As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2011
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
Amendment No. 2
H&Q Life Sciences Investors
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
H&Q Life Sciences Investors
(Name of Filing Persons (Offeror))
Shares of Beneficial Interest, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
404053100
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Daniel R. Omstead, Ph.D.
President
H&Q Life Sciences Investors
2 Liberty Square, 9th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Telephone: 617-772-8500
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copies to:
Joseph R. Fleming, Esq.
Dechert LLP
200 Clarendon Street
27th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5021
Telephone: 617-728-7100
Calculation of Filing Fee
Transaction Valuation: $106,201,366 (a) |
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Amount of Filing Fee: $12,330 (b) |
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Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. Pursuant to Rule 0-11(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the transaction value was calculated by multiplying 7,796,312 shares of Beneficial Interest of H&Q Life Sciences Investors (35% of the total number of shares outstanding on April 27, 2011) by $13.62 (98% of the Net Asset Value per share of $13.90 as of the close of ordinary trading on the New York Stock Exchange on April 27, 2011). |
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Calculated at $116.10 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Valuation. |
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Check 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. |
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Amount Previously Paid: $12,330 Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO |
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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:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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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
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed by H&Q Life Sciences Investors (the Fund) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on May 3, 2011 to add an additional exhibit in accordance with Rule 13e-4(c)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a)(1)(i) |
Offer Notice dated May 2, 2011.* |
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(a)(1)(ii) |
Letter of Transmittal.* |
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(a)(1)(iii) |
Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* |
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(a)(1)(iv) |
Form of Letter to Clients of Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* |
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(a)(2) |
Not applicable. |
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(a)(3) |
Not applicable. |
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(a)(4) |
Not applicable. |
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(a)(5) |
Press Release dated May 2, 2011.* |
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(a)(5)(i) |
Press Release dated May 25, 2011.** |
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(a)(5)(ii) |
Press Release dated June 1, 2011. (filed herewith) |
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(b) |
Not applicable. |
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(d) |
Not applicable. |
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(g) |
Not applicable. |
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(h) |
Not applicable. |
* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Schedule TO filed by the Fund with the Commission on May 3, 2011.
** Previously filed as an exhibit to the Schedule TO filed by the Fund with the Commission on May 25, 2011.
Item 13. Information Required By Schedule 13E-3 Not Applicable.
Exhibit 99.(a)(5)(ii)
H&Q LIFE SCIENCES INVESTORS
ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER
Boston, MA, June 1, 2011 H&Q Life Sciences Investors (NYSE: HQL) (the Fund) announced today the preliminary results of its tender offer to acquire up to 35% of its outstanding shares (Shares) for cash at a price equal to 98% of the Funds net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the business day immediately following the day the offer expires (the Tender Offer). The Tender Offer expired at 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on May 31, 2011.
Based on current information, approximately 11,547,395.4354 Shares, or approximately 52% of the Funds Shares outstanding, were tendered through the expiration date. Because the number of Shares tendered exceeds 35% of the outstanding Shares, the Fund will purchase properly tendered Shares pro-rata based on the number of Shares properly tendered by each shareholder. Shareholders cannot be assured that all of their tendered Shares will be purchased by the Fund.
No more than 7,796,312 properly tendered Shares will be accepted for cash payment at a price equal to 98% of the Funds NAV as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on June 1, 2011. The final number of Shares validly tendered and accepted pursuant to the Tender Offer will be announced at a later date.
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H&Q Life Sciences Investors is a closed-end fund that invests in public and private companies in the life sciences industry. Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, based in Boston, serves as Investment Adviser to the Fund. Shares of the Fund can be purchased on the New York Stock Exchange through any securities broker.
For more information about H&Q Life Sciences Investors, please visit www.hqcm.com.