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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14d-100)
Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CHEMFAB CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
PPLC ACQUISITION CORP.
NORTON COMPANY
COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN
(Offerors)
Common Stock, Par Value, $0.10 per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
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16361L102
(Cusip Number of Class of Securities)
John R. Mesher, Esq.
Saint-Gobain Corporation
750 E. Swedesford Road
Valley Forge, PA 19482
Telephone: (610) 341-7000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copies to:
Carole Schiffman, Esq.
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: (212) 450-4000
|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:
|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. |_|
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