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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement
Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Sunrise Medical, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company)
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V.S.M. Investors, LLC
V.S.M. Holdings, Inc.
V.S.M. Acquisition Corp.
(Name of Filing Persons ("Offerors"))
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
867910-10-1
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
James L. Elrod, Jr.
V.S.M. Investors, LLC
245 Park Avenue, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10167
(212) 351-1600
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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Copy to:
Peter Gordon, Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017-3954
(212) 455-2000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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TRANSACTION VALUATION AMOUNT OF FILING FEE
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Not Applicable Not Applicable
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[_] 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:
Form or Registration No.:
Filing Party:
Date Filed:
[X] 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:
[_] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[_] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[_] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13a-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: [_]
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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.
V.S.M. INVESTORS, LLC
By: /s/ James L. Elrod, Jr.
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Name: James L. Elrod, Jr.
Title: Authorized Signatory
V.S.M. HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ James L. Elrod, Jr.
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Name: James L. Elrod, Jr.
Title: President
V.S.M. ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ James L. Elrod, Jr.
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Name: James L. Elrod, Jr.
Title: President
Date: October 17, 2000
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