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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO/A
(RULE 14D-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1)
OR SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 3)
CORDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
ALCOA INC.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
(INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED RIGHTS TO PURCHASE PREFERRED STOCK)
(Title of Class of Securities)
218412104
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
LAWRENCE R. PURTELL, ESQ.
ALCOA INC.
201 ISABELLA STREET
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15212
TELEPHONE: (412) 553-4545
(Name, address and telephone number of
person authorized to receive notices
and communications on behalf of filing persons)
COPY TO:
J. MICHAEL SCHELL, ESQ.
MARGARET L. WOLFF, ESQ.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
FOUR TIMES SQUARE
NEW YORK, NY 10036
TELEPHONE: 212-735-3000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee
$2,180,663,478 $436,132.70
* For purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. This
amount assumes the purchase of (i) 36,714,831 outstanding shares of
common stock of Cordant Technologies Inc. and (ii) 1,542,423 shares of
common stock of Cordant Technologies Inc. underlying vested options.
The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals 1/50 of 1% of
the transaction value.
[_] 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.
Amount Previously Paid: N/A Form or Registration No.: N/A
Filing party: N/A Date Filed: N/A
[_] 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: [_]
This Amendment No. 3 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the
"Schedule TO"), filed initially with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 20, 2000, relates to the offer by Omega Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Alcoa Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation ("Alcoa"), to purchase all
outstanding shares of common stock, including the associated rights to
purchase preferred stock (collectively, the "Shares"), of Cordant
Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, at a price of $57.00 per Share,
net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Purchaser's Offer to Purchase, dated March 20, 2000, and in
the related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer").
ITEMS 1, 4 AND 11.
Items 1, 4 and 11 are hereby amended and supplemented to add the
following:
"On April 25, 2000, Alcoa announced that, among other things, it extended
the Offer to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, May 19, 2000. Alcoa
also announced that it submitted the required antitrust notification to the
European Commission on April 11, 2000 and received notice from the European
Commission that the waiting period will expire on May 19, 2000, unless
extended. A copy of the press release containing such announcement is
filed as Exhibit (a)(9) to the Schedule TO and is incorporated herein by
reference."
ITEM 12.
Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit:
(a)(9) Press Release, dated April 25, 2000.
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.
OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ Barbara S. Jeremiah
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Name: Barbara S. Jeremiah
Title: Vice President
ALCOA INC.
By: /s/ Richard B. Kelson
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Name: Richard B. Kelson
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: April 25, 2000
EXHIBIT INDEX
(a)(9) Press Release, dated April 25, 2000.
ALCOA EXTENDS TENDER OFFER FOR CORDANT
PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2000 - Alcoa announced today that it has
extended its $57.00 per share cash tender offer for all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Cordant Technologies Inc. The tender offer, as
extended, will expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on Friday,
May 19, 2000. As of the close of business on April 24, 2000, the number of
shares of Cordant common stock that had been validly tendered was
33,169,088, including guaranteed deliveries. Alcoa noted that it submitted
the required antitrust notification to the European Commission on April 11,
2000 and received notice from the EC that the waiting period will expire on
May 19, 2000, unless extended.
Alcoa (NYSE: AA)
Cordant Technologies (NYSE: CDD)
Editorial Contact: Joyce A. Saltzman
412-553-4467
Investor Relations: Randall J. Killeen
412-553-2231