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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
(Final Amendment)
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Consolidated Cigar Holdings Inc.
(Name of Subject Company)
Societe Nationale d'Exploitation Industrielle
des Tabacs et Allumettes ("Seita")
Dorsay Acquisition Corp.
(Bidders)
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Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
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1-20902E10
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Jean-Philippe Carriere
Seita
53, Quai d'Orsay
75347 Paris Cedex 07, France
(33-1) 45.56.62.17
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Bidders)
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Copies to:
Delia B. Spitzer, Esq. Ronald R. Papa, Esq.
Proskauer Rose Proskauer Rose LLP
9, rue Le Tasse 1585 Broadway
75116 Paris, France New York, New York 10036, USA
(33-1)44.30.25.30. (212) 969.3000
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SCHEDULE 14D-1
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CUSIP NO. 1-20902E10
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Dorsay Acquisition Corp. Employer Tax ID:
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [x]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS*
4
AF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(e) or 2(f) [_]
5
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
Delaware
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7
29,528,667 shares of Class A Common Stock
(Includes 19,600,000 shares of Class B Common Stock which were automatically
converted into 19,600,000 shares of Class A Common Stock upon purchase thereof
by Dorsay Acquisition Corp.)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
8
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)
9
99.19%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
10
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 14D-1
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CUSIP NO. 1-20902E10
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Societe Nationale d'Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et
Allumettes ("Seita")
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [x]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS*
4
WC
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(e) or 2(f) [_]
5
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
France
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7
29,528,667 shares of Class A Common Stock
(Includes 19,600,000 shares of Class B Common Stock which were automatically
converted into 19,600,000 shares of Class A Common Stock upon purchase thereof
by Dorsay Acquisition Corp.)
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
8
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)
9
99.19%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
10
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Final Amendment to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 (as
heretofore amended and as further amended by this Final Amendment, the
"Statement") relates to the offer by Dorsay Acquisition Corp. ("Purchaser"), a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and
a wholly owned subsidiary of Societe Nationale d'Exploitation Industrielle des
Tabacs et Allumettes ("Seita"), a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of France ("Parent"), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Class
A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A Shares"), and Class B
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class B Shares", and together
with the Class A Shares, the "Shares"), of Consolidated Cigar Holdings Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(the "Company"), at a price of $17.85 per Share, net to the seller in cash
(subject to applicable withholding of taxes), without interest, upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in Purchaser's Offer to Purchase,
dated December 22, 1998 (as heretofore amended, the "Offer to Purchase"), and
in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or
supplements thereto, collectively constitute the "Offer"), copies of which
were filed with the Statement as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively. This
Amendment constitutes the final amendment to the Statement. Capitalized terms
used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Statement.
Item 5. Purpose of the Tender Off and Plans or Proposals of the Bidder
Item 5 is hereby amended to add the following supplemental information:
The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday, January
21, 1999. On Friday, January 22, 1999, Purchaser accepted for payment and paid
for all the Shares validly tendered in the Offer and not withdrawn, representing
approximately 99% of the outstanding Shares. Parent intends to complete the
Merger promptly pursuant to the "short form" merger provisions of Section 253 of
Delaware Law. Pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Merger Agreement, the Board of
Directors of the Company now consists of three designees of Parent
(Jean-Dominique Comolli, Eric Albrand and Charles Lebeau) and two continuing
directors (Theo W. Folz and Howard Gittis).
Item 6. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company
Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
(a)-(b) The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday,
January 21, 1999. Purchaser has been informed by the Depositary that 9,928,667
Class A Shares (including 508,875 Class A Shares subject to guaranteed delivery
procedures) and 19,600,000 Class B Shares, representing approximately 97.6% of
the outstanding Class A Shares and 100% of the outstanding Class B Shares, were
tendered in the Offer. On Friday, January 22, 1999, Purchaser accepted for
payment and paid for all the Shares validly tendered in the Offer and not
withdrawn, at which time, pursuant to Article Four of the Company's Certificate
of Incorporation, each outstanding Class B Share was automatically converted
into one Class A Share. A copy of the press release issued by Parent dated
January 22, 1999 announcing the expiration of the Offer, the acceptance for
payment of the Shares tendered pursuant thereto and the intention of Parent to
effect the Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(10), and the complete text
thereof is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
(a)(10) Press release issued by Parent on January 22, 1999
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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.
Dated: January 22, 1999
Seita
/s/ Jean-Dominique Comolli
By: _________________________________
Name: Jean-Dominique Comolli
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
Dorsay Acquisition Corp.
/s/ Charles Lebeau
By: _________________________________
Name: Charles Lebeau
Title: Chief Executive Officer,
President, Secretary,
Treasurer and Controller
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO.
(a)(10)Press release issued by Parent on January 22, 1999
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Exhibit 99.a10
PRESS RELEASE
SEITA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF 99% OF
SHARES OF CONSOLIDATED CIGAR HOLDINGS INC. AND COMPLETION
OF TENDER OFFER
Paris, France. January 22, 1999. Societe Nationale d'Exploitation Industrielle
des Tabacs et Allumettes ("Seita") announced today that it acquired
approximately 99% of the outstanding shares of Consolidated Cigar Holdings Inc.
("Consolidated Cigar") pursuant to its previously announced cash tender offer to
purchase all the outstanding shares of Consolidated Cigar at $17.85 per share.
The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Thursday,
January 21, 1999.
As previously announced, Seita and Consolidated Cigar are parties to a merger
agreement. Seita expects to merge a subsidiary of Seita with Consolidated Cigar
promptly. As a result of the merger, the shares of Consolidated Cigar that were
not tendered during the tender offer (239,449 shares, approximately 1%) will be
converted into the right to receive $17.85 per share in cash, and Consolidated
Cigar will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Seita.
PRESS CONTACT:
SEITA (Paris): Aneta Lazarevic - Telephone: (+33) 1 45 56 60 06/07
