UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Amendment No.1)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ANORMED INC.
(Name Of Subject Company (Issuer))
GENZYME CORPORATION
DEMATAL CORP.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
COMMON SHARES, NO PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
035910108
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Peter Wirth
Genzyme Corporation
One Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
Telephone: (617) 252-7500
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized
to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
with copies to:
Paul Kinsella
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Telephone: (617) 951-7000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation* |
Amount Of Filing Fee** |
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$379,619,854.65 | $40,619.32 | |
Amount Previously Paid: | $40,619.32 | ||
Form or Registration No.: | Schedule TO-T | ||
Filing Party: | Genzyme Corporation | ||
Date Filed: | September 1, 2006 |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: o
This Statement amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2006 (the "Schedule TO") relating to a tender offer by Dematal Corp, a Nova Scotia unlimited company (the "Offeror") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genzyme Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation ("Parent"), to purchase all the outstanding common shares, no par value, (the "Shares"), of AnorMED Inc., a Canadian corporation (the "Company"), at a purchase price of $8.55 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase for Cash and Circular dated September 1, 2006 (the "Offer to Purchase" and the "Circular," respectively, and together, the "Offer to Purchase and Circular") and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal" which, together with the Offer to Purchase and Circular, as each may be amended and supplemented from time to time, constitute the "Offer").
ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION; ITEM 6. PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION
The fourth paragraph of Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, "Manner of Acceptance General" (found at page 12 of the Offer to Purchase), is deleted and replaced by the following:
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including timely receipt) and acceptance of any AnorMED Shares deposited pursuant to the Offer will be determined by the Offeror. The Offeror reserves the right to reject any and all deposits which it determines not to be in proper form or which may be unlawful to accept under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction. The Offeror reserves the right to waive any defects or irregularities in any deposit of any AnorMED Shares. There shall be no duty or obligation on the Offeror, the Depositary, the U.S. Forwarding Agent or any other person to give notice of any defects or irregularities in any deposit and no liability shall be incurred by any of them for failure to give any such notice.
The last paragraph of Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase, "Withdrawal of Deposited AnorMED Shares" (found at page 22 of the Offer to Purchase), is deleted and replaced by the following:
All questions as to the validity (including timely receipt) and form of notices of withdrawal will be determined by the Offeror. None of the Offeror, the Depositary, the U.S. Forwarding Agent or any other person will be under any duty to give notice of any defect or irregularity in any notice of withdrawal or shall incur any liability for failure to give such notice.
The paragraph with the heading "Margin Requirements" of Section 14 of the Circular, "Effect of the Offer on the Market for Securities; Public Disclosure by AnorMED; Exchange Act Registration; Margin Requirements" (found at page 39 of the Circular), is deleted and replaced by the following:
The AnorMED Shares are currently "margin securities" under the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which has the effect, among other things, of allowing brokers to extend credit using Shares as collateral. Depending upon factors similar to those described above regarding listing and market quotations, it is possible that, following the Offer, the Shares would no longer constitute "margin securities" for the purposes of the margin regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and therefore could no longer be used as collateral for loans made by brokers.
ITEM 5. PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS
Section 3 of the Circular, "Background to the Offer" (found at page 31 of the Circular) is amended to add the following:
On September 26, 2006, AnorMED announced that its board of directors entered into a support agreement with respect to a planned tender offer by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Millennium") for all of the issued and outstanding AnorMED Shares including all AnorMED Shares issuable on the exercise of outstanding options, for U.S. $12.00 per AnorMED Share in cash.
On September 29, 2006, the Offeror sent a letter to AnorMED proposing a potential increase in the Offer price from US$8.55 per AnorMED Share in cash to a price in excess of US$12.00 per AnorMED Share, subject to satisfactory completion of a due diligence review of AnorMED's material non-public information. AnorMED's board of directors determined that the Offeror's proposal could reasonably be expected to lead to a superior proposal for the purposes of AnorMED's support agreement with Millennium. This determination allowed AnorMED to respond to the Offeror's request to obtain access to AnorMED's data room and management.
