-----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, BOueH4XATNgGgR6PolWnFeZuGS8Bq0BFMFZ7Uafi+V1bDxa+hioRW2mUzIDObmGn fx+NddJhGAWfk9AnY0k+DA== 0000898822-97-000077.txt : 19970131 0000898822-97-000077.hdr.sgml : 19970131 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898822-97-000077 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970130 SROS: NYSE SROS: PHLX SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONRAIL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000897732 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING [4011] IRS NUMBER: 232728514 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42777 FILM NUMBER: 97514606 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO COMMERCE SQ STREET 2: P O BOX 41417 CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19101-1417 BUSINESS PHONE: 2152094434 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 41429 STREET 2: 2001 MARKET STREET CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19101-1429 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CSX CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000277948 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING [4011] IRS NUMBER: 621051971 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE JAMES CNTR STREET 2: 901 E CARY ST CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23219 BUSINESS PHONE: 8047821400 SC 14D1/A 1 SCHEDULE 14D-1 AMENDMENT NO. 17 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14D-1 TENDER OFFER STATEMENT (AMENDMENT NO. 17) PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND AMENDMENT NO. 27 TO SCHEDULE 13D CONRAIL INC. (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY) CSX CORPORATION GREEN ACQUISITION CORP. (BIDDERS) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 208368 10 0 (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) SERIES A ESOP CONVERTIBLE JUNIOR PREFERRED STOCK, WITHOUT PAR VALUE (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) NOT AVAILABLE (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) MARK G. ARON CSX CORPORATION ONE JAMES CENTER 901 EAST CARY STREET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219-4031 (804) 782-1400 (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF BIDDERS) WITH A COPY TO: PAMELA S. SEYMON WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ 51 WEST 52ND STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 TELEPHONE: (212) 403-1000 This Statement amends and supplements the Tender Of- fer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 1996, as previously amended and supplemented, by Green Acquisition Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of CSX Corporation, a Virginia corporation, to purchase up to an aggregate of 18,344,845 shares of (i) Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, and (ii) Series A ESOP Convertible Junior Preferred Stock, without par value, of Conrail Inc., a Pennsylvania cor- poration, including, in each case, the associated Common Stock Purchase Rights, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated December 6, 1996, as supplemented by the Supplement thereto, dated December 19, 1996, and the related Letters of Transmittal at a purchase price of $110.00 per Share, net to the tendering shareholder in cash. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Offer to Purchase, the Supplement and the Schedule 14D-1. ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (f) On January 29, 1997, Parent and the Company published an advertisement regarding the Merger. A copy of the advertisement is attached as Exhibit (a)(27), and the foregoing summary description is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. (a)(25) Deleted. (a)(27) Text of Advertisement published by Parent and the Company on January 29, 1997. 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. CSX CORPORATION By: /s/ MARK G. ARON Name: Mark G. Aron Title: Executive Vice President -- Law and Public Affairs Dated: January 30, 1997 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. GREEN ACQUISITION CORP. By: /s/ MARK G. ARON Name: Mark G. Aron Title: General Counsel and Secretary Dated: January 30, 1997 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. *(a)(1) Offer to Purchase, dated December 6, 1996. *(a)(2) Letter of Transmittal. *(a)(3) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. *(a)(4) Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. *(a)(5) Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Com- mercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. *(a)(6) Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identifica- tion Number on Substitute Form W-9. *(a)(7) Tender Offer Instructions for Participants of Conrail Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan. *(a)(8) Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com- pany on December 6, 1996. *(a)(9) Form of Summary Advertisement, dated December 6, 1996. *(a)(10) Text of Press Release issued by Parent on December 5, 1996. *(a)(11) Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com- pany on December 10, 1996. *(a)(12) Text