SYBRON CHEMICALS INC
SC TO-T/A, 2000-10-23
MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                              Amendment No. 6 to
                                  SCHEDULE TO
                 Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1)
              or 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                      and

                              Amendment No. 6 to

                                 SCHEDULE 13D
                   under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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                             Sybron Chemicals Inc.
                      (Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

                       Project Toledo Acquisition Corp.
                               Bayer Corporation
                           Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

                     (Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))

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                    COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

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                                   870903101
                     (Cusip Number of Class of Securities)
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                           Bruce A. Mackintosh, Esq.
                               Bayer Corporation
                                100 Bayer Road
                           Pittsburgh, PA 15205-9741
                           Telephone: (412) 777-2000
                    (Name, address and telephone number of
                     person authorized to receive notices
                and communications on behalf of filing persons)

                                   Copy to:

                          Daniel P. Cunningham, Esq.
                            Cravath, Swaine & Moore
                               825 Eighth Avenue
                         New York, New York 10019-7475
                           Telephone: (212) 474-1000

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                               October 23, 2000
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[ ] Check the box if the filing relates 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.

[X] 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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     Project Toledo Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Purchaser"), Bayer Corporation, an Indiana corporation ("Parent"), and Bayer
Aktiengesellschaft, a company organized under the laws of the Federal Republic
of Germany ("Bayer AG"), hereby amend and supplement their Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule TO (the "Schedule TO") and their Schedule 13D, in each
case, originally filed on September 8, 2000. The Schedule TO relates to the
offer by the Purchaser to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par
value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Sybron Chemicals Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), together with the associated rights (the
"Rights") to purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock pursuant
to the Rights Agreement, at $35 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without
interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Offer to Purchase dated September 8, 2000 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and
in the related Letter of Transmittal. Capitalized terms used, and not
otherwise defined, herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Offer to
Purchase.

Item 11. Additional Information.

     Item 11 to the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by the
following:

     At 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, October 20, 2000, the
Offer expired. Based upon information provided by the Depositary, 5,716,166
Shares (including 56,050 Shares by guaranteed delivery), representing
approximately 99.6% of the outstanding Shares, were validly tendered into
the Offer and not withdrawn. The Purchaser has accepted for payment and
will promptly pay for all validly tendered Shares in accordance with the
terms of the Offer. Parent expects to promptly effect a short form merger
under which it will acquire 100% ownership of the Company.

     On October 23, 2000, Parent announced the completion of the Offer and
issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
(a)(1)(M) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1)(M) Press Release issued by Parent on October 23, 2000.


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                                  SIGNATURES

     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.

                                        PROJECT TOLEDO ACQUISITION CORP.,

                                        By: /s/ John L. Williams
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                                            Name:  Dr. John L. Williams
                                            Title: President

                                        BAYER CORPORATION,


                                        By: /s/ E.L. Foote, Jr.
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                                            Name:  E.L. Foote, Jr.
                                            Title: Executive Vice President


                                        BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT,


                                        By: /s/ Roland Hartwig
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                                            Name:  Dr. Roland Hartwig
                                            Title: General Counsel

Dated:  October 23, 2000


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                                                            EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                   Document

(a)(1)(M)       Press Release issued by Parent on October 23, 2000.



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