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. )* West TeleServices Corporation (Name of Issuer) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $.01 per share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 956188106 -------------- (CUSIP Number) *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). 2 - ------------------------- ----------------------------- CUSIP No. 956188106 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages ------------ ------- ------- - ------------------------- ----------------------------- - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gary L. West - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - ----------------- ----- -------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ----- -------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 45,451,263 OWNED BY ----- -------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON -0- WITH ----- -------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 45,451,263 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 45,451,263 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 71.8% - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 - ------------------------- ----------------------------- CUSIP No. 956188106 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages ------------ ------- ------- - ------------------------- ----------------------------- - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Mary E. West - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - ----------------- ----- -------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ----- -------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 45,451,263 OWNED BY ----- -------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON -0- WITH ----- -------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 45,451,263 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 45,451,263 - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 71.8% - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: West TeleServices Corporation (the "Issuer") Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 9910 Maple Street Omaha, NE 68134 Items 2(a) Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal and (b) Business Office: This statement is filed by Gary L. West and Mary E. West (the "Wests"). The business address of the Wests is 9910 Maple Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68134. Item 2(c) Citizenship: United States Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 956188106 Item 3 Not Applicable Item 4 Ownership: (a) 45,451,263 shares of Common Stock, as of December 31, 1996. The 45,451,263 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Wests as of December 31, 1996 are held by the Wests in joint tenancy with right of survivorship. Voting power of these shares of Common Stock is shared between them. (b) 71.8% 5 (c) (i) -0- (ii) 45,451,263 (iii) -0- (iv) 45,451,263 Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable 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: Not Applicable 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 6 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: February 13, 1997 /s/ Gary L. West ------------------ Gary L. West /s/ Mary E. West ------------------ Mary E. West