-----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, W2h5+LoEnB0V0Qk9agxz5DNJzefk+zZVkeGmiy3eLAurzneeiKe2O8JxpbIBM5KI nf2cODGS8pRyj57f/PYS9g== 0000891092-99-000688.txt : 19991104 0000891092-99-000688.hdr.sgml : 19991104 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-99-000688 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19991103 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARC GROUP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000356287 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT [8700] IRS NUMBER: 751781525 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-36770 FILM NUMBER: 99740513 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7850 N BELT LINE RD STREET 2: P O BOX 650083 CITY: IRVING STATE: TX ZIP: 75063 BUSINESS PHONE: 2145063400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7850 N BELT LINE RD STREET 2: P O BOX 650083 CITY: IRVING STATE: TX ZIP: 75063 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: M/A/R/C INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930602 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARC INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920324 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLCOM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19841202 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OMNICOM GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000029989 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ADVERTISING AGENCIES [7311] IRS NUMBER: 131514814 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 437 MADISON AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124153700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 437 MADISON AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DOYLE DANE BERNBACH GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19861117 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DOYLE DANE BERNBACH INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850604 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DOYLE DANE BERNBACH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19781226 SC 14D1/A 1 SCHEDULE 14D1/A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------- SCHEDULE 14D-1 TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 1) and SCHEDULE 13D UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 1) M/A/R/C Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Subject Company) Omnicom Group Inc.; Armstrong Acquisition Corp. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Bidders) Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 552914103 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) Barry J. Wagner Omnicom Group Inc. 437 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 415-3600 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidder) Copy to: Robert A. Profusek, Esq. Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue 599 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 326-3939 November 2, 1999 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) - ------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP No. 552914103 14D-1 Page 2 of 7 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Omnicom Group Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(e) OR 2(f) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,784,024 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7) 93.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ------------------------- ------------------------- CUSIP No. 552914103 14D-1 Page 3 of 7 Pages - ------------------------- ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Armstrong Acquisition Corp. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(e) OR 2(f) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,784,024 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7) 93.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! This Amendment No. 1 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, originally filed on October 4, 1999 (the "Statement"), relates to the offer by Armstrong Acquisition Corp. ("Purchaser"), a Texas corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group Inc., a New York corporation ("Parent"), to purchase all outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Shares"), of M/A/R/C Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), at a purchase price of $20.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer To Purchase, dated October 4, 1999 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together constituted the "Offer"). This Statement is being filed on behalf of Purchaser and Parent. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to them in the Offer to Purchase. This Statement is also Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D-1, originally filed on behalf of Parent and Purchaser on October 8, 1999, relating to Parent and Purchaser's beneficial ownership of shares of the Company. The Statement is hereby amended and/or supplemented as provided below: Item 6. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company. Items 6(a) and (b) are hereby amended and supplemented by the following: Pursuant to the Offer, which expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City Time, on Monday, November 1, 1999, Purchaser purchased a total of 4,696,704 Shares, representing 89.7% of the outstanding Shares. As a result of certain transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Tender, Voting and Option Agreement that occurred after the Expiration Date, Purchaser owns in excess of 90% of the outstanding Shares. In accordance with the Merger Agreement, Purchaser intends to merge into the Company pursuant to the "short-form" merger procedure permitted under Article 5.16 of Texas Law. In the Merger, each Share (other than those owned by Parent or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, any Shares held in the treasury of the Company or Shares with respect to which dissenters' rights are demanded and perfected in accordance with applicable Texas Law) will be converted into and represent the right to receive $20.00 in cash, without interest. Item 10. Additional Information. Item 10(f) is hereby amended and supplemented by adding to the end thereof the following: On November 2, 1999, Parent issued a press release, a copy of which is included as exhibit (a)(9) hereto and incorporated herein by reference, which announced that Purchaser has accepted for payment all Shares tendered in the Offer. Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. Item 11 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit: (a)(9) Press release issued by Parent on November 2, 1999 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. Dated: November 2, 1999 ARMSTRONG ACQUISITION CORP. By: /s/ Barry J. Wagner ------------------- Name: Barry J. Wagner Title: Secretary OMNICOM GROUP INC. By: /s/ Barry J. Wagner ------------------- Name: Barry J. Wagner Title: General Counsel and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ------- ----------- (a)(9) Press release issued by Parent on November 2, 1999 EX-99.A9 2 PRESS RELEASE Exhibit (a)(9) Tuesday November 2, 1999 OMNICOM GROUP INC. COMPLETES TENDER OFFER FOR M/A/R/C INC. ----------------------------- NEW YORK, NY-- Nov. 2, 1999-- Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) announced today that it had completed its $20.00 per share cash tender offer for the outstanding common shares of M/A/R/C Inc. (NASDAQ: MARC). The tender offer was made pursuant to a merger agreement between Omnicom and M/A/R/C. Omnicom purchased 4.7 million M/A/R/C common shares in the tender offer. Under the merger agreement, the remaining M/A/R/C shares will be converted in a merger into the $20.00 per share cash amount paid in the tender offer. M/A/R/C is one of the largest marketing intelligence firms in North America. The company operates in two core businesses. Its M/A/R/C Research business provides customer and brand marketing research for measuring and building a brand's value. Targetbase is a customer relationship management agency specializing in the delivery of the maximum return on the client's marketing communications investment. Omnicom, the leading marketing communications company in the world, consists of advertising agency networks BBDO Worldwide, DDB Worldwide and TBWA Worldwide, as well as Goodby, Silverstein & Partners; Diversified Agency Services (DAS), which operates a number of leading, independently branded companies in marketing services and specialty communications; and Communicade, a division of wholly owned and significant minority investment interests in several leading interactive and new media companies. CONTACT: Omnicom Group Inc. Thomas L. Harrison, 212/415-3064 or M/A/R/C Inc. Sharon Munger, 972/506-3414 *** -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----