-----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, JsuLuS6+DBnE8my4lEIBSQxa2kZ++q0CRtFlnM1k9yk/sRYgqrnn4t8E1I4kBtgg I8248GRGFl1kQBXRr6TlDQ== 0001193125-08-240241.txt : 20081120 0001193125-08-240241.hdr.sgml : 20081120 20081120172252 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-240241 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC TO-T/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081120 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081120 GROUP MEMBERS: ADIDAS AG GROUP MEMBERS: PHX ACQUISITION CORP FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TAYLOR MADE GOLF CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000725316 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GAMES, TOYS & CHILDREN'S VEHICLES (NO DOLLS & BICYCLES) [3944] IRS NUMBER: 36301723 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-T/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4105 CRYSTAL LAKE RD CITY: MCHENRY STATE: IL ZIP: 60050 BUSINESS PHONE: 8153443230 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASHWORTH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000820774 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEN'S & BOYS' FURNISHINGS, WORK CLOTHING, AND ALLIED GARMENTS [2320] IRS NUMBER: 841052000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-T/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-41392 FILM NUMBER: 081204687 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2765 LOKER AVE WEST CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92008 BUSINESS PHONE: 7604386610 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2765 LOKER AVENUE WEST CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92008 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHARTER GOLF INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 SC TO-T/A 1 dsctota.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE TO-T Amendment No. 2 to Schedule TO-T

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE TO/A

Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)

 

 

ASHWORTH, INC.

(Name of Subject Company (issuer))

 

 

PHX ACQUISITION CORP.

a wholly-owned subsidiary of

TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.

an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of

ADIDAS AG

(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

04516H101

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

 

William S. Reimus, Esq.

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.

5545 Fermi Court

Carlsbad, CA 92008

(760) 918-6000

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to

receive notices and communications on behalf of filing person)

 

 

Copy to:

Ethan D. Feffer, Esq.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

650 Town Center Drive, 4th Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

(714) 513-5100

 

 

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE*

 

 
Transaction Valuation*    Amount of Filing Fee**
$28,019,003.60    $1,101.15
 
 

 

* Estimated for purposes of calculating the filing fee only. This amount is based on the offer to purchase at a purchase price of $1.90 cash per share for all 14,746,844 shares of common stock of Ashworth, Inc. that are issued and outstanding.
** The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals the transaction valuation multiplied by 0.0000393.

 

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x 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: $1,101.15
     Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO-T
     Filing Party: PHX Acquisition Corp., Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. and adidas AG
     Date Filed: October 20, 2008

 

¨ 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

 

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE TO

This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”) amends the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 20, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the SEC on November 7, 2008 (as amended, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO relates to the offer by PHX Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation dba TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company (“TMaG”), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock par value $0.001 per share of Ashworth, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ashworth”), at $1.90 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, and less any required withholding taxes. The ultimate parent of TMaG is adidas AG (“adidas”), a multinational apparel and sporting goods company. The offer is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated October 20, 2008 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), copies of which are filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) and which, together with any amendments or supplements to either, constitute the “Offer.” Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Offer to Purchase or in the Schedule TO.

 

Items 1, 4, 6, 8 and 11. Summary Term Sheet; Terms of the Transaction; Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals;
     Interest in Securities of the Subject Company; Additional Information.

Items 1, 4, 6, 8 and 11 of the Schedule TO which incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase are hereby amended as set forth below.

The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of Tuesday, November 18, 2008. According to the report of the Depositary for the Offer, 10,934,097 Shares were validly tendered in the Offer and not withdrawn, including 202,510 Shares subject to guaranteed delivery, representing approximately 74% of the outstanding Shares. Purchaser and TMaG have been informed by Ashworth that the number of issued and outstanding Shares as of November 18, 2008 was 14,746,844. Purchaser has accepted for payment all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offer. Purchaser will promptly pay the offer price of $1.90 net per Share in cash, without interest, to all stockholders whose Shares were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer on November 18, 2008, and in the case of Shares tendered by guaranteed delivery procedures, will pay promptly after timely delivery of such Shares and required documentation. In order to acquire one share more than 90% of the outstanding Shares, Purchaser, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, exercised its Top-Up Option, pursuant to which Purchaser acquired newly-issued shares at a purchase price per share equal to the Offer Price. As a result of Purchaser’s acquisition of the Shares validly tendered during the offering period and the shares issued pursuant to the Top-Up Option, Purchaser owns more than 90% of the outstanding Shares. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, TMaG is therefore entitled to and has caused Purchaser to merge with and into Ashworth effective November 19, 2008, without a meeting of the stockholders of Ashworth, in accordance with Delaware’s “short-form” merger statute, with Ashworth continuing as the Surviving Corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMaG. As a result of the Merger, each outstanding Share that was not purchased in the Offer (other than Shares held by Purchaser or TMaG, treasury Shares, which will be cancelled, and Shares held by stockholders, if any, who properly exercise appraisal rights in accordance with the DGCL) will be converted into the right to receive $1.90 per Share, in cash, without interest. Shares held by stockholders who perfect their appraisal rights will represent only the right to receive the amount awarded in the appraisal, or, if such demand for appraisal is withdrawn or forfeited, $1.90 per Share, in cash, without interest. Following the Merger, Ashworth’s common stock will cease to be traded on the NASDAQ Global Market.

