AES CORPORATION
SC TO-T/A, 2000-12-29
COGENERATION SERVICES & SMALL POWER PRODUCERS
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE TO/A
                                (RULE 14D-100)
       TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR SECTION 13(E)(1)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                              (AMENDMENT NO. 11)

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                                  GENER S.A.
                      (Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

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                              THE AES CORPORATION
                         MERCURY CAYMAN CO. III, LTD.
                      (Name of Filing Persons (Offerors))

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            AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES (EACH REPRESENTING 68 SHARES
                        OF COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE)
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

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                                   368731105
                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

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                                BARRY J. SHARP
               SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                              THE AES CORPORATION
                            1001 NORTH 19TH STREET
                           ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22209
                                (703) 522-1315
                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
 Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

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                                    Copy to:
                            Michael E. Gizang, Esq.
                    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
                               Four Times Square
                            New York, New York 10036
                           Telephone: (212) 735-3000


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                           CALCULATION OF FILING FEE


    TRANSACTION VALUATION*                    AMOUNT OF FILING FEE**
       $440,264,006.40                             $90,627.00

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*    Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only in
     accordance with Rules 0-11(d) and 0-11(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934, based upon (a) $16.03125, the average of the high and low
     price per Gener American Depositary Share on December 15, 2000, as reported
     on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transaction Tape, multiplied by
     (b) 27,462,862, representing the aggregate number of Gener American
     Depositary Shares AES estimates will be the maximum number of Gener ADSs
     outstanding on the expiration date of the U.S. Offer.

**   One-fiftieth of 1% of the value of the transaction.

[x]  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: $36,327 plus $54,300
     Form or Registration No.: Registration Statement on Form S-4 and Amendment
     No. 4 thereto.
     Filing Party: The AES Corporation
     Date Filed: November 9, 2000 and December 21, 2000 respectively

[ ]  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: [ ]

     This Amendment No. 11 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO initially filed on November 9, 2000 (the "Schedule TO") by Mercury
Cayman Co. III, Ltd., a limited company organized under the laws of the Cayman
Islands (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of The AES Corporation,
a Delaware corporation ("AES"), relating to the offer by the Purchaser to
exchange each issued and outstanding American Depositary Share (each, an "ADS"
and collectively, "ADSs") of Gener S.A. ("Gener"), each representing 68 shares
of Gener common stock, no par value (the "Shares"), for a fraction of a share
of common stock, par value $ 0.01 per share, of AES (the "AES Shares"), on the
terms and subject to the conditions described in the Prospectus (as defined
below), as amended by Amendment No. 5 thereto, dated December 8, 2000 (the
"Fifth Amendment"), Amendment No. 6 thereto, dated December 13, 2000 (the
"Sixth Amendment"), Amendment No. 7 thereto, dated December 14, 2000 (the
"Seventh Amendment"), Amendment No. 8 thereto, dated December 21, 2000 (the
"Eighth Amendment"), Amendment No. 9 thereto, dated December 22, 2000 (the
"Ninth Amendment") and Amendment No. 10 thereto, dated December 26, 2000 (the
"Tenth Amendment") and the related ADS Letter of Transmittal (collectively
referred to as the "Offer").

     AES initially filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the
AES Shares to be issued to holders of Gener ADSs in the Offer on November 9,
2000, which has subsequently been amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated
December 7, 2000, Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated December 13, 2000, Amendment
No. 3 thereto, dated December 14, 2000, and Amendment No. 4 thereto, dated
December 22, 2000 (the "Registration Statement"). The terms and conditions of
the Offer are set forth in the final prospectus dated December 22, 2000, which
is a part of the Registration Statement (the "Prospectus"), and the related
Letter of Transmittal, which are annexed to the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(18)
and (a)(2), respectively.

