-----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, Ikp6IhhDUVTAhoXTdZFezPpXSYTcVdnJmM8JdUnZNu94RBTHkufaaDjz8mI20nMe HL7CvlLmn3vwcLfLL1gNsA== 0000950131-01-000011.txt : 20010122 0000950131-01-000011.hdr.sgml : 20010122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950131-01-000011 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010102 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KENETECH CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000807708 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COGENERATION SERVICES & SMALL POWER PRODUCERS [4991] IRS NUMBER: 943009803 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43755 FILM NUMBER: 1500721 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 SANSOME STREET SUITE 410 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: 4153983825 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 SANSOME STREET SUITE 410 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KC HOLDING CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001127379 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VALUEACT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP STREET 2: ONE MAITIME PLAZA SUITE 1400 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: 4157339756 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VALUEACT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP STREET 2: ONE MARITIME PLAZA SUITE 1400 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 SC 13D/A 1 0001.txt AMENDMENT NUMBER 7 TO SCHEDULE 13D SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(A) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(A) (Amendment No. 7 )(1) KENETECH Corporation -------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.0001 par value -------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 488878109 ---------------------- (CUSIP Number) KC Holding Corporation c/o ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P. One Maritime Plaza Suite 1400 San Francisco, California 94111 Attn: Jeffrey W. Ubben ________________________________________________ (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 28, 2000 ----------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. [_] Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. (1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). This Amendment No. 7 (the "Final Amendment") to the Statement on Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") originally filed on November 2, 2000 by KC Holding Corporation ("Parent"), KC Merger Corp. ("Purchaser"), ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P. ("ValueAct") and VA Partners, L.L.C. ("VA Partners"), relating to the third-party tender offer by Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of KENETECH Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), together with the associated rights attached thereto pursuant to a rights agreement (collectively, the "Shares"), at a purchase price of $1.04 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 6, 2000 (the "Initial Offer to Purchase"), as amended by the Supplement to the Offer to Purchase, dated November 26, 2000 (the "Supplement" and, together with the Initial Offer to Purchase, the "Offer to Purchase"), and the related Letter of Transmittal. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Final Amendment shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Offer to Purchase. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION. Item 3 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: As more fully described in Item 4 hereof, Purchaser and the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 29, 2000 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which Purchaser purchased certain additional Shares, as further described in Item 4, in consideration for an aggregate amount of $14,934,728.64 (the "Stock Purchase Consideration"). The Stock Purchase Consideration was funded by a capital contribution from Parent to Purchaser, which in turn was funded from the proceeds of the issuance of a promissory note in the face amount of $14,934,728.64 from Parent to ValueAct. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: On December 28, 2000, Purchaser accepted for purchase and payment, pursuant to the Offer, all Shares which were validly tendered and not withdrawn as of the expiration of the Offer at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 27, 2000. Based on information provided by Mellon Investor Services, L.L.C., the depositary for the Offer, 16,021,160 Shares (including 49,502 Shares tendered pursuant to notices of guaranteed delivery) were validly tendered pursuant to the Offer and not withdrawn. Immediately after the purchase of the tendered Shares, Purchaser owned approximately 86% of the outstanding Shares. On December 29, 2000, Purchaser and the Company entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement providing for the sale by the Company of 14,360,316 Shares to Purchaser for the purchase price amount of $1.04 per Share or an aggregate amount of $14,934,728.64 (the "Stock Purchase"). Effective upon the consummation of the Stock Purchase, Purchaser owned at least 90% of the outstanding Shares. