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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 6
to
SCHEDULE 14D-1
Tender Offer Statement
Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and
AMENDMENT NO. 7
to
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
DEPUY, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
LIB ACQUISITION CORP.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
(Bidders)
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
249726 10 0
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
James R. Hilton, Esq.
LIB Acquisition Corp.
c/o Johnson & Johnson
One Johnson & Johnson Plaza
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08933
(732) 524-2450
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Bidders)
Copies to:
Robert A. Kindler, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
(212) 474-1000
October 28, 1998
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing Statement on Schedule 13D)
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This statement amends and supplements the combined Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule 14D-1, as amended by Amendment Nos. 1 through 5
thereto, and Statement on Schedule 13D, as amended by Amendment Nos. 1
through 6 thereto, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 27, 1998 (collectively and as amended, the "Schedule
14D-1 & Schedule 13D"), by Johnson & Johnson, a New Jersey corporation
("Parent"), and LIB Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Purchaser"), in connection with the offer
to purchase all the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share (the "Shares"), of DePuy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), at $35 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase dated July 27, 1998 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and in the related
Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements
thereto, collectively constitute the "Offer"). Capitalized terms used and
not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Offer to Purchase and the Schedule 14D-1 & Schedule 13D.
Item 10. Additional Information.
Items 10(b) and 10(c) of the Schedule 14D-1 & Schedule 13D are
hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following language thereto:
On October 28, 1998, Parent issued a press release, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(13) and is incorporated herein
by reference.
Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following:
(a)(13) Text of Press Release dated October 28, 1998, issued by
Parent.
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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: October 29, 1998
LIB ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ James R. Hilton
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Name: James R. Hilton
Title: Vice President
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
By: /s/ Peter S. Galloway
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Name: Peter S. Galloway
Title: Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Exhibit Name Page No.
*(a)(1) Offer to Purchase.
*(a)(2) Letter of Transmittal.
*(a)(3) Notice Of Guaranteed Delivery.
*(a)(4) Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
*(a)(5) Letter to Clients for use by Brokers,
Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
and Other Nominees.
*(a)(6) Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form
W-9.
*(a)(7) Form of Summary Advertisement dated July 27,
1998.
*(a)(8) Text of Joint Press Release dated July 21,
1998, issued by the Company, Parent and
Roche Holding Ltd.
*(a)(9) Text of Press Release dated August 4, 1998,
issued by Parent.
*(a)(10) Text of Press Release dated August 20, 1998,
issued by Parent.
*(a)(11) Text of Press Release dated September 15,
1998, issued by Parent.
*(a)(12) Text of Press Release dated October 14,
1998, issued by Parent.
(a)(13) Text of Press Release dated October 28,
1998, issued by Parent.
(b) None.
*(c)(1) Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
July 21, 1998, among Parent, the Purchaser and the
Company.
*(c)(2) Stockholder Agreement dated as of July 21, 1998, among
Parent, the Purchaser and certain stockholders of the
Company.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) None.
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*Previously filed.
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EXHIBIT (a)(13)
Johnson & Johnson
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08933
Contact: Robert V. Andrews - Media Relations
(732) 524-3348
Helen E. Short - Investor Relations
(732) 524-6491
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Johnson & Johnson Receives Approval
From the Commission of the European Union
Required for the Acquisition of DePuy, Inc.
New Brunswick, NJ (Oct. 28, 1998) - Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)
announced today that it has received the approval from the Commission of
the European Union required to consummate its acquisition of DePuy, Inc.
(NYSE: DPU). Johnson & Johnson's tender offer for all outstanding shares of
common stock of DePuy, Inc. at $35 per share is scheduled to expire at 5:00
P.M., New York City time, on Thursday, October 29, 1998.
The depositary for the tender offer, First Chicago Trust Company
of New York, has advised Johnson & Johnson that 93,185,259 DePuy shares,
approximately 92.4% on a fully diluted basis, had been tendered and not
withdrawn as of the close of business on Tuesday, October 27, 1998.
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