CSX CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1996-11-13
RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                                 _______________

                                  SCHEDULE 14D-1

                              TENDER OFFER STATEMENT

                                   PURSUANT TO
             SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                       AND
                                   SCHEDULE 13D

                                (AMENDMENT NO. 5)
                                 _______________

                                   CONRAIL INC.
                            (Name of Subject Company)

                                 CSX CORPORATION
                             GREEN ACQUISITION CORP.
                                    (Bidders)

                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   208368 10 0
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                         SERIES A ESOP CONVERTIBLE JUNIOR
                        PREFERRED STOCK, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  NOT AVAILABLE
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                   MARK G. ARON
                                 CSX CORPORATION
                                 ONE JAMES CENTER
                               901 EAST CARY STREET
                          RICHMOND, VIRGINIA  23219-4031
                            TELEPHONE:  (804) 782-1400
          (Names, Addresses and Telephone Numbers of Persons Authorized 
          to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidder)

                                 With a copy to:

                                 PAMELA S. SEYMON
                          WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
                               51 WEST 52ND STREET
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK  10019
                            TELEPHONE:  (212) 403-1000

                                                                        <PAGE>







                   This Statement amends and supplements the Tender Of-
         fer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 16, 1996, as
         previously amended and supplemented (the "Schedule 14D-1"), by
         Green Acquisition Corp. ("Purchaser"), a Pennsylvania corpo-
         ration and a wholly owned subsidiary of CSX Corporation, a Vir-
         ginia corporation ("Parent"), to purchase an aggregate of
         17,860,124 shares of (i) Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
         share (the "Common Shares"), and (ii) Series A ESOP Convertible
         Junior Preferred Stock, without par value (together with the
         Common Shares, the "Shares"), of Conrail Inc., a Pennsylvania
         corporation (the "Company"), including, in each case, the as-
         sociated Common Stock Purchase Rights, upon the terms and sub-
         ject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase,
         dated October 16, 1996 (the "Offer to Purchase"), as
         supplemented by the Supplement thereto dated November 6, 1996
         (the "Supplement") and in the related Letters of Transmittal
         (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto,
         constitute the "Offer") at a purchase price of $110.00 per
         Share, net to the tendering shareholder in cash.  Capitalized
         terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings
         assigned such terms in the Offer to Purchase, the Supplement
         and the Schedule 14D-1.


         ITEM 3.   PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS OR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
                   SUBJECT COMPANY.

                   (b)  On November 13, 1996 Parent and the Company
         issued a joint press release stating that Parent has had, and
         continues to have, discussions with the Company relating to an
         increase in the value of the consideration payable upon
         consummation of the Merger.  A copy of the press release is
         attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(19), and the foregoing summary
         description is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
         exhibit.<PAGE>







         ITEM 11.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

         (a)(1)    --   Offer to Purchase, dated October 16, 1996.*

         (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 Nom-
                        inees.*

         (a)(6)    --   Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identi-
                        fication Number on Substitute Form W-9.*

         (a)(7)    --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on Octo-
                        ber 15, 1996.*

         (a)(8)    --   Form of Summary Advertisement, dated October 16,
                        1996.*

         (a)(9)    --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on Octo-
                        ber 22, 1996.*

         (a)(10)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on Octo-
                        ber 23, 1996.*

         (a)(11)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on Octo-
                        ber 30, 1996.*

         (a)(12)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on
                        November 3, 1996.*

         (a)(13)   --   Supplement to Offer to Purchase, dated November
                        6, 1996.*

         (a)(14)   --   Revised Letter of Trasmittal.*

         (a)(15)   --   Revised Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*

         (a)(16)   --   Revised Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
                        Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*

         _____________________
         *  Previously filed.



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         (a)(17)   --   Revised Letter to Clients for use by Brokers,
                        Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and
                        Other Nominees.*

         (a)(18)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the
                        Company on November 6, 1996.*

         (a)(19)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the
                        Company on November 13, 1996.

         (b)(1)    --   Commitment Letter, dated October 21, 1996.*

         (c)(1)    --   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of Octo-
                        ber 14, 1996, by and among Parent, Purchaser and
                        the Company.*

         (c)(2)    --   Company Stock Option Agreement, dated as of Oc-
                        tober 14, 1996, between Parent and the Company.*

         (c)(3)    --   Parent Stock Option Agreement, dated as of Octo-
                        ber 14, 1996, between Parent and the Company.*

         (c)(4)    --   Form of Voting Trust Agreement.*

         (c)(5)    --   Complaint in Norfolk Southern Corporation, et
                        al. v. Conrail Inc., et al., No. 96-CV-7167,
                        filed on October 23, 1996.*

         (c)(6)    --   First Amended Complaint in Norfolk Southern
                        Corporation, et al. v. Conrail Inc., et al., No.
                        96-CV-7167, filed on October 30, 1996.*

         (c)(7)    --   First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger,
                        dated as of November 5, 1996, by and among
                        Parent, Purchaser and the Company.*

















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                                    SIGNATURE


                   After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
         belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set
         forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                       CSX CORPORATION


                                       By: /s/ Mark G. Aron             
                                       Name:  Mark G. Aron
                                       Title: Executive Vice President-
                                              Law and Public Affairs


         Dated:  November 13, 1996<PAGE>





                                    SIGNATURE


                   After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
         belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set
         forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                       GREEN ACQUISITION CORP.


