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
Signal Technology Corporation
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
STC Merger Co.
Crane Co.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
CUSIP 826675 10 0
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Crane Co.
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
ATTN: General Counsel
(203) 363-7300
(Name, address and telephone numbers of person authorized
to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
With a copy to:
Janice C. Hartman, Esq.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
Henry W. Oliver Building
535 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Facsimile: (412) 355-6501
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
| Transaction valuation |
Amount of filing fee | |
| N/A |
N/A |
| ¨ | 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: |
Not applicable | |
| Form or Registration No.: |
Not applicable | |
| Filing Party: |
Not applicable | |
| Date Filed: |
Not applicable |
| 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:
| 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: ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1 Text of Press Release, issued by Crane Co. on April 16, 2003.
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