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. 8)
TELVENT GIT, S.A.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ESPAÑA, S.A.U.
(Offeror)
an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA
(Parent of Offeror)
(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))
Ordinary Shares, 3.00505 nominal value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
E90215109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Peter Wexler
General Counsel and Senior Vice President
Schneider Electric SA
35 rue Joseph Monier
92500 Rueil Malmaison France
Telephone: +33 (0) 1 41 29 70 00
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copy To:
Paul S. Bird, Esq.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Telephone: (212) 909-6000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction |
Amount of | |
$1,363,766,360 | $158,333.27 |
(1) | The transaction valuation is an estimate calculated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee. The transaction valuation was calculated by multiplying the offer price of $40.00 per share (the Offer Price) by 34,094,159, the number of authorized and issued ordinary shares, 3.00505 nominal value per share (Shares), of Telvent GIT, S.A. (Telvent). |
(2) | The amount of the filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Rate Advisory #1 for fiscal year 2011, issued April 30, 2010, by multiplying the transaction valuation by .00011610. |
þ | 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. |
Amount Previously Paid: $158,333.27 | Filing Party: Schneider Electric SA | |
Form or Registration No.: SC TO-T | Date Filed: June 21, 2011 |
¨ | 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. |
¨ | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
¨ | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
¨ | 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: ¨
This Amendment No. 8 (this Amendment No. 8) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the Schedule TO) originally filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission on June 21, 2011, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 filed on July 1, 2011, Amendment No. 2 filed on July 7, 2011, Amendment No. 3 filed on July 20, 2011, Amendment No. 4 filed on August 3, 2011, Amendment No. 5 filed on August 10, 2011, Amendment No. 6 filed on August 24, 2011 and Amendment No. 7 filed on August 24, 2011 by Schneider Electric España, S.A.U., a sociedad anónima unipersonal organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (Offeror) and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric SA, a société anonyme organized under the laws of the Republic of France (Schneider Electric) and Schneider Electric, relating to the offer by Offeror to purchase all of the authorized and issued ordinary shares, 3.00505 nominal value per share (each, a Share and, collectively, the Shares), of Telvent GIT, S.A., a sociedad anónima organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (Telvent), at a purchase price of $40.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated June 21, 2011 (as amended on July 1, 2011, July 7, 2011, July 20, 2011, August 3, 2011, August 10, 2011 and August 24, 2011, the Offer to Purchase) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the Offer), copies of which are attached to the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively.
All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 8 without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule TO.
The information in the Offer to Purchase, including all schedules and annexes to the Offer to Purchase, and the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated in this Amendment No. 8 by reference with respect to all of the applicable items in the Schedule TO, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided in this Amendment No. 8.
Item 11. | Additional Information. |
The Offer to Purchase and Item 11(a)(2), (a)(3) of the Schedule TO, to the extent Item 11 incorporates by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended and supplemented as set forth below:
Section 16 Legal Matters; Required Regulatory Approvals of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following as a new paragraph immediately following the final paragraph under the heading Other Foreign Antitrust Compliance.:
The Serbian Commission has concluded its review and issued a decision approving the purchase of Shares in the Offer. Accordingly, the condition to the Offer relating to the receipt of regulatory approvals or clearances required or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (described in the second bullet point in Section 15 Conditions of the Offer) has been satisfied.
Item 12. | Exhibits |
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is amended and supplemented by adding the following:
(a)(5)(K) | Press Release Issued by Schneider Electric SA, dated August 29, 2011. |
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: August 29, 2011
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA | ||||
By: | /S/ PETER WEXLER | |||
Name: | Peter Wexler | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President & General Counsel | |||
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ESPAÑA, S.A.U. | ||||
By: | /S/ ELENA GONZÁLEZ-ANTA | |||
Name: | Elena González-Anta | |||
Title: | Chief Legal Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
(a)(1)(A) | Offer to Purchase dated June 21, 2011.* | |
(a)(1)(B) | Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9).* | |
(a)(1)(C) | Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* | |
(a)(1)(D) | Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* | |
(a)(1)(E) | Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.* | |
(a)(5)(A) | Press Release Issued by Schneider Electric SA, dated June 1, 2011, (incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Schedule TO-C filed by Offeror and Schneider Electric SA on June 1, 2011). | |
(a)(5)(B) | Schneider Electric SA presentation for investor/analyst conference call, dated June 1, 2011 (incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Schedule TO-C filed by Offeror and Schneider Electric SA on June 1, 2011). | |
(a)(5)(C) | Transcript of Schneider Electric SA Investor and Analyst Conference Call held on June 1, 2011 (incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Schedule TO-C filed by Offeror and Schneider Electric SA on June 2, 2011). | |
(a)(5)(D) | Form of Summary Advertisement as published on June 21, 2011 in The Wall Street Journal. * | |
(a)(5)(E) | Press Release Issued by Schneider Electric SA, dated June 30, 2011. ** | |
(a)(5)(F) | Press Release Issued by Schneider Electric SA, dated July 20, 2011. *** | |
(a)(5)(G) | Press Release Issued by Schneider Electric SA, dated August 3, 2011. **** | |
