Amended Statement of Ownership: Solicitation (sc 14d9/a)
June 16 2016 - 4:32PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment
No. 3
to
SCHEDULE 14D-9
(Rule
14d-101)
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
Under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
XENOPORT, INC.
(Name of
Subject Company)
XENOPORT, INC.
(Name of
Persons Filing Statement)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
Common Stock 98411C100
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Thomas P. McCracken
General Counsel
XenoPort, Inc.
2000
Seaport Boulevard, Suite 300
Redwood City, California 94063
(408) 616-7200
With
copies to:
Keith A. Flaum
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
201 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood Shores, California 94065
(650) 802-3000
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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This Amendment No. 3 (this
Amendment
) amends and supplements the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC
) on June 6, 2016 (together with the Exhibits and Annexes thereto and as amended and supplemented
from time to time, the
Schedule 14D-9
) by XenoPort, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Company
). The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the cash tender offer by AP Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(
Acquisition Sub
), and a wholly owned subsidiary of Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (
Parent
), disclosed in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with the Exhibits
and Annexes thereto and as amended or supplemented from time to time, the
Schedule TO
), filed by Acquisition Sub, Parent and Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with the SEC on June 6, 2016, pursuant to which
Acquisition Sub has offered to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Company (the
Shares
) at a purchase price of $7.03 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest
thereon, less any applicable tax withholding, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 6, 2016 and in the related Letter of Transmittal.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 14D-9.
Except as set forth below, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged and is incorporated herein by reference as
relevant to the items in this Amendment.
Item 8.
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Additional Information to be Furnished.
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Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9
is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting after the last sentence of the third paragraph of the subsection entitled
Regulatory ApprovalsU.S. Antitrust Laws
the disclosure set forth below:
The applicable waiting period under the HSR Act with respect to the purchase of Shares in the Offer expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on
June 15, 2016 without any action having been taken by the FTC or the Antitrust Division. Accordingly, the condition to the Offer relating to the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act has been satisfied.
Item 9.
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Materials to be filed as Exhibits.
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Item 9 of the Schedule 14D-9 is
hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit thereto:
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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(a)(5)(C)
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Joint Press Release issued by Parent and the Company dated June 16, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(C) to the Schedule TO-T/A filed by the Parent, Arbor and Acquisition Sub on June 16, 2016).
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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 Schedule 14D-9 is true, complete and correct.
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XenoPort, Inc.
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Dated: June 16, 2016
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By:
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/s/ William G. Harris
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Name:
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William G. Harris
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Title:
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Senior Vice President of Finance and
Chief
Financial Officer
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