COACH USA INC
SC 14D1/A, 1999-07-19
LOCAL & SUBURBAN TRANSIT & INTERURBAN HWY PASSENGER TRANS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1
                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
      PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                      AND
                                  STATEMENT ON

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               (AMENDMENT NO. 5)

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                                COACH USA, INC.
                           (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)

                            STAGECOACH HOLDINGS PLC
                                      AND

                               SCH HOLDINGS CORP.
                                    (BIDDER)
                    COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
                                   18975L106
                     (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                 KEITH COCHRANE
                                CHARLOTTE HOUSE
                              20 CHARLOTTE STREET
                                  PERTH PH15LL
                                    SCOTLAND
                          TELEPHONE: +44-1738-442-111
            (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED
           TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF BIDDER)

                                   COPIES TO:
                            MICHAEL O. WOLFSON, ESQ.
                           99 BISHOPSGATE, 21ST FLOOR
                                LONDON EC2M 3YH
                          TELEPHONE: +44-207-422-4000

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     This Amendment No. 5 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule 14D-1 and Statement on Schedule 13D filed on June 18, 1999 (as
previously amended and supplemented, the "Schedule 14D-1/13D") relating to the
offer by SCH Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser"), to purchase
all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Shares"), of Coach USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at a
purchase price of $42.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest
thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase dated June 18, 1999 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and in the related
Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to Purchase, constitute
the "Offer"). Purchaser is a subsidiary of Stagecoach Holdings plc, a public
limited company organized under the laws of Scotland ("Parent").

     Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used but not defined
herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Schedule 14D-1/13D.

     The Schedule 14D-1/13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

     On July 19, 1999, a press release was issued announcing the approval by
Parent's shareholders of the acquisition by Parent of the Company pursuant to
the Offer and the Merger. Parent shareholder approval is a condition to the
Offer, and such condition has now been satisfied. The full text of the press
release is set forth in Exhibit 11(a)(12) and is incorporated herein by
reference.

ITEM 11.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

     (a)(12) Press Release issued on July 19, 1999.

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                                   SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify the
information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

                                          STAGECOACH HOLDINGS PLC

                                          By: /s/ KEITH COCHRANE

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                                              Name: Keith Cochrane
                                              Title: Group Finance Director

                                          SCH HOLDINGS CORP.

                                          By: /s/ KEITH COCHRANE

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                                              Name: Keith Cochrane
                                              Title: President

Date: July 19, 1999

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                                                               Exhibit 11(a)(12)

Contact: London:
         Smithfield Financial
         John Kiely
         0171 360 4900

         New York:
         Kekst and Company
         Ruth Pachman
         212-521-4800

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STAGECOACH SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE ACQUISITION OF COACH USA

LONDON, ENGLAND, JULY 19, 1999 -- Stagecoach Holdings plc today announced that
its shareholders have approved its acquisition of Coach USA, Inc. (NYSE: CUI),
including the tender offer by its subsidiary, SCH Holdings Corp., for all
outstanding shares of common stock of Coach at a price of $42.00 per share.

The tender offer remains subject to the tender of at least a majority of Coach's
common stock, as well as the other conditions described in the Offer to Purchase
relating to the tender offer.

The tender offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 10:00 a.m., New York City
time, on Monday, July 26, 1999, unless the tender offer is extended in the
manner described in the Offer to Purchase dated June 18, 1999. Stagecoach
expects to consummate the tender offer at that time subject to the terms and
conditions thereof.


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