-----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, F/zMuqyGn54sCg+SsfP+faLj6I9YUm4pz88Kl9M4wnOgl4h164kozQSEo3szkt73 FWDGYd/HSLBbwex8LfLvKw== 0000950149-01-501961.txt : 20020413 0000950149-01-501961.hdr.sgml : 20020413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950149-01-501961 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC TO-T/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20011218 GROUP MEMBERS: FRESNO CORPORATION SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IKOS SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000756365 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 770100318 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-T/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41223 FILM NUMBER: 1816654 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19050 PRUNERIDGE AVE CITY: CUPERTINO STATE: CA ZIP: 94086 BUSINESS PHONE: 4082451900 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000701811 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 930786033 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OR FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-T/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8005 SW BOECKMAN RD CITY: WILSONVILLE STATE: OR ZIP: 97070-7777 BUSINESS PHONE: 5036857000 SC TO-T/A 1 f77751a1scto-ta.txt SCHEDULE TO AMENDMENT 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------ SCHEDULE TO/A (RULE 14d-100) TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 1) ------------------- IKOS SYSTEMS, INC. (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY (ISSUER)) MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION FRESNO CORPORATION (NAMES OF FILING PERSONS (OFFERORS)) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE, (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 451716203 (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) WALDEN C. RHINES PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION 8005 S.W. BOECKMAN ROAD WILSONVILLE, OREGON 97070-7777 (503) 685-7000 (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE FILING PERSON) COPIES TO: JOHN J. HUBER, ESQ. CHRISTOPHER L. KAUFMAN, ESQ. LATHAM & WATKINS LATHAM & WATKINS 555 11TH STREET, N.W., SUITE 1000 135 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025 (202) 637-2200 (650) 328-4600 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: [ ] This Amendment No. 1 to Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2001 (the "Schedule TO"), relating to a tender offer by Fresno Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mentor Graphics Corporation, an Oregon corporation ("Mentor"), to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and the related preferred stock purchase rights, of IKOS Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for a purchase price of $11.00 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 December 7, 2001 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal" which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended and supplemented from time to time, constitute the "Offer"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned such terms in the Offer to Purchase. ITEM 5. PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS Item 5 is hereby amended to add the following: On December 12, 2001, Christopher Kaufman of Latham & Watkins, counsel to Mentor and Purchaser, received a letter and form of confidentiality and standstill agreement from Diane Holt Frankle of Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, LLP, counsel to the Company, in the form attached to this Schedule TO as Exhibit (d)(2), which is incorporated by reference herein. On December 17, 2001, Mr. Kaufman had a telephone conversation with Ms. Frankle, the contents of which were memorialized in a letter dated December 18, 2001, sent by Mr. Kaufman to Ms. Frankle in the form attached to this Schedule TO as Exhibit (d)(3), which is incorporated by reference herein. ITEM 12. EXHIBITS Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: (a)(1)(A) Offer to Purchase dated December 7, 2001.* (a)(1)(B) Letter of Transmittal.* (a)(1)(C) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* (a)(1)(D) Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* (a)(1)(E) Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* (a)(1)(F) Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number of Substitute Form W-9.* (a)(1)(G) Press release issued by Mentor Graphics Corporation on December 7, 2001.* (a)(1)(H) Summary Advertisement, published December 7, 2001.* (a)(1)(I) Complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on December 7, 2001.* (a)(1)(J) Complaint filed in the Chancery Court, New Castle County, Delaware on December 7, 2001.* (b) None. (c) None. (d)(1) Confidentiality Agreement dated June 16, 2000, between Mentor Graphics Corporation and IKOS Systems, Inc.* (d)(2) Letter from Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, LLP to Latham & Watkins dated December 12, 2001, and form of confidentiality and standstill agreement. (d)(3) Letter from Latham & Watkins to Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, LLP dated December 18, 2001. (e) None. (f) None. (g) None. (h) None. - ------------------ *Previously filed. 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. Dated: December 18, 2001 MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION By: /s/ Gregory K. Hinckley ------------------------------------ Name: Gregory K. Hinckley Title: President FRESNO CORPORATION By: /s/ Gregory K. Hinckley ------------------------------------ Name: Gregory K. Hinckley Title: Chief Financial Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX (a)(1)(A) Offer to Purchase dated December 7, 2001.* (a)(1)(B) Letter of Transmittal.