-----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, VuUziu13tOzf/1j1bPfHZEHjn2ya7+aEKL0YQ9yJrw+IXEvcSDXnuWktbJab3lMR xlbpH/6dpI8BY69CnpI2Xg== 0000891836-95-000145.txt : 19951208 0000891836-95-000145.hdr.sgml : 19951208 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891836-95-000145 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13E3/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19951206 SROS: NONE GROUP MEMBERS: SCOR MERGER SUB CORP GROUP MEMBERS: SCOR SA SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCOR US CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000798363 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 751791342 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13E3/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-39126 FILM NUMBER: 95599748 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 110 WILLIAM ST STE 1800 STREET 2: 18TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10038-3995 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129788200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 110 WILLIAM STREET STREET 2: 18TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10038 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCOR MERGER SUB CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001003225 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13E3/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SULLIVAN & CROMWELL STREET 2: 125 BROAD ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125583687 SC 13E3/A 1 SCHEDULE 13E-3/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13E-3/A (AMENDMENT NO. 1) RULE 13E-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934) SCOR U.S. Corporation (Name of the Issuer) SCOR U.S. Corporation SCOR Merger Sub Corporation SCOR S.A. (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.30 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 78 4027 10 4 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) John T. Andrews, Jr. Vice President General Counsel and Secretary SCOR U.S. Corporation Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048-0178 (212) 390-5200 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Person(s) Filing Statement) Copy to: Allan M. Chapin Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell 250 Park Avenue New York, New York 10177 (212) 558-4000 November 9, 1995 (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders) 2 This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Rule 13E-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3, dated November 9, 1995 (the "Schedule 13E-3"), filed by SCOR Merger Sub Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of SCOR S.A., a societe anonyme organized under the laws of The French Republic ("Parent"), and by Parent, pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 13e-3 thereunder in connection with the tender offer by the Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.30 per share (the "Shares"), of SCOR U.S. Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), not already directly or indirectly owned by Parent at a price of $15.25 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 November 9, 1995 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal", together with the Offer to Purchase, the "Offer"). This amendment is being filed by the Company, the Purchaser and Parent. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 under the Exchange Act (the "Schedule 14D-1") filed by the Purchaser and Parent with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 1995 and the Offer to Purchase filed as Exhibit (a)(1) thereto. By this amendment the Schedule 13E-3 is hereby amended in the respects set forth below. Item 2. Identity and Background. Item 2 is hereby supplemented and amended by adding the following information thereto: This Statement is also being filed by the Company. Item 16. Additional Information. Item 16 is hereby supplemented and amended by adding the following information thereto: The language contained in the penultimate paragraph of the "INTRODUCTION" to the Offer to Purchase is hereby modified to read in its entirety as follows: By accepting the Offer through the tender of Shares and upon receipt of payment for Shares, a tendering stockholder may be, and the Company and the Parent intend to assert that a tendering stockholder is, barred from thereafter attacking in any legal proceeding the fairness of the consideration received by such stockholder in the Offer. Parent and the Company will not assert the release contained in the Letter of Transmittal against a tendering stockholder but will assert any defenses or estoppels that may arise out of a tender by operation of law. Accordingly, a tendering stockholder shall not be deemed to have waived or released any claims arising under the United States federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder or any other rights or claims, except to the extent waived or released by operation of applicable law. Stockholders who have questions concerning this matter are urged to consult their own legal counsel. Item 17. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. Item 17(b)(3), Opinion of Dillon Read & Co. Inc., dated November 2, 1995, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit (b)(3) hereto. 3 SIGNATURE After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement are true, complete and correct. Dated: December 6, 1995 SCOR S.A. By: /s/ Serge Osouf Name: Serge Osouf Title: General Manager SCOR Merger Sub Corporation By: /s/ Serge Osouf Name: Serge Osouf Title: Vice President SCOR U.S. Corporation By: /s/ John T. Andrews, Jr. Name: John T. Andrews, Jr. Title: Senior Vice President General Counsel & Corporate Secretary EX-99.(B)(3) 2 OPINION LETTER 1 Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. Exhibit (b)(3) 535 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 212-906-7000 November 2, 1995 SCOR U.S. Corporation Two World Trade Center, 23rd floor New York, New York 10048-0178 Attention: Special Committee of the Board of Directors Gentlemen: You have advised us that SCOR S.A. ("SCOR S.A.") proposes to acquire all of the publicly held outstanding common stock, par value $0.30 per share, (the "Shares") of SCOR U.S. Corporation (the "Company") not currently held by SCOR S.A. from the holders thereof (the "Selling Shareholders") at a purchase price of $15.25 per share (the "Transaction"). You have requested our opinion as to whether the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Transaction is fair to the Selling Shareholders, from a financial point of view, as of the date hereof. In arriving at our opinion, we have, among other things: (i) reviewed certain publicly available business and financial information relating to the Company; (ii) reviewed the reported price and trading activity for the Shares of the Company; (iii) reviewed certain internal financial information and other data provided to us by the Company relating to the business and prospects of the Company, including financial projections prepared by the management of the Company; (iv) conducted discussions with members of the senior management of the Company; (v) reviewed the financial terms, to the extent publicly available, of certain acquisition transactions which we considered relevant; (vi) reviewed publicly available financial and securities market data pertaining to certain publicly-held companies in lines of business generally comparable to those of the Company; and (vii) conducted such other financial studies, analyses and investigations, and considered such other information as we deemed necessary and appropriate. In connection with our review, with your consent, we have not assumed any responsibility for independent verification of any of the foregoing information and have relied upon it being complete and accurate in all material respects. We have not been requested to and have not made an independent evaluation or appraisal of any assets or 2 liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor have we been furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal. Further, we have assumed, with your consent, that all of the information, including the projections provided to us by the Company's management, was prepared in good faith and was reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the Company's management as to the future financial performance of the Company, and was based upon the historical performance and certain estimates and assumptions which were reasonable at the time made. In addition we have not been asked to, and do not express any opinion as to the after-tax consequences of the Transaction to any Selling Shareholder. In addition, our opinion is based on economic, monetary and market conditions existing on the date hereof. In rendering this opinion, we are not rendering any opinion as to the value of the Company or making any recommendation to the Selling Shareholders with respect to the advisability of voting in favor of the Transaction. Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. ("Dillon Read"), as part of its investment banking business, is engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwriting, competitive biddings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements and valuations of estate, corporate and other purposes. Dillon Read has received a fee for rendering this opinion. This opinion is being rendered to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company for its use in evaluating the Transaction. Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the consideration to be received in the Transaction by the Selling Shareholders is fair to the Selling Shareholders, from a financial point of view, as of the date hereof. Very truly yours, DILLON, READ & CO. INC. /s/ William P. Powell By: William P. Powell Managing Director -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----