-----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, UeJfowiu21elmnpXEmGhgjhYey5uDglr32/oSLkq6OePyTFt+cVidMDujdHp/dnH dE3rmGawX/haaa/GgnmUSw== 0000950172-98-000818.txt : 19980824 0000950172-98-000818.hdr.sgml : 19980824 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950172-98-000818 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D9/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980821 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000006164 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS [3678] IRS NUMBER: 230332575 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10462 FILM NUMBER: 98695932 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O 3608 CITY: HARRISBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 17105 BUSINESS PHONE: 7175640100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 3608 M S 176 41 CITY: HARRISBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 17105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMP INC & PAMCOR INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890410 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN METAL PRODUCTS CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19661211 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000006164 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS [3678] IRS NUMBER: 230332575 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O 3608 CITY: HARRISBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 17105 BUSINESS PHONE: 7175640100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 3608 M S 176 41 CITY: HARRISBURG STATE: PA ZIP: 17105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMP INC & PAMCOR INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890410 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN METAL PRODUCTS CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19661211 SC 14D9/A 1 ============================================================================= SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 --------------------- SCHEDULE 14D-9 SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No.1) --------------------- AMP INCORPORATED (Name of Subject Company) AMP INCORPORATED (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement) Common Stock, no par value (including Associated Common Stock Purchase Rights) (Title of Class of Securities) 031897-10-1 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) David F. Henschel Corporate Secretary AMP Incorporated P.O. Box 3608 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-3608 (717) 574-0100 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notice and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement) With a Copy to: Peter Allan Atkins David J. Friedman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022-3897 212) 735-3000 ============================================================================= This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement of Schedule 14D-9 dated August 21, 1998 (the "Schedule 14D-9") filed by AMP Incorporated, a Pennsylvania corporation ("AMP"), in connection with the tender offer by PMA Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and wholly owned subsidiary of AlliedSignal Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AlliedSignal"), to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, no par value, of AMP (the "Common Stock"), including the associated Common Stock Purchase Rights (the "Rights" and, together with the Common Stock, the "Shares") issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of October 28, 1989, and as amended on September 4, 1992, August 12, 1998 and August 20, 1998 (the "Rights Agreement"), between AMP and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services L.L.C., as Rights Agent, at a price of $44.50 per Share, net to the seller in cash, as disclosed in its Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, dated August 10 , 1998, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated August 10, 1998, and the related Letter of Transmittal. Unless otherwise indicated, all defined terms used herein shall have the same meaning as those set forth in the Schedule 14D-9. ITEM 9. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are filed herewith: Exhibit No. Description ------ ----------- 20 Letter, dated August 21, 1998, from David F. Henschel, Corporate Secretary of AMP Incorporated to Peter M. Kreindler, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of AlliedSignal. 21 Text of a press release issued by AMP, dated August 21, 1998. 22 Text of a press release issued by AMP, dated August 21, 1998. o o o This document and the exhibits attached hereto may contain certain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Such statements should be considered as subject to risks and uncertainties that exist in AMP's operations and business environment and could render actual outcomes and results materially different than predicted. For a description of some of the factors or uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ, reference is made to the section entitled "Cautionary Statements for Purposes of the 'Safe Harbor'" in AMP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 19 to the Schedule 14D-9. SIGNATURE After reasonable 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: August 21, 1998 AMP Incorporated By: /s/ Robert Ripp ----------------------------- Name: Robert Ripp Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer EXHIBIT INDEX The following exhibits are filed herewith: Exhibit No. Description ------- ------------ 20 Letter, dated August 21, 1998, from David F. Henschel, Corporate Secretary of AMP Incorporated to Peter M. Kreindler, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of AlliedSignal. 21 Text of a press release issued by AMP, dated August 21, 1998. 