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Exhibit (a)(5)(O)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
NTT Communications Corporation:
MEDIA: Matthew Della Croce at (212) 453-2316
INVESTORS: Morrow and Co., Inc. at (800) 566-9061
Verio, Inc.:
Mona Peloquin at (303) 645-1961
[email protected]
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NTT COMMUNICATIONS AND VERIO ANNOUNCE EXON-FLORIO CLEARANCE
TOKYO and ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - August 24, 2000 - NTT Communications Corporation
and Verio Inc. (NASDAQ: VRIO) today announced that they have been advised that
the President of the United States has determined to take no action to suspend
or prohibit the acquisition of Verio by NTT Communications. NTT Communications'
tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.001 per
share, all outstanding shares of Series A 6.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, par
value $.001 per share, and certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock
of Verio is scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on
Wednesday, August 30, 2000.
As previously disclosed, NTT Communications and Verio had been advised by the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that, following
completion of its investigation (pursuant to the Exon-Florio Amendment to the
Defense Production Act of 1950) of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, the constituent members of CFIUS had each voted to recommend to the
President of the United States that he take no action to suspend or prohibit the
proposed transaction. NTT Communications and Verio were informed on August 23,
2000 that the President has followed this recommendation.
About NTT Communications
NTT Communications, a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation,
provides long distance and international telecommunications reaching over 200
countries worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, NTT Communications' Arcstar
services operate in about 50 countries and have significant presence in Asia
Pacific, North America and Europe. Arcstar global services provide managed
data, multimedia and Internet services to some of the largest companies in the
world. NTT Communications' investment in its Managed Services, IP
Infrastructure and Internet Portal will meet the growing demand for electronic
commerce-based services from its business customers and home users. NTT
Communications, with the OCN brand, is already one of the largest ISPs in Japan.
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For more information about NTT Communications, visit the company's Web site at
www.ntt.com/index-e.html.
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About Verio
Verio Inc. is the world's largest operator of Web sites for businesses and a
leading provider of comprehensive Internet services, with an emphasis on serving
the small and mid-sized business market. The company offers customers a broad
range of Internet solutions, including high-speed access, Web hosting, e-
commerce, virtual private networks and other enhanced services. Verio supports
its operations with highly reliable and scalable national infrastructure and
systems including a Tier One national network. Verio delivers locally-based
sales and engineering support in markets across the United States under the
Verio brand name and provides Web-hosting services to customers in more than 170
countries. For more information about Verio, visit www.verio.com Verio's
corporate headquarters are located in Englewood, Colorado at 8005 S. Chester
St., Suite 200, 80112, phone number (303) 645-1900.
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