SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Schedule TO
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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Delta and Pine Land Company
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
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Delta and Pine Land Company (Issuer)
(Name of Filing Person (Identifying Status as Offeror, Issuer or Other Person))
Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
Common Stock: 247357106
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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R. D. Greene
Vice President - Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Delta and Pine Land Company
One Cotton Row
Scott, Mississippi 38772
Telephone: (662) 742-4000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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Copy to:
Sam D. Chafetz
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
165 Madison Avenue, Suite 2000
Memphis, TN 38103
Telephone: (901) 526-2000
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CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee**
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$50,000,000 $5,885
* Calculated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the filing fee.
Pursuant to Rule 0-11(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Transaction Valuation was calculated assuming that an
aggregate of 1,739,130 shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share
are purchased at the maximum possible tender offer price of $28.75 per
share.
** The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(b)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $117.70 per
million of the value of the transaction.
|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: $5,885 Filing Party: Delta and Pine Land Company
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO Date Filed: April 20, 2005
|_| 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:
|_| third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
|X| 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 originally filed with the Commission on April 20, 2005 as amended
and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 to the Tender Offer Statement filed with the
Commission on May 11, 2005 and Amendment No. 2 to the Tender Offer Statement
filed with the Commission on May 18, 2005 (the "Schedule TO") by Delta and Pine
Land Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), relating to the tender
offer by the Company to purchase for cash up to 1,739,130 shares, of its common
stock, par value $0.10 per share at a price of not more than $28.75 nor less
than $25.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase and the
accompanying letter of transmittal, which are dated and were filed with the
Commission on April 20, 2005 as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively,
to the Company's original Schedule TO dated that date. The information in the
tender offer is incorporated in this Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule TO by
reference in response to all of the items in the Schedule TO, except that such
information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically
provided herein.
Item 11. Additional Information
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following:
On May 19, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing amended
preliminary results of the tender offer, which expired at 12:00 Midnight, New
York City time, on May 17, 2005. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit
(a)(5)(E) to this Schedule TO and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Exhibits
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following:
(a)(5)(E) Press Release dated May 19, 2005 (announcing amended preliminary
results of tender offer)
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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.
DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY
By: /s/ R. D. Greene
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Name: R. D. Greene
Title: Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
and Assistant Secretary
Dated: May 19, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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(a)(5)(E) Press Release dated May 19, 2005 (announcing amended
preliminary results of tender offer)
NEWS
Delta and Pine Land Company
P.O. Box 157
Scott, Mississippi 38772
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Contact: Investors Media
Tom Jagodinski Jonathan Gasthalter/Amy Cohen
Delta and Pine Land Company Citigate Sard Verbinnen
(662) 742-4518 (212) 687-8080
DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY ANNOUNCES
AMENDED PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER
SCOTT, MS, May 19, 2005 - Delta and Pine Land Company (NYSE: DLP) announced
today amended preliminary results of its modified "Dutch auction" tender offer,
which expired at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, Tuesday, May 17, 2005. The
preliminary results have been amended following action taken by the Company's
Board of Directors to purchase additional shares tendered, without extending the
tender offer in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Based on preliminary calculations, the Company now expects to purchase
2,410,522 shares at a price of $27.00 per share by exercising its right to
purchase additional shares. Shares tendered at or below $27.00 per share will
include shares tendered by persons who indicated that they are willing to accept
the price determined in the offer. All shares purchased in the tender offer will
receive the same price. The Company does not expect the tender offer to be
subject to proration as preliminary results indicate 2,410,522 shares were
properly tendered and not withdrawn at a price at or below $27.00 per share.
Under the terms of the tender offer, the Company had offered to purchase
shares of its common stock at the lowest price within the price range of $25.00
to $28.75 per share that would allow it to purchase up to 1,739,130 shares, or
such greater number of shares that the Company elected to purchase, subject to
applicable law.
The number of shares to be purchased and the final purchase price per share
are preliminary and therefore subject to change. The actual number of shares
purchased, the final purchase price and the proration factor, if any, will be
announced promptly following completion of the confirmation process by the
depositary of the proper delivery of the shares validly tendered and not
withdrawn. Payment for the shares accepted for purchase, and return of all other
shares tendered and not accepted for purchase, will occur promptly thereafter.
The dealer manager for the tender offer is UBS Securities LLC and the
information agent is Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Inc. For questions
and information about the tender offer, please call the information agent toll
free at (800) 561-4184.
About Delta and Pine Land Company
Delta and Pine Land Company is a leading commercial breeder, producer and
marketer of cotton planting seed. Headquartered in Scott, Mississippi, with
multiple offices in eight states and facilities in several foreign countries,
D&PL also breeds, produces and markets soybean planting seed in the U.S. For
more information about D&PL, please refer to the Company's website at
www.deltaandpine.com.
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