22 Text of a press release issued by AMP, dated August 21, 1998. EX-99 2 EXHIBIT 20 - LETTER Exhibit 20 August 21, 1998 VIA FACSIMILE AND OVERNIGHT MAIL AlliedSignal Inc. 101 Columbia Road Morristown, NJ 07962 Attention: Peter M. Kreindler, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Dear Mr. Kreindler: By letter dated August 11, 1998, AlliedSignal Inc. ("AlliedSignal"), the beneficial owner of 100 shares of common stock of AMP Incorporated ("AMP"), acting through the record owner of such shares, requested AMP's Board of Directors, in accordance with Section 1.7.2 of AMP's Bylaws, to set a record date in connection with AlliedSignal's intended solicitation of written consents from AMP's shareholders. Section 1.7.2 of AMP's Bylaws requires the Board, within ten days after the receipt of such a request, to adopt a resolution fixing a record date. In accordance with such Bylaw, on August 20, 1998 the Board adopted a resolution fixing October 15, 1998 as the record date. AMP's Board of Directors believes that AlliedSignal's intended consent solicitation will place AMP and its shareholders in a position of making extremely important decisions. In making its determination with respect to the record date, the Board is seeking to ensure that adequate information is available before such decisions are made. In addition, the October 15, 1998 record date provides AMP with sufficient time to comply with the broker search card requirements of Rule 14a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Very truly yours, /s/ David F. Henschel - --------------------------------- David F. Henschel Corporate Secretary and Associate General Legal Counsel EX-99 3 EXHIBIT 21 - PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 21 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Richard Skaare Dan Katcher / Judith Wilkinson AMP Corporate Communication Abernathy MacGregor Frank 717/592-2323 212/371-5999 Doug Wilburne AMP Investor Relations 717/592-4965 AMP BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS RECORD DATE FOR ALLIEDSIGNAL CONSENT SOLICITATION HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (August 21, 1998) AMP Incorporated (NYSE: AMP) today announced that its Board of Directors has set an October 15, 1998 record date in connection with AlliedSignal, Inc.'s (NYSE: ALD) intended solicitation of written consents from AMP shareholders. Shareholders of record on that date will be eligible to execute consents and revocations. In its consent solicitation, AlliedSignal will attempt, among other things, to more than double the size of the AMP Board of Directors from 11 to 28 members and to elect 17 of its own executive officers and directors to constitute a majority of the AMP Board. The Company noted that its Board believes that AlliedSignal's intended consent solicitation will place AMP's shareholders in a position of making extremely important decisions. The Board selected October 15 to ensure that shareholders will have adequate information and sufficient time before such decisions are made. Headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, AMP is the world's leading manufacturer of electrical, electronic, fiber-optic and wireless interconnection devices and systems. The Company has 48,300 employees in 53 countries serving customers in the automotive, computer, communications, consumer, industrial and power industries. AMP sales reached $5.75 billion in 1997. # # # AMP and certain other persons named below may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of revocations of consents in response to AlliedSignal's consent solicitation. The participants in this solicitation may include the directors of AMP (Ralph D. DeNunzio, Barbara H. Franklin, Joseph M. Hixon III, William J. Hudson, Jr., Joseph M. Magliochetti, Harold A. McInnes, Jerome J. Meyer, John C. Morley, Robert Ripp, Paul G. Schloemer and Takeo Shiina); the following executive officers of AMP: Robert Ripp (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), William J. Hudson (Vice Chairman), William S. Urkiel (Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer), Herbert M. Cole (Senior Vice President for Operations), Juergen W. Gromer (Senior Vice President, Global Industry Businesses), Richard P. Clark (Divisional Vice President, Global Wireless Products Group), Thomas DiClemente (Corporate Vice President and President, Europe, Middle East, Africa), Rudolf Gassner (Corporate Vice President and President, Global Personal Computer Division), Charles W. Goonrey (Corporate Vice President and General Legal Counsel), John E. Gurski (Corporate Vice President and President, Global Value-Added Operations and President, Global Operations Division), David F. Henschel (Corporate Secretary), John H. Kegel (Corporate Vice President, Asia/Pacific), Mark E. Lang (Corporate Controller), Philippe Lemaitre (Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer), Joseph C. Overbaugh (Corporate Treasurer), Nazario Proietto (Corporate Vice President and President, Global Consumer, Industrial and Power Technology Division); and the following other members of management of AMP: Richard Skaare (Director, Corporate Communication), Douglas Wilburne (Director, Investor Relations) and Mary Rakoczy (Manager, Shareholder Services). As of the date of this communication, none of the foregoing participants individually beneficially own in excess of 1% of AMP's common stock or in the aggregate in excess of 2% of AMP's common stock. AMP has retained Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation ("CSFB") to act as its financial advisor in connection with the AlliedSignal Offer, for which CSFB will receive customary fees, as well as reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, AMP has agreed to indemnify CSFB and certain related persons against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities under the federal securities laws, arising out of its engagement. CSFB is an investment banking firm that provides a full range of financial services for institutional and individual clients. CSFB does not admit that it or any of its directors, officers or employees is a "participant" as defined in