SC TO-T/A 1 dsctota.txt TENDER OFFER STATEMENT AMENDMENT #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE TO Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4) High Plains Corporation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Subject Company (issuer)) ASA Environment & Energy Holding AG, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Abengoa, S.A. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Filing Persons (offeror) Common Stock, $0.10 par value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 429701105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) Joaquin Coronado Galdos Joaquin Alarcon de la Lastra Romero Abengoa, S.A., Avda.de la Buhaira, 2, 41018 Sevilla, Spain (3495) 493-7111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons) Copy to: Laura D. Nemeth, Esq. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. 4900 Key Center 127 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216) 479-8500 [_]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: [X]third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. [_]issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. [_]going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. [_]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: [X] ---------------- This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2001 and as amended and supplemented prior to the date hereof ("Schedule TO") by Abengoa, S.A., a company organized under the laws of Spain ("Abengoa"), and ASA Environment & Energy Holding AG, a company organized under the laws of Switzerland (the "Purchaser") and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Abengoa. The Schedule TO relates to the tender offer by the Purchaser to purchase any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Shares"), of High Plains Corporation, a Kansas corporation (the "Company") at a price of $5.6358 per Share, net to the seller in cash, less any required withholding taxes and without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which have been previously filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), respectively, to the Schedule TO. The subsequent offering period expired Wednesday, January 16, 2002, at midnight, Eastern Standard Time. During the subsequent offering period, the Purchaser accepted for payment all shares validly tendered during the subsequent offering period. Based on information provided by the depositary, the results of the shares tendered in the initial and subsequent offering periods totaled 15,493,049 shares, representing approximately 94.13% of the outstanding shares of High Plains' stock. The full text of the press release announcing the expiration of the subsequent offering period is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(vii) hereto. Item 12. Exhibits Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following exhibit: (a)(5)(vii) Press Release issued by Abengoa on January 17, 2002 2 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. ASA Environment & Energy Holding AG /s/ Joaquin Alarcon de la Lastra Romero By _________________________________________ Name: Joaquin Alarcon de la Lastra Romero Title: Power of Attorney Abengoa, S.A. /s/ Joaquin Coronado Galdos By _________________________________________ Name: Joaquin Coronado Galdos Title: Power of Attorney Dated: January 17, 2002 3 EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description ------- ----------- (a)(1)(i) Offer to Purchase dated November 16, 2001.* (a)(1)(ii) Form of Letter of Transmittal.* (a)(1)(iii) Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* (a)(2) None. (a)(3) Not applicable. (a)(4) Not applicable. (a)(5)(i) Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees.* (a)(5)(ii) Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees.* (a)(5)(iii) Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.* (a)(5)(iv) Joint Press Release issued by Abengoa and the Company on November 16, 2001.* (a)(5)(v) Summary Advertisement as published in the Wall Street Journal on November 16, 2001.* (a)(5)(vi) Press Release issued by Abengoa on December 18, 2001* (a)(5)(vii) Press Release issued by Abengoa on January 17, 2002+ (b) None. (c) Not applicable. (d)(1) Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 1, 2001, by and among Abengoa, the Purchaser, Abengoa Biofuels Corp. and the Company (included as Schedule III to the Offer to Purchase).* (d)(2) Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement dated August 30, 2001 between Abengoa and the Company.* (e) Not applicable. (f) Section 17-6712 of the Kansas General Corporation Law (included as Schedule II to the Offer to Purchase).* (g) None. (h) None.
-------- * Previously filed on the Schedule TO. + Filed herewith 4