Amended Tender Offer Statement by Issuer (sc To-i/a)
May 15 2017 - 6:24AM
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(Amendment No. 1)
(RULE 14d-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR
13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TAL Education Group
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
TAL Education Group
(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))
2.50% Convertible Senior Notes
due 2019
(Title of Class of Securities)
874080 AB0
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Rong Luo
Chief Financial Officer
12/F, Danling SOHO
6 Danling Street, Haidian District
Beijing 100080
People’s Republic of China
+86 (10) 5290-6658
with copy to:
Z. Julie Gao, Esq.
Will H. Cai, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP
c/o 42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark
15 Queen’s Road, Central
Hong Kong
+852 3740-4700
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of the filing person)
______________________
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction
Valuation
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Amount
of Filing Fee
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US$224,999,000
(1)
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US$26,077.38
(2)
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(1)
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Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee. The purchase price of the 2.50% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”), as described herein, is US$1,000 per US$1,000 principal amount outstanding. As
of April 12, 2017, there was US$224,999,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding, resulting in an aggregate maximum
purchase price of US$224,999,000 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest).
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(2)
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The amount of the filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and equals US$115.90 for each US$1,000,000 of the value of the transaction.
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x
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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:
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US$26,077.38
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Filing Party:
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TAL Education Group
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Form or Registration No.:
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Schedule TO
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Date Filed:
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April 13, 2017
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¨
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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 to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
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¨
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.i
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x
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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¨
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3
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¨
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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:
x
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
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¨
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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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INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Amendment No.
1 to Schedule TO (this “Amendment No. 1”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO that was
initially filed by TAL Education Group (the “Company”) on April 13, 2017 (the “Schedule TO”) relating to
the Company’s 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). This Amendment No. 1 relates to the final
results of the Company’s repurchase of the Notes that have been validly surrendered for repurchase and not withdrawn pursuant
to the Company’s Put Right Notice to the holders dated April 13, 2017 (the “Put Right Notice”). The information
contained in the Schedule TO, including the Put Right Notice, as supplemented and amended by the information contained in Item
11 below, is incorporated herein by reference. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any
of the information previously reported on the Schedule TO.
This Amendment No.
1 amends and supplements the Schedule TO as set forth below and constitutes the final amendment to the Schedule TO. This Amendment
No. 1 is intended to satisfy the disclosure requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Item 11 of the Schedule
TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information:
The Put Right expired
at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, May 12, 2017 (the “Expiration Date”). The Company has been advised by
Citibank, N.A., as paying agent (the “Paying Agent”), that pursuant to the terms of the Put Right Notice, no principal
amount of the Notes were validly surrendered and not withdrawn as of the Expiration Date. The aggregate amount of the 2017 Repurchase
Price is nil, and US$224,999,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding and continue to be subject
to the existing terms of the Indenture and the Notes.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
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(a)(1)*
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Put Right Notice to Holders of 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 Issued by TAL Education
Group, dated April 13, 2017.
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(a)(5)(A)*
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Press release issued by the Company, dated April 13, 2017.
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(a)(5)(B)
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Press release issued by the Company, dated May 15, 2017.
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(d)*
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Indenture, dated as of May 15, 2014, between the Company and Citicorp International Limited, as
trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
February 28, 2015 (file No. 001-34900) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2015.
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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.
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TAL EDUCATION GROUP
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By:
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/s/Rong Luo
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Name:
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Rong Luo
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Dated: May 15, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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(a)(1)*
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Put Right Notice to Holders of 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 Issued by TAL Education Group, dated April 13, 2017.
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(a)(5)(A)*
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Press release issued by the Company, dated April 13, 2017.
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(a)(5)(B)
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Press release issued by the Company, dated May 15, 2017.
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(d)*
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Indenture, dated as of May 15, 2014, between the Company and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015 (file No. 001-34900) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2015.
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