On November 20, 2008, Purchaser, TMaG and adidas issued a press release, a copy of which is included as Exhibit (a)(5)(C) hereto and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the completion of the Offer.

Item 12. Exhibits.

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit:

(a)(5)(C) Press Release dated November 20, 2008

 

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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.

 

PHX ACQUISITION CORP.
By:  

/s/ William S. Reimus

Name:   William S. Reimus
Title:   Secretary
Date:   November 20, 2008
TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
By:  

/s/ William S. Reimus

Name:   William S. Reimus
Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Date:   November 20, 2008
ADIDAS AG
By:  

/s/ Frank Dassler

Name:   Frank Dassler
Title:  

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Date:   November 20, 2008

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

(a)(5)(C)*    Press Release dated November 20, 2008

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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EX-99.(A)(5)(C) 2 dex99a5c.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit (a)(5)(C)

LOGO

 

For immediate release   November 20, 2008

TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company Completes

Acquisition of Ashworth, Inc.

Herzogenaurach / Carlsbad, California – The adidas Group announced today that TaylorMade-adidas Golf successfully completed its tender offer for the outstanding shares of Ashworth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASHW) for a price of $1.90 per share in cash.

“We’re extremely pleased to announce that our acquisition of Ashworth is complete, and that our plans to integrate this great brand into the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company are taking shape,” said Mark King, TMaG president and CEO. “We are confident that by working together and taking advantage of the many benefits that our parent company, the adidas Group, has to offer we can quickly make Ashworth a powerful asset to our company.”

adidas Golf, based at TaylorMade-adidas Golf headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif., is known worldwide for high performance, technology-infused products like ClimaCool® tops and bottoms and ClimaStormTM outerwear. Ashworth, also based in Carlsbad, Calif., has set the standard in relaxed, lifestyle-oriented golf apparel for the past 20 years.

“We firmly believe that the adidas Golf and Ashworth brands are unique and complementary,” said John Kawaja, executive vice president of adidas Golf. “The alliance of these two brands gives us a powerful portfolio of products that appeal to a wide range of ages, preferences and player types. We plan to make use of all of our resources, including those of our parent company, the adidas Group, to reinvigorate the Ashworth brand and make it a vital part of how we go to market and a catalyst to greater success for our company.”

At the expiration of the offer at Midnight EST on November 18, 2008, approximately 10,934,097 shares of Ashworth were tendered and accepted for purchase, representing approximately 74% of the outstanding shares of Ashworth common stock. TaylorMade then exercised its top-up option under the merger agreement to bring its ownership to 90% and enable it to complete the acquisition through a short-form merger under Delaware law.

As a result of the acquisition, Ashworth will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of TaylorMade-adidas Golf and any shares of Ashworth common stock not tendered will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive the $1.90 in cash per share to be paid in the tender offer, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.

Following the completion of the acquisition, Ashworth’s financial results will be consolidated within the adidas Group as of November 20, 2008 and will be reported in the TaylorMade-adidas Golf business segment. In connection with the transaction, Barclays Capital acted as financial advisor to the adidas Group and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton served as legal counsel.


About the adidas Group

The adidas Group is one of the global leaders within the sporting goods industry, offering a broad range of products around three core segments such as adidas, Reebok and TaylorMade-adidas Golf. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group has more than 34,000 employees and generated sales of €10.3 billion in 2007.

About Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. dba TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company

TaylorMade Golf has led the golf industry’s technological revolution since the company was founded in 1979. TaylorMade metalwoods, irons and putters have been used to win hundreds of professional golf tournaments around the world. In 1998, TaylorMade became a wholly owned subsidiary of the adidas Group. adidas Golf creates high-performance, technology-infused golf apparel and footwear worn by hundreds of professional golfers around the world. Ashworth, which became a brand of the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company in 2008, creates relaxed, lifestyle-oriented golf apparel synonymous with authenticity, quality and golf lifestyle. Learn more about TaylorMade-adidas Golf and its brands at (800) 888-CLUB or www.tmag.com, www.taylormadegolf.com, www.adidasgolf.com, www.ashworthinc.com.

Additional Information

This press release is not an offer to purchase securities. The tender offer was made pursuant to a tender offer statement and related materials filed by adidas and TaylorMade with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and a recommendation statement filed by Ashworth with the SEC. These materials were also mailed to all Ashworth stockholders of record.

Contacts:

 

Media Relations    Investor Relations
Jan Runau    John-Paul O’Meara
Chief Corporate Communications Officer    Senior Investor Relations Manager
Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 84-3830    Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 84-2751
Anne Putz    Dennis Weber
Head of Corporate PR    Investor Relations Manager
Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 84-2964    Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 84-4989
Kirsten Keck   
Corporate PR Manager   
Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 84-6207   

Please visit our corporate website: www.adidas-Group.com

 

For more information contact:

TaylorMade-adidas Golf

Public Relations Department

Scott Leightman

Tel: 760.476.5748

eMail: scott.leightman@tmag.com

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