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
(Amendment No. 7)
GOLD KIST INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
PROTEIN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION
(Names of Filing Persons—Offerors)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
380614107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Richard A. Cogdill
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation
4845 US Highway 271 North
Pittsburg TX 75686-0093
(903) 434-1000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copy to:
Alan G. Harvey
Baker & McKenzie LLP
2300 Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Dallas TX 75201
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
| Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee** | |
| $1,060,016,120 |
$113,422.00 |
| * | Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. Calculated by multiplying $20.00, the per share tender offer price, by the sum of (i) the 51,036,806 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of August 9, 2006 (according to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 1, 2006 filed by Gold Kist Inc.), and (ii) the 1,964,000 shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding grants and awards under Gold Kist Inc. share-based compensation plans (according to the Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 1, 2006 filed by Gold Kist Inc.). |
| ** | Calculated as 0.0107% of the transaction value. |
| ¨ | 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: |
Filing Party: | |
| Form or Registration No.: |
Date Filed: |
Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes 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: ¨
This Amendment No. 7 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed on September 29, 2006 and amended by Amendment No. 1 filed September 29, 2006, Amendment No. 2 filed October 12, 2006, Amendment No. 3 filed October 16, 2006, Amendment No. 4 filed October 17, 2006, Amendment No. 5 filed October 23, 2006 and Amendment No. 6 filed October 24, 2006 (as so amended, the “Schedule TO”) by Protein Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (“Parent”) and owner of all of the outstanding common stock of Purchaser. The Schedule TO relates to the offer by Purchaser to purchase all the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Gold Kist Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the associated common stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock purchase rights (the “Rights,” and together with the Common Stock, the “Shares”) issued pursuant to the Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2004, between the Company and Sun Trust Bank, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agreement”), for $20.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash (subject to applicable withholding taxes), without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated September 29, 2006, as amended. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule TO.
Item 3. Identity and Background of Filing Person
Item 3 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
Section 8, “Certain Information Concerning Purchaser and Parent,” of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
The following paragraph is added to the Offer to Purchase immediately following the third paragraph of Section 8:
On October 29, 2006, Parent announced that it will reduce weekly chicken processing by 5% year over year, or approximately 1.3 million head per week, by January 2007 as part of its continuing effort to better balance supply and demand amid declining chicken prices and sharply higher costs for corn. The reduction will begin with eggs set as of October 30, 2006, and will take effect with weekly processing beginning January 1, 2007.
Item 4. Terms of the Transaction
Item 4(a) of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
The Offer is extended to, and will expire at, 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, November 29, 2006, unless the Offer is extended further. All references in the Schedule TO and the exhibits and schedules thereto to the Expiration Date of the Offer are amended and shall refer to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, November 29, 2006.
Item 6. Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals
Item 6 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
Section 11, “Purpose of the Offer; Plans for the Company after the Offer and the Merger,” of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
The discussion under the caption “Debt Tender Offer” in Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and supplemented as follows:
Parent’s offer is to purchase the Gold Kist Notes and the related consent solicitation have been extended to, and will expire at, 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, November 29, 2006, unless such offer is extended further.
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Item 12. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of Exhibits (a)(28) and (a)(29) and, as so amended, is restated as follows:
| (a)(1) | Offer to Purchase dated September 29, 2006. | |
| (a)(2) | Form of Letter of Transmittal. | |
| (a)(3) | Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. | |
| (a)(4) | Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. | |
| (a)(5) | Form of Letter to Clients. | |
| (a)(6) | Form of Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9. | |
| (a)(7) | Summary Advertisement as published in The Wall Street Journal on September 29, 2006. | |
| (a)(8) | Press Release announcing Parent’s intention to commence the Offer issued by Parent on September 28, 2006 (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(9) | Letter dated September 28, 2006 from Parent to the Board of Directors of the Company (included in Exhibit (a)(8)). | |
| (a)(10) | Letter dated September 28, 2006 to employees of Parent (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(11) | Letter dated September 28, 2006 to customers of Parent (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(12) | Letter dated September 28, 2006 to Parent growers (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(13) | Tender Offer FAQs (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(14) | Frequently Asked Questions for Pilgrim’s Pride Employees (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(15) | Press release issued by Parent on September 28, 2006 announcing Parent’s intention to commence the Offer to Purchase Gold Kist 10 1/4% Senior Notes due March 15, 2014 and related Consent Solicitation (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(16) | Press release issued by Parent on August 18, 2006 (previously filed on August 18, 2006 pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and refiled on August 24, 2006 pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act). | |
| (a)(17) | Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation’s Proposal for Gold Kist Inc. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) dated August 21, 2006 (previously filed on August 21, 2006 pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act). | |
| (a)(18) | Investor Presentation dated August 21, 2006 (previously filed on August 21, 2006 pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act). | |
| (a)(19) | Letter dated August 18, 2006 from Parent to the Company regarding the stockholder proposal provided by O.B. Goolsby, Jr., to the Company (previously filed on August 22, 2006 pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act). | |
