EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
SC TO-T/A, 2000-06-09
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   SCHEDULE TO
                                 (Rule 14d-100)
            TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (Amendment No. 3)

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                          McWhorter Technologies, Inc.
                       (Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

                                  Tartan, Inc.
                          a wholly owned subsidiary of
                            Eastman Chemical Company
                       (Name of Filing Persons (Offerors))

                     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
          (Including the Associated Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock)
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    582803102
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                 Theresa K. Lee
                             100 North Eastman Road
                           Kingsport, Tennessee 37662
                            Telephone: (423) 229-2000

           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
            Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)

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                                 with a copy to:

                             Michael P. Rogan, Esq.
                    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
                           1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20005
                            Telephone: (202) 371-7000
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                            Calculation of Filing Fee

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          Transaction valuation*          Amount of filing fee*
               $196,028,495                   $39,206
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*    For purposes of calculating the filing fee only. This calculation assumes
     the purchase of an aggregate of 9,950,685 shares of common stock of
     McWhorter Technologies, Inc. at $19.70 per share. The amount of the filing
     fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934, as amended, equals 1/50th of one percent of the transaction
     value.

[X]  Check 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:   $39,206            Filing Party:     Tartan, Inc. and
                                                               Eastman Chemical
                                                               Company
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO        Date Filed:       May 12, 2000

[ ]  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: [ ]

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     This Amendment No. 3 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO filed on May 12, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on May
24, 2000 and Amendment No. 2 filed on June 2, 2000 (as amended, the "Schedule
TO"), by Eastman Chemical Company, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and
Tartan, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent. The Schedule TO relates to the offer by Purchaser to
purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
including the associated rights to purchase preferred stock (collectively, the
"Shares"), of McWhorter Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), at $19.70 per Share, net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 12, 2000
(the "Offer to Purchase"), and the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of
which are attached as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, to the Schedule
TO. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule TO and the Offer to Purchase.
Except as amended and supplemented hereby, the Schedule TO remains in effect.

Items 1 through 9 and 11.

     Items 1 through 9 and 11 of the Schedule TO, which incorporate by reference
the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended and
supplemented as follows:

     On June 9, 2000, Eastman announced that it extended the Offer to 12:00
midnight, New York City time, on Friday, June 30, 2000.

Item 12.  Exhibits

     Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit
thereto:

     (a)(10) Text of Press Release, dated June 9, 2000, issued by Parent


                                    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.

                                      Tartan, Inc.



                                      By:  /s/ Allan R. Rothwell
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                                      Name:   Allan R. Rothwell
                                      Title:  President


                                      Eastman Chemical Company



                                      By:  /s/ Allan R. Rothwell
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                                      Name:   Allan R. Rothwell
                                      Title:  President Chemicals Business Group

Dated: June 9, 2000


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