UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 3)
2SEVENTY BIO, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
DAYBREAK MERGER SUB INC.
(Offeror)
A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
(Parent of Offeror)
(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
901384107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Sandra Leung, Esq.
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Casarine Chong, Esq.
Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Route 206 & Province Line Road
Princeton, NJ 08543
(609) 252-4621
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on
Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copies to:
Catherine J. Dargan, Esq.
Kerry S. Burke, Esq.
Andrew Fischer, Esq.
Kyle Rabe, Esq.
Covington & Burling LLP
One CityCenter
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-4956
(202) 662-6000
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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 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: ☐
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) 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. 3 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2025 (as it may be amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Schedule TO”) and relates to the offer by Daybreak Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a Delaware corporation, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), of 2seventy bio, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, for $5.00 per Share, in cash, without interest, subject to any applicable withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated April 14, 2025 (as it may be amended or supplemented
from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, copies of which are attached as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) to the
Schedule TO, respectively.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Amendment, the information set forth in the Schedule TO and the Offer to Purchase remains unchanged and is incorporated herein by reference to the extent relevant to the items in
this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Offer to Purchase.
Items 1 through 9 and Item 11.
The disclosure in the Offer to Purchase and Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO, to the extent such items incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, is hereby amended and
supplemented as follows:
The information set forth in Section 16-“Certain Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals” of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended by deleting the second paragraph under the section entitled “-Antitrust Approvals” on
page 58 in its entirety and replacing it with the following paragraph:
“Each of Parent and 2seventy bio filed a Premerger Notification and Report Form under the HSR Act with respect to the Offer and the Merger with the Antitrust Division and the FTC on April 17, 2025.
The waiting period under the HSR Act expired on May 2, at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time. Accordingly, the condition to the Offer requiring that any consent, approval or clearance with respect to, or terminations or expiration of any applicable mandatory
waiting period (and any extensions thereof) applicable to the Offer or the Merger under the HSR Act shall have been received or shall have been terminated or expired, has been satisfied. The Offer continues to be subject to the remaining conditions
set forth in the Offer to Purchase. See “-Section 15-Conditions to the Offer”.”
SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, each of the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: May 5, 2025
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DAYBREAK MERGER SUB INC.
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By:
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/s/ Sandra Ramos-Alves
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Name:
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Sandra Ramos-Alves
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Title:
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Vice President and Treasurer
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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Amy Fallone
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Name:
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Amy Fallone
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Title:
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Corporate Secretary
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