* (a)(1)(C) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* (a)(1)(D) Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* (a)(1)(E) Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* (a)(1)(F) Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number of Substitute Form W-9.* (a)(1)(G) Press release issued by Mentor Graphics Corporation on December 7, 2001.* (a)(1)(H) Summary Advertisement, published December 7, 2001.* (a)(1)(I) Complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on December 7, 2001.* (a)(1)(J) Complaint filed in the Chancery Court, New Castle County, Delaware on December 7, 2001.* (b) None. (c) None. (d)(1) Confidentiality Agreement dated June 16, 2000, between Mentor Graphics Corporation and IKOS Systems, Inc.* (d)(2) Letter from Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, LLP to Latham & Watkins dated December 12, 2001, and form of confidentiality and standstill agreement. (d)(3) Letter from Latham & Watkins to Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, LLP dated December 18, 2001. (e) None. (f) None. (g) None. (h) None. - ------------------ *Previously filed. EX-99.D.2 3 f77751a1ex99-d_2.txt EXHIBIT (D)(2) Exhibit (d)(2) [GRAY CARY TECHNOLOGY'S LEGAL EDGE(R) LETTERHEAD] December 12, 2001 VIA COURIER OUR FILE NO. 1090303-1 Mr. Christopher Kaufman Partner Latham & Watkins 135 Commonwealth Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 RE: MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION OFFER TO PURCHASE ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF IKOS SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON STOCK Dear Mr. Kaufman: We represent IKOS Systems, Inc. ("IKOS") and we are writing at the request of the IKOS Board of Directors with reference to the recently commenced cash tender offer by your client, Mentor Graphics Corporation ("Mentor") to acquire all outstanding shares of Common Stock of IKOS at $11.00 per share (the "Offer"). As you know, IKOS is a party to an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization by and among Synopsys, Inc., Oak Merger Corporation and IKOS dated July 2, 2001, as amended (the "Merger Agreement"). Pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Merger Agreement, we enclose a form of nondisclosure agreement for execution by Mentor. We look forward to receipt of an executed copy of the enclosed nondisclosure agreement, which has identical terms to the Confidentiality Agreement in effect between Synopsys and IKOS. Very truly yours, GRAY CARY WARE & FREIDENRICH LLP By: /s/ Diane Holt Frankle _____________________________ Diane Holt Frankle dfrankle@graycary.com Enclosure Cc: Ramon A. Nunez Joseph W. Rockom December 12, 2001 Mentor Graphics Corporation 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road Wilsonville, OR 97070-7777 Dear Sirs: In connection with your consideration of a possible transaction with IKOS Systems, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, with such subsidiaries or affiliates, the "Company"), the Company is prepared to make available to you certain information concerning the business, financial condition, operations, assets and liabilities of the Company. As a condition to such information being furnished to you and your directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors)(collectively, "Representatives"), you agree to treat any information concerning the Company (whether prepared by the Company, its advisors or otherwise and irrespective of the form of communication) which has been or will be furnished to you or to your Representatives by or on behalf of the Company (herein collectively referred to as the "Evaluation Material") in accordance with the provisions of this letter agreement, and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions hereinafter set forth. The term "Evaluation Material" shall be deemed to include all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents prepared by you or your Representatives which contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or in part, the information furnished to you or your Representatives pursuant hereto. The term "Evaluation Material" does not include information which (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by you or your Representatives, (ii) you can demonstrate was within your possession prior to its being furnished to you by or on behalf of the Company pursuant hereto, provided that the source of such information was not known by you to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information; (iii) becomes available to you on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its Representatives, provided that such source is not known by you to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any other party with respect to such information; or (iv) is independently developed by you without the use of any Evaluation Material. You hereby agree that you and your Representatives shall use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a possible transaction between the Company and you, that the Evaluation Material will be kept confidential and that you and your Representatives will not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that (i) you may make any disclosure of such information to which the Company gives its prior written consent and (ii) any of such information may be disclosed to your Representatives who 1 December __, 2001 Page 2 need to know such information for the sole purpose of evaluating a possible transaction with the Company, who agree to keep such information confidential and who are provided with a copy of this letter agreement and agree to be bound by the terms hereof to the same extent as if they were parties hereto. In any event, you shall be responsible for any breach of this letter agreement by any of your Representatives and you agree, at your sole expense, to take all reasonable measures (including but not limited to court proceedings) to restrain your Representatives from prohibited