KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
SC TO-T/A, 2000-06-26
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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. 2)

                       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
                   (CUSIP 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. 2 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 the Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule TO filed with the  SEC  on June 23,
2000,  by  Parent, Purchaser, William J. Liles, III and Bernard J.  Ebbers.
The Schedule  TO  and  the  Amendment  No.1  relate  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  Share  and  subject  to  the  conditions  set  forth  in   the

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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.

ITEM 1.   SUMMARY TERM SHEET

Q.   How long do I have to decide whether to tender in the offer?

     The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in the Summary Term
Sheet  under  this  question is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting
the response corresponding  to  this  question  and  replacing  it with the
following:

          The offer, which was scheduled to expire 12:00 midnight, New York
     City time, on June 29, 2000, has been extended.  As a result, you have
     until  12:00  midnight, New York City time, on July 6, 2000 to  tender
     your shares in  the offer, unless the offer is extended again pursuant
     to the merger agreement.  See Section 1.

Q.   Can the offer be extended and under what circumstances?

     The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in the Summary Term
Sheet under this question  is  hereby  amended and supplemented by deleting
the  response corresponding to this question  and  replacing  it  with  the
following:

          We  have  agreed that if we do not close the tender offer on July
     6, 2000 due to a  failure  of a condition to the closing of the tender
     offer (other than the condition  that the Company's board of directors
     shall have not withdrawn their recommendation of the tender offer), we
     will  extend  the  offer  again until  two  business  days  after  the
     condition is met, but no later  than  August  1, 2000.  We will not be
     required to extend the offer again, however, if  the  condition is not
     reasonably capable of being met by August 1, 2000.  See Section 1.

ITEM 4.   TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION

     (a)  The  information  set  forth in the Offer to Purchase  is  hereby
amended by deleting the last sentence  of  the first paragraph of Section 1
("Terms of the Offer; Expiration Date") in its  entirety  and  replacing it
with the following:

          Purchaser has extended the period during which the Offer  is open
     from 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on June 29, 2000, until 12:00
     Midnight, New York City time, on July 6, 2000.  As a result, the  term
     "Expiration Date" means 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on July 6,
     2000,  unless and until Purchaser, in its sole discretion (but subject
     to the terms  and  conditions  of  the  Merger  Agreement), shall have
     extended the period during which the Offer is open, in which event the
     term "Expiration Date" shall mean the latest time  and  date  at which
     the Offer, as so extended by Purchaser, shall expire.

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ITEM 13.  INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SCHEDULE 13E-3

          Item 9.   Reports, Opinions, Appraisals and Negotiations.

          (a),  (b)  and  (c)  The  information  set  forth in the Offer to
               Purchase is hereby amended and supplemented  by  adding  the
               following  section  after  Section VIII ("Federal Income Tax
               Consequences"):

               IX.  CERTAIN APPRAISALS.

                    As described in Section  IV,  the Bank of America, N.A.
               retained  an  appraiser, MB Valuation  Services,  Inc.  (the
               "Appraiser"), to  appraise the Company's trucks and trailers
               in  connection  with   the   refinancing  of  the  Company's
               revolving  credit  facility.   The  appraisal  indicated  an
               orderly  liquidation value (the "Orderly  Liquidation  Value
               Appraisal") as of March 30, 2000 of $85.2 million and a fair
               market value (the "Fair Market Value Appraisal") as of March
               30, 2000 of  $103.9  million.  The Orderly Liquidation Value
               Appraisal is attached hereto as Exhibit (c)(1), and the Fair
               Market Value Appraisal is attached hereto as Exhibit (c)(2).

                    The Bank of America, N.A. commissioned the Appraiser to
               perform the Orderly Liquidation Value Appraisal and the Fair
               Market Value Appraisal.  As a result, Parent, Purchaser, and
               Messrs. Liles and Ebbers  do  not know the Bank of America's
               method of selection of the Appraiser  or  the qualifications
               of  the Appraiser to perform the appraisals.   Each  of  the
               appraisals   state,   however,  that  the  appraisal  is  in
               compliance  with  the  Uniform   Standards  of  Professional
               Appraisal as of January 1, 2000, and  prepared in conformity
               with the Principles of Appraisal Practice and Code of Ethics
               of the American Society of Appraisers.

