HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL INC
SC 14D1/A, 2000-01-25
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                SCHEDULE 14D-1/A


                                AMENDMENT NO. 11

                                       TO
                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1

               TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(1)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                            (Name of Subject Company)

                           MH MILLENNIUM HOLDINGS LLC
                         MH MILLENNIUM ACQUISITION CORP.
                                   MARK HUGHES
                                    (Bidders)
                 CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
                 CLASS B COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                               426908208 (CLASS A)
                               426908307 (CLASS B)

                      (Cusip Number of Class of Securities)

                           MH MILLENNIUM HOLDINGS LLC
                         MH MILLENNIUM ACQUISITION CORP.
                                   MARK HUGHES
                        C/O HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                             1800 CENTURY PARK EAST
                              LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
                              ATTN. TIMOTHY GERRITY
                               TEL. (310) 410-9600
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
           to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)

                                    COPY TO:
                              ANTHONY T. ILER, ESQ.
                               IRELL & MANELLA LLP
                        333 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 3300
                              LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
                                 (213) 620-1555


                         (Continued on following pages)
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CUSIP No. 426908208                  14D-1/A                             Page 2
          426908307
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    1.      Name of Reporting Persons  MH MILLENNIUM HOLDINGS LLC
            S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons  95-475-8098

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    2.      Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
                   (a)/X/
                   (b)/ /

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3.      SEC Use Only

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4.      Sources of Funds

                           Not Applicable

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    5.      Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
            Items 2(e) or 2(f)

                   / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    6.      Citizenship or Place of Organization

                           DELAWARE

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    7.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                    (1)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    8.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 7 Excludes Certain Shares

                     / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 7

                    (1)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10.      Type of Reporting Person

                           CO

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(1) MH Millennium Holdings LLC owns no shares of any class of common stock of
    the Company. The Mark Hughes Family Trust (the "Trust"), however, which is
    the sole member of MH Millennium Holdings LLC, as of September 8, 1999
    beneficially owned 5,704,331 Class A Shares and 11,258,665 Class B Shares,
    (including 308,331 Class A Shares and 466,665 Class B Shares which the Trust
    has a right to acquire within 60 days of the date hereof), representing in
    the aggregate 55.4% of the outstanding Class A Shares and 59.0% of the
    outstanding Class B Shares, respectively. Mark Hughes is the sole trustee of
    The Mark Hughes Family Trust and its beneficiary.

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CUSIP No. 426908208                  14D-1/A                              Page 3
          426908307
================================================================================
    1.      Name of Reporting Persons  MH MILLENNIUM ACQUISITION CORP.

            S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons 95 475 7938

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2.      Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
                     (a)/X/
                     (b)/ /

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3.      SEC Use Only

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4.      Sources of Funds

                           SC/BK/OO (subordinated debentures)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    5.      Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
            Items 2(e) or 2(f)

                     / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    6.      Citizenship or Place of Organization

                                     NEVADA

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    7.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                      (2)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    8.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 7 Excludes Certain Shares

                     / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 7

                      (2)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10.      Type of Reporting Person

                       CO

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(2) MH Millennium Acquisition Corp. owns no shares of any class of common stock
    of the Company. MH Millennium Holdings LLC, however, owns 100% of MH
    Millennium Acquisition Corp. For further information, see note 1 on page 2
    of this Schedule 14D-1.

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CUSIP No. 426908208                  14D-1/A                              Page 4
          426908307
================================================================================
    1.      Name of Reporting Persons  Mark Hughes

            S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2.               Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
                     (a)/X/
                     (b)/ /

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    3.      SEC Use Only

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4.      Sources of Funds

                           Not Applicable

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    5.      Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
            Items 2(e) or 2(f)

                     / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    6.      Citizenship or Place of Organization

                                     United States

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    7.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                      (3)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    8.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 7 Excludes Certain Shares

                     / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 7

                      (3)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10.      Type of Reporting Person

                       IN

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(3) Mr. Hughes, directly or indirectly, is the beneficial owner of 5,704,331
    Class A Shares and 11,258,665 Class B Shares, excluding 183,333 Class A
    Shares and 366,666 Class B Shares owned by the Herbalife Family Foundation
    (in which Mr. Hughes has no pecuniary interest) and including 308,331 Class
    A Shares and 466,663 Class B Shares issuable upon exercise of stock options
    that are exercisable within 60 days of September 1, 1999. The Class A Shares
    and the Class B Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Hughes or entities
    controlled by him, calculated in accordance with the SEC's Exchange Act Rule
    13d-3, represented 55.4% of the total outstanding Class A Shares and 59.0%
    of the total outstanding Class B Shares as of September 1, 1999.

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       MH Millennium Acquisition Corp., a Nevada corporation (the "Purchaser"),
hereby amends and supplements, as set forth in this Amendment No. 11, its Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, filed on September 17, 1999 (as amended, the
"Schedule 14D-1"), relating to the offer by the Purchaser to purchase all
outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock of
Herbalife International, Inc., a Nevada corporation. The item numbers and
responses thereto below are in accordance with the requirements of Schedule
14D-1. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned
to them in the Schedule 14D-1.


ITEM 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.



       Item 10(f) of the Schedule 14D-1 is hereby amended as follows:


       The Purchaser has extended the expiration date of the Offer until 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on Monday, February 14, 2000. The Offer was extended
on January 25, 2000 by a press release. A copy of such press release is
attached as Exhibit (a)(17) hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference.



ITEM 11.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS:


       Item 11 of the Schedule 14D-1 is supplemented by adding the following
information thereto:

 (a)(17)        Press Release, dated January 25, 2000.





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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: January 25, 2000


                                  MH MILLENNIUM HOLDINGS LLC:

                                  By: /s/ MARK HUGHES
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                  Name:  Mark Hughes

                                  Title: Managing Member


                                  MH MILLENNIUM ACQUISITION CORP.:

                                  By:  /s/ MARK HUGHES
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                  Name:  Mark Hughes

                                  Title: President

                                  /s/ MARK HUGHES
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  MARK HUGHES




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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX




EXHIBIT NO.                    DESCRIPTION
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 (a)(17)        Press Release, dated January 25, 2000.





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                                                            EXHIBIT 99.A.17






Contact:    Investor Relations
            Robert Jaffe
            Pondel/Wilkinson Group
            (310) 207-9300 ext. 210



               TENDER OFFER PERIOD EXTENDED FOR HERBALIFE BUY-OUT

         LOS ANGELES, CA -- January 25, 2000 -- Herbalife International, Inc.
(Nasdaq NM: HERBA, HERBB) reported today that MH Millennium Acquisition Corp.,
an entity controlled and beneficially owned by Mark Hughes, the Founder,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Herbalife, has extended the
expiration of its previously announced tender offer to 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on Monday, February 14, 2000.

         Mr. Hughes indicated that he and his advisors are continuing to address
the financing of the transaction. In addition, the Company noted that under the
terms of the agreement governing the transaction, Mr. Hughes has the right to
further extend the tender offer. As of the close of business on January 24,
2000, approximately 892,420 shares of Herbalife's Class A stock and 1,812,484
shares of Herbalife's Class B stock had been validly tendered and not withdrawn
in response to the tender offer.

         On September 13, 1999, Herbalife announced that its Board of Directors
accepted a definitive offer from Mark Hughes to purchase all company shares not
owned by Mr. Hughes for $17.00 per share in cash.

     Herbalife International, Inc. markets nutritional, weight-management and
personal care products in 46 countries worldwide. Herbalife products are
available only through a network of independent distributors who purchase the
products directly from the Company.

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