-----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, HUOXE7d8zPsP3pszjcxcMEiGv3hSdYdSdg804NFy42QPEjaSuHxKh/+3vi2JQzLK wkMNIGhk+XOnW4hWyCLKQg== 0001047469-98-030476.txt : 19980813 0001047469-98-030476.hdr.sgml : 19980813 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-98-030476 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980812 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERCANTILE STORES CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000064923 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-DEPARTMENT STORES [5311] IRS NUMBER: 510032941 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10123 FILM NUMBER: 98682707 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9450 SEWARD ROAD CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: OH ZIP: 45014-2230 BUSINESS PHONE: 5138818000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9450 SEWARD ROAD CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: OH ZIP: 45014 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DILLARDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000028917 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-DEPARTMENT STORES [5311] IRS NUMBER: 710388071 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D1/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 CANTRELL RD CITY: LITTLE ROCK STATE: AR ZIP: 72201 BUSINESS PHONE: 5013765200 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 SC 14D1/A 1 SC 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. 7) ------------------------ MERCANTILE STORES COMPANY, INC. (Name of Subject Company) MSC ACQUISITIONS, INC. DILLARD'S, INC. (Bidders) COMMON STOCK, $.14 2/3 PAR VALUE PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 587533100 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) PAUL J. SCHROEDER, ESQ. VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSEL DILLARD'S, INC. 1600 CANTRELL ROAD LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201 TELEPHONE: (501) 376-5200 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders) COPY TO: ALAN G. SCHWARTZ, ESQ. SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT 425 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 TELEPHONE: (212) 455-2000 ------------------------ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Amendment No. 7 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed on May 21, 1998 and amended and supplemented on June 4, 1998, June 8, 1998, July 6, 1998, July 21, 1998, July 28, 1998 and August 5, 1998 (as amended and supplemented, the "Schedule 14D-1") relating to the offer by MSC Acquisitions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Dillard's, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, $.14 2/3 par value per share (the "Shares"), of Mercantile Stores Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at a purchase price of $80 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 May 21, 1998 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Schedule 14D-1. ITEM 5. PURPOSE OF THE TENDER OFFER AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS OF THE BIDDER Item 5 of the Schedule 14D-1 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: On August 11, 1998, the Parent issued a press release announcing that it has received termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act relating to the Offer and indicating that it expects to consummate the offer on the Expiration Date, currently 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on Wednesday, August 12, 1998, subject to the terms thereof. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 11(a)(14) and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Item 10(b), (c) and (f) of the Schedule 14D-1 are hereby amended and supplemented as follows: The information provided in this Amendment No. 7 under Item 5 is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following: (a)(14) Press Release issued by the Parent on August 11, 1998. SIGNATURE After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in the Statement is true, complete and correct. DILLARD'S, INC. By /s/ JAMES I. FREEMAN ----------------------------------------- Name: James I. Freeman Title: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER MSC ACQUISITIONS, INC. By /s/ JAMES I. FREEMAN ----------------------------------------- Name: James I. Freeman Title: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Date: August 11, 1998 EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT PAGE NO. DESCRIPTION NO. - --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- (a)(14) Press Release issued by the Parent on August 11, 1998.
EX-99.(A)(14) 2 EX-(A)(14) EXHIBIT (A)(14) PRESS RELEASE News Release Contact: James I. Freeman (501) 376-5980 DILLARD'S, INC. ANNOUNCES CLEARANCE TO PURCHASE MERCANTILE STORES COMPANY, INC. Little Rock, Arkansas, August 11, 1998--Dillard's, Inc. ("Dillard's") announced today that all applicable regulatory waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in the United States relating to Dillard's pending tender offer for the shares of Mercantile Stores Company, Inc. ("Mercantile") have expired. Dillard's further indicated that, in light of the completion of the regulatory approval process, it expects to consummate the purchase of Mercantile's shares pursuant to the tender offer, subject to the terms thereof, promptly after the currently scheduled expiration time of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 1998. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----