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
December, 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 |12/09/|S | |20,000 |D |$51.2813 |68,988(3) |D | |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/03/|S | |10,000 |D |$41.5859 | |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/06/|S | |10,000 |D |$44.0891 | |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/07/|S | |10,000 |D |$48.1484 | |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/08/|S | |20,000 |D |$51.3914 | |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/08/|S | |10,000 |D |$54.0469 | |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/13/|S | |18,274 |D |$51.2734 | |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/13/|S | |1,726 |D |$51.2735 | |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/13/|S | |2,500 |D |$51.2737 | |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/28/|G | |6,000 |D | |197,390 |I |(1) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/03/|S | |10,000 |D |$41.5859 | |I |(2) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/06/|S | |10,000 |D |$44.0891 | |I |(2) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/07/|S | |10,000 |D |$48.1484 | |I |(2) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/08/|S | |20,000 |D |$51.3914 | |I |(2) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/08/|S | |10,000 |D |$54.0469 | |I |(2) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/13/|S | |20,000 |D |$51.2734 | |I |(2) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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CommonStock |12/13/|S | |2,500 |D |$51.2737 |393,714 |I |(2) |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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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) By Centennial Holdings I, LLC ("Holdings LLC"). The Reporting Person is
an officer, director, manager and unit holder of 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.
(2) By Centennial Holdings V, L.P. ("Holdings V"). The Reporting Person is
one of the general partners of 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.
(3) The Issuer effected a 2-for-1 stock split on
8/20/99.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Steven C. Halstedt
DATE
January 10, 2000
