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. 2)
Sequenom,
Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
Savoy
Acquisition Corp.
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
(Name of Filing Persons (offeror))
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share,
and associated preferred stock purchase rights
(Title of Class of Securities)
817337405
(CUSIP Number
of Class of Securities)
F. Samuel Eberts III
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
358 South Main Street
Burlington, North Carolina 27215
(336) 229-1127
(Name,
address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
with copies
to:
Michael J. Silver
William I. Intner
John
H. Booher
G. Allen Hicks
Hogan Lovells US LLP
875 Third Avenue
New
York, New York 10022
(212) 918-3000
CALCULATION
OF FILING FEE
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Transaction valuation*
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Amount of filing fee**
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$369,642,070.50
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$37,222.96
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee. The transaction value was calculated by adding (i) 119,243,357 shares of common stock (including shares issued as restricted stock awards) of Sequenom, Inc.
(Sequenom), par value $0.0001 per share, multiplied by the offer price of $2.40 per share, (ii) 4,424,325 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to outstanding options with an exercise price less than the offer price of $2.40 per
share, multiplied by $0.82 per share, which is the offer price of $2.40 per share minus the weighted average exercise price for such options of $1.58 per share, (iii) 5,005,493 shares of common stock subject to issuance pursuant to restricted stock
units, multiplied by the offer price of $2.40 per share, (iv) 168,663 shares of common stock estimated to be subject to outstanding purchase rights under an employee stock purchase plan, multiplied by the offer price of $2.40 per share, and (v)
28,088,372 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of convertible notes, multiplied by the offer price of $2.40 per share. The calculation of the filing fee is based on information provided by Sequenom as of July 25, 2016.
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The filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Fee Rate Advisory #1 for fiscal year 2016, issued August 27, 2015, by
multiplying the transaction value by 0.0001007.
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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.
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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: $37,222.96
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Filing Party: Savoy Acquisition Corp. and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
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Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO
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Date Filed: August 9, 2016
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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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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.
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Check the following box if the filing is a final
amendment reporting the results of the tender offer:
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If applicable, check
the appropriate boxes below to designate the appropriate rule provisions relied upon:
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Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)
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Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)
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This Amendment No. 2 (this Amendment No. 2) amends and supplements the Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed on August 9, 2016 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on August 16, 2016, the Schedule TO) in connection with the offer (the Offer) by Savoy Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation (Purchaser) and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, a Delaware corporation (LabCorp), to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
Sequenom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Sequenom), including the associated preferred stock purchase rights (the Rights) issued under the Rights Agreement, dated March 3, 2009, as amended, between Sequenom and American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (such Rights, together with the shares of Sequenoms common stock, the Shares), at a price of $2.40 per Share net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and subject to any
tax withholding, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated August 9, 2016 (the Offer to Purchase), a copy of which is filed with and attached to the Schedule TO as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) thereto,
and the related Letter of Transmittal and instructions thereto, a copy of which is filed with and attached to the Schedule TO as Exhibit (a)(1)(B) thereto, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time. This Amendment No. 2 is being filed
on behalf of Purchaser and LabCorp.
The information set forth in the Schedule TO remains unchanged, except that such information is
hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 2 without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule TO.
Item 11.
Additional Information.
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following paragraphs to the end of
Section 15Certain Legal MattersLegal Proceedings of the Offer to Purchase:
On August 17, 2016, a putative class action
lawsuit was filed by a single plaintiff in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (Case No. 3:16-cv-02084-JAH-KSC) against Sequenom and individual members of Sequenoms Board of Directors. The action,
styled
Shikha Gupta v. Sequenom, Inc., et al.
, alleges that (i) Sequenom and individual members of Sequenoms Board of Directors violated Sections 14(e) and 14(d)(4) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14D-9 thereunder by, knowingly or with
deliberate recklessness, misrepresenting and/or omitting disclosure of material information in the Recommendation Statement regarding the consideration offered to shareholders via the tender offer, the intrinsic value of Sequenom and potential
conflicts of interest on the part of Sequenoms individual directors and financial advisor and (ii) individual members of Sequenoms Board of Directors violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act as controlling persons who had the ability
to prevent the issuance of the Recommendation Statement or to cause it to not be materially false or misleading.
The plaintiff seeks (i) an order
certifying the action as a class action and appointing plaintiff as the class representative, (ii) an injunction against the closing of the Offer and the consummation of the proposed merger of Sequenom with Purchaser, unless or until Sequenom
discloses the requested information or, in the alternative, to rescind the sale of Sequenom and award plaintiff and the class rescissory damages, (iii) an accounting of all damages suffered as a result of the individual defendants alleged
wrongdoing in an unspecified amount, (iv) an award of the costs of this action, including reasonable attorneys and experts fees and (v) such other and further equitable relief as the court deems just and proper.
On August 18, 2016, the plaintiff in the
Gupta
action filed a motion to enjoin the proposed merger (Motion for Preliminary Injunction). On
August 19, 2016, the court in the
Gupta
action issued an order setting a briefing schedule for defendants response to the Motion for Preliminary Injunction and scheduling a hearing on the motion for September 1, 2016.
SIGNATURES
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.
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LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
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By:
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/s/ F. Samuel Eberts III
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Name:
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F. Samuel Eberts III
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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Dated: August 19, 2016
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SAVOY ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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/s/ F. Samuel Eberts III
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Name:
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F. Samuel Eberts III
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Title:
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President and Secretary
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Dated: August 19, 2016
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