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Purchaser was then merged with and into the Company immediately upon the filing of the certificate of ownership and merger, executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 29, 2000 (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the public stockholders of the Company who did not tender their Shares in the Offer and who do not seek appraisal of their Shares pursuant to the provisions of applicable law (the "Dissenting Stockholders") will have their Shares converted into the right to receive in cash the same $1.04 per Share purchase amount. Page 2 of 6 Pages The preceding summary of certain provisions of the Stock Purchase Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit E hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. Item 5 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: On December 29, 2000, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Purchaser was merged with and into the Company in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, with the Company continuing as the Surviving Corporation. Upon the Merger becoming effective: (i) each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Purchaser was converted into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation; (ii) each issued and outstanding Share held in the Company's treasury or held by Parent or any wholly owned subsidiary of Parent was canceled without any consideration being delivered therefor; and (iii) each issued and outstanding Share of common stock of the Company, other than Shares of common stock of the Company canceled as described above and other than Shares of common stock of the Company held by stockholders properly exercising appraisal rights pursuant to the provisions of applicable law, was converted into the right to receive from the Surviving Corporation the Merger Consideration. In connection with the Merger: (i) each then outstanding option to purchase any Shares of common stock of the Company (in each case an "Option") was canceled by the Company and in consideration for such cancellation, the holder of the Option received the right to receive from the Surviving Corporation cash in an amount equal to (A) the product of (1) the number of Shares subject to such Option and (2) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share for the purchase of Shares subject to such Option, minus (B) all applicable federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld with respect to such payment; and (ii) each holder of a then outstanding warrant to purchase any Shares (in each case a "Warrant") received the right to receive in cash an amount (the "Warrant Consideration") equal to (A) the product of (1) the number of Shares subject to such Warrant and (2) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share for the purchase of the Shares subject to the Warrant, minus (B) all applicable federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld with respect to such payment, as a result of such holder previously agreeing that, after the effective time of the Merger, each such Warrant held by such holder will represent the right to receive from the Surviving Corporation the Warrant Consideration. As a result of the Merger, the Surviving Corporation became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. A Form 15 has been filed with the Commission in order to deregister the Shares. A press release relating to the consummation of the Merger is attached as Exhibit F and is incorporated herein by reference. Page 3 of 6 Pages ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. Item 7 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Exhibit E - Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2000, by and among KC Merger Corp., KENETECH Corporation and, with respect to Section 5J only, KC Holding Corporation. Exhibit F - Press Release of Parent dated January 2, 2001 relating to the consummation of the Merger. Page 4 of 6 Pages SIGNATURES ---------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Date: January 2, 2001 KC HOLDING CORPORATION By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben ----------------------------------------- Its: Secretary/Treasurer ----------------------------------------- Date: January 2, 2001 KENETECH CORPORATION (AS SUCCESSOR TO KC MERGER CORP.) By: /s/ Dianne P. Urhausen ---------------------------------------- Its: Vice President and Corporate Secretary ---------------------------------------- Date: January 2, 2001 VALUEACT CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: VA Partners, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben ---------------------------------------- Its: Managing Member ---------------------------------------- Date: January 2, 2001 VA PARTNERS, L.L.C. By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben ---------------------------------------- Its: Managing Member ---------------------------------------- Page 5 of 6 Pages EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Exhibit Name - ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------- E Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2000, by and among KC Merger Corp., KENETECH Corporation and, with respect to Section 5J only, KC Holding Corporation. F Press Release of Parent dated January 2, 2001 relating to the consummation of the Merger. Page 6 of 6 Pages EX-99.E 2 0002.txt STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT EXHIBIT E --------- STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT ------------------------ THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of December 29, 2000 (this "Agreement"), is made by and between KENETECH Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), KC Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser") and, for purposes of Section 5J of this Agreement, KC Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"). Except as otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 4 hereof. WHEREAS, the Company, Purchaser and Parent are parties to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 25, 2000, and as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, Purchaser acquired 16,021,160 shares of the common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company, together with associated rights attached thereto issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement (collectively, the "Shares"), at a purchase price of $1.04 per Share through a tender offer (the "Offer"); WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Subscription and Contribution Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2000, among Parent, Mr. Mark D. Lerdal and ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P., Parent acquired, and subsequently contributed to Purchaser in the form of a capital contribution, an aggregate of 11,365,458 Shares; WHEREAS, as a result of the foregoing transactions, Purchaser currently owns 27,337,116 Shares (excluding for purposes of this Agreement 49,502 Shares