UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
RUSS BERRIE AND COMPANY, INC.
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(NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY (ISSUER))
RUSS BERRIE AND COMPANY, INC.
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(NAME OF FILING PERSON)
VARIOUS CLASSES OF OPTIONS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK,
STATED VALUE $0.10 PER SHARE
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
N/A
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(CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
ANGELICA BERRIE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
RUSS BERRIE AND COMPANY, INC.
111 BAUER DRIVE
OAKLAND, NEW JERSEY 07436
(201) 337-9000
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(NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON
BEHALF OF FILING PERSON)
with a copy to:
KAYE SCHOLER LLP
425 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
ATTENTION: JOEL I. GREENBERG, ESQ.
(212) 836-8000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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TRANSACTION VALUATION AMOUNT OF FILING FEE
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N/A N/A
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|_| 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: N/A Form or Registration No.: N/A
Filing Party: N/A Date Filed: N/A
|X| 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: |_|
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Text of Press Release, dated May 7, 2004, describing
authorization of Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. tender offer
for various classes of stock options.
99.2 Notice to RUSS Optionholders dated May 7, 2004