UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
Under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)
OSHKOSH CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
OSHKOSH CORPORATION
(Name of Person Filing Statement)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
688239201
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Bryan J. Blankfield
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Oshkosh Corporation
2307 Oregon Street
P. O. Box 2566
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903
(920) 235-9151
(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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Gary P. Cullen Skadden, Arps, Slate, 155 North Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 407-0700 |
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Richard J. Grossman Skadden, Arps, Slate, 4 Times Square New York, New York 10036 (212) 735-3000 |
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Patrick G. Quick John K. Wilson Foley & Lardner LLP 777 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5306 (414) 271-2400 |
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Introduction
This Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 14D-9 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended from time to time, the “Statement”) originally filed by Oshkosh Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2012. The Statement relates to the unsolicited tender offer by IEP Vehicles Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, to purchase any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company at a price of $32.50 per share, in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Amendment, the information set forth in the Statement remains unchanged.
Item 9. Exhibits
Item 9 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:
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Press Release issued by Oshkosh Corporation on November 29, 2012 Responding to Carl Icahn. |
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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/s/ Charles L. Szews | |
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Charles L. Szews |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Dated: November 29, 2012 |
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