(a)(5)(H) | Press Release Issued by Schneider Electric SA, dated August 10, 2011. ***** | |
(a)(5)(I) | Press Release Issued by Schneider Electric SA, dated August 23, 2011.****** |
* | Previously filed with the Schedule TO on June 21, 2011. |
** | Previously filed with Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule TO on July 1, 2011. |
*** | Previously filed with Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule TO on July 20, 2011. |
**** | Previously filed with Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule TO on August 3, 2011. |
***** | Previously filed with Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule TO on August 10, 2011. |
****** | Previously filed with Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule TO on August 24, 2011. |
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(a)(5)(J) | Press Release Issued by Schneider Electric SA, dated August 24, 2011.******* | |
(a)(5)(K) | Press Release Issued by Schneider Electric SA, dated August 29, 2011. | |
(b)(1) | 1,100,000,000 Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2011, by and among Schneider Electric SA, as borrower, Société Générale, as facility agent, Banco Santander, S.A., Banc of America Securities Limited, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, HSBC France, J.P. Morgan plc, Natixis, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, the financial institutions listed in Schedule 1 thereto and each other bank or financial institution party thereto from time to time. *** | |
(d)(1) | Transaction Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2011, by and among Schneider Electric SA, Schneider Electric España, S.A.U. and Telvent GIT, S.A (incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Schedule 13D filed by Offeror and Schneider Electric SA on June 10, 2011). | |
(d)(2) | Irrevocable Undertaking Agreement, dated May 31, 2011, by and among Schneider Electric SA, Schneider Electric España, S.A.U. , Abengoa, S.A., Siema, A.G. and Telvent Corporation, S.L. (incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Schedule 13D filed by Offeror and Schneider Electric SA on June 10, 2011). | |
(d)(3) | Irrevocable Undertaking Agreement, dated May 31, 2011, by and among Schneider Electric SA, Schneider Electric España, S.A.U., and Mr. Ignacio González Dominguez (incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Schedule 13D filed by Offeror and Schneider Electric SA on June 10, 2011). | |
(d)(4) | Irrevocable Undertaking Agreement, dated May 31, 2011, by and among Schneider Electric SA, Schneider Electric España, S.A.U., and Mr. Manuel Sánchez Ortega (incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Schedule 13D filed by Offeror and Schneider Electric SA on June 10, 2011). | |
(g) | Not applicable. | |
(h) | Not applicable. |
******* | Previously filed with Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule TO on August 24, 2011. |
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Exhibit (a)(5)(K)
Financial information
Schneider Electric obtains approval of Serbian competition authority to acquire Telvent
Rueil-Malmaison (France), August 29, 2011 Schneider Electric SA (Schneider Electric) announced today that the regulatory approval from the competition authority of the Republic of Serbia has been received for the proposed acquisition of Telvent GIT, S.A. (Telvent) by Schneider Electric España, S.A.U., a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric, pursuant to its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase all of the issued shares of Telvent for $40.00 per share without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.
With the receipt of the regulatory approval from the Serbian competition authority, all necessary regulatory approvals and clearances have been granted and the related condition to the closing of the tender offer has been satisfied.
As previously announced, the tender offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Subject to the satisfaction of all other closing conditions to the tender offer, Schneider Electric anticipates that the tender offer will close shortly after the expiration of the tender offer.
About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centers/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the companys 110,000 plus employees achieved sales of 20 billion euros in 2010, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations Make the most of their energy.
www.schneider-electric.com/company
Important Notice
The description contained in this release is not an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The tender offer is being made pursuant to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO filed by Schneider Electric and Schneider Electric España, S.A.U. with the SEC on June 21, 2011, as amended. Telvent filed a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer on June 21, 2011. The tender offer statement (including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other tender offer documents) and the solicitation/recommendation statement, as they may be amended from time to time, contain important information that should be read carefully before making any decision to tender securities in the tender offer. These materials have been or will be sent free of charge to all shareholders of Telvent. Investors may also obtain a
Investor Relations: Schneider Electric Carina Ho
Phone: +33 (0) 1 41 29 83 29 Fax: +33 (0) 1 41 29 71 42 www.schneider-electric.com ISIN: FR0000121972 |
Press Contact: Schneider Electric Véronique Roquet Montegon
Phone: +33 (0)1 41 29 70 76 Fax: +33 (0)1 41 29 88 14 |
Press Contact: DGM Michel Calzaroni Olivier Labesse Phone: +33 (0)1 40 70 11 89 Fax: +33 (0)1 40 70 90 46 |
Financial information (p. 2)
free copy of these materials (and all other tender offer documents filed with the SEC) on the SECs website: www.sec.gov. The offer to purchase, related letter of transmittal and other tender offer materials, and the Schedule 14D-9, including the solicitation/recommendation statement, may also be obtained for free by contacting D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information agent for the tender offer, toll free at (800) 549-6650 or collect at (212) 269-5550.
Forward-looking Statements
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Investor Relations: Schneider Electric Carina Ho
Phone: +33 (0) 1 41 29 83 29 Fax: +33 (0) 1 41 29 71 42 www.schneider-electric.com ISIN: FR0000121972 |
Press Contact: Schneider Electric Véronique Roquet-Montégon
Phone: +33 (0)1 41 29 70 76 Fax: +33 (0)1 41 29 71 95 |
Press Contact: DGM Michel Calzaroni Olivier Labesse Phone: +33 (0)1 40 70 11 89 Fax: +33 (0)1 40 70 90 46 |
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