     All of the information in the Prospectus, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth
Amendment, the Seventh Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, the Ninth Amendment, the
Tenth Amendment and the related ADS Letter of Transmittal, and any prospectus
supplement or other supplement or amendment thereto related to the Offer
hereafter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by AES, is hereby
incorporated by reference in answer to Items 2 through 11 of this Schedule TO.


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ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.

     Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

     On December 27, 2000 we announced in connection with the U.S. exchange
offer that, based on the expiration of the offer on December 29, 2000, holders
of Gener ADSs will receive 0.3187 of a share of AES common stock for each Gener
ADS tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the offer. The exchange ratio
was calculated by dividing $16.50 by $51.77, the average of the high and low
selling price of AES shares for each of the ten New York Stock Exchange trading
days ending December 27, 2000. A copy of the press release announcing the
exchange ratio is filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(20) and the information set
forth in the press release is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.


     Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibits:


  (a)(20)         Press release dated December 27, 2000.
  (a)(21)         Press release dated December 28, 2000.



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                                   SIGNATURE

     After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, we certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.





                                        MERCURY CAYMAN CO. III, LTD.




                                        By: /s/ Naveed Ismail
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                                           Name: Naveed Ismail

                                           Title: President
                                           Dated: December 29, 2000





                                        THE AES CORPORATION




                                        By: /s/ Paul T. Hanrahan
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                                           Name: Paul T. Hanrahan

                                           Title: Senior Vice President
                                           Dated: December 29, 2000


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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 EXHIBIT
NUMBER                                                  EXHIBIT NAME
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<S>               <C>
  (a)(1)          Prospectus relating to AES Shares to be issued in the U.S. Offer (incorporated by
                  reference from The AES Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on
                  November 9, 2000).*
  (a)(2)          Form of ADS Letter of Transmittal (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to The
                  AES Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on November 9, 2000).*
  (a)(3)          Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to
                  The AES Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on November 9, 2000).*
  (a)(4)          Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other
                  Nominees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to The AES Corporation
                  Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on November 9, 2000).*
  (a)(5)          Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
                  Companies and Other Nominees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to The AES
                  Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on November 9, 2000).*
  (a)(6)          Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to The AES Corporation Registration
                  Statement on Form S-4 filed on November 9, 2000).*
  (a)(7)          Summary Advertisement published in The Wall Street Journal on November 13, 2000
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to The AES Corporation Registration
                  Statement on Form S-4 filed on November 9, 2000).*
  (a)(8)          Press Release issued by AES on November 3, 2000 (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 99.7 to The AES Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on
                  November 9, 2000).*
    (b)           None.
    (d)           Letter Agreement between AES and Compania de Petroleos de Chile S.A., dated
                  November 3, 2000.*
    (g)           None.
    (h)           None.
  (a)(9)          Press release dated November 22, 2000.*
  (a)(10)         Press release dated November 28, 2000.*
  (a)(11)         Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2000, between AES, TotalFinaElf, and Total Gas
                  and Power Ventures.*
  (a)(12)         Press release dated December 7, 2000.*
  (a)(13)         Preliminary Prospectus, dated December 7, 2000, relating to AES Shares to be issued in
                  Offer (incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 1 to AES's Registration
                  Statement on S-4 filed on December 7, 2000).*
  (a)(14)         Press release dated December 8, 2000.*
  (a)(15)         Press release dated December 12, 2000.*
  (a)(16)         Supplement No. 1 to the Prospectus relating to AES shares to be issued in the U.S.
                  Offer.*
  (a)(17)         Press release dated December 20, 2000.*
  (a)(18)         Final Prospectus, dated December 22, 2000, relating to AES Shares to be issued in the
                  U.S. Offer (incorporated by reference from Amendment No. 4 to AES's Registration
                  Statement on Form S-4 filed on December 22, 2000).*
  (a)(19)         Press release dated December 22, 2000.*
  (a)(20)         Press release dated December 27, 2000.
  (a)(21)         Press release dated December 28, 2000.
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* Previously filed.




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