SC TO-T
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1)
or Section 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CAREMARK RX, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
(Name of Filing Persons (Offeror))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
141705103
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Edward Stiften
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Express Scripts, Inc.
13900 Riverport Drive
Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043
(314) 770-1666
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Thomas M. Boudreau
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Express Scripts, Inc.
13900 Riverport Drive
Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043
(314) 770-1666 |
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
With Copies to:
Lou R. Kling
Howard L. Ellin
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, New York 10036
Telephone: (212) 735-3000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation*: $ 24,880,565,862.78 Amount of Filing Fee**: $ 2,662,220.55
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Estimated for purposes of calculating the filing fee only. Pursuant to Rules 0-11(a)(4) and 0-11(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the market value of
the securities to be received was calculated as the product of (i) 446,048,151 shares of Caremark Rx, Inc. common stock (the sum of (x) 426,541,731 shares of Caremark Rx,
Inc. common stock outstanding and (y) 20,097,600 shares of
Caremark Rx, Inc. common stock issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding options and warrants each as of December 14, 2006 (each as
reported in the joint proxy statement/prospectus of
Caremark Rx, Inc. and CVS contained within the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 filed on January 9, 2007), less
(z) 591,180 shares of Caremark Rx, Inc. common stock owned by
KEW Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Express Scripts, Inc.) and (ii) the
average of the high and low sales prices of Caremark Rx, Inc. common
stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on January 11,
2007 ($55.78). |
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The amount of filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Rate Advisory #5 For Fiscal Year 2007
issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2005. Such fee equals $107.00 per $1,000,000 of the transaction value. |
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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: $ 1,266,201.35 Form or registration no.: Form S-4
Filing Party: Express Scripts, Inc. Date Filed: January 16, 2007
o 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:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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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: o
This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (this Schedule TO) is being filed by Express
Scripts, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Express Scripts) and relates to the third party tender
offer by Express Scripts to exchange all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the Shares) of Caremark Rx, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company)
for (i) $29.25 in cash, net to the seller in cash (less applicable withholding taxes and without
interest) and (ii) 0.426 shares of Express Scripts common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
Express Scripts Common Stock) for each Share, upon the terms and conditions set forth in (1) the Offer to
Exchange/Prospectus, dated January 16, 2007 (the Offer to Exchange) and (2) the related Letter
of Transmittal (the offer reflected by such terms and conditions, as they may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, constitutes the Offer).
On January 16, 2007, Express Scripts, Inc. filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (the Registration Statement), of which the Offer to Exchange forms a part.
The terms and conditions of the Offer are set forth in the Offer to Exchange and the related Letter
of Transmittal, which are set forth as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) hereto.
All information contained in the Offer to Exchange and the Letter of Transmittal, and any
prospectus supplement or other supplement thereto related to the Offer, is hereby expressly
incorporated herein by reference in response to all items in this Schedule TO, and as more
precisely set forth below.
ITEM 1. SUMMARY TERM SHEET.
The information set forth in the section of the Registration Statement titled Summary of the
Offer is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION.
(a) As described in the Offer to Exchange, the subject company and the issuer of the
securities subject to the Offer is Caremark Rx, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Its principal
executive office is located at 211 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Nashville, TN 37201 and its
telephone number is (615) 743-6600.
(b) This Schedule TO relates to the Companys Shares. Based upon information contained in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by CVS Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 19, 2006, as amended January 9, 2007 (the CVS S-4) and the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus of the Company and CVS Corporation which forms a part thereof, there were
426,541,731 Shares outstanding as of December 14, 2006. The information set forth in the section
of the Offer to Purchase titled Introduction is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) The information concerning the principal market, if any, in which the Shares are traded
and certain high and low sales prices for the Express Scripts Common Stock in the principal market
in which it is traded set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled Comparative Market
Price And Dividend Information and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 3. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF THE FILING PERSON.