or unauthorized disclosure or use of the Evaluation Material. Contrary provisions notwithstanding, Mentor Graphics Corporation shall be free to use any information in intangible form, including ideas, concepts, techniques and know-how contained therein, which may be retained in the minds of its employees who have had rightful access to Evaluation Material hereunder and who have not intentionally memorized such information for the specific purpose of retaining and subsequently disclosing it in violation of the restriction on disclosure herein, subject only to the valid patents and copyrights of the Company. In addition, you agree that, without the prior written consent of the Company, you and your Representatives will not disclose to any other person the fact that the Evaluation Material has been made available to you, that discussions or negotiations are taking place concerning a possible transaction involving the Company or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof), unless in the written opinion of your counsel such disclosure is required by law and then only with as much prior written notice to the Company as is practical' under the circumstances. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you further agree that, without the prior written consent of the Company, you will not, directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or any discussions which might lead to such agreement, arrangement or understanding, with any other person regarding a possible transaction involving the Company. The term "person" as used in this letter agreement shall be broadly interpreted to include the media and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity. In the event that you or any of your Representatives are requested or required (by deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material, you shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of any such request or requirement so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this letter agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the Company, you or any of your Representatives are nonetheless, in the written opinion of your counsel, legally compelled to disclose Evaluation Material to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, you or your Representative may, without liability hereunder, disclose to such tribunal only that portion of the Evaluation Material which such counsel advises you is legally required to be disclosed, provided that you exercise your best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Evaluation Material, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Evaluation Material by such tribunal. 2 December __, 2001 Page 3 If you decide that you do not wish to proceed with a transaction with the Company, you will promptly inform the Company of that decision. In that case, or at any time upon the request of the Company for any reason, you will promptly deliver to the Company all documents (and all copies thereof) furnished to you or your Representatives by or on behalf of the Company pursuant hereto and provide written documentation that all such documents have been returned. In the event of such a decision or request, all other Evaluation Material prepared by you or your Representatives shall be destroyed and no copy thereof shall be retained. Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, you and your Representatives will continue to be bound by your obligations of confidentiality and other obligations hereunder. You understand and acknowledge that neither the Company nor any of its Representatives (including without limitation Needham & Company) make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material. You agree that neither the Company nor any of its Representatives (including without limitation Needham & Company) shall have any liability to you or to any of your Representatives relating to or resulting from the use of the Evaluation Material. Only those representations or warranties which are made in a final definitive agreement regarding the transactions contemplated hereby, when, as and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein, will have any legal effect. In consideration of the Evaluation Material being furnished to you, you hereby agree that, for a period of 2 years from the date hereof, neither you nor any of your affiliates will solicit to employ any of the officers or employees of the Company so long as they are employed by the Company and the Company has neither been acquired nor licensed and or sold substantially all of its assets to a third party, without obtaining the prior written consent of the Company. In consideration of the Evaluation Material being furnished to you, you hereby further agree that, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company, for a period of 2 years from the date hereof, neither you nor any of your affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), acting alone or as part of a group, will acquire or offer or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, by purchase or otherwise, any voting securities (or direct or indirect rights or options to acquire any voting securities) of the Company, or otherwise seek to influence or control, in any manner whatsoever, the management or policies of the Company. The Company reserves the right to assign all of its rights, powers and privileges under this letter agreement (including, without limitation, the right to enforce all of the terms of this letter agreement) to any person who enters into the transactions contemplated by this letter agreement. It is understood and agreed that no failure or delay by the Company in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. It is further understood and agreed that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this letter agreement by you or any of your