officer, director and manager of Holdings LLC. The transactions reported
were effected by Holdings LLC. By
virtue of the relationships described and his roles with Holdings LLC, the
Reporting Person may be deemed to
control the Issuer's securities held by Holdings LLC. However, the Reporting
Person, acting alone, does not have
voting or investment power with respect to the Issuer's securities directly
beneficially held by Holdings LLC, and,
as a result, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the
Issuer's securities directly beneficially
owned by Holdings LLC, except to the extent of the reporting Person's indirect
pecuniary interest in Holdings LLC.
(4) The Reporting Person is one of the five general partners of Centennial
Holdings V, L.P. ("Holdings V"). The
transactions reported were effected by Holdings V. By virtue of the
relationships described above and his roles
with Holdings V, the Reporting Person may be deemed to control Holdings V and
may be deemed to possess
indirect beneficial ownership of the issuer's securities held by Holdings V.
However, the Reporting Person, acting
alone, does not have voting or investment power with respect to the issuer's
securities directly beneficially held
by Holdings V, and, as a result, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial
ownership of the issuer's securities
directly beneficially owned by Holdings V, except to the extent of the
Reporting Person's indirect pecuniary
interest in Holdings
V.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Steven C. Halstedt
DATE
September 10, 1999
