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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT #1
TO
SCHEDULE 14D-1
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION
14(d)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AND
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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AST RESEARCH, INC.
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(NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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(BIDDER)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (Including the Associated Rights)
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
001907104
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(CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
Jae Chang Lee
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Main Building
250, 2-Ka, Taepyung-Ro, Chung-Ku
Seoul, Korea 100-742
011-82-2-727-7100
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF BIDDER)
Copy to:
Thomas Magill, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Jamboree Center, 4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92714
(714) 451-3855
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This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule 14D-1 and Schedule 13D dated March 6, 1995 (the "Schedule 14D-1") of
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a Korean corporation (the "Purchaser"), filed in
connection with the Purchaser's offer to purchase up to 5,820,000 shares of the
outstanding Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and the associated preferred
stock purchase rights of AST Research, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as set
forth in the Schedule 14D-1 (the "Offer").
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Items 10(b)-(c): A copy of the Purchaser's press release with respect to
early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 is filed as Exhibit (a)(9) to the Schedule 14D-1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
(a)(9) Press release, dated April 12, 1995.
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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: April 12, 1995
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
/s/ Heon H. Chung
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Name: Heon H. Chung
Title: Executive Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99(a)(9) Press release, dated April 12, 1995.
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NEWS RELEASE
MACKENZIE
PARTNERS, INC.
156 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10010
212 929-5500
FAX 212 929-0308
Exhibit 99.(a)(9)
CONTACT:
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Stan Kay
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MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
(212) 929-5940
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ANNOUNCES
EARLY TERMINATION OF HART-SCOTT-RODINO
SAN JOSE, CA., April 12, 1995 -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it
was granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in connection with its previously announced
agreement to acquire 40.25% of the outstanding shares of common stock of AST
Research, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTA). Termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting
period satisfies one of the conditions to Samsung's pending tender offer to
acquire up to 5,820,000 shares of AST common stock at $22.00 per share. The
tender offer is currently scheduled to expire on April 20, 1995.
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