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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
(RULE 13d-101)
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)*
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
13D-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(a)
XATA CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
983882 30 9
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(CUSIP Number)
JAMES E. HEERIN
JOHN DEERE SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
300 GRIMES BRIDGE ROAD
ROSWELL, GEORGIA 30075
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
OCTOBER 31, 2000
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following
box. / /
NOTE. Six copies of this statement, including exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.
(Continued on following pages)
(Page 1 of 6 Pages)
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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
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
1034 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. 983882 30 9 13D Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
JOHN DEERE SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /X/1
(b) / /2
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) / /3
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENE- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
FICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH 830,000
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8 SHARED VOTING POWER
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
830,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
830,000
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [GRAPHIC OMITTED] / /4
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
14.87%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS
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CUSIP No. 983882 30 9 13D Page 3 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
DEERE & COMPANY
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /X/5
(b) / /6
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) / /7
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENE- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
FICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH 830,000(1)
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8 SHARED VOTING POWER
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
830,000(1)
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
830,000(1)
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [GRAPHIC OMITTED] / /8
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
14.87%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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(1) CONSISTS OF 830,000 SHARES OWNED BY JOHN DEERE SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP,
INC., A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF DEERE & COMPANY.
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS
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CUSIP No. 983882 30 9 13D Page 4 of 6 Pages
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This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the
Schedule 13D filed jointly on September 11, 2000 by John Deere Special
Technologies Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("JDSTG"), and Deere & Company,
a Delaware corporation ("Deere"), with respect to common stock, $.01 par value
(the "Common Stock") of XATA Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the
"Issuer"). All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise
defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
JDSTG purchased its equity interest in the Issuer as a strategic
investment in onboard technology for the transportation industry.
Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of August 30, 2000, by
and between JDSTG and the Issuer (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), as amended by
Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 31, 2000, by and
between JDSTG and the Issuer (the "Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement"),
JDSTG purchased 630,000 newly issued shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to a
Selling Stockholder Agreement dated as of August 30, 2000, by and between JDSTG
and XATA Investment Partners, LLC (the "Selling Stockholder Agreement"), JDSTG
purchased 200,000 shares of Common Stock from the Selling Stockholder. Pursuant
to the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement,
if certain conditions are satisfied, including shareholder approval of the
issuance of additional shares, satisfactory completion of due diligence by
JDSTG, and successful beta testing of one of the Issuer's products, JDSTG will
purchase an additional 1,314,060 shares of Common Stock on or prior to December
31, 2000 (the "2nd Closing"). JDSTG also has an option, exercisable at any time
prior to December 31, 2002, to purchase up to 1,202,940 shares of Common Stock
(the "Share Option"). In addition, JDSTG has an option, exercisable between
August 1, 2001 and August 1, 2002, to convert a currently outstanding promissory
note from the Issuer to JDSTG into shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. JDSTG
has also been granted certain registration rights pursuant to a Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of August 30, 2000, between JDSTG and the Issuer,
which is filed as Exhibit 3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The descriptions of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Amendment to
Stock Purchase Agreement and the Selling Stockholder Agreement throughout this
Schedule 13D are qualified in their entirety by reference to the copies of such
Stock Purchase Agreement, Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement and Selling
Stockholder Agreement, respectively, which are filed as Exhibits 1, 5 and 2
hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
Other than as described above, JDSTG may, from time to time, review its
investment position in the Issuer and may, depending on market and other
conditions, desire to increase or decrease such investment position. Pursuant to
the Stock Purchase Agreement, for a period of one year from the date of the
Stock Purchase Agreement, JDSTG must obtain the prior approval of the Issuer's
Board of Directors in order to purchase additional shares of the Issuer.
In accordance with the provisions of the Stock Purchase Agreement,
effective August 31, 2000, Dennis R. Johnson resigned from the Board of
Directors of the Issuer. Two JDSTG nominees, Charles R. Stamp, Jr., and Barry
Batcheller, were appointed to fill the resulting vacancy and an existing vacancy
in the Board of Directors of the Issuer. In accordance with the provisions of
the Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, if JDSTG exercises the Share Option
in full, as described above, JDSTG will have the right to designate one more
member to serve on the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
The Board of Directors of the Issuer has approved an amendment to the
Issuer's Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock and removing the reservation of voting rights solely to Common
Stock and recommended the amendment to the shareholders for approval. The
increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock is necessary to
effectuate, and is a condition to, the 2nd Closing.
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CUSIP No. 983882 30 9 13D Page 5 of 6 Pages
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Other than as described above, neither JDSTG nor Deere has any current
plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any transaction, change or
event specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of the Schedule 13D form.
JDSTG and Deere reserve the right to develop such plans or proposals in the
future.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT
TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
Other than the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Amendment to Stock
Purchase Agreement, the Selling Stockholder Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement, to the knowledge of JDSTG, there are no contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships among the persons named in Item 2
and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the
Issuer, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the
securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or
calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or
withholding of proxies.
Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Issuer has agreed to use
its best efforts to ensure that its directors and officers vote in favor of the
issuance of additional shares to JDSTG and the amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation. Steve Lawrence (on behalf of the Selling Stockholder), Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and beneficial owner of less than 1% of
the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer, and William Flies
(individually and as a trustee under various trusts), a member of the Board of
Directors and beneficial owner of 19.46% of the issued and outstanding Common
Stock of the Issuer, have indicated in a non-binding letter their intention to
vote in favor of the issuance of additional shares to JDSTG and the amendment to
the Articles of Incorporation and their intention to vote to elect the nominees
of JDSTG to the Board of Directors of the Issuer as described above.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Item 7 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Exhibit 1: Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2000,
by and between John Deere Special Technologies Group,
Inc., and XATA Corporation (incorporated herein by
reference to the Schedule 13D filed on September 11,
2000).
Exhibit 2: Selling Stockholder Agreement, dated as of August 30,
2000, by and between John Deere Special Technologies
Group, Inc., and XATA Investment Partners, LLC
(incorporated herein by reference to the Schedule 13D
filed on September 11, 2000).
Exhibit 3: Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 30,
2000, by and between John Deere Special Technologies
Group, Inc. and XATA Corporation (incorporated herein by
reference to the Schedule 13D filed on September 11,
2000).
Exhibit 4: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2000,
by and between John Deere Special Technologies Group,
Inc. and Deere & Company (incorporated herein by
reference to the Schedule 13D filed on September 11,
2000).
Exhibit 5: Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of
October 31, 2000, by and between John Deere Special
Technologies Group, Inc., and XATA Corporation.
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CUSIP No. 983882 30 9 13D Page 6 of 6 Pages
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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.
November 8, 2000
JOHN DEERE SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Charles R. Stamp, Jr.
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Name: Charles R. Stamp, Jr.
Title: President
DEERE & COMPANY
By: /s/ James R. Jenkins
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Name: James R. Jenkins
Title: Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
