SCHEDULE TO
This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to the offer by Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (Alliance Data or the Company), to purchase up to $750 million in value of shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Shares), at a price not greater than $162.00 nor less
than $144.00 per Share, as defined in the Offer to Purchase (defined below), to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest. The Companys offer is being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 19, 2019 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the Offer to Purchase), the related Letter of Transmittal (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the
Letter of Transmittal) and other related materials as may be amended or supplemented from time to time (collectively, with the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, the Tender Offer). This Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule
13e-4(c)(2)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The information in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are filed with this Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A)
and (a)(1)(B), respectively, are incorporated by reference in answer to Items 1 through 11 in this Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO.
ITEM 1.
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SUMMARY TERM SHEET.
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The information set forth in the section captioned Summary Term Sheet of the Offer to Purchase, a copy of which is filed with this
Schedule TO as Exhibit (a)(1)(A), is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2.
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SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION.
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(a)
Name and Address
: The name of the subject company is Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The address and
telephone number of its principal executive offices are: 3075 Loyalty Circle, Columbus, Ohio 43219
(614-729-4000).
The information set forth in Section 10
(Certain Information Concerning Us) of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
(b)
Securities
: The
information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase captioned Introduction and in Section 11 (Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares) of the Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
(c)
Trading Market and Price
: The information set forth in the section of the Offer
to Purchase captioned Introduction and Section 8 (Price Range of Shares; Dividends) of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 3.
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IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON.
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(a)
Name and Address
: The name of the filing person is Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The address and
telephone number of its principal executive offices are: 3075 Loyalty Circle, Columbus, Ohio 43219
(614-729-4000).
The information set forth in Section 10
(Certain Information Concerning Us) and Section 11 (Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Shares) of the Offer to Purchase and in Schedule I to the Offer to Purchase
is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4.
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TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
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(a)
Material Terms
: The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase captioned Introduction and
Summary Term Sheet, and in Section 1 (Number of Shares; Price; Proration), Section 2 (Purpose of the Offer; Certain Effects of the Offer; Plans and Proposals), Section 3 (Procedures for
Tendering
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