UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)*
Nextel Partners, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001
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(Title of Class of Securities)
65333F107
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2003
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Ivy Dodes
Credit Suisse First Boston
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
(212) 325-2000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
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 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. 65333F107
13G/A Page 2 of 6 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Credit Suisse First Boston, on behalf of the Credit Suisse
First Boston business unit
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) X
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
SWITZERLAND
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 15,710,044
REPORTING
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
-0-
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
15,710,044
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
15,710,044
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES [ ]*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.6%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BK, HC
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
Nextel Partners, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
4500 Carillon Point, Kirkland, WA 98033
Item 2.
(a) Name of Persons Filing:
Credit Suisse First Boston, on behalf of the Credit Suisse First
Boston business unit. See Schedule I.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
Uetlibergstrasse 231, P.O. Box 900, CH-8070 Zurich, Switzerland
(c) Citizenship:
Switzerland
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.001
(e) CUSIP Number:
65333F107
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a(n):
(a) |_| Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78o)
(b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c)
(c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78c)
(d) |_| Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act (15 (U.S.C. 80a-8)
(e) |_| Person registered as an investment adviser under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-3) or under the
laws of any state.
(f) |_| Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) |_| Parent Holding Company or Control Person in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) |_| Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)
(i) |_| Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)
(j) |_| Group in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See response to Item 9 on page 2.
(b) Percent of Class:
See response to Item 11 on page 2.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See response to Item 5 on page 2.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See response to Item 6 on page 2.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See response to Item 7 on page 2.
(iv) Shared power to direct the disposition of:
See response to Item 8 on page 2.
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
See Schedule I.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification
Not Applicable
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.
February 5, 2004
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
on behalf of the CREDIT
SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
BUSINESS UNIT
By: /s/ Ivy Dodes
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Name: Ivy Dodes
Title: Managing Director
Schedule I
In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No.
34-39538 (January 12, 1998), this Schedule 13G/A is being filed by Credit Suisse
First Boston (the "Bank"), a Swiss bank, on behalf of itself and its
subsidiaries, to the extent that they constitute the Credit Suisse First Boston
business unit (the "CSFB business unit") excluding Asset Management (as defined
below) (the "Reporting Person"). The CSFB business unit is also comprised of an
asset management business principally conducted under the brand name Credit
Suisse Asset Management ("Asset Management"). The Reporting Person provides
financial advisory and capital raising services, sales and trading for users and
suppliers of capital around the world and invests in and manages private equity
and venture capital funds. Asset Management provides asset management and
investment advisory services to institutional, mutual fund and private investors
worldwide. The address of the Bank's principal business and office is
Uetlibergstrasse 231, P.O. Box 900, CH 8070 Zurich, Switzerland. The address of
the Reporting Person's principal business and office in the United States is
Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010.
The ultimate parent company of the Bank is Credit Suisse Group
("CSG"), a corporation formed under the laws of Switzerland. CSG is a global
financial services company with two distinct business units. In addition to the
CSFB business unit, CSG is comprised of the Credit Suisse Financial Services
business unit (the "Credit Suisse Financial Services business unit"), which
offers investment products, private banking and financial advisory services,
including insurance and pension solutions, for private and corporate clients in
Europe and other markets around the world. CSG's business address is Paradeplatz
8, P.O. Box 1, CH 8070 Zurich, Switzerland.
CSG, for purposes of the federal securities laws, may be deemed
ultimately to control the Bank and the Reporting Person. CSG, its executive
officers and directors, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (including
Asset Management and the Credit Suisse Financial Services business unit) may
beneficially own shares of the securities of the issuer to which this statement
relates (the "Shares") and such Shares are not reported in this statement. CSG
disclaims beneficial ownership of Shares beneficially owned by its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, including the Reporting Person. Each of Asset Management
and the Credit Suisse Financial Services business unit disclaims beneficial
ownership of Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. The Reporting
Person disclaims beneficial ownership of Shares beneficially owned by CSG, Asset
Management and the Credit Suisse Financial Services business unit.
The Reporting Person, along with certain individuals and
corporations, may be deemed to be a group with respect to the securities of
Nextel Partners, Inc. as a result of being parties to the Amended and Restated
Shareholders' Agreement, dated February 18, 2000, as amended on February 22,
2000 (the "Shareholders Agreement"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial
ownership of any Nextel Partners.