-----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, F/ujypIK68+a2+JJzniMaLU+BWBnbZ092jqXM8KCvTYOFmLzGaRQdJYnzbL86Rzq jqbf5+A6+8VGSkN4Sq1I1Q== 0000950123-07-015040.txt : 20071107 0000950123-07-015040.hdr.sgml : 20071107 20071107152403 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-07-015040 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071106 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071107 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMSCAN HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001024729 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS & BOXES [2650] IRS NUMBER: 133911462 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-14107 FILM NUMBER: 071221249 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 GRASSLANDS ROAD CITY: ELMSFORD STATE: NY ZIP: 10523 BUSINESS PHONE: 9143452020 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 GRASSLANDS ROAD CITY: ELMSFORD STATE: NY ZIP: 10523 8-K 1 y42090e8vk.htm FORM 8-K 8-K
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2007
AMSCAN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
         
Delaware   000-21827   13-3911462
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
80 Grasslands Road, Elmsford, New York   10523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 345-2020
     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 6, 2007, AAH Holdings Corporation (“AAH Holdings”), the parent of Amscan Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), and Factory Card and Party Outlet Corp. (“Factory Card”) issued a press release announcing the expiration of the all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Factory Card (the “Offer”) by the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Amscan Acquisition, Inc. (“Purchaser”), and Purchaser’s acceptance for payment of all shares of Factory Card common stock tendered as of that date, including shares tendered pursuant to a notice of guaranteed delivery that had not yet been delivered but would be delivered in accordance with the terms of the Offer. On November 5, 2007, the depositary for the tender offer notified the Company that a total of 2,989,073 shares of Factory Card common stock had been validly tendered and not withdrawn, including 76,581 shares tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery, which represents approximately 86% of all issued and outstanding shares of Factory Card common stock.
AAH Holdings and Factory Card also announced the commencement of a subsequent offering period in connection with the Offer, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time, on November 6, 2007. The subsequent offering period will expire at 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on November 15, 2007, unless extended pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Any such extension will be followed as promptly as practicable by public announcement, which will be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the next business day after the subsequent offering period has expired.
Shares properly tendered during this subsequent offering period will be accepted as they are tendered and paid for promptly as they are accepted. Stockholders who properly tender during the subsequent offering period will receive the same $16.50 per share cash consideration that is payable to stockholders who tendered during the original offering period. Procedures for tendering shares during the subsequent offering period are the same as during the initial offering period with two exceptions: (1) shares cannot be delivered by the guaranteed delivery procedure and (2) pursuant to Rule 14d-7(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shares tendered during the subsequent offering period may not be withdrawn.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2007 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
The full text of the November 6, 2007 press release issued by the Company’s parent and Factory Card is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
          (d) Exhibits:
         
Exhibit    
No.   Description
  2.1    
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 17, 2007, by and between Amscan Holdings, Inc., Amscan Acquisition, Inc. and Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Amscan Holdings, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2007).
  99.1    
Joint Press Release of AAH Holdings Corporation and Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp., dated November 6, 2007. Filed herewith.

 


 

SIGNATURE
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  AMSCAN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
Dated: November 7, 2007  By:   /s/ Michael Correale   
    Name:   Michael Correale   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
No.   Description
  2.1    
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 17, 2007, by and between Amscan Holdings, Inc., Amscan Acquisition, Inc. and Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Amscan Holdings, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2007).
  99.1    
Joint Press Release of AAH Holdings Corporation and Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp., dated November 6, 2007. Filed herewith.

 

