SC TO-C 1 0001.txt ============================================================================= 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 ----------------- Sunrise Medical, Inc. (Name of Subject Company) ----------------- V.S.M. Investors, LLC V.S.M. Holdings, Inc. V.S.M. Acquisition Corp. (Name of Filing Persons ("Offerors")) Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (Title of Class of Securities) 867910-10-1 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) James L. Elrod, Jr. V.S.M. Investors, LLC 245 Park Avenue, 41st Floor New York, NY 10167 (212) 351-1600 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons) ----------------- Copy to: Peter Gordon, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 425 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017-3954 (212) 455-2000 CALCULATION OF FILING FEE ------------------------- TRANSACTION VALUATION AMOUNT OF FILING FEE --------------------- -------------------- Not Applicable Not Applicable [_] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11[a][2] and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. Amount Previously Paid: Form or Registration No.: Filing Party: Date Filed: [X] 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: [_] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. [_] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. [_] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13a-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: [_] ============================================================================= -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. V.S.M. INVESTORS, LLC By: /s/ James L. Elrod, Jr. -------------------------- Name: James L. Elrod, Jr. Title: Authorized Signatory V.S.M. HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ James L. Elrod, Jr. -------------------------- Name: James L. Elrod, Jr. Title: President V.S.M. ACQUISITION CORP. By: /s/ James L. Elrod, Jr. -------------------------- Name: James L. Elrod, Jr. Title: President Date: October 17, 2000 -3-