Representatives and that the 3 December __, 2001 Page 4 Company shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by you of this letter agreement but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Company. In the event of litigation relating to this letter agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that you or any of your Representatives have breached this letter agreement, then you shall be liable and pay to the Company the reasonable legal fees incurred by the Company in connection with such litigation, including any appeal therefrom. This letter agreement supercedes all prior agreements between you and the Company with respect to Evaluation Material provided after the date hereof. This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by signing and returning one copy of this letter to the undersigned, whereupon this letter agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company. ACCEPTED AND AGREED: IKOS Systems, Inc. Mentor Graphics Corporation By:_________________________________ By:_________________________________ Title:______________________________ 4 EX-99.D.3 4 f77751a1ex99-d_3.txt EXHIBIT (D)(3) Exhibit (d)(3) [LATHAM & WATKINS LETTERHEAD] December 18, 2001 VIA FACSIMILE AND U.S. MAIL Diane Holt Frankle Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich 400 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, California 94301 Re: Mentor Graphics Corporation Offer to Purchase All Outstanding Shares of IKOS Systems, Inc. Common Stock Dear Diane: I appreciated our opportunity to speak Monday morning concerning the proposed confidentiality and standstill agreement between IKOS Systems, Inc. and Mentor Graphics Corporation. As we discussed, the proposed form of confidentiality and standstill agreement mirrors the agreements IKOS employed during its blind bidding process earlier this year. At that time, it appears that IKOS sought to provide a level playing field for the companies participating. However, the proposed form of confidentiality and standstill agreement cannot provide a level playing field following the execution by IKOS of the merger agreement with Synopsys. Nevertheless, you have indicated that IKOS cannot, under the merger agreement with Synopsys, even speak with Mentor Graphics (much less provide any confidential information) absent execution of a confidentiality and standstill agreement in the form proposed. While Mentor Graphics does not believe that this provision in the merger agreement is enforceable, Mentor Graphics believes that its $11.00 per share all cash proposal is clearly superior for IKOS' stockholders than the Synopsys agreement and wants to be able to discuss with IKOS an acquisition of IKOS. For this reason, Mentor Graphics suggests that it execute the proposed form of confidentiality and standstill agreement subject to a waiver letter which provides that certain provisions of the confidentiality and standstill agreement will be waived and not enforced against any of Mentor Graphics, Synopsys and any third party accepting the terms of the confidentiality and standstill agreement and waiver letter. The provisions that would be waived and not enforced are ones included for the benefit of IKOS during its blind bidding process and not for the benefit of any other bidder. In the present situation, where IKOS has a merger agreement with LATHAM & WATKINS Diane Holt Frankle December 18, 2001 Page 2 Synopsys, these provisions prevent, rather than foster, the level playing field that will produce the best result for IKOS' stockholders. Moreover, these provisions prevent the IKOS directors from fulfilling their fiduciary duty to secure the maximum price available in connection with the sale of the company in light of the Mentor Graphics offer. The waiver letter would provide that: - IKOS would waive and not enforce the standstill provisions, as to any party, with respect to any tender or exchange offer to acquire all outstanding IKOS shares at $11.00 per share or higher, including shares acquired in a second-step merger; - IKOS would waive and not enforce the standstill provisions, as to any party, with respect to influencing IKOS' management, calling and taking actions with respect to a special stockholders' meeting, advancing stockholder proposals, nominating individuals as IKOS directors, soliciting proxies on any matter and the handling of similar matters; - IKOS would waive and not enforce the confidentiality and standstill agreement provisions, as to any party, with respect to contacting third parties; - All standstill provisions (but not the confidentiality provisions) would be waived and not enforced following January 8, 2002; - IKOS would waive and not enforce the confidentiality provisions, as to any party, with respect to disclosing confidential information if required to do so by law; - In light of the fact that Mentor Graphics is already in the emulation market, reasonable limitations on enforcement of the non-solicitation of IKOS employees acceptable to both IKOS and Mentor Graphics would be included; and - A "most favored nations" clause, applicable to any party, would be included with respect to the provisions of the confidentiality and standstill agreement, as modified by the waiver letter, and any bidding procedures. Mentor Graphics' proposals seek to create as level a playing field as possible within the confines of IKOS' views on its merger agreement with Synopsys. I look forward to LATHAM & WATKINS Diane Holt Frankle December 18, 2001 Page 3 hearing from you so that the parties can seek to reach a negotiated acquisition agreement that would be in the best interests of IKOS' stockholders and Mentor Graphics can complete its tender offer by January 8, 2002. Very truly yours, /s/ Christopher L. Kaufman Christopher L. Kaufman of LATHAM & WATKINS -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----