UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 13)*

 
SYKES ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Voting Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
871237103
(CUSIP Number)
 
December 31, 2017
(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)
 
T                          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. 871237103
 
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS.  OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
SYKES JOHN H
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
(a)            £
(b)            £
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
 WITH
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SOLE VOTING POWER
2,341,916
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SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,341,916
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,341,916
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
£
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.5%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
FOOTNOTES
 
John H. Sykes is the beneficial owner of 2,341,916 shares which are owned by Mr. Sykes through Jopar Investments Limited Partnership, a North Carolina limited partnership (“Jopar”).  Mr. Sykes is the sole limited partner of Jopar and owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Jopar’s sole general partner, Jopar Investments, Inc., a North Carolina corporation.
 
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Item 1.
 
(a)
Name of Issuer
SYKES ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED

(b)
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE
SUITE 2800
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602

Item 2.
 
(a)
Name of Person Filing
JOHN H. SYKES

(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
4201 JIM WALTER BOULEVARD
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602

(c)
Citizenship
United States of America

(d)
Title of Class of Securities
Voting Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(e)
CUSIP Number
871237103

Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
 
(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 of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
 
(e)             £ An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
 
(f)             £ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
 
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(g)             £ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
 
(h)             £ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
 
(i)             £ A 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)             £ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
 
Item 4.
Ownership.
 
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
 
(a)
Amount beneficially owned: 2,341,916
 
(b)
Percent of class: 5.5%
 
(c)
Number of shares as to which the person has:
 
(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,341,916
 
(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
 
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,341,916
 
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
 
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.   £
 
Not Applicable
 
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
 
Not Applicable
 
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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.
 
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.
 
Date:  February 6, 2018
 
By:              /s/ John H. Sykes
           
            Name:  John H. Sykes




Footnotes:
The Reporting Person’s 5.5% ownership interest in the Issuer is based on total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Issuer in the amount of 42,897,526 as of October 19, 2017, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2017.

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