| (a)(20) | Letter dated August 30, 2006 from Parent to the Company. | |
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| (a)(21) | Letter dated September 20, 2006 from Parent to the Company. | |
| (a)(22) | Press Release issued by Parent on September 29, 2006 announcing commencement of the Offer to Purchase the Company’s 10¼% Senior Notes due March 15, 2014 and related Consent Solicitation. | |
| (a)(23) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 12, 2006 responding to the Schedule 14D-9 filed by the Company. | |
| (a)(24) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 12, 2006 announcing the purchase price for the Gold Kist Notes and receipt of tenders and related consents from holders of 73.2% of the outstanding Gold Kist Notes. | |
| (a)(25) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 16, 2006 announcing receipt of tenders of Gold Kist Notes and related consents sufficient to approve proposed amendments to the Gold Kist Indenture. | |
| (a)(26) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 17, 2006 announcing early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. | |
| (a)(27) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 23, 2006 with open letter to the Company’s stockholders. | |
| (a)(28) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 29, 2006 announcing reduction in weekly chicken processing. | |
| (a)(29) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 30, 2006 announcing extension of the Offer and extension of Parent’s offer to purchase and consent solicitation with respect to the Gold Kist Notes. | |
| (b)(1) | Credit Agreement by and among CoBank ACB, Agriland FCS and the Company dated as of September 21, 2006 (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (b)(2) | Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation $450,000,000 Senior Unsecured Increasing Rate Bridge Facility Commitment Letter from Lehman Brothers to the Company dated September 27, 2006 (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (b)(3) | Supplemental Commitment Letter from Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse to Parent dated October 20, 2006. | |
| (d) | None. | |
| (g) | None. | |
| (h) | None. | |
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SIGNATURES
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: October 30, 2006
| PROTEIN ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ RICHARD A. COGDILL | |
| Name: | Richard A. Cogdill | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | |
| PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ RICHARD A. COGDILL | |
| Name: | Richard A. Cogdill | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | ||
| (a)(1) | Offer to Purchase dated September 29, 2006. | |
| (a)(2) | Form of Letter of Transmittal. | |
| (a)(3) | Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. | |
| (a)(4) | Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. | |
| (a)(5) | Form of Letter to Clients. | |
| (a)(6) | Form of Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9. | |
| (a)(7) | Summary Advertisement as published in The Wall Street Journal on September 29, 2006. | |
| (a)(8) | Press Release announcing Parent’s intention to commence the Offer issued by Parent on September 28, 2006 (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(9) | Letter dated September 28, 2006 from Parent to the Board of Directors of the Company (included in Exhibit (a)(8)). | |
| (a)(10) | Letter dated September 28, 2006 to employees of Parent (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(11) | Letter dated September 28, 2006 to customers of Parent (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(12) | Letter dated September 28, 2006 to Parent growers (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(13) | Tender Offer FAQs (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(14) | Frequently Asked Questions for Pilgrim’s Pride Employees (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(15) | Press release issued by Parent on September 28, 2006 announcing Parent’s intention to commence the Offer to Purchase Gold Kist 10 1/4% Senior Notes due March 15, 2014 and related Consent Solicitation (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (a)(16) | Press release issued by Parent on August 18, 2006 (previously filed on August 18, 2006 pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act and refiled on August 24, 2006 pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act). | |
| (a)(17) | Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation’s Proposal for Gold Kist Inc. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) dated August 21, 2006 (previously filed on August 21, 2006 pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act). | |
| (a)(18) | Investor Presentation dated August 21, 2006 (previously filed on August 21, 2006 pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act). | |
| (a)(19) | Letter dated August 18, 2006 from Parent to the Company regarding the stockholder proposal provided by O.B. Goolsby, Jr., to the Company (previously filed on August 22, 2006 pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act). | |
| (a)(20) | Letter dated August 30, 2006 from Parent to the Company. | |
| (a)(21) | Letter dated September 20, 2006 from Parent to the Company. | |
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| Exhibit No. | ||
| (a)(22) | Press Release issued by Parent on September 29, 2006 announcing commencement of the Offer to Purchase the Company’s 10¼% Senior Notes due March 15, 2014 and related Consent Solicitation. | |
| (a)(23) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 12, 2006 responding to the Schedule 14D-9 filed by the Company. | |
| (a)(24) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 12, 2006 announcing the purchase price for the Gold Kist Notes and receipt of tenders and related consents from holders of 73.2% of the outstanding Gold Kist Notes. | |
| (a)(25) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 16, 2006 announcing receipt of tenders of Gold Kist Notes and related consents sufficient to approve proposed amendments to the Gold Kist Indenture. | |
| (a)(26) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 17, 2006 announcing early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. | |
| (a)(27) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 23, 2006 with open letter to the Company’s stockholders. | |
| (a)(28) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 29, 2006 announcing reduction in weekly chicken processing. | |
| (a)(29) | Press Release issued by Parent on October 30, 2006 announcing extension of the Offer and extension of Parent’s offer to purchase and consent solicitation with respect to the Gold Kist Notes. | |
| (b)(1) | Credit Agreement by and among CoBank ACB, Agriland FCS and the Company dated as of September 21, 2006 (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (b)(2) | Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation $450,000,000 Senior Unsecured Increasing Rate Bridge Facility Commitment Letter from Lehman Brothers to the Company dated September 27, 2006 (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Parent on September 28, 2006). | |
| (b)(3) | Supplemental Commitment Letter from Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse to Parent dated October 20, 2006. | |
| (d) | None. | |
| (g) | None. | |
| (h) | None. | |
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