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On October 4, 2006, Genzyme, the Offeror and AnorMED entered into a confidentiality agreement allowing Genzyme and the Offeror access to AnorMED's data room and management. The confidentiality agreement can be found as Exhibit (e)(1) to Amendment No. 11 to AnorMED's Solicitation/Recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9, filed on October 5, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Conditions (d), (f), (g), (i), (j), (l), (m) and (o) to the Original Offer set out in Section 4 of the Offer to Purchase, "Conditions of the Offer" (found at pages 15 to 18 of the Offer to Purchase), are deleted and replaced by the following:
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The second to last paragraph of Section 4 of the Offer to Purchase, "Conditions of the Offer" (found on page 18 of the Offer to Purchase), is deleted and replaced by the following:
The foregoing conditions are for the exclusive benefit of the Offeror and may be asserted by the Offeror regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any of the conditions (other than any intentional action or inaction by the Offeror giving rise to any such conditions) or may be waived by the Offeror in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, prior to the Expiry Time without prejudice to any other rights which the Offeror may have. Each of the foregoing conditions is independent of and in addition to each other of such conditions and may be asserted irrespective of whether any other of such conditions may be asserted in connection with any particular event, occurrence or state of facts or otherwise. The failure by the Offeror at any time prior to the Expiry Time to exercise any of the foregoing rights will not be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each such right will be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted by the Offeror at any time and from time to time prior to the Expiry Time.
Section 8 of the Offer to Purchase, "Return of Deposited AnorMED Shares" (found at page 23 of the Offer to Purchase), is deleted and replaced by the following:
If any deposited AnorMED Shares are not taken up and paid for pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer for any reason or if certificates are submitted for more AnorMED Shares than are deposited, certificates for unpurchased AnorMED Shares will be returned at the Offeror's expense promptly after the Expiry Time or withdrawal and early termination of the Offer, as the case may be, by either (i) sending new certificates representing AnorMED Shares not purchased or by returning the deposited certificates (and other relevant documents) by first class mail in the name of and to the address specified by the Shareholder in the Letter of Transmittal or, if such name or address is not so specified, in such name and to such address as shown on the share register maintained by or on behalf of AnorMED or (ii) in the case of AnorMED Shares deposited by book-entry transfer into the Depositary's account at CDS or DTC, as applicable, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, "Manner of Acceptance Book-Entry Transfer", such AnorMED Shares will be credited to the depositing holder's account maintained with CDS or DTC, as applicable.
The fifth paragraph of Section 13 of the Offer to Purchase, "Other Terms of the Offer" (found at page 26 of the Offer to Purchase), is deleted and replaced by the following:
The Offeror shall determine all questions relating to the interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer (including, without limitation, the satisfaction of the conditions of the Offer), the Circular, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, the validity of any acceptance of the Offer and the validity of any withdrawal of AnorMED Shares.
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
On October 6, 2006, the Offeror extended the Offer until 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) on October 23, 2006, unless further extended. The full text of the press release issued by the Parent on October 6, 2006 announcing the extension of the Offer is filed as Exhibit (a)(8) hereto and is incorporated by reference. The depositary for the Offer has advised the Parent and the Offeror that, as of 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on October 6, 2006, approximately 2,545 Shares had been tendered and not withdrawn from the Offer.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS
See Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page.
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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.
GENZYME CORPORATION | |||
Dated: October 6, 2006 | By: | /s/ PETER WIRTH Name: Peter Wirth Title: Executive Vice President |
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DEMATAL CORP. | |||
Dated: October 6, 2006 | By: | /s/ GEORGES GEMAYEL Name: Georges Gemayel Title: Vice President |
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EXHIBIT NUMBER |
DOCUMENT |
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(a)(1) | Offer to Purchase for Cash and Circular dated September 1, 2006.* | |
(a)(2) | Form of Letter of Transmittal.* | |
(a)(3) | Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* | |
(a)(4) | Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* | |
(a)(5) | Form of Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* | |
(a)(6) | Form of Guidelines for Certification of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding on Form W-8BEN.* | |
(a)(7) | Summary Advertisement published in the Wall Street Journal, the Globe and Mail and La Presse on September 1, 2006.* | |
(a)(8) | Press Release issued by Genzyme Corporation dated October 6, 2006. | |
(b) | None. | |
(d)(1) | Confidentiality Agreement dated October 4, 2006 among Genzyme Corporation, Dematal Corp. and AnorMED Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit (e)(1) to Amendment No. 11 to AnorMED's Solicitation/Recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9, filed on October 5, 2006)* | |
(g) | None. | |
(h) | Opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (incorporated by reference from Offer to Purchase and Circular filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(1) under the heading "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations").* |
* Previously filed.
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