ALCOA INC
SC TO-T/A, 2000-04-25
PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                               SCHEDULE TO/A
                               (RULE 14D-100)
               TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1)
         OR SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                             (AMENDMENT NO. 3)

                         CORDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
                     (Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

                          OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.
                        A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
                                 ALCOA INC.
                    (Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))

                  COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
       (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED RIGHTS TO PURCHASE PREFERRED STOCK)
                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 218412104
                   (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                         LAWRENCE R. PURTELL, ESQ.
                                 ALCOA INC.
                            201 ISABELLA STREET
                       PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15212
                         TELEPHONE: (412) 553-4545
                   (Name, address and telephone number of
                    person authorized to receive notices
              and communications on behalf of filing persons)

                                  COPY TO:

                          J. MICHAEL SCHELL, ESQ.
                          MARGARET L. WOLFF, ESQ.
                  SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
                             FOUR TIMES SQUARE
                             NEW YORK, NY 10036
                          TELEPHONE: 212-735-3000

                         CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

          Transaction Valuation*                     Amount of Filing Fee
             $2,180,663,478                             $436,132.70

 * For purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. This
   amount assumes the purchase of (i) 36,714,831 outstanding shares of
   common stock of Cordant Technologies Inc. and (ii) 1,542,423 shares of
   common stock of Cordant Technologies Inc. underlying vested options.
   The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of
   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals 1/50 of 1% of
   the transaction value.

 [_]  Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-
      11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
      previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration
      statement number or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

   Amount Previously Paid: N/A               Form or Registration No.: N/A
   Filing party: N/A                         Date Filed: N/A

 [_]  Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary
      communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
 the statement relates:
   [X]    third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
   [_]    issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
   [_]    going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
   [_]    amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

   Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the
 results of the tender offer: [_]



   This Amendment No. 3 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the
 "Schedule TO"), filed initially with the Securities and Exchange Commission
 on March 20, 2000, relates to the offer by Omega Acquisition Corp., a
 Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of
 Alcoa Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation ("Alcoa"), to purchase all
 outstanding shares of common stock, including the associated rights to
 purchase preferred stock (collectively, the "Shares"), of Cordant
 Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, at a price of $57.00 per Share,
 net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
 forth in the Purchaser's Offer to Purchase, dated March 20, 2000, and in
 the related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer").

 ITEMS 1, 4 AND 11.

   Items 1, 4 and 11 are hereby amended and supplemented to add the
 following:

 "On April 25, 2000, Alcoa announced that, among other things, it extended
 the Offer to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, May 19, 2000.  Alcoa
 also announced that it submitted the required antitrust notification to the
 European Commission on April 11, 2000 and received notice from the European
 Commission that the waiting period will expire on May 19, 2000, unless
 extended.  A copy of the press release containing such announcement is
 filed as Exhibit (a)(9) to the Schedule TO and is incorporated herein by
 reference."

 ITEM 12.

   Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit:

   (a)(9) Press Release, dated April 25, 2000.



                                 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.

                               OMEGA ACQUISITION CORP.


                               By:   /s/ Barbara S. Jeremiah
                                     -----------------------------
                               Name:   Barbara S. Jeremiah
                               Title:  Vice President


                               ALCOA INC.


                               By:   /s/ Richard B. Kelson
                                     -----------------------------
                               Name:   Richard B. Kelson
                               Title:  Executive Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer


 Dated: April 25, 2000


                               EXHIBIT INDEX


   (a)(9)    Press Release, dated April 25, 2000.






 ALCOA EXTENDS TENDER OFFER FOR CORDANT


      PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2000  -  Alcoa announced today that it has
 extended its $57.00 per share cash tender offer for all of the issued and
 outstanding shares of Cordant Technologies Inc.  The tender offer, as
 extended, will expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on Friday,
 May 19, 2000.  As of the close of business on April 24, 2000, the number of
 shares of Cordant common stock that had been validly tendered was
 33,169,088, including guaranteed deliveries.  Alcoa noted that it submitted
 the required antitrust notification to the European Commission on April 11,
 2000 and received notice from the EC that the waiting period will expire on
 May 19, 2000, unless extended.

 Alcoa (NYSE: AA)
 Cordant Technologies (NYSE: CDD)


 Editorial Contact:       Joyce A. Saltzman
                          412-553-4467

 Investor Relations:      Randall J. Killeen
                          412-553-2231





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