EX-99.A.1.H 8 y72371exv99waw1wh.htm EX-99.A.1.H: FORM OF SUMMARY ADVERTISEMENT EX-99.A.1.H
Exhibit (a)(1)(H)
This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell Shares (as defined below). The Offer (as defined below) is made solely by the Offer to Purchase, dated November 12, 2008, and the related Letter of Transmittal and any amendments or supplements thereto. Purchaser (as defined below) is not aware of any state where the making of the Offer is prohibited by any administrative or judicial action pursuant to any valid state statute. If Purchaser becomes aware of any valid state statute prohibiting the making of the Offer or the acceptance of the Shares pursuant thereto, Purchaser will make a good faith effort to comply with that state statute or seek to have such statute declared inapplicable to the Offer. If, after a good faith effort, Purchaser cannot comply with the state statute, Purchaser will not make the Offer to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, the holders of Shares in that state. Except as set forth above, the Offer is being made to all holders of Shares. In any jurisdiction where the securities, “blue sky” or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer will be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser by one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
Notice of Offer to Purchase for Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
GENELABS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
at
$1.30 Net Per Share
by
Gemstone Acquisition Corporation
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
GlaxoSmithKline plc
     Gemstone Acquisition Corporation, a California corporation (“Purchaser”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SmithKline Beecham Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“SKB”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“GSK”), is offering to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, no par value (the “Shares”), of Genelabs Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (“Genelabs”), at a price of $1.30 per Share, net to the seller in cash (the “Offer Price”) without interest thereon and less any required withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated November 12, 2008, and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the “Offer”). Tendering shareholders who have Shares registered in their names and who tender directly to Computershare, Inc. (the “Depositary”) will not be obligated to pay brokerage fees or commissions or, except as set forth in the Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes on the purchase of Shares by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. Shareholders who hold their Shares through a broker or bank should consult with such institution as to whether it charges any service fees or commissions.

 


 

THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
     The Offer is not subject to any financing condition. The Offer is subject to other conditions, including the condition that, at the expiration of the Offer, there have been validly tendered in the Offer and not properly withdrawn that number of Shares which, together with the number of Shares, if any, then beneficially owned by GSK, SKB, Purchaser and their wholly-owned subsidiaries, constitutes at least 90 percent of the total number of the then outstanding Shares on a “fully diluted basis” (which means, as of any time, the number of Shares outstanding, together with all Shares that are issuable upon exercise of any then outstanding warrants, options, benefit plans, or obligations or securities convertible or exchangeable into Shares or otherwise, excluding Shares that are issuable upon the exercise of options and warrants that have an exercise price greater than the Offer Price). This condition is referred to as the “Minimum Tender Condition.” If more than 50 percent of the then outstanding Shares and less than 90 percent of the Shares then outstanding on a fully diluted basis are tendered pursuant to the Offer and not withdrawn, Purchaser may, under certain circumstances described in the Offer to Purchase, either exercise the top-up option (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and reduce the number of Shares required to satisfy the Minimum Tender Condition or reduce the number of shares subject to the Offer to a number equal to 49.9 percent of the Shares then outstanding. The Offer is also subject to certain other terms and conditions. See Section 13 of the Offer to Purchase—“Conditions of the Offer.”
     The purpose of the Offer is for GSK, through Purchaser, to acquire control of, and the entire equity interest in, Genelabs. Following the consummation of the Offer, Purchaser intends to effect the Merger (as defined below).
     The Offer is being made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 29, 2008, among Purchaser, SKB and Genelabs, pursuant to which, after completion of the Offer and the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, Purchaser will be merged with and into Genelabs and Genelabs will be the surviving corporation (the “Merger”), and each outstanding Share (other than Shares held in the treasury of Genelabs or owned by GSK or any wholly-owned subsidiary of GSK or Genelabs or held by shareholders who continue to own their Shares at the time of the Merger and fulfill certain other requirements of the California General Corporation Law to demand and perfect dissenters’ rights) will, by virtue of the Merger and without any action by the holder thereof, be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the per Share price paid pursuant to the Offer, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes, payable to the holder thereof upon surrender of the certificate formerly representing such Share. The Merger Agreement is more fully described in the Offer to Purchase.
     The Genelabs board of directors has unanimously determined that the Offer and the Merger are fair to, and in the best interests of, Genelabs and the holders of Shares and adopted and approved the Merger Agreement, the Offer and the Merger. The Genelabs board of directors unanimously declared the advisability of the Merger Agreement and

