SC TO-T: Third party tender offer statement
Published on November 6, 2001
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14d-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ODWALLA, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
TCCC ACQUISITION CORP.
AND
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
(OFFERORS)
(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other
person))
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
676111107
(Cusip Number of Class of Securities)
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
AND
TCCC ACQUISITION CORP.
C/O THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30313
ATTENTION: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL
TELEPHONE: 404-676-2121
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)
Copies To:
C. WILLIAM BAXLEY, ESQ.
ALANA L. GRIFFIN, ESQ.
KING & SPALDING
191 PEACHTREE STREET
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1763
TELEPHONE: (404) 572-4600
NOVEMBER 6, 2001
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
* For the purpose of calculating the fee only, this amount assumes the purchase
of 13,060,712 shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of Odwalla at a
purchase price of $15.25 per share. Such number includes all outstanding
shares as of October 25, 2001, and assumes the exercise of all in-the-money
stock options and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock which are
outstanding as of such date.
[X] 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.
[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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: [ ]
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to the offer by TCCC
Acquisition Corp., a California corporation formerly known as Perry Phillip
Corp. (the "Offeror"), and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company, a
Delaware corporation ("TCCC"), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of
common stock, no par value per share (the "Shares"), of Odwalla, Inc., a
California corporation ("Odwalla"), at a purchase price of $15.25 per Share, net
to the seller in cash, less any required withholding taxes and without interest
thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, dated November 6, 2001 (the "Offer to Purchase"), a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1), and in the related Letter of Transmittal
(which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as amended from time to time,
constitute the "Offer"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(2).
The Offeror and TCCC have entered into Tender Agreements, dated as of
October 29, 2001 (the "Tender Agreements"), with certain shareholders of Odwalla
(the "Tendering Shareholders"), pursuant to which the Tendering Shareholders
have agreed to tender an aggregate of 6,280,594 Shares owned by them (the
"Committed Shares") pursuant to the Offer. In addition, certain of the Tendering
Shareholders have agreed to vote 5,950,650 of such Committed Shares in favor of
the Merger (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and otherwise in the manner
directed by TCCC in connection with the transaction. Additional information
about the Tender Agreements is contained in Section 11 ("The Merger Agreement;
the Option Agreement; the Tender Agreements; and the Employment Agreement") of
the Offer to Purchase.
The information in the Offer to Purchase, including all schedules and
annexes thereto, is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in
response to all the Items of this Schedule TO.
ITEM 1. SUMMARY TERM SHEET.
The information set forth in the Summary Term Sheet in the Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION.
The name of the subject company is Odwalla, Inc., a California corporation,
which has its principal executive offices at 120 Stone Pine Road, Half Moon Bay,
California 94019 and may be contacted by telephone at (650) 726-1888.
The exact title of the class of equity securities being sought in the Offer
is the common stock, no par value per share, of Odwalla. The information set
forth in the introduction (the "Introduction") of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference. As of October 25, 2001, there were 11,103,321
Shares issued and outstanding.
The information concerning the principal market in which the Shares are
traded and certain high and low sales prices for the Shares in such principal
market set forth in Section 6 ("Price Range of Shares; Dividends") of the Offer
to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 3. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON.
This Tender Offer Statement is filed by the Offeror and TCCC. Information
regarding the name, business address, business telephone number, description of
business, state or other place of organization of both the Offeror and TCCC is
incorporated herein by reference from Section 8 ("Certain Information Concerning
the Offeror and TCCC") of the Offer to Purchase.
Information regarding the name, business address, business telephone
number, current principal occupation or employment as well as past material
occupations, positions, offices or employment held during the last five years
(including past addresses corresponding to each of them, if material only) for
each of the executive officers and directors of the Offeror and TCCC is
incorporated herein by reference from Annex I of the Offer to Purchase. Except
as set forth in Annex I hereto, each of the executive officers and directors of
the Offeror and TCCC is a citizen of the United States.
A statement regarding the absence of any criminal proceeding, conviction or
violation of federal or state securities laws by any of the Offeror, TCCC or any
current executive officer or director of the Offeror or
TCCC is set forth in Section 8 ("Certain Information Concerning the Offeror and
TCCC") and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein
by reference.
ITEM 5. PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.
During the past two years, there have been no transactions that would be
required to be disclosed under this Item 5 between any of the Offeror or TCCC
or, to the best knowledge of the Offeror and TCCC, any of the persons listed on
Annex I to the Offer to Purchase, and Odwalla or any of its executive officers,
directors or affiliates.
The information set forth in the Introduction, Section 8 ("Certain
Information Concerning the Offeror and TCCC") and Section 10 ("Background of the
Offer; Contacts with Odwalla") and Section 11 ("The Merger Agreement; the Option
Agreement; the Tender Agreements; and the Employment Agreement") of the Offer to
Purchase and in Exhibits (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4) and (d)(5) of this
Schedule TO is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 6. PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS.
The information set forth in the Introduction, Section 10 ("Background of
the Offer; Contacts with Odwalla"), Section 11 ("The Merger Agreement; the
Option Agreement; the Tender Agreements; and the Employment Agreement"), Section
12 ("Purpose of the Offer; the Merger; Plans for Odwalla") and Section 13
("Dividends and Distributions") of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein
by reference. The information set forth in Section 14 ("Effect of the Offer on
the Market for the Shares, Stock Exchange Listing and Exchange Act
Registration") of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
The information set forth in Section 9 ("Source and Amount of Funds") of
the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
The information set forth in the Introduction and Section 8 ("Certain
Information Concerning the Offeror and TCCC") of the Offer to Purchase and Annex
I to the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. PERSONS/ASSETS RETAINED, EMPLOYED, COMPENSATED OR USED.
The information set forth in the Introduction and Section 17 ("Fees and
Expenses") of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
The information set forth in Section 11 ("The Merger Agreement; the Option
Agreement; the Tender Agreements; and the Employment Agreement"), Section 14
("Effect of the Offer on the Market for the Shares, Stock Exchange Listing and
Exchange Act Registration"), Section 16 ("Certain Legal Matters and Regulatory
Approvals") and Section 18 ("Miscellaneous") of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth in the entire text of each of (i) the Offer to
Purchase and (ii) the Letter of Transmittal is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
ITEM 13. INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SCHEDULE 13E-3.
Not applicable.
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.
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
By: /s/ DAVID M. TAGGART
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Name: David M. Taggart
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
TCCC ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ SHAWN SUGARMAN
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Name: Shawn Sugarman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 6, 2001