tendered in the Offer pursuant to notices of guaranteed delivery), which represents approximately 85.5% of the outstanding Shares; WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement provides that, following the purchase of the Shares, upon the terms and subject to the condition set forth therein, Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"), whereby each issued and outstanding Share not owned directly or indirectly by the Company or Parent will be converted into the right to receive the price per Share paid in the Offer; WHEREAS, the Company and Purchaser each desire to effect the Merger without a meeting of the stockholders of the Company in accordance with Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), which requires that Purchaser own at least 90% of the outstanding Shares; and WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, that number of Shares that, when added to the number of Shares currently owned by Purchaser, will result in Purchaser owning at least 90% of the outstanding Shares. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, the parties agree as follows: Section 1. Purchase and Sale of Additional Shares. 1A. Purchase and Sale. The Company will sell to Purchaser, and, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Purchaser will purchase from the Company, an aggregate of 14,360,316 Shares (the "Additional Shares"), for a purchase price of $1.04 per Share. 1B. The Closing. The closing of the sale and purchase of the Additional Shares (the "Closing") will take place at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time on December 29, 2000, at a place mutually agreeable to the Company and the Purchaser. At or prior to the Closing, the Company will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Purchaser certificates evidencing the number of Additional Shares to be purchased by Purchaser, registered in such name as Purchaser shall designate, against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company. Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that: 2A. Organization, etc. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has the corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and presently proposed to be conducted and to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 2B. Capital Structure. (i) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 110,000,000 Shares, par value $.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value of $.01 per share, of which 84,000 shares have been designated Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. (ii) At the close of business on December 27, 2000: (1) 31,970,164 Shares were issued and outstanding, all of which were validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights; (2) no Shares were held in the treasury of the Company or by Subsidiaries of the Company; (3) 845,600 Shares were subject to issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock options previously issued under the Company's 1984 Stock Option Plan and its 1993 Stock Option Plan, as amended; and (4) 500,000 Shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding warrants. (iii) The Additional Shares have been duly authorized and, upon completion of the sale contemplated hereby, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. 2C. Authorization; No Breach. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the availability of equitable remedies and to the laws of bankruptcy and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement does not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under, (iii) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the Company's capital stock or assets pursuant to, (iv) give any third party the right to accelerate any obligation under, (v) result in a violation of, or (vi) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any court or administrative or governmental body (other than in connection with the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act and certain state securities laws) pursuant to, the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws, or any law, statute, rule, regulation, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Company is subject or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party. Section 3. Purchaser's Representations and Warranties. 3A. Purchaser's Investment Representations. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company that it is acquiring the Additional Shares for its own account with the present intention of holding such securities for investment purposes and that it has no intention of selling such securities in a public distribution in violation of the federal securities laws or any applicable state securities laws. 3B. Other Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company that: (i) it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the Additional Shares purchased hereunder and has had full access to such other information concerning the Company as it may have requested and that in making its decision to purchase the Additional Shares; (ii) it (a) is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and (b) by reason of its business and financial experience, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Additional Shares, has the capacity to protect its interests in connection with its purchase of the Additional Shares, is able to bear the economic risk of such investment and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment; and (iii) (a) it has the requisite power and authority to purchase the Additional Shares and has authorized the purchase of the Additional Shares and (b) the purchase of the Additional Shares does not violate its charter, by-laws or any law, statute, rule, regulation, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser is subject or any other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party. Section 4. Definitions. "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof. "Rights Agreement" means the Rights Agreement, dated May 4, 1999 between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, LLC, as amended. