-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RxCTn8zXoTamSnujjyilPDfUyVHVjX1ih4r3tCLKQdhnvBzAyO4eEkHEAHMFKoul 6mCBkXg3wxAaJgTxJscikQ== 0000950133-06-001640.txt : 20060403 0000950133-06-001640.hdr.sgml : 20060403 20060403133759 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950133-06-001640 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC TO-T/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060403 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060403 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SMEDVIG ASA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001021232 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-T/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50212 FILM NUMBER: 06732454 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FINNESTADVEIEN 28 CITY: 4029 STAVANGER STATE: Q8 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 0114751509900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 110 CITY: 4001 STAVANGER STATE: Q8 ZIP: 00000 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SMEDVIG ASA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001021232 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50212 FILM NUMBER: 06732455 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FINNESTADVEIEN 28 CITY: 4029 STAVANGER STATE: Q8 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 0114751509900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 110 CITY: 4001 STAVANGER STATE: Q8 ZIP: 00000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SeaDrill LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001351413 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-T/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PAR-LA-VILLE PLACE, 14 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM 08 BUSINESS PHONE: 14412956935 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PAR-LA-VILLE PLACE, 14 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM 08 SC TO-T/A 1 w18829a2sctovtza.htm SEADRILL sctovtza
 

 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 2
 
SMEDVIG ASA
(Name of Issuer)
SEADRILL LIMITED
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Class A Ordinary Shares, nominal value NOK 10.00 per share
Class A American Depositary Shares,
each representing One Class A Ordinary Share evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
Class B Ordinary Shares, nominal value NOK 10.00 per share
Class B American Depositary Shares,
each representing One Class B Ordinary Share evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
(Title of Class of Securities)
4564665
83169H105
4587189
83169H204
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Kate Blankenship
SeaDrill Limited
Par-la-Ville Place
14 Par-la-Ville Road
Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda
+1 441 295 69 35
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of filing persons)
Copy to:
Anthony J. Renzi, Jr., Esq.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Robert S. Strauss Building
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 887-4000
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
           
  Transaction Valuation*     Amount of Filing Fee**  
  $92,069,587.57     $9,851.45  
 
 
*   Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. The Transaction Valuation in Norwegian kroner (“NOK”) is calculated by calculating the sum of (x) the product determined by multiplying NOK 205, the offer price per share of Class A Ordinary Share and Class A American Depositary Share, by the sum of (i) 2,465,200, the number of Class A Ordinary Shares held by stockholders located in the United States, and (ii) 137,422, the number of Class A Ordinary Shares represented by American Depositary Shares and (y) the product determined by multiplying NOK 165, the offer price per share of Class B Ordinary Share and Class B American Depositary Share, by the sum of (i) 350,763, the number of Class B Ordinary Shares held by stockholders located in the United States, and (ii) 193,152, the number of Class B Ordinary Shares represented by American Depositary Shares. The exchange rate used to convert the Transaction Valuation in NOK to U.S. dollars for purposes of calculating this filing fee is U.S. $1.00 = NOK 6.7697, the Federal Reserve noon buying rate on February 17, 2006.
 
**   Calculated pursuant to Fee Rate Advisory #5 for fiscal year 2006 as $107.00 per million of Transaction Value.
    R Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
     
Amount Previously Paid: $9,851.45
  Filing Party: SeaDrill Limited
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO
  Date Filed: March 6, 2006
Check the appropriate boxes to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
R third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
£ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
£ going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
R amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
     Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: £
 
 

 

     This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2006 (the “Schedule TO”) by SeaDrill Limited, a Bermuda limited company (the “Purchaser”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated March 27, 2006, for any and all outstanding shares Class A Ordinary Shares, 10.00 Norwegian kroner (“NOK”) nominal value per share (the “Class A Shares”), Class A American Depositary Shares, each representing One Class A Ordinary Share (the “Class A ADSs”), Class B Ordinary Shares, nominal value NOK 10.00 per share (the “Class B Shares” and, together with the Class A Shares, the “Shares”), and Class B American Depositary Shares, each representing One Class B Ordinary Share (the “Class B ADSs” and, together with the Class A ADSs, the “ADSs”), of Smedvig ASA, a public limited company organized under the laws of Norway (“Smedvig”), at a price of NOK 205 per Class A Share and per Class A ADS, net to the seller in cash, without interest, and NOK 165 per Class B Share and per Class B ADS, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in the related Letters of Transmittal, which, together with any amendments or supplements hereto or thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer.” The Offer is being made only to residents of the United States. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.
     Items 1 through 13
     Items 1 through 13 of the Schedule TO, which incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase and the related letters of transmittal, copies of which were filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B)(i) through (a)(1)(B)(iv) inclusive, are hereby amended as follows:
     (1) A new sentence on page ii of the Offer to Purchase is inserted after the third full paragraph as follows:
     On March 31, 2006, Noble Corporation informed the Purchaser that it would tender all of its 21,095,600 Class A Shares and 2,501,374 Class B Shares.
     (2) On page S-5 of the Offer to Purchase, the first paragraph of the section entitled “What are the risks associated with Noble Corporation’s ownership of shares as it relates to this offer?” is amended by replacing such paragraph as follows:
     On December 23, 2005, the drilling company Noble Corporation announced completion of the acquisition of 21,095,600 Class A shares and 2,501,374 Class B shares for an aggregate purchase price of NOK 4,594,326,100 from Peter T. Smedvig and family. The acquired shares represent approximately 39.2 percent of Smedvig’s Class A shares and 8.9 percent of Smedvig’s Class B shares. Noble Corporation is not affiliated with us. On March 31, 2006, Noble Corporation informed us that it would tender all of its 21,095,600 Class A shares and 2,501,374 Class B shares.
     (3) On page 19 of the Offer to Purchase, the first paragraph of the section entitled “Noble Corporation” is amended by replacing such paragraph as follows:
     Noble Corporation. On December 23, 2005, the drilling company Noble Corporation announced completion of the acquisition of 21,095,600 Class A Shares and 2,501,374 Class B Shares for an aggregate purchase price of NOK 4,594,326,100 from Peter T. Smedvig and family. The acquired Shares represent approximately 39.2 percent of Smedvig’s Class A Shares and 8.9 percent of Smedvig’s Class B Shares. Noble Corporation is not affiliated with the Purchaser. On March 31, 2006, Noble Corporation informed the Purchaser that it would tender all of its 21,095,600 Class A Shares and 2,501,374 Class B Shares.
     (4) An additional letter mailed to U.S. stockholders is filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(1)(h) to the Schedule TO.

