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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13E-3
RULE 13E-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 13(E)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AMENDMENT NO. 9
CASTLE & COOKE, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
CASTLE ACQUISITION COMPANY, INC.
CASTLE & COOKE HOLDINGS, INC.
FLEXI-VAN LEASING, INC.
DAVID H. MURDOCK
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
148433105
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
ROBERTA WIEMAN
10900 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024
TELEPHONE: (310) 208-6055
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on behalf of the
Person(s) Filing Statement)
COPIES TO:
PETER J. TENNYSON, ESQ.
PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP
695 TOWN CENTER DRIVE, SEVENTEENTH FLOOR
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA 92626-1924
This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):
a. /X/ The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement
subject to Regulation 14A. Regulation 14C or Rule 13e-e(c) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
b. / / The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act
of 1933.
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c. /X/ A tender offer.
d. / / None of the above.
Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information
statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: / /
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the
results of the transaction: / /
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE*
TRANSACTION VALUE $256,606,099.75 AMOUNT OF FILING FEE $51,321.22
* Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of filing fee only. The
amount assumes the purchase of 13,330,187 shares of common stock, having no
par value, at a price per share of $19.25 in cash. Such number of shares
represents all of the Shares outstanding as of May 19, 2000, MINUS the shares
already beneficially owned by Offeror and its affiliates, PLUS the number of
options outstanding on May 19, 2000 that according to the Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated May 19, 2000, must be accelerated, MINUS the options already
owned by David H. Murdock that according to the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated May 19, 2000, will be cancelled.
/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.
(1) Amount Previously Paid: $49,321.70
Form or Registration No.: 005-45783
Filing Party: David H. Murdock
Date Filed: May 31, 2000
(2) Amount Previously Paid: $1,999.52
Form or Registration No.: 005-45783
Filing Party: David H. Murdock
Date Filed: July 17, 2000
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This Amendment No. 9 amends and supplements the Rule 13E-3 Transaction
Statement filed under cover of a Schedule TO (which together with Amendments
No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 to the Schedule
13E-3 constitute the "Schedule 13E-3") filed by Castle Acquisition Company,
Inc., a Hawaii corporation ("Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Castle & Cooke Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent") and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Flexi-Van Leasing, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("FLX")
which is 100% owned by David H. Murdock ("DHM", and together with Purchaser,
Parent and FLX, the "Purchasing Parties") relating to the two step
acquisition of Castle & Cooke, Inc., a Hawaii Corporation (the "Company") by
DHM. The first step, the offer by Purchaser to purchase all of the
outstanding shares of common stock, having no par value (the "Shares"), of
the Company, at a purchase price of $19.25 per Share (the "Revised Offer
Price"), net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated May 31,
2000 (the "Offer to Purchase") as supplemented by the First Supplement, dated
June 28, 2000, to the Offer to Purchase, (the "First Supplement", and,
together with the Offer to Purchase, the "Revised Offer") and in the related
Letters of Transmittal, expired on July 21, 2000, with Purchaser purchasing
the 11,160,004 Shares tendered, and with DHM and his affiliates owning
15,661,314 Shares or approximately 92% of the outstanding common stock. These
numbers differ from those reported in amendment #7 because the exchange agent
corrected a clerical error and because certain shares tendered on a
guaranteed to deliver basis have not yet been delivered. The second and final
step will be a merger of Purchaser with and into Company, accompanied by the
cancellation of all outstanding Shares not held by DHM and his affiliates.
The holders of such cancelled shares will receive $19.25 per share for each
share they own.
As noted in the Offer to Purchase, the per Share consideration paid for any
Shares acquired by the Purchasing Parties in market or private transactions
following the Revised Offer may be greater or less than the Revised Offer
Price, although the Purchasing Parties do not presently intend to offer a per
Share consideration that is greater than the Revised Offer Price.
The information set forth in the exhibit identified in Item 16 and attached
hereto is incorporated herein by reference with respect to Items 4, 5, 6, 7,
10 and 12.
Item 16. Exhibits
99 (a)(32) Proxy Statement of Company, DHM, Purchaser and FLX
(incorporated by reference to the Definitive Schedule 14A
filed by Company, DHM, Purchaser and FLX with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August 7, 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: August 9, 2000
CASTLE ACQUISITION COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ DAVID H. MURDOCK
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Name: David H. Murdock
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Title: Chairman of the Board, CEO & President
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CASTLE & COOKE HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ DAVID H. MURDOCK
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Name: David H. Murdock
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Title: Chairman of the Board, CEO & President
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FLEXI-VAN LEASING, INC.
By: /s/ DAVID H. MURDOCK
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Name: David H. Murdock
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Title: Chairman of the Board & CEO
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DAVID H. MURDOCK
/s/ DAVID H. MURDOCK
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
99 (a)(32) Proxy Statement of Company, DHM, Purchaser and FLX
(incorporated by reference to the Definitive Schedule 14A
filed by Company, DHM, Purchaser and FLX with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2000)