Schedule 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the solicitation, or that Schedule 14A requires the disclosure of certain information concerning CSFB. In connection with CSFB's role as financial advisor to AMP, CSFB and the following investment banking employees of CSFB may communicate in person, by telephone or otherwise with a limited number of institutions, brokers or other persons who are stockholders of AMP: Alan Howard, Steven Koch, Scott Lindsay, and Lawrence Hamdan. In the normal course of its business, CSFB regularly buys and sells securities issued by AMP for its own account and for the accounts of its customers, which transactions may result in CSFB and its associates having a net "long" or net "short" position in AMP securities, or option contracts or other derivatives in or relating to such securities. As of August 19, 1998, CSFB had a net long position of 124,466 shares of AMP common stock. EX-99 4 EXHIBIT 22 - PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 22 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Richard Skaare Dan Katcher / Judith Wilkinson AMP Corporate Communication Abernathy MacGregor Frank 717/592-2323 212/371-5999 Doug Wilburne AMP Investor Relations 717/592-4965 AMP RESPONDS TO ALLIEDSIGNAL HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (August 21, 1998) - AMP Incorporated (NYSE: AMP) chairman and chief executive officer Robert Ripp today gave the following statement in response to AlliedSignal's announcement: "Although I am not surprised by AlliedSignal's response to our rejection of its opportunistic, inadequate offer for AMP, I am disappointed by Mr. Bossidy's strident and entirely inappropriate rhetoric. In any event, the Board and management of AMP are undeterred in our determination to deliver to our shareholders and all of our constituencies the significant benefits of our profit improvement plan." Headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, AMP is the world's leading manufacturer of electrical, electronic, fiber-optic and wireless interconnection devices and systems. The Company has 48,300 employees in 53 countries serving customers in the automotive, computer, communications, consumer, industrial and power industries. AMP sales reached $5.75 billion in 1997. # # # - more - AMP and certain other persons named below may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of revocations of consents in response to AlliedSignal's consent solicitation. The participants in this solicitation may include the directors of AMP (Ralph D. DeNunzio, Barbara H. Franklin, Joseph M. Hixon III, William J. Hudson, Jr., Joseph M. Magliochetti, Harold A. McInnes, Jerome J. Meyer, John C. Morley, Robert Ripp, Paul G. Schloemer and Takeo Shiina); the following executive officers of AMP: Robert Ripp (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), William J. Hudson (Vice Chairman), William S. Urkiel (Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer), Herbert M. Cole (Senior Vice President for Operations), Juergen W. Gromer (Senior Vice President, Global Industry Businesses), Richard P. Clark (Divisional Vice President, Global Wireless Products Group), Thomas DiClemente (Corporate Vice President and President, Europe, Middle East, Africa), Rudolf Gassner (Corporate Vice President and President, Global Personal Computer Division), Charles W. Goonrey (Corporate Vice President and General Legal Counsel), John E. Gurski (Corporate Vice President and President, Global Value-Added Operations and President, Global Operations Division), David F. Henschel (Corporate Secretary), John H. Kegel (Corporate Vice President, Asia/Pacific), Mark E. Lang (Corporate Controller), Philippe Lemaitre (Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer), Joseph C. Overbaugh (Corporate Treasurer), Nazario Proietto (Corporate Vice President and President, Global Consumer, Industrial and Power Technology Division); and the following other members of management of AMP: Richard Skaare (Director, Corporate Communication), Douglas Wilburne (Director, Investor Relations) and Mary Rakoczy (Manager, Shareholder Services). As of the date of this communication, none of the foregoing participants individually beneficially own in excess of 1% of AMP's common stock or in the aggregate in excess of 2% of AMP's common stock. AMP has retained Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation ("CSFB") to act as its financial advisor in connection with the AlliedSignal Offer, for which CSFB will receive customary fees, as well as reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, AMP has agreed to indemnify CSFB and certain related persons against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities under the federal securities laws, arising out of its engagement. CSFB is an investment banking firm that provides a full range of financial services for institutional and individual clients. CSFB does not admit that it or any of its directors, officers or employees is a "participant" as defined in Schedule 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the solicitation, or that Schedule 14A requires the disclosure of certain information concerning CSFB. In connection with CSFB's role as financial advisor to AMP, CSFB and the following investment banking employees of CSFB may communicate in person, by telephone or otherwise with a limited number of institutions, brokers or other persons who are stockholders of AMP: Alan Howard, Steven Koch, Scott Lindsay, and Lawrence Hamdan. In the normal course of its business, CSFB regularly buys and sells securities issued by AMP for its own account and for the accounts of its customers, which transactions may result in CSFB and its associates having a net "long" or net "short" position in AMP securities, or option contracts or other derivatives in or relating to such securities. As of August 19, 1998, CSFB had a net long position of 124,466 shares of AMP common stock. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----