Amendment: SEC Form SC TO-T/A filed by MorphoSys AG

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SC TO-T/A 1 tm2410988d40_sctot.htm SC TO-T/A

 

 

 

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. 10)

 

MORPHOSYS AG

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

 

NOVARTIS BIDCO AG

an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of

 

NOVARTIS AG

(Name of Filing Persons (Offerors))

 

Ordinary Shares, no Par Value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

617760202

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

Karen L. Hale
Chief Legal Officer
Novartis AG
Lichstrasse 35
CH-4056 Basel
Switzerland
Telephone: +41-61-324-1111
Fax: +41-61-324-7826

(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

 

With a copy to:

Jenny Hochenberg
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
601 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: +1 646 863-1626
Doug Smith
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
100 Bishopsgate
London EC2P 2SR
United Kingdom
+44 20 7936 4000

 

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

x    third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

¨    issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

¨    going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

¨    amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

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:

 

¨ Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

¨ Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

 

 

 

 

 

This Amendment No. 10 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 5, 2024 (together with any amendments and supplements hereto, the “Schedule TO”) by (i) Novartis BidCo AG, a stock corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland (the “Bidder”) and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Novartis AG, a company organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Novartis”), and (ii) Novartis. This Schedule TO relates to the public delisting purchase offer by the Bidder for all no-par value bearer shares (including the shares represented by American Depository Shares), not directly held by Novartis BidCo Germany AG, in MorphoSys AG (“MorphoSys Shares”), a stock corporation established under the laws of Germany (“MorphoSys”), at an offer price of EUR 68.00 per MorphoSys Share in cash, pursuant to the final terms and provisions set forth in the offer document for the delisting purchase offer, dated July 4, 2024, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) to the Schedule TO (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Offer Document”) and, where applicable, the related Declaration of Acceptance or ADS Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto, copies of which were filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(B) and (a)(1)(E), respectively, to the Schedule TO (together with any other related materials, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the “Delisting Purchase Offer”).

 

This Amendment is being filed solely to amend and supplement items to the extent specifically provided herein. Except as otherwise set forth in this Amendment, the information set forth in the Schedule TO, including all exhibits thereto, remains unchanged and is incorporated herein by reference to the extent relevant to the items in this Amendment. This Amendment should be read together with the Schedule TO.

 

ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11.

 

Items 1 through 11 of the Schedule TO are hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:

 

On August 13, 2024, the Bidder published an announcement in the German Federal Gazette (the “Announcement”) announcing that, until August 2, 2024, 24:00 hours (local time Frankfurt am Main, Germany) / 18:00 hours (local time New York, United States of America), the acceptance of the Delisting Purchase Offer has been declared for a total of 1,037,601 MorphoSys Shares and for a further 179,325 MorphoSys Shares represented by MorphoSys ADSs, i.e. for a total of 1,216,926 MorphoSys Shares. This corresponds to approximately 3.23% of the share capital and share capital with voting rights of MorphoSys. The transfer of the 1,216,926 MorphoSys Shares to the Bidder took place on August 13, 2024.

 

An English translation of the Announcement is filed hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(M) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12.  EXHIBITS.

 

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:

 

Exhibit   Description
(a)(5)(M)   Announcement pursuant to Section 23 para. 2 sentence 1 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act, as published in the German Federal Gazette, dated August 13, 2024 (English translation of document prepared in German only).

 

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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.

 

Dated: August 13, 2024

 

  NOVARTIS BIDCO AG
   
  By: /s/ David Quartner
    Name: David Quartner
    Title: As Attorney
   
  By: /s/ Tariq Elrafie
    Name: Tariq Elrafie
    Title: As Attorney
   
  NOVARTIS AG
   
  By: /s/ David Quartner
    Name: David Quartner
    Title: As Attorney
   
  By: /s/ Tariq Elrafie
    Name: Tariq Elrafie
    Title: As Attorney

 

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