of Advertisement published by Parent and the Company on December 10, 1996. *(a)(13) Text of Press Release issued by Parent on December 11, 1996. *(a)(14) Text of Advertisement published by Parent and the Company on December 12, 1996. _____________________ * Previously filed. *(a)(15) Supplement to Offer to Purchase, dated December 19, 1996. *(a)(16) Revised Letter of Transmittal. *(a)(17) Revised Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. *(a)(18) Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com- pany on December 19, 1996. *(a)(19) Letter from Parent to shareholders of the Company, dated December 19, 1996. *(a)(20) Text of Press Release issued by Parent on December 20, 1996. *(a)(21) Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com- pany on January 9, 1997. *(a)(22) Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com- pany on January 13, 1997. *(a)(23) Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com- pany on January 15, 1997. *(a)(24) Text of Press Release issued by Parent on January 17, 1997. *(a)(25) Text of Press Release issued by Parent on January 22, 1997. (a)(25) Deleted. *(a)(26) Text of Letter issued by Parent and the Company dated January 22, 1997. (a)(27) Text of Advertisement published by Parent and the Company on January 29, 1997. *(b)(1) Credit Agreement, dated November 15, 1996 (incorpo- rated by reference to Exhibit (b)(2) to Parent and Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, as amended, dated October 16, 1996). _____________________ * Previously filed. - 2 - *(c)(1) Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 14, 1996, by and among Parent, Purchaser and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(1) to Par- ent and Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Sched- ule 14D-1, as amended, dated October 16, 1996). *(c)(2) Company Stock Option Agreement, dated as of October 14, 1996, between Parent and the Company (incorpo- rated by reference to Exhibit (c)(2) to Parent and Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, as amended, dated October 16, 1996). *(c)(3) Parent Stock Option Agreement, dated as of October 14, 1996, between Parent and the Company (incorpo- rated by reference to Exhibit (c)(3) to Parent and Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, as amended, dated October 16, 1996). *(c)(4) Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of October 15, 1996, by and among Parent, Purchaser and Deposit Guaranty National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(4) to Parent and Purchaser's Tender Offer State- ment on Schedule 14D-1, as amended, dated October 16, 1996). *(c)(5) First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dat- ed as of November 5, 1996, by and among Parent, Pur- chaser and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(7) to Parent and Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, as amended, dated Octo- ber 16, 1996). *(c)(6) Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 18, 1996, by and among Parent, Purchaser and the Company. *(c)(7) Form of Amended and Restated Voting Trust Agreement. (c)(8) Deleted. *(c)(9) Text of STB Decision No. 5 of STB Finance Docket No. 33220, dated January 8, 1997. _____________________ * Previously filed. - 3 - *(c)(10) Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements reflecting the Transactions (incorporated by reference to Par- ent's registration statement on Form S-4, registra- tion number 333-19523). *(c)(11) Text of opinion of Judge Donald VanArtsdalen of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as delivered from the bench on Janu- ary 9, 1997. (d) Not applicable. (e) Not applicable. (f) Not applicable. _____________________ * Previously filed. - 4 - EX-99 2 EXHIBIT (A)(27) EXHIBIT (a)(27) WHY ARE CSX AND CONRAIL SO COMMITTED TO THEIR MERGER? Because It Will Create The Most Efficient And Competitive Transportation And Logistics Company In The Nation . . .AND THIS MEANS MORE FOR EVERYONE MORE FOR CUSTOMERS ------------------ More Comprehensive Single-Line Service More Rail Competition More Customers And Ports Served More Truck Competitive Corridors MORE FOR EMPLOYEES ------------------ Common Management Vision Highly Compatible Cultures Greater Opportunities To Participate In Future Growth MORE FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE --------------------------------- More Capital Investment Improved Safety By Greater Separation Of Freight And Passenger Operations Environmental And Safety Benefits From Reduced Truck Traffic MORE FOR SHAREHOLDERS --------------------- More Opportunities For Growth -More Access To Low-Sulfur Coal -More Utilities Served -More Automotive Plants Served -More Auto Terminals -More Steel Mills And Distribution Centers Served More Operating Synergies From Companies With A Track Record Of Achievement Stronger Balance Sheet To Further Enhance Shareholder Value THAT'S WHY CSX AND CONRAIL ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO THEIR MERGER [CSX CORPORATION LOGO] [CONRAIL LOGO] January 29, 1997 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----