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recommends that the holders of Shares and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer.
     Subject to the provisions of the Merger Agreement and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), Purchaser reserves the right, at any time or from time to time, to waive or otherwise modify or amend the terms and conditions of the Offer in any respect; provided that, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Purchaser has agreed that it will not, without the prior written consent of Genelabs, amend or waive the Minimum Tender Condition, provided that, Purchaser may, under certain circumstances described in the Offer to Purchase, either exercise the top-up option and reduce the number of Shares required to satisfy the Minimum Tender Condition or reduce the number of shares subject to the Offer to a number equal to 49.9 percent of the Shares then outstanding. Subject to the provisions of the Merger Agreement and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, Purchaser reserves the right to, and under certain circumstances Genelabs may require Purchaser to, extend the Offer, as described in Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase. Pursuant to Rule 14d-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) and subject to the provisions of the Merger Agreement, Purchaser may elect to provide a subsequent offering period of between three and twenty business days upon expiration of the Offer. Purchaser does not currently intend to provide any subsequent offering period.
     Any extension of the Offer, waiver, amendment of the Offer, delay in acceptance for payment or payment or termination of the Offer will be followed, as promptly as practicable, by public announcement thereof, such announcement in the case of an extension to be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date (as defined in Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase).
     For purposes of the Offer, Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted for payment, and thereby purchased, Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn if and when Purchaser gives oral or written notice to the Depositary of Purchaser’s acceptance for payment of such Shares pursuant to the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made by deposit of the purchase price therefor with the Depositary, which will act as agent for the tendering shareholders for the purpose of receiving payments from Purchaser and transmitting such payments to the tendering shareholders. Under no circumstances will interest be paid on the purchase price for Shares, regardless of any extension of the Offer or any delay in making payment for Shares.
     In all cases, payment for Shares tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary of (a) certificates for such Shares or timely confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Shares into the Depositary’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, (b) a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message (as defined in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase) in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal), and (c) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.

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     Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date. Thereafter, tenders are irrevocable, except that, unless Purchaser has previously accepted them for payment, Shares tendered may also be withdrawn at any time after January 10, 2009. For a withdrawal of Shares to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover of the Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person having tendered the Shares to be withdrawn, the number of Shares to be withdrawn and the name of the record holder of the Shares to be withdrawn, if different from that of the person who tendered such Shares. The signature(s) on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase), unless such Shares have been tendered for the account of any Eligible Institution. If Shares have been tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer as set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Shares and must otherwise comply with DTC’s procedures. If certificates for Shares to be withdrawn have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Depositary, the name of the registered holder and the serial numbers shown on such certificates must also be furnished to the Depositary as aforesaid prior to the physical release of such certificates. All questions as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal will be determined by Purchaser, in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. No withdrawal of Shares shall be deemed to have been properly made until all defects and irregularities have been cured or waived. None of GSK, SKB, Purchaser, the Depositary, the Information Agent (listed below), or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Withdrawals of tenders of Shares may not be rescinded, and any Shares properly withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the Offer. However, withdrawn Shares may be retendered by following one of the procedures for tendering Shares described in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
     The information required to be disclosed by paragraph (d)(1) of Rule 14d-6 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act is contained in the Offer to Purchase and is incorporated herein by reference.
     The Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal will be mailed to record holders of Shares whose names appear on Genelabs’ shareholder list and will be furnished to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and similar persons whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the shareholder list or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agency’s security position listing for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Shares.
     The receipt of cash as payment for the Shares pursuant to the Offer or the Merger will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes and may also be a taxable transaction under applicable state, local or foreign tax laws. Holders of Shares are urged to consult with their own tax advisors as to the particular tax consequences of the Offer and the Merger to them.
     The Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and Genelabs’ Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the

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Commission in connection with the Offer contain important information and these documents should be read carefully and in their entirety before any decision is made with respect to the Offer.
     Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at the address and telephone number set forth below. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal may be directed to the Information Agent or to brokers, dealers, commercial banks or trust companies. Such copies will be furnished promptly at Purchaser’s expense. Purchaser will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker or dealer or any other person (other than the Information Agent) for soliciting tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer.
The Information Agent for the Offer is:
MACKENZIE LOGO
105 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(212) 929-5500 (Call Collect)
or
Call Toll-Free (800) 322-2885
Email: tenderoffer@mackenziepartners.com
November 12, 2008