AMERICAN MOBILE SATELLITE CORP
SC 13D/A, 2000-01-21
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                        XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                 Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   983759 10 1
                                 (CUSIP Number)
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            Randy S. Segal, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
                      American Mobile Satellite Corporation
                   10802 Parkridge Boulevard Reston, VA 20191
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                January 17, 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 " 240.13d-1(e),  240.13(d)-1(f)  or 240.13d-1(g),  check the
following box 9.

Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the  schedule,  including  all  exhibits..  See ' 240.13d-7  for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*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
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).

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information  contained
in this form are not  required to respond  unless the form  displays a currently
valid OMB control number.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 983759 10 1                               13D Amendment No. 1 - Page 2
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<S>       <C>
1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          American Mobile Satellite Corporation
          93-0976127
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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         SOURCE OF FUNDS*:

          WC, OO
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5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
          ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)|_|

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6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Delaware
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                           7            SOLE VOTING POWER:       16,757,262
          NUMBER OF
            SHARES      --------------------------------------------------------
         BENEFICIALLY
           OWNED BY        8            SHARED VOTING POWER:              0
             EACH
          REPORTING     --------------------------------------------------------
            PERSON
             WITH          9            SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:  16,757,262

                        --------------------------------------------------------

                          10            SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:         0
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11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
          16,757,262
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12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

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13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

          38.98%
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14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
           CO
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</TABLE>
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                              AMENDED SCHEDULE 13D1



Item 5.           Interest in Securities of the Issuer


         Item 5 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:



         Based on  information  provided to  American  Mobile by the Issuer (the
"Available  Data"),  there were 26,435,471 shares of Class A Stock of the Issuer
outstanding on December 15, 1999.


         As of January 20, 2000,  American  Mobile  beneficially  owned  200,000
shares of Class A Stock,  which  represents  approximately  0.76% of the Class A
Stock outstanding.  Subject to the restrictions and agreements described in Item
4 above,  American Mobile has the sole power to vote (or to direct the vote) and
the sole power to dispose (or to direct the disposition) of these shares.



         American Mobile also  beneficially  owns  16,557,262  shares of Class B
Stock of the Issuer.  The  Issuer's  Class B Stock is  convertible  into Class A
Stock on a one-for-one  basis. Class B Stock is entitled to three votes for each
share, and Class A Stock is entitled to one vote per share.  Because the Class B
Stock is currently  convertible  into Class A Stock,  under Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act,  American Mobile is deemed to beneficially own the shares of Class
A Stock that can be acquired upon  conversion  of the Class B Stock.  Subject to
the restrictions and agreements  described in Item 4 above,  American Mobile has
the sole power to vote (or to direct the vote) and the sole power to dispose (or
to direct the disposition) of these shares.


         On a fully converted basis, as of the date of this Statement,  American
Mobile is deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 16,757,262  shares of Class
A Stock,  which  represents  approximately  38.98% of the Issuer's Class A Stock
outstanding  after  issuance  of the  16,557,262  shares  of Class A Stock  upon
conversion of the Class B Stock owned by American Mobile.



         As described  above in Item 4, all of the shares of Class B Stock owned
by  American  Mobile,  and all of the  200,000  shares of Class A Stock owned by
American Mobile,  are pledged to American  Mobile's bank lenders and guarantors,
to secure  American  Mobile's  obligations  under its term and revolving  credit
facilities.




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1 Amending the Schedule 13D dated October 18, 1999


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         To the best knowledge of American Mobile,  only the following executive
officers and  directors of American  Mobile  beneficially  own shares of Class A
Stock of the Issuer:


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<S>                                               <C>
         Robert L. Goldsmith                       3,600  shares

         Billy J. Parrott                          6,000  shares

         Gary M. Parsons                          24,716  shares

         Walter V. Purnell, Jr.                   10,000  shares

         Andrew A. Quartner                       15,000  shares

         Randy S. Segal                           26,757  shares

         Jack A. Shaw                             26,757  shares

</TABLE>


         In each  case,  the  number  of  shares  of Class A Stock  owned by the
persons listed above  constitutes less than 1% of the outstanding  Class A Stock
of the Issuer.  Of the shares set forth above,  all such shares are beneficially
owned directly or indirectly by the persons named, except that all of the shares
indicated for each of Ms. Segal and Mr. Shaw  represent  shares of Class A Stock
which such  persons  have the right to  acquire  pursuant  to options  which are
exercisable  currently,  and 10,000 of the shares of Class A Stock indicated for
Mr. Parsons are owned by his wife. In addition,  14,716 of the shares of Class A
Stock owned by Mr. Parsons are subject to the Issuer's right to repurchase  such
shares if Mr.  Parsons'  service as  Chairman of the Board of  Directors  of the
Issuer  ends  prior to July 16,  2000.  Except as set forth  above,  to the best
knowledge  of  American  Mobile,  no  executive  officer or director of American
Mobile  beneficially  owns any  shares of Class A Stock of the Issuer or has the
right to acquire such shares.  American Mobile  expressly  disclaims  beneficial
ownership  of the  shares  of  Class A  Stock  shown  as  owned  by the  persons
identified in the above table.