                     Parent, Purchaser and Messrs. Liles and Ebbers are not
               aware of any material relationship that  has  existed during
               the  past  two  years  or  is  mutually  understood  to   be
               contemplated  between the Appraiser or any of its affiliates
               and the Company or any of its affiliates.  Parent, Purchaser
               and Messrs. Liles  and  Ebbers did not give any instructions
               to or impose any limitations on the scope of the appraisal.

                    The Orderly Liquidation Value Appraisal states that the
               Bank of America, N.A. requested  that an orderly liquidation
               value   concept   be   used   to   appraise   the  Company's
               trucks  and  trailers.    The   "Orderly  Liquidation  Value
               Concept"  is  defined  as "the estimated amount expressed in
               terms of  money  which  could  be  typically  realized  from
               a  sale,   given  a  reasonable  period  of  time  to find a
               purchaser(s), the seller being compelled to sell on an as is-

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               where-is  basis."   The appraisal  states  that this concept
               assumes a "Forced Sale" with only a limited time for  market
               exposure  and  has  no  "willing  seller"  assumptions,  and
               takes  into consideration the  physical condition,  quality,
               difficulty and cost of removal,  and  overall  psychological
               appeal  of  the  assets.    The  appraisal  states  that  in
               estimating  the  orderly  liquidation  value, the  Appraiser
               considered   the   following   approaches   in  arriving  at
               indicators  of value: (1) the cost  approach, (2) the market
               comparison approach, (3)  a direct sales  comparison and (4)
               the income approach.   The  appraisal  states that  personal
               inspection of specific assets was made.

                    The Fair Market Value Appraisal states that the purpose
               of the appraisal is to estimate the fair market value of the
               Company's  trucks  and  trailers.  The appraisal states that
               the "Fair Market Value Concept" is defined as "the estimated
               amount expressed in terms  of  money  that may reasonably be
               expected for an item of property between a willing buyer and
               a  willing  seller  with  equity  to  both,  neither   under
               compulsion  to  buy  or  sell  and  both  fully aware of all
               relevant  facts."  The appraisal states that  in  estimating
               the  fair  market   value,   the  appraiser  considered  the
               following approaches in arriving at indicators of value: (1)
               the cost approach, (2) the sales comparison approach and (3)
               the income approach.  The appraisal provides that the values
               reflected  therein  are  based  primarily   upon  one  or  a
               combination  of the preceding methods with heavier  emphasis
               on the market  comparison approach, when sufficient data was
               available. The appraisal  states that personal inspection of
               specific assets was made.

                    The appraisals were not  prepared with a view to public
               disclosure  or  reliance  by the Company's  stockholders  in
               making a decision in connection with the Offer or the Merger
               or in making any other investment  decision.  The appraisals
               state that use of the report by persons  other than the Bank
               of  America,  N.A. should be done so with the  understanding
               that no guarantees  have  been  made by the Appraiser to the
               Bank of America, N.A. The inclusion of the appraisals should
               not  be  regarded as an indication  that  Messrs.  Liles  or
               Ebbers, Parent  or  Purchaser  considered  or  consider  the
               appraisals  to  be  a  reliable prediction of future events.
               Therefore, the Company's  stockholders  are cautioned not to
               rely upon the appraisals.

                    The  appraisals will be made available  for  inspection
               and copying  at  the  principal  executive offices of Parent
               during its regular business hours  by  any interested equity
               security  holder  of the Company or representative  who  has
               been so designated in writing.

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     Item 16.  Exhibits.

          99.(a)(1)(A) Press release  issued  by Parent, Purchaser and Messrs.
                       Liles and Ebbers, dated June 23, 2000.

          99.(c)(1)    Orderly Liquidation Value  Appraisal  of  the Company's
                       trucks and trailers, dated April 14, 2000.

          99.(c)(2)    Fair Market Value Appraisal of the Company's trucks and
                       trailers, dated April 17, 2000.


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SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the
undersigned hereby certify as of June 23, 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 Amendment No. 1 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
-------------------------------
William J. Liles, III



   /S/ BERNARD J. EBBERS
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Bernard J. Ebbers


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