This Amendment No. 3 (this Amendment) to Schedule
14D-9
amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule
14D-9
(as amended or supplemented from time to time, the Schedule
14D-9)
previously filed by Immune Design Corp., a Delaware corporation (Immune Design), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2019, relating to the offer by (i) Merck
Sharp & Dohme Corp., a New Jersey corporation (Parent), and (ii) Cascade Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Purchaser), to purchase all of the issued and outstanding
shares of common stock of Immune Design, $0.001 par value per share, (the Shares) for $5.85 per Share, to be paid to the seller in cash, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated March 5, 2019 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time), and the related Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time).
Except as otherwise set forth below, the information set forth in the Schedule
14D-9
remains unchanged and is
incorporated by reference as relevant to the items in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Schedule
14D-9.
This Amendment is being
filed to reflect certain updates as reflected below.
Item 8. Additional Information.
Item 8 of the
Schedule 14D-9 is
hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following
before the heading
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
on page 41 of the
Schedule 14D-9:
Expiration of the Offering Period; Completion of the Merger
At 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, on April 2, 2019 (one minute following 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 1, 2019), the Offer
expired. Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary for the Offer, has advised Purchaser that, as of the expiration of the Offer, (i) a total of 41,970,607 Shares were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Offer,
representing approximately 86.75% of Immune Designs currently outstanding Shares, and (ii) 379,162 Shares were validly tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery.
As of the expiration of the Offer, the number of Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer satisfied the minimum
tender condition set forth in the Merger Agreement, and all other conditions to the Offer were satisfied. Immediately after the expiration of the Offer, Purchaser irrevocably accepted for payment all Shares that were validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer and, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, will promptly pay for all such Shares.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Parent and Purchaser will complete the acquisition of Immune Design through the Merger without a meeting of
the stockholders of Immune Design in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL. At the Effective Time, each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to such time (other than Shares held (i) by Immune Design (or held in Immune
Designs treasury) or by Parent, Purchaser or any other direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, which Shares will be canceled and will cease to exist, or (ii) by any stockholders who validly exercise appraisal rights under
Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to such Shares) will be automatically converted into the right to receive the Offer Price in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes.
Following consummation of the Merger, the Shares will be delisted and will cease to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market. Pursuant to the terms of
the Merger Agreement, the surviving corporation in the Merger will take steps to cause the Shares to be deregistered under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable.
On April 2, 2019, Merck & Co, Inc. issued a press release relating to the expiration and results of the Offer and the anticipated
timing of the Merger. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit (a)(5)(C) to the amendment to the Schedule TO filed with the SEC on April 2, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Exhibits.
Item 9 of the
Schedule 14D-9 is
hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following hereto:
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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(a)(7)
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Press Release of Merck & Co, Inc., dated April 2, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(C) to the Schedule TO).
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