-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, EHRVb5AO+8NDkmSLw2IPQQoH1EnUyv5jSAxlGeni3YOYqplJRHspliDrK7IbaSz2 LKQ5/7w7BKyu6s81ybnV5g== 0000903423-96-000114.txt : 19961113 0000903423-96-000114.hdr.sgml : 19961113 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-96-000114 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961112 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VIATEL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000945771 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 133787366 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-47367 FILM NUMBER: 96659683 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 THIRD AVE STREET 2: 18TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129356800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 THIRD AVE STREET 2: 18TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SALOMON INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000200245 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 221660266 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SEVEN WORLD TRADE CNTR STREET 2: 28TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10048 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127837000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SEVEN WORLD TRADE CENTER STREET 2: 29TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10048 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHIBRO CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820526 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ENGELHARD MINERALS & CHEMICALS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19811104 SC 13G 1 ----------------------------- OMB Approval OMB Number: 3235-0145 Expires: December 31, 1997 Estimated average burden hours per response....14.90 ----------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* Viatel, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value - -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 925529208 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement |X|. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *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). - --------------------------- ----------------------------- CUSIP No. 925529208 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages -------------- ------- ----- - --------------------------- ----------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Salomon Inc 22-1660266 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 SOLE VOTING POWER --- NUMBER OF SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 2,472,824 OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING --- PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------- WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,472,824 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,472,824 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11.1% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Viatel, Inc. ("Viatel") Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 800 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Salomon Inc Item 2(b). Address or Principal Office or, if none, Residence: Seven World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 Item 2(c). Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock") Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 925529208 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act; (e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; Page 3 of 6 Pages (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b) (1)(ii)(H). Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of October 31, 1996: 2,472,824 shares (b) Percent of Class: 11.1% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,472,824 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,472,824 As of October 31, 1996, Salomon Brothers Inc ("SBI"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Inc, held directly 2,472,824 shares of Common Stock, representing 11.1% of the 22,374,648 shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding in Viatel's Prospectus dated October 17, 1996 relating to the public offering of 8,667,000 shares of Common Stock. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Salomon Inc is filing this Statement on Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. See Exhibit 1. Page 4 of 6 Pages Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not Applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable. 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. 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. Dated: November 8, 1996 SALOMON INC By /s/ Arnold S. Olshin ---------------------------------- Name: Arnold S. Olshin Title: Secretary Page 5 of 6 Pages EXHIBIT 1 Salomon Brothers Inc ("SBI"), a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), is a Delaware corporation that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Brothers Holding Company Inc ("SBHC"), which in turn is a Delaware corporation that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Inc. The principal places of business of SBI and SBHC are located at Seven World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048. Salomon Inc is filing this Statement on Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) under the 1934 Act as a "parent holding company" of SBI in order to report (x) the direct beneficial ownership by SBI of the Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Viatel, Inc. and (y) the indirect beneficial ownership by SBHC and Salomon Inc of the Common Stock directly beneficially owned by SBI. Page 6 of 6 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----