         American  Mobile may be deemed to comprise a group  (within the meaning
of Section  13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with the following  entities by virtue
of  the  Shareholders'  Agreement:  (1)  General  Motors  Corporation  ("General
Motors");  (2)  DIRECTV  Enterprises,   Inc.  ("DIRECTV");   (3)  Clear  Channel
Investments,  Inc.  ("Clear  Channel");  (4) Columbia XM Radio Partners,  L.L.C.
("Columbia");  (5)  Telcom-XM  Investors,  L.L.C.  ("Telcom");  and (6)  Madison
Dearborn Capital Partners III, L.P. ("M-D Capital  Partners"),  Madison Dearborn
Special Equity III, L.P. ("M-D Special  Equity"),  and Special  Advisors Fund I,
L.L.C.  ("Special  Advisors,"  and,  together with M-D Capital  Partners and M-D
Special  Equity,  "Madison  Dearborn").   American  Mobile  expressly  disclaims
beneficial  ownership  of the  shares  of  Class A Stock of the  Issuer  held by
General Motors, DIRECTV, Clear Channel,  Columbia,  Telcom, or Madison Dearborn,
and the filing of this Statement by American Mobile shall not be construed as an
admission by American  Mobile that it is, for  purposes of Section  13(d) of the
Exchange Act, the beneficial  owner of any of the shares of Class A Stock of the
Issuer held by General  Motors,  DIRECTV,  Clear  Channel,  Columbia,  Telcom or
Madison Dearborn.




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         Based solely upon the Available Data, American Mobile believes that, as
of December 15, 1999, General Motors, DIRECTV, Clear Channel,  Columbia,  Telcom
and Madison Dearborn beneficially owned the number of shares of Class A Stock of
the  Issuer  set  forth in the  table  below,  constituting  in each  case  that
percentage of the Class A Stock of the Issuer  outstanding  on December 15, 1999
set forth in the table.



Name of Beneficial Owner  Number of Shares                   Percentage



General Motors                     11,106,504 (1)                     29.84%

DIRECTV                             5,553,252 (2)                    17.45%

Clear Channel                       8,329,877                        31.51%

Columbia                            2,776,626                        10.50%

Telcom                              2,776,626                        10.50%

M-D Capital Partners                2,702,200                        10.22%

M-D Special Equity                     58,225                            *

Special Advisors                       16,179                            *
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*  Less than 1%



                  (1) Includes  10,786,504 shares of Class A Stock issuable upon
                  conversion  of  Series A  convertible  preferred  stock of the
                  Issuer,  5,393,252 of which are owned by DIRECTV, a subsidiary
                  of General  Motors.  The shares of Class A Stock issuable upon
                  conversion  of the Series A convertible  preferred  stock were
                  deemed to be  outstanding  for the  purpose of  computing  the
                  percentage of the Class A Stock owned by General  Motors,  but
                  not for the purpose of  computing  the  percentage  of Class A
                  Stock owned by any other person.



                  (2) Includes  5,393,252  shares of Class A Stock issuable upon
                  conversion  of  Series A  convertible  preferred  stock of the
                  Issuer.  The shares of Class A Stock issuable upon  conversion
                  of the Series A convertible  preferred stock were deemed to be
                  outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the
                  Class A Stock  owned by  DIRECTV,  but not for the  purpose of
                  computing  the  percentage of Class A Stock owned by any other
                  person.



         On January 17, 2000,  American Mobile  transferred  1,314,914 shares of
Class B Stock owned by it to Baron,  pursuant to, and in  accordance  with,  the
terms of the Baron Note.  Under the terms of the Baron  Note,  at any time after
January 15, 2000,  Baron had the right to exchange the  principal  amount of the
Baron Note (or any portion thereof) into 1,314,914 shares of Class B Stock owned
by American Mobile.  On January 13, 2000, Baron notified American Mobile that it
had  elected  to  exchange  all of the  principal  amount of the Baron Note into
1,314,914 shares of Class B Stock owned by American  Mobile.  In accordance with
the terms of the Baron Note,  American Mobile  transferred  1,314,914  shares of
Class B Stock owned by it to Baron,  effective  January 17, 2000,  and the Baron
Note was returned to American Mobile and cancelled on such date. Also, effective
upon the  transfer  of the  1,314,914  shares  of Class B Stock to Baron and the
cancellation  of the Baron Note,  Baron's  security  interest  in the  1,314,914
shares of Class B Stock was extinguished.


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         Other than the foregoing  transfer of 1,314,914 shares of Class B Stock
to Baron upon exchange of the Baron Note, American Mobile has not engaged in any
transactions in the Issuer's Class A Stock within the past 60 days.



         American  Mobile is not aware of any  transactions in shares of Class A
Stock  that were  effected  within  the past 60 days by any of  General  Motors,
DIRECTV, Clear Channel,  Columbia, Telcom, or Madison Dearborn, or by any of the
persons listed in Annex A.



         American  Mobile does not know of any other person  having the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of  dividends  from,  or the proceeds
from the sale of, the shares of Class A Stock of the Issuer  beneficially  owned
by American Mobile.








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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.



                                           AMERICAN MOBILE SATELLITE CORPORATION



                                           By: /s/Randy S. Segal
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                                               Name:  Randy S. Segal
                                               Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                      General Counsel


Date:    January 21, 2000






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