 

* * *
     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: April 3, 2006
         
  SEADRILL LIMITED
 		  
  By:   /s/ Tor Olav Trøim    
    Name:   Tor Olav Trøim   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit Number   Description
(a)(1)(A)*
  Offer to Purchase dated March 6, 2006.
 
    
(a)(1)(B)(i)*
  Letter of Transmittal to Tender Class A Ordinary Shares.
 
    
(a)(1)(B)(ii)*
  Letter of Transmittal to Tender Class B Ordinary Shares.
 
    
a)(1)(B)(iii)*
  Letter of Transmittal to Tender Class A American Depositary Shares (“Class A ADSs”).
 
    
(a)(1)(B)(iv)*
  Letter of Transmittal to Tender Class B American Depositary Shares (“Class B ADSs”).
 
    
(a)(1)(C)*
  Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
 
    
(a)(1)(D)*
  Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
 
    
(a)(1)(E)*
  Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for Tender of Shares or American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”).
 
    
(a)(1)(F)*
  Form of Press Release issued by the Purchaser on March 6, 2006.
 
    
(a)(1)(G)*
  Form of Summary Advertisement.
 
    
(a)(1)(H)
  Letter to U.S. Stockholders
 
    
(b)(1)
  USD 1,200,000,000 Bridge Loan Facility dated 23 January 2006 between SeaDrill Limited, as borrower, Nordea Bank Norge ASA and DnB NOR Bank ASA, as mandated lead arrangers, the participating lenders listed therein, Nordea Bank Norge ASA, as book runner, and Nordea Bank Norge ASA, as agent (filed as Exhibit 1 to the reporting person’s Statement on Schedule 13D dated February 6, 2006).
 
    
(b)(2)*
  Form of Guarantee (“Selvskyldnergaranti”) by Nordea Bank Norge ASA and DnB NOR Bank ASA.
 
* previously filed

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EXHIBIT (A)(1)(H)
SeaDrill Limited
Par-la-Ville Place
14 Par-la-Ville Road
Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda
March 27, 2006
Re:   SeaDrill Limited’s U.S. Offer to Purchase Class A Shares, Class B Shares,
   Class A ADSs and Class B ADSs of Smedvig ASA
Dear U.S. Stockholder:
     On March 6, 2006, SeaDrill Limited commenced a tender offer in the United States to purchase the securities of Smedvig ASA as listed above. The tender offer is described in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2006, and the related offer to purchase and letters of transmittal it contains. On March 27, 2006, we filed an amendment to the Schedule TO, which amends certain sections of the offer to purchase.
     A copy of the March 27 amendment is included in this package. Some of the key points in the amendment are as follows:
  •   We amend the introduction, summary term sheet and Section 12 of the offer to purchase to disclose that Noble Corporation owns 21,095,600 Class A Shares and 2,501,374 Class B Shares, or approximately 39.2% of the Class A Shares and 8.9% of the Class B Shares. Noble is not affiliated with us. As described below, a two-thirds vote of all shareholders of Smedvig is required for certain fundamental corporate actions (such as mergers, amendments to governing documents, declarations of dividends and delisting from stock exchanges). Thus, if Noble retains its current share holdings, it may block any of these fundamental corporate actions by withholding its vote.
 
  •   We amend the summary term sheet, Section 8 and Section 9 of the offer to purchase to provide additional disclosure about us and some of the risks that shareholders who do not accept our offer may face after completion of the offer.
 
  •   As a point of clarification, in the summary term sheet and Section 12 of the offer to purchase, Smedvig Class A Shares are entitled to one vote per hare, and Class B Shares generally may not vote. However, certain actions concerning Smedvig must be approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the Class A Shares and Class B Shares present at a shareholder meeting voting together as a single class.
 
  •   We provide additional disclosure in the summary term sheet and Section 12 of the offer to purchase about the Norwegian compulsory offer procedure that will apply if we acquire more than 90% of the voting rights in Smedvig, including the ability of U.S. stockholders to participate.
 
  •   As a point of clarification, in Section 13 of the offer to purchase there are no regulatory or government approvals that apply to our offer.
 
  •   In the summary term sheet, Section 8 and Section 15 of the offer to purchase, we provide additional information about other companies that John Fredriksen has an interest in and the fact that since February 16, 2006, SeaDrill and Smedvig have had some common officers and directors.
     This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the enclosed amendment. You should read the amendment carefully before making a decision whether to tender your Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class A ADSs or Class B ADSs of Smedvig ASA.
         
  Very truly yours,
 		  
     
  SeaDrill Limited
     

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