SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
(RULE 14D-101)
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(4)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)
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CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.50 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
158525105
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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STEPHEN B. BROWN, ESQ.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
ONE CHAMPION PLAZA
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06921
(203) 358-7000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
WITH A COPY TO:
BLAINE V. FOGG, ESQ.
JOSEPH A. COCO, ESQ.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
FOUR TIMES SQUARE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
(212) 735-3000
[ ] CHECK THE BOX IF THE FILING RELATES SOLELY TO PRELIMINARY
COMMUNICATIONS MADE BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF A TENDER OFFER.
This Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment") amends and supplements
the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the "Schedule
14D-9"), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May
19, 2000, by Champion International Corporation, a New York corporation
("Champion"), relating to the offer by International Paper Company, a New
York corporation ("International Paper"), through its wholly owned
subsidiary, Condor Acquisition Corporation, a New York corporation (the
"Purchaser"), to exchange each outstanding share of common stock, par value
$.50 per share (the "Common Stock") of Champion, including the associated
preferred stock purchase rights (the "Rights" and, together with the Common
Stock, the "Shares"), for (i) $50 net to the seller in cash and (ii) $25 of
International Paper common stock (subject to adjustment). Unless otherwise
defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective
meanings given such terms in the Schedule 14D-9.
ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
(e) All of the information in the Prospectus included in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of International Paper
relating to shares of its common stock to be issued in the Offer and the
Merger is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 9. EXHIBITS.
Item 9 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended by addition of the
following exhibits:
Exhibit No. Description
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(a)(5) Exchange Offer Prospectus relating to International
Paper's shares of common stock to be issued in the
Offer and the Merger (incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-4 of International Paper, filed on June 2, 2000).
(a)(6) Form of Letter to Participants in the Savings Plans
of Champion International Corporation and its Affiliates.
(a)(7) Form of Participant's Instruction Form to Exchange
Shares of Common Stock of Champion International
Corporation Held in Participants' Savings Plan Account.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable 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.
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Stephen B. Brown
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Name: Stephen B. Brown
Title: Senior Vice President and General
Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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(a)(5) Exchange Offer Prospectus relating to International
Paper's shares of common stock to be issued in the
Offer and the Merger (incorporated by reference to
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-4 of International Paper, filed on June 2, 2000).
(a)(6) Form of Letter to Participants in the Savings Plans
of Champion International Corporation and its
Affiliates.
(a)(7) Form of Participant's Instruction Form to Exchange
Shares of Common Stock of Champion International
Corporation Held in Participants' Savings Plan
Account.
