UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

(Rule 13d-101)

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

13d-2(a)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.    2 )*

Buhrmann NV

(Name of Issuer)

 

Ordinary Shares at a par value of EUR 1.20 per

share, represented by American Depositary Shares

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

12007Q100

(CUSIP Number)

 

John F. Hartigan, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

300 S. Grand Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 612-2500

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

March 31, 2005

(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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

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).

 



 

CUSIP No.   12007Q100

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 ý

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

8.

Shared Voting Power 
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power 

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power 
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 
0

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 
0%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN

 

 

2



 

 

CUSIP No.   12007Q100

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Apollo Overseas Partners IV, L.P.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 ý

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Cayman Islands

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

8.

Shared Voting Power 
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power 

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power 
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 
0

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 
0%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN

 

 

3



 

 

CUSIP No.   12007Q100

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Apollo Advisors IV, L.P.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 ý

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

8.

Shared Voting Power 
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power 

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power 
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 
0

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 
0%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN

 

 

4



 

 

CUSIP No.   12007Q100

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
AP Office, LLC

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 ý

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

8.

Shared Voting Power 
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power 

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power 
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 
0

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 
0%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5



 

 

CUSIP No.   12007Q100

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Apollo Management IV, L.P.

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 ý

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
OO

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power

 

8.

Shared Voting Power 
0

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power 

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power 
0

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 
0

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 
0%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN

 

 

6



 

This Amendment No. 2 supplements and amends the Statement on Schedule 13D filed on May 14, 2004, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on February 25, 2005, by (i) Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“AIFIV”), (ii) Apollo Overseas Partners IV, L.P., a limited partnership registered in the Cayman Islands (“Overseas IV”), (iii) Apollo Advisors IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Advisors IV”), (iv) AP Office, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AP Office”), and (v) Apollo Management IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Management IV”, and collectively with AIFIV, Overseas IV, Advisors IV and AP Office, the “Reporting Persons”), and relates to the ordinary shares at a par value of EUR 1.20 per share, represented by American Depositary Shares (the “Ordinary Shares”) of Buhrmann NV (the “Issuer”).

 

Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but no otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 13D filed on May 14, 2004.

 

Responses to each item of this Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D are incorporated by reference into the response to each other item, as applicable.

 

Item 1.

Security and Issuer

 

 

Item 2.

Identity and Background

 

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

 

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction

 

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 5 is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

On March 31, 2005, AIFIV, Overseas IV and AP Office (the “Apollo Holders”) sold an aggregate of 28,059 shares of Preference Shares C to the Issuer pursuant to the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement dated as of February 22, 2005 (the “Purchase Agreement”) among the Apollo Holders, the other holders of the outstanding Preference Shares C and the Issuer.  Following such sale, the Apollo Holders no longer hold any shares of Preference Shares C. 

 

(a)  See the information contained on the cover pages to this Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D which is incorporated herein by reference. 

 

(b)  See the information contained on the cover pages to this Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(c)  There have been no reportable transactions with respect to the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer within the last 60 days by the Reporting Persons, except as described in this Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D.

 

(d)  None.

 

(e)  March 31, 2005.

 

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Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

 

Item 7.

Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of each of the undersigned, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement with respect to such person is true, complete and correct.

 

 

Date:    March 31, 2005

APOLLO INVESTMENT FUND IV, L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

APOLLO ADVISORS IV, L.P.
Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IV,
INC.
Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

 

 

Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

 

Vice President

 

 

Date:    March 31, 2005

APOLLO OVERSEAS PARTNERS IV, L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

APOLLO ADVISORS IV, L.P.
Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IV,
INC.
Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

 

 

Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

 

Vice President

 

 

Date:    March 31, 2005

APOLLO ADVISORS IV, L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IV, INC.
Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

 

Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

Vice President

 

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Date:    March 31, 2005

AP OFFICE, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

APOLLO MANAGEMENT IV, L.P.
Its Manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

AIF IV MANAGEMENT, INC.
Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

 

 

Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

 

Vice President

 

 

Date:    March 31, 2005

APOLLO MANAGEMENT IV, L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

AIF IV MANAGEMENT, INC.
Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

 

 

Patricia M. Navis

 

 

 

 

Vice President

 

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