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal law then in force. "Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar federal law then in force. "Subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other legal entity of which Parent or the Company, as the case may be (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the stock or other equity interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other legal entity. Section 5. Miscellaneous. 5A. Remedies. Purchaser will have all of the rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and the certificate of incorporation and all of the rights and remedies which such holder has under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement will be entitled to enforce such rights specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement, and to exercise all other rights granted by law. 5B. Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, no modification, amendment or waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective against the Company or Purchaser unless such modification, amendment or waiver is approved in writing by the Company and Purchaser. The failure of any party to enforce any provision of this Agreement or under any agreement contemplated hereby or under the amended certificate of incorporation or the bylaws shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement, any agreement referred to herein, the certificate of incorporation, or the bylaws in accordance with their terms. 5C. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties contained herein or made in writing by any party in connection herewith will survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, regardless of any investigation made by the Company or the Purchaser or on their behalf. 5D. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto will bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of such parties whether so expressed or not. 5E. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability in such jurisdiction, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or any provision hereof in any other jurisdiction. 5F. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 5G. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. 5H. Governing Law. All issues concerning the enforceability, validity and binding effect of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. 5I. Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when personally delivered or received by certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by guaranteed overnight courier service. Notices, demands and communications will be sent to Purchaser at Purchaser's addresses as indicated in the Company's books and records of the Company's transfer agent and registrar and to the Company at the address indicated below: Notices to the Company: KENETECH Corporation 500 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Attention: Dianne P. Urhausen Fax: (415) 984-8191 With a copy to: Morrison & Foerster LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105-2482 Attention: Michael O'Bryan Facsimile No.: 415-268-7522 and Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP Hercules Plaza P.O. Box 951 Wilmington, DE 19899 Attention: Mark A. Morton Facsimile No.: 302-658-1192 or to such other address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. 5J. Required Consents. Parent hereby consents to any and all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to the extent such consent is required under Section 5.1 of the Merger Agreement. * * * * * IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stock Purchase Agreement on the day and year first above written. KENETECH CORPORATION By: /s/ Dianne P. Urhausen ------------------------- Its: Vice President and Secretary ---------------------------- KC MERGER CORP. By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben --------------------- Its: Secretary/Treasurer ------------------- With respect to Section 5J only, KC HOLDING CORPORATION By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben -------------------- Its: Secretary/Treasurer ------------------- EX-99.F 3 0003.txt PRESS RELEASE OF PARENT DATED JANUARY 2, 2001 EXHIBIT F FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Jeffrey Ubben ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P. (415) 362-3700 Contact: Jeanne Carr MacKenzie Partners, Inc. (212) 929-5500 (800) 322-2885 KC MERGER CORP. COMPLETES SECOND STEP MERGER WITH KENETECH CORPORATION San Francisco, California - January 2, 2001 - KC Holding Corporation today announced that it completed the merger between its wholly-owned subsidiary, KC Merger Corp., and KENETECH Corporation on December 29, 2000. In the merger, KC Merger Corp. was merged with and into KENETECH. The merger was completed pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 25, 2000, as amended, among KENETECH, KC Merger Corp. and KC Holding Corporation. The merger was the second and final step in the acquisition of KENETECH by KC Holding Corporation, a corporation controlled by ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P. The first step, a cash tender offer by KC Merger Corp. to purchase all of KENETECH's outstanding shares of common stock at a purchase price of $1.04 per share, was completed on December 28, 2000. Pursuant to the merger, the public stockholders of KENETECH who did not tender their shares in the offer and who do not seek appraisal of their shares pursuant to the provisions of applicable law had their shares converted into the right to receive $1.04 per share in cash, upon presentation to Mellon Investor Services, L. L. C. ("Mellon") of appropriate documentation by the holder of any such shares of KENETECH common stock. Within the next few days, Mellon will mail to non-tendering stockholders materials to be used to exchange KENETECH stock certificates for such payment. Upon consummation of the merger, KENETECH became a privately held corporation, and the shares of KENETECH common stock will no longer be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----