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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-1/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 3 (FINAL AMENDMENT))
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AND
SCHEDULE 13D
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MDL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
(NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)
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GOLDEN GATE ACQUISITION CORP.
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
REED INTERNATIONAL P.L.C.
ELSEVIER NV
(BIDDERS)
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COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
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55267R102
(CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
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HENRY HORBACZEWSKI
REED ELSEVIER INC.
275 WASHINGTON STREET
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02158 617-558-4227
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF BIDDERS)
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COPY TO:
LARRY W. SONSINI
MARTIN W. KORMAN
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
650 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304 415-493-9300
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CUSIP NO. 55267R102
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Golden Gate Acquisition Corp.
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Sources of Funds
WC
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5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(f) [_]
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6. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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6. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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7. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person
Directly: 8,510,060 shares of Common Stock (including approximately 36,066
shares subject to guarantee of delivery)
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8. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (7) Excludes [_]
Certain Shares
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9. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)
96.4% of outstanding Common Stock (based on 8,827,543
shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 23, 1997)
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10. Type of Reporting Person
CO
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CUSIP NO. 55267R102
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Elsevier Science Inc.
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Sources of Funds
AF
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5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(f)
[_]
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6. Citizenship or Place of Organization
New York
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7. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person
Indirectly through Golden Gate Acquisition Corp.: 8,510,060
shares of Common Stock (including approximately 36,066
shares subject to guarantee of delivery)
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8. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (7) Excludes [_]
Certain Shares
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9. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)
96.4% of outstanding Common Stock (based on 8,827,543
shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 23,
1997)
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10. Type of Reporting Person
CO
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CUSIP NO. 55267R102
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Reed International P.L.C
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Sources of Funds
AF
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5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(f)
[_]
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6. Citizenship or Place of Organization
England
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7. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person
Indirectly through Golden Gate Acquisition Corp.: 8,510,060
shares of Common Stock (including approximately 36,066
shares subject to guarantee of delivery)
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8. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (7) Excludes [_]
Certain Shares
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9. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)
96.4% of outstanding Common Stock (based on 8,827,543
shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 23,
1997)
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10. Type of Reporting Person
CO
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CUSIP NO. 55267R102
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Elsevier NV
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Sources of Funds
AF
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5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(f)
[_]
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6. Citizenship or Place of Organization
The Netherlands
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7. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person
Indirectly through Golden Gate Acquisition Corp.: 8,510,060
shares of Common Stock (including approximately 36,066
shares subject to guarantee of delivery)
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8. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (7) Excludes [_]
Certain Shares
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9. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)
96.4% of outstanding Common Stock (based on 8,827,543
shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 23,
1997)
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10. Type of Reporting Person
CO
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This Amendment No. 3 (Final Amendment) amends and supplements the Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on March 28, 1997 (as amended previously and
hereby, this "Statement") by Golden Gate Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation ("Purchaser"), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Elsevier
Science Inc., a New York corporation ("ESI"), and an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of (i) Reed International P.L.C., a corporation organized under the
laws of England ("PLC") and (ii) Elsevier NV, a corporation organized under
the laws of The Netherlands ("NV"). This Statement relates to Purchaser's
offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share (the "Shares"), of MDL Information Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company") at a price of $32 per Share, net to the seller in cash, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Purchaser's Offer to
Purchase dated March 28, 1997 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related
Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer"), copies of which
have been filed as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, to this
Statement.
In accordance with General Instruction F to Schedule 14D-1, this Amendment
No. 2 also constitutes a statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the
acquisition by Purchaser of the Shares as more fully described below.
ITEM 6. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
(a) and (b) The information set forth in Section 8 ("Certain Information
Concerning Purchaser, ESI, PLC and NV") of the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
The Offer expired on 12:00 midnight, New York City time, Thursday, April 24,
1997. Based on information provided by Citibank, N.A., the depository for
the Offer, a total of 8,510,060 Shares, (including approximately 36,066 Shares
subject to guarantee of delivery) were validly tendered and not properly
withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, and were accepted for payment by Purchaser.
These shares represent approximately 96.4% of the 8,827,543 Shares outstanding
as of April 23, 1997.
The consummation of the Offer was publicly announced in a press release on
April 25, 1997, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99(a)(10) to this
Statement.
ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
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99(a)(1)(F) Form of Offer to Purchase dated March 28, 1997.
99(a)(2)(F) Form of Letter of Transmittal.
99(a)(3)(F) Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
99(a)(4)(F) Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
Companies and Nominees.
99(a)(5)(F) Form of Letter to Clients.
99(a)(6)(F) Form of Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification
number on Substitute Form W-9.
99(a)(7)(F) Summary Advertisement as published in The Wall Street Journal on
March 28, 1997.
99(a)(8)(F) Press Release issued by ESI and the Company on March 24, 1997.
99(a)(9)(F) Press Release of April 14, 1997.
99(a)(10) Press Release of April 25, 1997.
(b) None.
99(c)(1)(F) Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 23, 1997, among
ESI, Purchaser and the Company.
99(c)(2)(F) Employment Agreements, dated as of March 23, 1997, between the
Company and each of Steven D. Goldby, Thomas D. Jones, John J.
Hanlon and Dan E. Kingman and Proposed Employment Agreement
between the Company and John Priestley.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) None.
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(F) Previously filed.
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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.
April 25, 1997
Golden Gate Acquisition Corp.
By: /s/ Herman P. Spruijt
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Name: Herman P. Spruijt
Title: Chairman
Elsevier Science Inc.
By: /s/ Herman P. Spruijt
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Name: Herman P. Spruijt
Title: Chairman
Reed International P.L.C.
By: /s/ Herman J. Bruggink
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Name: Herman J. Bruggink
Title: Director
Elsevier NV
By: /s/ Herman J. Bruggink
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Name: Herman J. Bruggink
Title: Chairman
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EXHIBIT 99(A)(10)
[LETTERHEAD OF REED ELSEVIER]
PRESS RELEASE
APRIL 25, 1997
REED ELSEVIER ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL CLOSING OF TENDER OFFER FOR MDL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS, INC.
Reed Elsevier plc announced today that the Tender Offer by its wholly owned
subsidiary Golden Gate Acquisition Corp. for MDL Information Systems, Inc.
("MDL") has successfully closed. Based on a preliminary count, approximately
8.5 million shares of MDL's common stock, representing approximately 96%
of MDL's outstanding shares, were tendered by the 24 April 1997 expiration
date of the offer.
Reed Elsevier also announced that the merger of Golden Gate Acquisition Corp.
and MDL will be effected as soon as practicable, with the result that all shares
of MDL common stock not tendered in the offer will be converted into the right
to receive $32 in cash.
For further information contact:
London: Nigel Stapleton Tel +44 171 491 8277
Amsterdam: Paul Vlek Tel +33 20 515 9358
New York: Paul Richardson Tel +1 212 309 8172
