SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14D-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR SECTION 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AMENDMENT NO. 3
Century Business Services, Inc.
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(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
Century Business Services, Inc.
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(Name of Filing Person (Offeror))
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
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(Title of Class Securities)
156490104
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Michael W. Gleespen
Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
Century Business Services, Inc.
6050 Oak Tree Blvd., South
Suite 500
Cleveland, Ohio 44131
(216) 447-9000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
With a copy to:
Paul A. Belvin, Esq.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 887-4000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee
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$37,500,000 $4,751.25
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* For purposes of calculating the filing fee only, this amount is based on the
purchase of 7,500,000 outstanding shares of Common Stock at the tender offer
price of $5.00 per share.
[X] 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: $4,751.25 Filing Party: Century Business
---------------- Services, Inc.
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Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO Date Filed: March 4, 2004
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[ ] 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: [X]
This Amendment No. 3 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement
on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on March 4, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with
the Commission on March 18, 2004 and Amendment No. 2 thereto filed with the
Commission on April 2, 2004 (the "Schedule TO") by Century Business Services,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the offer by
the Company to purchase up to 7,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the "Shares"), at a price of $5.00 per Share, net to the seller
in cash, without interest and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Offer to Purchase, dated March 4, 2004 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and the
related Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"), which together, as
each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, constitute the "Offer"
and which are appended to and filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(i)
and (a)(1)(ii), respectively. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise
defined have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following
information:
On April 8, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing the
final results of the Offer, which expired on April 1, 2004. A copy of the press
release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(viii) to the Schedule TO and is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS
Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented to add thereto the
following:
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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(a)(5)(viii) Press release dated April 8, 2004.
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.
CENTURY BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Michael W. Gleespen
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Name: Michael W. Gleespen
Title: Corporate Secretary and
General Counsel
Dated: April 8, 2004