UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Amendment No. 4)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Theravance, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Filing Person (Offeror))
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
88338T104
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Michael W. Aguiar
Chief Executive Officer
951 Gateway Boulevard
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 238-9600
(Name, address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Person)
Jay K. Hachigian
Richard C. Blake
Keith J. Scherer
Gunderson Dettmer Stough
Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
One Marina Park Drive
Suite 900
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 648-9100
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE:
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Amount of Filing Fee** |
$75,000,000 |
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$7,552.50 |
* This transaction value is estimated only for purposes of calculating the filing fee. This amount is based on the offer to purchase shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, for an aggregate purchase price of up to $75,000,000.00
** Previously paid.
o 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.
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o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
o third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1
x issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4
o going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3
o 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: o
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
o Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)
o Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Amendment No. 4 (this Amendment) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on October 30, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the SEC on November 5, 2015, Amendment No. 2 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO field with the SEC on November 10, 2015 and Amendment No. 3 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO field with the SEC on November 12, 2015 (as amended, the Schedule TO), and relates to the offer by Theravance, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), pursuant to Rule 13e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), in connection with the Companys offer to purchase for cash shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the Shares), having an aggregate purchase price of up to $75,000,000, pursuant to (i) auction tenders at prices specified by the tendering shareholder of not less than $8.50 and not greater than $9.25 per Share (Auction Tenders) or (ii) purchase price tenders (Purchase Price Tenders), in either case, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in its Offer to Purchase dated October 30, 2015 (the Offer to Purchase), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the Offer), copies of which were previously filed on Schedule TO dated October 30, 2015 as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively.
This Amendment is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(3) under the Exchange Act.
All information in the Offer is expressly incorporated herein by reference, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.
Item 8. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.
The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under Section 10Interests of Directors, Executive Officers and Affiliates; Recent Securities Transactions; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the SharesRecent Securities Transactions is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Based on the Companys records and information provided to the Company by its directors, executive officers, affiliates and subsidiaries, neither the Company nor, to the best of the Companys knowledge, any directors or executive officers of the Company or subsidiaries of the Company, has effected any transactions in Shares during the 60 days before the date of the commencement of the Offer, except for the following transaction:
Director or Executive |
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Date |
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Number of Shares |
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Price |
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Eric dEsparbes |
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November 20, 2015 |
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7,940 (shares withheld to satisfy the Companys tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of certain restricted stock) (1) |
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8.92 |
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(1) As reported on a Form 4 filed with the SEC by Eric dEsparbes on November 23, 2015.
On November 15, 2015, 13,260 Shares were acquired by employees, including an aggregate of 5,634 Shares acquired by certain of our executive officers, pursuant to our 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP) in accordance with the terms thereof (as described under the heading Equity Compensation Plans in Section 10 of this Offer to Purchase). Due to the issuance of these Shares in accordance with the terms of the ESPP, as of November 20, 2015, we had 117,439,075 issued and outstanding Shares.
SIGNATURE
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.
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Theravance, Inc. | |
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By: |
/s/ Michael W. Aguiar |
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Name: |
Michael W. Aguiar |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Date: November 23, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
(a)(1)(A) |
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Offer to Purchase, dated October 30, 2015.* |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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Letter of Transmittal (including IRS Form W-9).* |
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(a)(1)(C) |
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Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* |
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(a)(1)(D) |
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Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* |
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(a)(1)(E) |
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Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* |
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(a)(1)(F) |
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Form of Summary Advertisement.* |
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(a)(2) |
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None. |
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(a)(3) |
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Not applicable. |
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(a)(4) |
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Not applicable. |
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(a)(5)(A) |
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Press Release dated October 28, 2015 (furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Companys current report on Form 8-K dated October 28, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(a)(5)(B) |
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Transcript of applicable portions of the Companys Third Quarter 2015 Earnings Call dated October 28, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Companys Schedule TO-C filed on October 29, 2015 (File No. 005-80415)). |
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(a)(5)(C) |
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Press Release dated October 30, 2015.* |
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(a)(5)(D) |
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Excerpt of applicable portions of the Companys presentation made at the Credit Suisse 2015 Healthcare Conference on November 11, 2015.** |
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(b) |
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Not applicable. |
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(d)(1) |
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Indenture dated as of January 24, 2013 by and between Theravance, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Companys current report on Form 8-K dated January 25, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(2) |
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Form of 2.125% Convertible Subordinated Note due 2023 (filed with Exhibit (d)(1) as Exhibit 4.4 to the Companys current report on Form 8-K dated January 25, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(3) |
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Long-Term Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Form S-1 dated June 10, 2004 and incorporated by reference herein). |
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(d)(4) |
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2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended by the board of directors February 10, 2010 and approved by stockholders April 27, 2010 and forms of equity award (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(5) |
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended April 27, 2010 (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(6) |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors and officers of the registrant (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Companys Form S-1 dated June 10, 2004 and incorporated by reference herein). |
(d)(7) |
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Form of Notice of Grant and Stock Option Agreement under 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(8) |
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Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Award and Restricted Stock Agreement under 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (form in effect through 2010) (filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(9) |
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Description of Cash Bonus Program, as amended (filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(10) |
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Amended and Restated 2008 New Employee Equity Incentive Plan and forms of equity award (filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(11) |
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2009 Change in Control Severance Plan adopted December 16, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.48 to the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(12) |
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2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as approved by the board of directors February 8, 2012 and approved by stockholders May 16, 2012 and forms of equity award (filed as Exhibit 10.38 to the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(13) |
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Equity Award Amendments for Employees VP Level or above remaining at Theravance, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(14) |
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Policy for Non-Employee Director Stock Options (effective June 2, 2014) (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(15) |
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Offer Letter with Ted Witek dated May 2, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(16) |
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Offer Letter with George Abercrombie dated May 30, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(17) |
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Offer Letter with Michael W. Aguiar dated August 5, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(18) |
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Offer Letter with Eric dEsparbes dated September 8, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.63 to the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(d)(19) |
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First Amendment to the 2009 Severance Plan dated July 24, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys current report on Form 8-K dated July 29, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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(g) |
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Not applicable. |
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(h) |
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Not applicable. |
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Previously filed on Schedule TO dated October 30, 2015. |
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Previously filed on Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule TO dated November 12, 2015. |