0001104659-15-047347.txt : 20150624 0001104659-15-047347.hdr.sgml : 20150624 20150624170728 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-15-047347 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D9/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150624 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150624 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Rally Software Development Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001313911 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 841597294 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-87804 FILM NUMBER: 15949877 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3333 WALNUT STREET CITY: BOULDER STATE: CO ZIP: 80301 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-565-2800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3333 WALNUT STREET CITY: BOULDER STATE: CO ZIP: 80301 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Rally Software Development Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001313911 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 841597294 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3333 WALNUT STREET CITY: BOULDER STATE: CO ZIP: 80301 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-565-2800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3333 WALNUT STREET CITY: BOULDER STATE: CO ZIP: 80301 SC 14D9/A 1 a15-14700_1sc14d9a.htm SC 14D9/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14D-9

(Rule 14d-101)

 

Solicitation/Recommendation Statement

Under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

(Amendment No. 3)

 

 

RALLY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

(Name of Subject Company)

 

 

RALLY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

(Name of Person Filing Statement)

 

 

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

751198102

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

Timothy A. Miller

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Rally Software Development Corp.

3333 Walnut Street

Boulder, Colorado 80301

(303) 565-2800

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

Communications on Behalf of the Person Filing Statement)

 

 

With copies to:

 

Michael L. Platt
Jamie Leigh
Cooley LLP
380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900
Broomfield, CO 80021
(720) 566-4000

 

David Huberman
General Counsel and Secretary
Rally Software Development Corp.
3333 Walnut Street
Boulder, Colorado 80301
(303) 565-2800

 

 

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

 

 

 


 

Purpose of Amendment

 

This Amendment No. 3 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 of Rally Software Development Corp. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 8, 2015, as amended on June 10, 2015 and June 18, 2015 (the “Schedule 14D-9”). The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the tender offer by Grand Prix Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of CA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Shares”), at a purchase price of $19.50 per Share in cash (without interest and less any required withholding taxes),  upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 8, 2015 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Letter of Transmittal”, which together with the Offer to Purchase, constitute the “Offer”).  The Offer is described in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Schedule TO”), filed by Parent and Purchaser with the SEC on June 8, 2015. The Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal are filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) to the Schedule 14D-9 and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Except as otherwise set forth below, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged and is incorporated by reference as relevant to the items in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Schedule 14D-9. This Amendment is being filed to reflect certain updates as reflected below.

 

Item 8.   Additional Information.

 

The Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by replacing the last sentence of the fifth full paragraph on page 22 with the following:

 

“On May 27, 2015, Parent provided final offers of employment. The compensation committee of the Board also met that day, and approved, ratified and confirmed, among other things, the employment offers being made to Company management. Later on May 27, 2015, Company management accepted these final offers of employment.”

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After due inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

RALLY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy A. Miller

 

 

Name:

Timothy A. Miller

 

 

Title:

President Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

Dated: June 24, 2015

 

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