SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
Network Solutions, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
64121Q102
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [x].
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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 ("Act") 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.64121Q102 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S)
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S)
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
IRS # 39-314-5972
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The state of organization is Delaware.
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NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 413,691
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
443,032
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
443,032
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
10.63%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 64121Q102 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S)
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S)
Van Kampen Funds Inc.
IRS # 362811402
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The state of organization is Delaware.
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NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 228,391
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
228,391
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
228,391
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.48%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 64121Q102 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages
Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer:
Network Solutions, Inc.
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(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
505 Huntmar Park Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
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Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing:
(a) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
(b) Van Kampen Funds Inc.
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(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:
(a) 1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
(b) One Parkview Plaza
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
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(c) Citizenship:
Incorporated by reference to Item 4 of the
cover page pertaining to each reporting person.
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(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
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(e) CUSIP Number:
64121Q102
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Item 3. (a) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. is (e) an Investment
Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940.
(b) Van Kampen Funds Inc. is (e) an Investment Adviser
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940.
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CUSIP No.64121Q102 13-G Page 5 of 10 Pages
Item 4. Ownership.
Incorporated by reference to Items (5) - (9) and (11) of the
cover page.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Inapplicable
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by Van Kampen Funds
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter &
Co., are known to have the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from, the
sale of such securities. No such account holds more than 5
percent of the class.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purpose or effect.
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CUSIP No.64121Q102 13-G Page 6 of 10 Pages
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.
Date: December 10, 1998
Signature: /s/ Bruce Bromberg
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Name/Title Bruce Bromberg / Vice President Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
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MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.
Date: December 10, 1998
Signature: /s/ Donald P. Ryan
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Name/Title Donald P. Ryan / Vice President Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.
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MORGAN STANLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS PAGE
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EXHIBIT 1 Agreement to Make a Joint Filing 7
EXHIBIT 2 Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Bruce Bromberg 8
to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
EXHIBIT 3 Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Donald P. Ryan 9-10
to Sign on behalf of Van Kampen American Capital
Distributors, Inc.
* Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal
criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).
(022597DTI)
Cusip No. 64121Q102 13G Page 7 of 10 Pages
EXHIBIT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G
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DECEMBER 10, 1998
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MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO. and VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC. hereby
agree that, unless differentiated, this Schedule 13G is filed on
behalf of each of the parties.
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.
BY: /s/ Bruce Bromberg
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Bruce Bromberg / Vice President Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC.
BY: /s/ Donald P. Ryan
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Donald P. Ryan / Vice President Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.
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EXHIBIT 2 ------------------
MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.
SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE
I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary of
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify
that as approved by a Unanimous Consent of Directors in Lieu of a Meeting dated
as of May 31, 1997, the following persons are each authorized to sign reports
to be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on
behalf of the Corporation, and such authorizations are in full force and
effect as of this date:
Stuart J.M. Breslow
Robert G. Koppenol
Bruce Bromberg
Robin Sherak
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of
the Corporation as of the 3rd day of June, 1997.
/s/ Charlene R. Herzer
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Charlene R. Herzer
Assistant Secretaty
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EXHIBIT 3
CONSENT IN LIEU OF A MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
The undersigned, being all of the members of the Board of Directors of Van
Kampen American Capital Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), in lieu of holding a special meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation, hereby adopt the following resolutions by unanimous written
consent pursuant to Section 141(f) of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware:
RESOLVED, that any Vice President, Harold J. Schaaff, Jr., and Donald P.
Ryan (the "Proper Officers") are each authorized to sign on behalf of the
Corporation any reports to be filed under Section 13 and Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, each such authorization
to cease automatically upon such individual's termination of employment with any
affiliate of the Corporation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that all prior actions taken by the Proper Officers that
are within the authority conferred by the foregoing resolution are approved,
ratified and confirmed in all respects; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all actions to be taken, caused to be taken
or heretofore taken by any officer of the Corporation in executing any and all
documents, agreements and instruments and in taking any and all steps (including
the payment of all expenses) deemed by such officer as necessary or desirable to
carry out the intents and purposes of the foregoing resolutions are authorized,
ratified and confirmed.
The actions taken by this consent shall have the same force and effect as
if taken at a special meeting of the Board of Directors duly called and
constituted pursuant to the By-Laws of the Corporation and the laws of the State
of Delaware.
This consent may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original for all purposes, and together shall constitute one
and the same Consent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this consent of the Board
of Directors as of the 11th day of February, 1997.
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Page 10 of 10 Pages
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE
OF
VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
I, James J. Boyne, the duly elected and appointed Assistant Secretary of
Van Kampen American Capital Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), hereby certifies that:
a) Attached hereto, as Exhibit A, is a true and correct copy of the
Consent in Lieu of the Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
authorizing the proper signatories to sign Section 13 and Section 16
filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate of the
Assistant Secretary to be signed by James J. Boyne on this 12th day of February,
1997.
/s/ James J. Boyne
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James J. Boyne
