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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
LASER POWER CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
ACEC, INC.
UNION MINIERE USA, INC.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
51806K 10 4
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Richard Laird
ACEC, Inc.
Union Miniere USA, Inc.
c/o Union Miniere USA, Inc.
3120 Highwood Blvd.
Suite 110
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 874-7156
Copy to:
J. Hovey Kemp
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 637-5600
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation Amount of Filing Fee
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Not Applicable Not Applicable
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[ ] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously
paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form
or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: Filing Party:
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Form or Registration No.: Date Filed:
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[X] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary
communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes 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: [ ]
