As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2006
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 14d-100)
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 13)
Schering Aktiengesellschaft
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
Dritte BV GmbH
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
(Name of Filing Persons (offerors))
Ordinary Shares,
no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
DE0007172009
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
American Depositary Shares
(each representing one Ordinary Share)
(Title of Class of Securities)
806585204
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Dr. Roland Hartwig
Bayerwerk, Gebaeude W11
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee
51368 Leverkusen
Germany
+49 (214) 3081195
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
With copies to:
Charles Nathan, Esq. John E. Sorkin, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 885 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 906-1200 |
Dr. Joachim von Falkenhausen Stefan Widder Latham & Watkins LLP Warburgstrasse 50 20354 Hamburg, Germany +49 (40) 414030 |
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation* |
Amount of Filing Fee* |
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$19,860,767,584.80 | $2,125,102.13 |
Amount Previously Paid: | $2,125,102.13 | |
Form or Registration No.: | Schedule TO | |
Filing Party: |
Dritte BV GmbH Bayer Aktiengesellschaft |
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Date Filed: | April 13, 2006 |
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This Amendment No. 13 to Schedule TO (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, as amended through the date hereof (as amended, the "Statement"), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 13, 2006 by Dritte BV GmbH, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Bidder") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, a stock corporation organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Bayer AG"), and Bayer AG, relating to a tender offer by the Bidder to purchase all of the issued and outstanding bearer shares, with no par value (the "Shares"), including those Shares represented by American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), of Schering Aktiengesellschaft, a stock corporation organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Schering AG"), at a purchase price of EUR 86.00 per Share in cash. The terms and conditions of the offer (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer") are described in the Offer Document, published on April 13, 2006 (the "Offer Document"), a copy of which was originally filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(A), and, where applicable, the related U.S. Declaration of Acceptance and ADS Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto, copies of which were originally filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(B) and (C), to the Statement. Except as otherwise indicated, the information set forth in the Statement remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Statement.
Items 1-11 of the Statement, to the extent such Items incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer Document, are hereby amended as follows:
In connection with Section 7.2 of the Offer Document ("Status of the Antitrust Proceedings") the Bidder discloses the following:
"On May 24, 2006, the European Commission approved without conditions the purchase by Bidder of all outstanding Schering Shares, including Schering Shares represented by Schering ADSs. Antitrust approval by the European Commission satisfies the condition precedent set forth in clause (i) of Section 6.1.2 of this Offer Document."
Item 11 of the Statement is amended and supplemented by adding the following to the end thereof:
"On May 24, 2006, Bayer issued a press release announcing that the European Commission had approved, without conditions, the purchase by Bidder of all outstanding Schering Shares, including Schering Shares represented by Schering ADSs. Antitrust approval by the European Commission satisfies the condition precedent set forth in clause (i) of Section 6.1.2 of this Offer Document. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(T) to the Statement and is incorporated herein by reference."
Item 12 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following thereto:
(a)(5)(T) Press Release issued by Bayer on May 24, 2006
(a)(5)(U) English translation of notice published in the Börsen-Zeitung on May 24, 2006
After due 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: May 24, 2006
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft | |||
By: |
/s/ DR. ROLAND HARTWIG Name: Dr. Roland Hartwig Title: General Counsel |
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By: |
/s/ DR. ALEXANDER ROSAR Name: Dr. Alexander Rosar Title: Head of Investor Relations |
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Dritte BV GmbH |
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By: |
/s/ DR. ARMIN BUCHMEIER Name: Dr. Armin Buchmeier Title: Managing Director |