- Amended Statement of Ownership: Solicitation (SC 14D9/A)
April 15 2009 - 2:54PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 7
to
SCHEDULE 14D-9
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
Under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CV THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
CV THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Name of Person Filing Statement)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
126667104
(CUSIP
Number of Class of Securities)
Tricia Borga Suvari
Senior Vice
President and General Counsel
3172 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 348-8500
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to
receive
notices and communications on behalf of the persons filing statement)
With copies to:
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Alan C. Mendelson
Latham & Watkins LLP
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025-3656
(650) 328-4600
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Barry A. Bryer
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022-4834
(212) 906-1200
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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This Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 14D-9 (this Amendment) amends and supplements the Schedule 14D-9
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2009 (as amended from time to time, the Schedule 14D-9) by CV Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company). The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the
tender offer by Gilead Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Gilead), and Apex Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilead, to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company (collectively, the Shares) at a price of $20.00 per Share, net to the holder thereof in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase
dated March 18, 2009 and the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are filed as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2) to the Schedule 14D-9, respectively.
The information in the Schedule 14D-9 is incorporated into this Amendment by reference to all of the applicable items in the Schedule 14D-9, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided
herein.
Item 8.
Additional Information.
Item 8 (Additional Information) of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following heading and paragraph after the last paragraph on page 38 under the heading
Rights
Agreement.
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Expiration of the Offer.
The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight (one minute after 11:59 p.m.), New York City time, on April 14, 2009. Based on final information provided by the depositary for the Offer, 59,380,080 Shares were validly tendered and not properly
withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (including 4,625,773 Shares tendered pursuant to the Offers guaranteed delivery procedures), representing approximately 88% of the Shares outstanding as of the close of business on April 14, 2009.
Acquisition Sub has accepted for payment all such Shares that were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer in accordance with the terms of the Offer. On April 15, 2009, Gilead issued a press release
announcing the results of the Offer. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(11) hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.
Exhibits.
Item 9 (Exhibits) of the Schedule 14D-9 is amended and supplemented by adding
the following exhibit thereto:
(a)(11) Press Release, dated April 15, 2009, issued by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit (a)(12) to the Schedule TO).
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.
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CV THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ TRICIA BORGA SUVARI
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Name:
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Tricia Borga Suvari
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Title:
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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Dated: April 15, 2009
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
(a)(11) Press Release, dated April 15, 2009, issued by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(12) to Amendment No. 6 to the Tender Offer Statement filed on Schedule TO by Gilead
Sciences, Inc. and Apex Merger Sub, Inc. on April 15, 2009).
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