KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
SC TO-T/A, 2000-07-07
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20549

                                SCHEDULE TO

         Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
                  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             (Amendment No. 4)

                       KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
                    (Name of Subject Company (issuer))

                        HIGH ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
                  HIGH ROAD ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY CORP.
                           WILLIAM J. LILES, III
                             BERNARD J. EBBERS
                   (Names of Filing Persons (offerors))

                  COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
                      (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 482498102
                   (CUSP Number of Class of Securities)

        Dionne M. Rousseau                  Charles P. Adams, Jr.
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent,         Adams & Reese, L.L.P.
     Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.              111 E. Capitol Street
 201 St. Charles Avenue, Floor 51                 Suite 350
   New Orleans, Louisiana  70170        Jackson, Mississippi  39201
          (504) 582-8338                      (601) 292-0720

     (Name, address, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to receive
            notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

                         CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

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| TRANSACTION VALUATION*       | AMOUNT OF FILING FEE                    |
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| $27,485,558                  | $5,398                                  |
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*Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only.
The filing fee calculation assumes the purchase of all the outstanding
shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of KLLM Transport
Services, Inc. (the "Common Stock"), a Delaware corporation (the

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"Company"), including the related preferred stock purchase rights (the
"Rights" and, together with the Common Stock, the "Shares"), except for
689,123 Shares beneficially owned by William J. Liles, III, at a per Share
price of $8.05 in cash, without interest.  Based on the Company's
representation, as of May 25, 2000, there were 4,103,478 Shares issued and
outstanding.  Based on the foregoing, the transaction value is equal to the
product of 3,414,355 Shares and $8.05 per Share.  The amount of the filing
fee calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, equals 1/50th of one percent of the value of the
transaction.

     [ ] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
previously paid.  Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

     Amount Previously Paid:___________________
     Form or Registration No:___________________
     Filing Party:_____________________________
     Dated Filed:____________________________

     [  ]  Check  the  box  if  the  filing  relates  solely to preliminary
communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

     Check  the  appropriate boxes below to designate any  transactions  to
which the statement relates:

     [X]  third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
     [ ]  issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
     [X]  going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
     [ ] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

     Check the following  box if a final amendment reporting the results of
the tender offer: [ ]

     This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement
on  Schedule TO filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC")  on  June  2,  2000,  by  High  Road  Acquisition  Corp., a Delaware
corporation  ("Parent"),  and  High  Road Acquisition Subsidiary  Corp.,  a
Delaware corporation and wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Parent ("Purchaser")
and Amendments No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 to the Schedule TO filed with the SEC
on June 23, 2000, June 26, 2000 and June 28, 2000 respectively,  by Parent,
Purchaser,  William J. Liles, III and Bernard J. Ebbers.  The Schedule  TO,
as amended, relates  to  a  tender  offer  by  Purchaser  to  purchase  all
outstanding  shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common
Stock") of KLLM  Transport  Services,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation (the
"Company"),  and  the  associated  preferred stock purchase rights  of  the
Company (the "Rights" and, together  with  the Common Stock, the "Shares"),
issued pursuant to the Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of
February 13,  1997,  by  and  between  the Company  and  Harris  Trust  and
Savings  Bank,  as  successor  Rights  Agent,  at  a  price  of  $8.05  per

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Share  and  subject  to the conditions  set forth in  the Offer to Purchase
dated June 2,  2000,  as  amended, and  the  related  Letter of Transmittal
(which,   together   with  any  supplements  or  amendments,   collectively
constitute the "Offer"), copies of which were attached  as  Exhibits (a)(1)
(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively, to the Schedule TO.

ITEMS 1, 4 AND 11.

     Items 1, 4 and 11 are  hereby  amended  and  supplemented  to  add the
following:

     On  July  7, 2000, Parent announced the completion of the Offer.   The
Offer expired at  12:00  Midnight,  New York City time on Thursday, July 6,
2000, at which time approximately 2,712,639  shares  were validly tendered,
including guaranteed deliveries.  The tendered shares,  together  with  the
689,123  shares  acquired  by  Parent  from  the  Liles  Family,  represent
approximately 82.9% of the outstanding shares of KLLM common stock.

     As  previously announced, Purchaser will provide a subsequent offering
period of  three  business  days, which will commence at 9:00 a.m. New York
City time on Friday, July 7,  2000  and  expire at 12:00 Midnight, New York
City time on Tuesday, July 11, 2000.  Shares tendered during the subsequent
offering period may not be withdrawn.

ITEM 12.  EXHIBITS

     99. (a)(1)(A) Press release issued by Parent dated July 7, 2000.


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SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the
undersigned hereby certify as of July 7, 2000 that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.  William J. Liles,
III and Bernard J. Ebbers hereby adopt as their own disclosures the
disclosures made by Parent and Purchaser herein and in the Schedule TO
filed June 2, 2000 and Amendments No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 thereto.

HIGH ROAD ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY CORP.

By: /S/ William J. Liles, III
   -------------------------------
Name:   William J. Liles, III
Title:  President


HIGH ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.

By: /S/ William J. Liles, III
   -------------------------------
Name:  William J. Liles, III
Title: President



  /S/ William J. Liles, III
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William J. Liles, III



   /S/ BERNARD J. EBBERS
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Bernard J. Ebbers

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