UNITED STATES
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
The Pep BoysManny, Moe & Jack
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
IEP Parts Acquisition LLC
Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P.
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc.
Beckton Corp.
Carl C. Icahn
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
713278109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Keith Cozza
President and Chief Exective Officer
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor
New York, New York 10153
(212) 702-4300
(Name, Address and Telephone Numbers of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copy to:
Jesse Lynn, Esq.
General Counsel
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor
New York, New York 10153
(212) 702-4300
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation* |
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Not Applicable |
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Not Applicable |
* A filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
o 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: Not applicable |
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Filing Party: Not applicable |
Form or Registration No.: Not applicable |
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Date Filed: Not applicable |
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:
x third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
o issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
o going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
o 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: o
If applicable, check the appropriate box(ex) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
o Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)
o Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)
The pre-commencement communication filed under cover of this Schedule TO relates to a planned tender offer by IEP Parts Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Offeror), and Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Icahn Enterprises Holdings), for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of The Pep BoysManny, Moe & Jack (Pep Boys), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 30, 2015, by and among the Offeror, Icahn Enterprises Holdings and Pep Boys.
The tender offer for the purchase of the issued and outstanding shares of Pep Boys common stock described in this document has not yet commenced, and this document is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. At the time the tender offer is commenced, the Offeror will file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO (including the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and other tender offer materials) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Pep Boys will file with the SEC a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer. Prior to making any decision regarding the tender offer, Pep Boys shareholders are strongly advised to read the tender offer statement (including the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and other tender offer materials) and the related solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 when they become available as they will contain important information. Once filed, Pep Boys shareholders will be able to obtain the tender offer statement (including the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and other tender offer materials) and the related solicitation/recommendation statement at no charge on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the tender offer statement (including the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and other tender offer materials) and the related solicitation/recommendation statement (when available) may be obtained free of charge from the information agent named in the tender offer materials or by directing a request to The Pep BoysManny, Moe & Jack, Attention: Brian Zuckerman, 3111 West Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132, Telephone Number (215) 430-9169.
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT |
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99.1 |
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Joint Press Release, dated December 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Icahn Enterprises Form 8-K, filed on December 30, 2015). |