UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 5)
TRIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
BRGO CORPORATION
(Name of Filing Persons (Offeror))
a wholly owned subsidiary of
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Name of Filing Persons (Parent of Offeror))
COMMON STOCK, $0.0001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
89685K100
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Thomas J. DesRosier
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
65 Hayden Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 860-8660
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized
to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
with copies to:
Paul M. Kinsella
Christopher D. Comeau
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
Telephone: (617) 951-7000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation* |
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Amount of Filing Fee** |
$ 820,187,779 |
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$ 111,874 |
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculating amount of filing fee in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended). The transaction value was calculated by adding (1) the product of (a) $15.50, which is the sum of (i) the closing cash payment of $13.50 per share and (ii) $2.00 per share, which is the maximum amount payable with respect to the contingent value rights and (b) 48,353,557, which is the sum of (i) 48,268,557 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Shares), of Trius Therapeutics, Inc. (Trius) issued and outstanding on August 1, 2013 and (ii) 85,000 Shares issuable with respect to Trius employee stock purchase plan estimated as of August 1, 2013, (2) the product of (a) the difference between (x) $15.50 and (y) an exercise price of $8.84 (the weighted-average exercise price of the outstanding warrants) and (b) 1,565,134 shares issuable pursuant to outstanding warrants as of July 29, 2013, and (3) the product of (a) the difference between (x) $15.50 and (y) an exercise price of $4.56 (the weighted-average exercise price of the outstanding options), and (b) 5,510,407 shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options as of July 29, 2013. | |
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The amount of the filing fee calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Advisory #1 for fiscal year 2013, issued August 31, 2012 by the Securities and Exchange Commission, equals $136.40 per million of the value of the transaction. | |
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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. | |
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Amount Previously Paid: |
$111,874 |
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Form or Registration No.: |
Schedule TO |
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Filing Party: |
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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Date Filed: |
August 13, 2013 |
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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:
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
This Amendment No. 5 (this Amendment) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on August 13, 2013, as amended (the Schedule TO). The Schedule TO relates to the tender offer by BRGO Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (Parent or Cubist) for all of the outstanding shares of common stock, per value $0.0001 per share (Shares), of Trius Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Trius), at a price of $13.50 per Share, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes plus one contingent value right per Share, which represents the contractual right to receive up to $2.00 per Share, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated August 13, 2013, attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) (which, together with the supplement described below and any subsequent amendments and supplements thereto, collectively constitute the Offer to Purchase), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the Letter of Transmittal), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(B), which collectively constitute the Offer. This Amendment is being filed on behalf of the Purchaser and Parent.
All information set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated by reference in answer to Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 in the Schedule TO, except those items to which information is specifically provided herein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Offer to Purchase and Item 11 of the Schedule TO, to the extent such Item incorporates by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
The following paragraph is inserted as a new final paragraph under the heading entitled Securityholder Litigation of Section 15 of the Offer to Purchase:
On August 30, 2013, plaintiffs filed a motion to consolidate the three actions (Beidler v. Stein, et al., Weeks v. Trius Therapeutics, Inc., et al., and Shifrin v. Stein, et al.) filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware between August 9, 2013 and August 14, 2013. Those actions were filed, respectively, by plaintiff David Beidler; plaintiffs John K. Weeks, Jr. and Lynn Weeks; and plaintiffs Norman Shifrin and Irmgard Kaufhold. Those stockholder plaintiffs also moved to have the law firms of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP; Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP; and Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. appointed as co-lead counsel for the proposed class of Trius stockholders. On September 4, 2013, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware granted the requested consolidation of those actions as well as the appointment of co-lead counsel.
SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: September 5, 2013
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BRGO CORPORATION | |
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/s/ THOMAS J. DESROSIER |
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Thomas J. DesRosier |
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Secretary |
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CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
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/s/ THOMAS J. DESROSIER |
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Thomas J. DesRosier |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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(a)(1)(A) |
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Offer to Purchase, dated August 13, 2013.* |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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Form of Letter of Transmittal.* |
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(a)(1)(C) |
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* |
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(a)(1)(D) |
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Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* |
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(a)(1)(E) |
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Form of Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* |
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(a)(5)(A) |
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Joint Press Release issued by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Trius Therapeutics, Inc., dated July 30, 2013 (incorporated in the Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on July 30, 2013).* |
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(a)(5)(B) |
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Investor Presentation Slideshow, dated July 30, 2013 (incorporated in the Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on August 1, 2013).* |
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(a)(5)(C) |
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Transcript of July 30, 2013, Investor Presentation (incorporated in the Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Schedule TO-C filed by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on August 1, 2013).* |
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(a)(5)(D) |
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Form of Communication with infection disease experts (incorporated in the Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Schedule TO-C filed by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on August 2, 2013).* |
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(a)(5)(E) |
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Summary Advertisement published in The Wall Street Journal on August 13, 2013.* |
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(a)(5)(F) |
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Press Release issued by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated August 13, 2013.* |
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(a)(5)(G) |
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Joint Press Release issued by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Trius Therapeutics, Inc. dated August 29, 2013.* |
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(d)(1) |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 30, 2013, by and between Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., BRGO Corporation and Trius Therapeutics, Inc. (incorporated in the Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on August 1, 2013).* |
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Form of Contingent Value Rights Agreement, by and between Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. (incorporated in the Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on August 1, 2013).* |
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Tender and Voting Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2013, by and between Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., BRGO Corporation and the executive officers, directors and certain stockholders affiliated with the directors of Trius Therapeutics, Inc. (incorporated in the Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on August 1, 2013).* |
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(d)(4) |
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Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2012 (the Confidentiality Agreement), by and between Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Trius Therapeutics, Inc.* |
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(d)(5) |
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Amendment to Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013, by and between Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Trius Therapeutics, Inc.* |
* Previously filed.