SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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)
(Amendment No. ____)*
SpectraSite Holdings, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
84760T 10 0
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(CUSIP Number)
September 1, 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)
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* 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 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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CUSIP No. 84760T 10 0 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) |X|
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 10,000,000
OWNED BY
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,000,000
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,000,000
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
34.4%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. (the "Company")
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 100 Regency
Forest Drive, Suite 400, Cary, North Carolina 27511
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: This Statement on Schedule 13G is
being filed by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC").
(b) Address of Principal Business Office: The principal business
address of CIBC is Commerce Court, Toronto, Canada M5L 1A2.
(c) Citizenship: CIBC is a bank organized under the
Bank Act of Canada.
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 84760T 10 0
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:
(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act;
(b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;
(c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19)
of the Exchange Act;
(d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act;
(e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of
an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act;
(j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(I)(ii)(J);
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c),
check this box. |_|
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Page 4 of 5 Pages
Item 4. Ownership.
CIBC may be deemed to beneficially shares of preferred stock which are
convertible into 10,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), which are directly held by
subsidiaries and affiliates of CIBC. CIBC may be deemed to share the
voting and dispositive power with respect to such Common Stock. See
Item 6. Andrew Heyer, a director of the Company, and Jay R. Bloom and
Dean C. Kehler, are officers of an affiliate of CIBC and share voting
and dispositive power with respect to the Common Stock and may be
deemed to beneficially own them.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of preferred stock.
(b) Percent of Class: 34.4% (based on 19,097,222 shares of Common
Stock reported outstanding as of December 31, 1999, plus the
conversion of preferred stock into 10,000,000 shares of Common
Stock held by CIBC).
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 10,000,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 10,000,000
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
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Page 5 of 5 Pages
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
As noted above, CIBC may be deemed to have direct or indirect voting
and/or investment discretion over 10,000,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock which are held for the benefit of subsidiaries and
affiliates of CIBC. Such subsidiaries and affiliates have the right to
receive dividends as well as the proceeds from the sale of the Common
Stock. The interests of each of such persons and entities (other than
CIBC WG Argosy Merchant Fund 2, LLC, an 80% owned subsidiary of CIBC),
taken individually, do not exceed more than five percent of the class
of Common Stock.
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. Certifications.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Date: February 15, 2000
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
By: /s/ Patricia A. Bourdon
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Name: Patricia A. Bourdon
Title: Assistant Secretary
