-----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+idatklVvzKKKjK9kA33Z4EqQDRjTPYAhCQ7LfKY/4XY0aZQAFmvkGSmcGd0uAw SfGfCOScHUEesCkdjdU+mw== 0001193125-09-020883.txt : 20090206 0001193125-09-020883.hdr.sgml : 20090206 20090206120116 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-020883 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D9/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090206 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WAVECOM SA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001085763 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: I0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50760 FILM NUMBER: 09575540 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3, ESPLANADE DU FONCET STREET 2: ISSY LES MOULINEAUX CEDEX CITY: FRANCE STATE: I0 ZIP: 92442 BUSINESS PHONE: 0033 1 46 29 41 81 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3, ESPLANADE DU FONCET STREET 2: ISSY LES MOULINEAUX CEDEX CITY: FRANCE STATE: I0 ZIP: 92442 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WAVECOM SA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001085763 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: I0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3, ESPLANADE DU FONCET STREET 2: ISSY LES MOULINEAUX CEDEX CITY: FRANCE STATE: I0 ZIP: 92442 BUSINESS PHONE: 0033 1 46 29 41 81 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3, ESPLANADE DU FONCET STREET 2: ISSY LES MOULINEAUX CEDEX CITY: FRANCE STATE: I0 ZIP: 92442 SC 14D9/A 1 dsc14d9a.htm AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO SCHEDULE 14D-9 Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 14D-9

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2009

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14D–9

SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER

SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 6)

 

 

WAVECOM S.A.

(Name of Subject Company)

WAVECOM S.A.

(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

 

 

Shares, nominal value €1.00 each

American Depositary Shares, evidenced by

American Depositary Receipts, each representing one Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

943531103

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Ronald D. Black

Chief Executive Officer

Wavecom S.A.

3, esplanade du Foncet

92442 Issy-Les-Moulineaux Cedex, France

Tel: +33 1 46 29 08 00

(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive

Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

Copy to:

 

  Linda Hesse    Daniel Mitz   
  Renaud Bonnet    Stephen Gillette   
  Jones Day    Jones Day   
  120 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré    1755 Embarcadero Road   
  75008 Paris, France    Palo Alto, CA 94303   
  Tel : +33 1 56 59 39 39    Tel : (650) 739 – 3939   

 

 

 

¨ Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

 

 


This Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule 14D-9 amends and supplements the Schedule 14D-9 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 8, 2009 (as amended by Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 thereto, the “Statement”) by Wavecom S.A. (the “Company”), a French société anonyme. The Statement relates to the tender offer made by Sierra Wireless France SAS (the “Purchaser”), a company organized under the laws of France and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Wireless, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (together with its subsidiaries, “Sierra Wireless”), disclosed in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO dated January 8, 2009 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Schedule TO”), to purchase (i) Shares, at a price of 8.50 euros per Share including any dividends payable, that are held by holders who reside in the United States, (ii) ADSs held by holders wherever located, at a price equal to the U.S. dollar equivalent of 8.50 euros per Share including any dividends payable, and (iii) OCEANEs held by holders who reside in the United States at a price of 31.93 euros plus unpaid accrued interest (defined in the Schedule TO as the interest accrued but unpaid calculated pro rata from the number of days from the last interest payment date to the day of settlement for the OCEANEs) per OCEANE, in each case, net to the seller in cash (U.S. dollars in the case of the ADSs tendered and euros in the case of Shares or OCEANEs tendered) without interest and net of any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchaser’s U.S. Offer to Purchase, dated January 8, 2009 (the “U.S. Offer to Purchase”), the related ADS letter of transmittal, and the related forms of acceptance for Shares and OCEANEs (which, together with the U.S. Offer to Purchase and any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “U.S. Offer”).

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.

 

Item 8. Additional Information.

Item 8 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following thereto:

On February 6, 2009, the Company launched an outbound calling program directed at shareholders in France. The unofficial English translation of the script is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(a)(20) and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9. Exhibits.

Item 9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following thereto:

 

 

Exhibit Number  

 

 

 

Description

 

99(a)(20)

  Unofficial English translation of the script for an outbound calling program directed at shareholders in France, launched on February 6, 2009


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.

Date: February 6, 2009

 

  WAVECOM S.A.
BY:  

/s/ RONALD D. BLACK

NAME:   RONALD D. BLACK
TITLE:   CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
EX-99.A.20 2 dex99a20.htm UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SCRIPT FOR AN OUTBOUND CALLING PROGRAM Unofficial English translation of the script for an outbound calling program

Exhibit 99(a)(20)

Wavecom security holders are encouraged to read carefully the applicable documents listed below and any amendments or supplements thereto, prior to making any decisions with respect to the tender offers because these documents contain, or will contain, important information, including the terms and conditions of the tender offer.

Copies of the note d’information on the takeover bid launched by Sierra Wireless France for Wavecom approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”) under visa n°09-002 dated January 6, 2009 and of the “other information document” are available on the websites of Sierra Wireless, Inc. (www.sierrawireless.com) and of the AMF (www.amf-france.org) and can be obtained for free from Lazard Frères Banque, 121 boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris.

Copies of the note en réponse of Wavecom approved by the AMF under visa n°09-003 dated January 6, 2009 and of the “other information document” are available on the websites of Wavecom (www.wavecom.fr) and of the AMF (www.amf-france.org) and can be obtained for free from Wavecom, 3, esplanade du Foncet, 92442 Issy les Moulineaux, and Merrill Lynch Capital Markets (France) SAS, 112, avenue Kléber, 75761 Paris.

Copies of the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by Sierra Wireless France SAS and the Schedule 14D-9 filed by Wavecom, with the SEC, are available from the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov), in each case without charge. Such materials filed by Sierra Wireless France SAS will also be available for free at Sierra Wireless’ website (www.sierrawireless.com) and Wavecom’s website at (www.wavecom.fr).

(Unofficial English translation of the script for an outbound calling program directed only at shareholders in France. Original in French.)

“Hello,

My name is              and I am calling from the Wavecom shareholders’ information center.

I am calling with respect to the tender offer of Sierra Wireless France for Wavecom shares to ensure that you have received all necessary information to make a decision.

As a reminder, Sierra Wireless France is proposing to pay 8.50 euros in cash per Wavecom ordinary share and 31.93 euros (plus accrued but unpaid interest) per OCEANE tendered to the offer. The Sierra Wireless France offer will close on February 12, 2009 at 5 pm (French time).

If you have not received all information necessary to make a decision you may contact your usual financial intermediary before the close of the offer.

For more information, you may also call the following toll-free number : 00800 5464 5464.

Thank you very much for your time and attention”

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