EX-99.1 2 y42090exv99w1.htm EX-99.1: JOINT PRESS RELEASE EX-99.1
 

Exhibit 99.1
AAH HOLDINGS CORPORATION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES CASH TENDER OFFER
FOR SHARES OF FACTORY CARD & PARTY OUTLET CORP. AND ANNOUNCES
SUBSEQUENT OFFERING PERIOD
          Elmsford, NY and Naperville, IL, November 6, 2007 — AAH Holdings Corporation and Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. (Nasdaq: FCPO) today jointly announced that Amscan Acquisition, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AAH Holdings Corporation, has purchased all of the shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. common stock at $16.50 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.
          The tender offer and withdrawal rights expired at midnight, Eastern time, on November 5, 2007. According to the depositary for the offer, a total of 2,989,073 shares (representing approximately 86% of the outstanding shares), including 76,581 shares subject to guarantees of delivery, were tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the offer, and all such shares have been accepted for payment in accordance with the terms of the offer. Stockholders who validly tendered prior to the expiration of the offer and whose shares were not properly withdrawn will promptly receive the offer price of $16.50 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.
          AAH Holdings Corporation also announced that Amscan Acquisition has commenced a subsequent offering period for all of the remaining untendered shares which will expire at 11:59 pm, Eastern time, on November 15, 2007, unless extended. During this subsequent offering period, holders of shares of Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. common stock who did not previously tender their shares may do so and Amscan Acquisition will promptly purchase any shares properly tendered as such shares are tendered for the same consideration, without interest, paid in the tender offer. Procedures for tendering shares during the subsequent offering period are the same as during the initial offering period with two exceptions: (1) shares cannot be delivered by the guaranteed delivery procedure and (2) pursuant to Rule 14d-7(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shares tendered during the subsequent offering period may not be withdrawn. AAH Holdings Corporation and Amscan Acquisition reserve the right to extend the subsequent offering period in accordance with applicable law.
          After expiration of the subsequent offering period, Amscan Acquisition will acquire all of the remaining outstanding shares of Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. common stock by means of a merger under Delaware law. As a result of the purchase of shares in the tender offer, Amscan Acquisition has sufficient voting power to approve the merger without the affirmative vote of any other Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. stockholder. As a result of this merger, Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amscan Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AAH Holdings, and each share of Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp.’s outstanding common stock will be cancelled and (except for shares held by Amscan Holdings or its subsidiaries or stockholders properly exercising statutory appraisal rights under Delaware law) will be converted into the right to receive the same consideration, without interest, received by holders who tendered in the tender offer. Thereafter, Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp.’s common stock will cease to be traded on the Nasdaq Global Market.
          If AAH Holdings Corporation, through Amscan Acquisition, owns at least 90% of the outstanding shares of Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. common stock after the subsequent offering period, the merger will be implemented on an expedited basis pursuant to the short-form merger procedure available under Delaware law.

 


 

          MacKenzie Partners, Inc. is the Information Agent for the tender offer. For questions and information about the tender offer and subsequent offering period, please call MacKenzie Partners toll-free at (800) 322-2885 (from the U.S. and Canada) or at (212)- 929-5500 (from outside the U.S. and Canada).
About Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp.
          Founded in 1989, Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. is well-recognized by consumers as a source of social expressions and party supply merchandise, including greeting cards, gift wrapping, ribbon, party supplies, balloons and novelty and celebratory items for birthdays, holidays and other festive occasions, sold at everyday value prices. It has 185 stores in 19 states, chiefly in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states, and has approximately 2,700 associates. For more information, visit www.factorycard.com.
About AAH Holdings Corporation
          AAH Holdings Corporation, a company primarily owned by Berkshire Partners, Weston Presidio and AAH Holdings management, designs, manufactures, and distributes party goods, including paper and plastic tableware, metallic balloons, accessories, novelties, gifts and stationery. AAH Holdings’ retail division currently operates more than 428 company-owned stores and has approximately 330 franchise stores in the United States. After giving effect to the acquisition, AAH Holdings’ operating units will have annual sales of approximately $1.4 billion. Including the sales of franchisee-owned stores, total network sales will be approximately $2.0 billion. AAH Holdings also operates a division of temporary Halloween stores operating as Halloween USA. For more information, visit www.amscan.com and www.partycity.com.
Notice to Investors
          This announcement is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The tender offer was made, and the subsequent offering period is being made, pursuant to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO (including the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and other related tender offer materials), as amended, filed by Amscan Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AAH Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition, Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. has filed a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9, as amended, with the SEC with respect to the tender offer. The tender offer statement (and related materials), as amended, and the solicitation/recommendation statement, as amended, contain important information that should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the tender offer. Those materials may be obtained for no charge upon request to MacKenzie Partners, Inc., the information agent for the tender offer, by calling toll-free at 1-800-322-2885. In addition, all of those materials (and all other offer documents filed with the SEC) are available at no charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
          Statements in this press release regarding the proposed acquisition of Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp., regarding the timing and consummation of the transaction and any other statements about management’s future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward looking statements that are based on management’s beliefs, certain assumptions and current expectations. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “believes”, “will”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “expects” and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward looking statements, including: the ability to satisfy the merger agreement conditions and consummate the transaction, the level of stockholder acceptance of the proposed transactions, and the other factors described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year

 


 

ended December 31, 2006 of Amscan Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of AAH Holdings, Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2007 and their respective subsequent SEC filings. This press release speaks only as of the date hereof, and except to the extent required by law, AAH Holdings Corporation and Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp. disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document.
Investor Contacts:
Timothy J. Benson
Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp.
(630) 579-2231
TBenson@factorycard.com
Robert J. Small
AAH Holdings Corporation
(617) 227-0050
RSmall@BerkshirePartners.com

 

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