                                       By: /s/ Mark G. Aron             
                                          Name:  Mark G. Aron
                                          Title:  General Counsel
                                                  and Secretary


         Dated:  November 13, 1996<PAGE>





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit
           No.          Description

         (a)(1)    --   Offer to Purchase, dated October 16, 1996.*

         (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 Nom-
                        inees.*

         (a)(6)    --   Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identi-
                        fication Number on Substitute Form W-9.*

         (a)(7)    --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on Octo-
                        ber 15, 1996.*

         (a)(8)    --   Form of Summary Advertisement dated October 16,
                        1996.*

         (a)(9)    --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on Octo-
                        ber 22, 1996.*

         (a)(10)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on Octo-
                        ber 23, 1996.*

         (a)(11)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on Octo-
                        ber 30, 1996.*

         (a)(12)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on
                        November 3, 1996.*

         (a)(13)   --   Supplement to Offer to Purchase, dated November
                        6, 1996.*

         (a)(14)   --   Revised Letter of Trasmittal.*

         (a)(15)   --   Revised Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*

         (a)(16)   --   Revised Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
                        Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*

         _____________________
         *  Previously filed.<PAGE>





         (a)(17)   --   Revised Letter to Clients for use by Brokers,
                        Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and
                        Other Nominees.*

         (a)(18)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the
                        Company on November 6, 1996.*

         (a)(19)   --   Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the
                        Company on November 13, 1996.

         (b)(1)    --   Commitment Letter, dated October 21, 1996.*

         (c)(1)    --   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of Octo-
                        ber 14, 1996, by and among Parent, Purchaser and
                        the Company.*

         (c)(2)    --   Company Stock Option Agreement, dated as of Oc-
                        tober 14, 1996, between Parent and the Company.*

         (c)(3)    --   Parent Stock Option Agreement, dated as of Octo-
                        ber 14, 1996, between Parent and the Company.*

         (c)(4)    --   Form of Voting Trust Agreement.*

         (c)(5)    --   Complaint in Norfolk Southern Corporation, et
                        al. v. Conrail Inc., et al., No. 96-CV-7167,
                        filed on October 23, 1996.*

         (c)(6)    --   First Amended Complaint in Norfolk Southern
                        Corporation, et al. v. Conrail Inc., et al., No.
                        96-CV-7167, filed on October 30, 1996.*

         (c)(7)    --   First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger,
                        dated as of November 5, 1996, by and among
                        Parent, Purchaser and the Company.*





















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                                                         EXHIBIT (a)(19)

                                     
         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

         CONTACTS:
              CSX Corporation               Conrail Inc.
              Thomas E. Hoppin              Craig R. MacQueen
              (804) 782-1450                (215) 209-4594

              Kekst and Company             Abernathy MacGregor Group
              Richard Wolff                 Joele Frank/Dan Katcher
              (212) 593-2655                (212) 371-5999


                 CONRAIL BOARD ADVISES SHAREHOLDERS NOT TO TENDER
                    TO REVISED NORFOLK SOUTHERN TENDER OFFER;
               CSX AND CONRAIL REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO THEIR MERGER


                   RICHMOND, VA AND PHILADELPHIA, PA (NOVEMBER 13, 1996)
         --  Conrail Inc. [NYSE: CRR] announced today that its Board of
         Directors recommends that shareholders not tender their shares
         pursuant to the revised Norfolk Southern tender offer.  Shares
         tendered to the Norfolk Southern offer, which expires on Novem-
         ber 22, cannot be accepted for payment under the terms of that
         offer.  Conrail's Board said that shareholders who desire to
         receive cash now for a portion of their shares should tender to
         the offer of CSX Corporation [NYSE: CSX], which expires on
         November 20.

                   Conrail again reaffirmed that a merger with CSX is in
         Conrail's best interest and is the superior strategic combina-
         tion for Conrail.  Both CSX and Conrail stated that they con-
         tinue to be fully committed to their merger.

                   CSX and Conrail also stated that they have been hav-
         ing, and continue to have, discussions relating to an increase
         in the value of the consideration payable upon consummation of
         the CSX-Conrail merger.  There can be no assurance as to when
         or if any such modifications will be made.

                   CSX, headquartered in Richmond, VA, is an interna-
         tional transportation company offering a variety of rail,
         container-shipping, intermodal, trucking, barge and contract
         logistics management services.

                   Conrail, with corporate headquarters in Philadelphia,
         PA, operates an 11,000-mile rail freight network in 12 north-
         eastern and midwestern states, the District of Columbia, and
         the Province of Quebec.

                   CSX's home page can be reached at http://www.CSX.com.
         Conrail's home page can be reached at http://www.CONRAIL.com.


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