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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
NOVA Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
669784100
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(CUSIP Number)
April 21, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule
pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
*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 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).
Page 1 of 6 Pages
SEC 1745 (3-98)
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CUSIP No. 669784100 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Investors, L.P. I.D.# 13-3549187
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8,853,182
OWNED BY
EACH ------ ----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH -0-
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8,853,182
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
8,853,182
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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
12.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 669784100 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus & Co. I.D.# 13-6358475
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 9,475,871
OWNED BY
EACH ------ ----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH -0-
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,475,871
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,475,871
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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
13.2%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 669784100 13G Page 4 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC I.D.# 13-3536050
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8,853,182
OWNED BY
EACH ------ ----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH -0-
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8,853,182
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
8,853,182
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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
12.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") amends the Schedule 13G initially
filed by the Reporting Entities on February 14, 1997 (the "Schedule 13G"),
relating to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of
NOVA Corporation, a Georgia corporation, and is being filed pursuant to Rule
13d-2(b) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms
used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the
Schedule 13G.
Introductory Note.
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The Reporting Entities are hereby reporting a change in their beneficial
ownership of the Common Stock relating to the sale in April 1998 of an aggregate
of 2,233,588 shares of Common Stock by Warburg, Pincus Investors, L.P. ("WPI"),
which, as of the date of this Amendment, directly owns an aggregate 8,853,182
shares of Common Stock. E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC, a New York limited
liability company ("EMW LLC"), manages WPI. In addition, Warburg, Pincus & Co.,
a New York general partnership ("WP"), the sole general partner of WPI, may be
deemed to beneficially own 622,689 shares of Common Stock held by its asset
management affiliate, Warburg Pincus Asset Management, Inc., which WP may be
deemed to control. WP disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, for
purposes of the Exchange Act or otherwise.
Item 4. Ownership
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Item 4 of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended by deleting such item in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
Item 4. Ownership of WP:
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(a) 9,475,871 shares of Common Stock, as of
December 31, 1998.
(b) 13.2%
(c) (i) -0-
(ii) 9,475,871
(iii) -0-
(iv) 9,475,871
Ownership of WPI and EMW LLC:
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(a) 8,853,182 shares of Common Stock, as of
December 31, 1998.
(b) 12.3%
(c) (i) -0-
(ii) 8,853,182
(iii) -0-
(iv) 8,853,182
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SIGNATURE
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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.
Dated: February 9, 1999
WARBURG, PINCUS INVESTORS, L.P.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS & CO.
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
E.M. WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., LLC
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Member
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