(a), (b), (c) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled
Summary of the OfferThe CompaniesExpress Scripts and The CompaniesExpress Scripts, and
Schedule I to the Offer to Exchange, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
(a)(1)(i) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled Summary
of the Offer and The Exchange Offer is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(ii) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled Summary
of the Offer, The Exchange Offer, The Exchange Offer Acceptance for Exchange, and Exchange,
of Caremark Shares; Delivery of Express Scripts Common Stock and Cash and The Exchange Offer
Cash Instead of Fractional Shares of Express Scripts Common Stock is incorporated herein by
reference.
(a)(1)(iii) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled Summary
of the Offer Expiration Date of the Offer and The Exchange Offer Expiration Date of the
Offer is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(iv) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled Summary
of the Offer, The Exchange Offer Extension, Termination and Amendment and The Exchange Offer
Withdrawal Rights is incorporated herein by reference.
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(a)(1)(v) The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Exchange titled Summary of
the Offer Extension, Termination and Amendment and The Exchange Offer Extension, Termination
and Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(vi) The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Exchange titled Summary
of the Offer Withdrawal Rights and The Exchange Offer Withdrawal Rights is incorporated
herein by reference.
(a)(1)(vii) The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Exchange titled The
Exchange Offer Acceptance for Exchange, and Exchange, of Caremark Shares; Delivery of Express
Scripts Common Stock and Cash and The Exchange Offer Withdrawal Rights is incorporated herein
by reference.
(a)(1)(viii) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled The
Exchange Offer Acceptance for Exchange, and Exchange, of Caremark Shares; Delivery of Express
Scripts Common Stock and Cash is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(ix) Not applicable.
(a)(1)(x) The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Exchange titled The
Exchange Offer Effect of the Offer on the Market for Shares of Caremark Common Stock; New York
Stock Exchange Listing; Registration under the Exchange Act; Margin Regulations, Description of
Express Scripts Capital Stock and Comparison of Stockholders Rights is incorporated herein by
reference.
(a)(1)(xi) The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Exchange titled Summary
of the Offer Accounting Treatment and The Exchange Offer Accounting Treatment is
incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(xii) The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Exchange titled Summary
of the Offer Material Federal Income Tax Consequences and The Exchange Offer Material Federal
Income Tax Consequences is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(2) Not applicable.
ITEM 5. PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.
(a), (b) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled
Background and Reasons for the Offer and The Exchange OfferCertain Relationships With Caremark
and Interests of Express Scripts in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 6. PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS.
(a), (c)(1), (3-7) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled
Summary of the OfferReasons for the Offer, The Exchange OfferOwnership of Express Scripts
After the Offer, The Exchange OfferPurpose and Structure of the Offer, The Exchange
OfferPlans for Caremark and The Exchange OfferEffect of the Offer on the Market for Shares of
Caremark Common Stock; New York Stock Exchange Listing; Registration Under the Exchange Act; Margin
Regulations is incorporated herein by reference.
(c)(2) None.
ITEM 7. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
(a), (b), (d) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Exchange titled
Summary of the OfferFinancing of the Offer and The Exchange OfferSource and Amount of Funds
is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
The information set forth in the section of the Registration Statement titled The Offer to
ExchangeCertain Relationships With Caremark and Interests of Express Scripts in the Offer and
Schedule II of the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. PERSONS/ASSETS, RETAINED, EMPLOYED, COMPENSATED OR USED.
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(a) The information set forth in the section of the Registration Statement titled The Offer
to ExchangeFees and Expenses of the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
(a), (b) The information set forth in the sections of the Registration Statement titled
Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data For Express Scripts, Selected Historical
Consolidated Financial Data For Caremark, Selected Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data
and Historical And Pro Forma Per Share Data of the Registration Statement is incorporated herein
by reference.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
(a)(1) The information set forth in the sections of the Registration Statement titled
Background and Reasons for the Offer and The Exchange OfferCertain Relationships With Caremark
and Interests of Express Scripts in the Offer of the Registration Statement is incorporated herein
by reference.
(a)(2), (3) The information set forth in the sections of the Registration Statement titled
Summary of the OfferRegulatory Approval and Status and The Exchange OfferCertain Legal
Matters; Regulatory Approvals of the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(4) The information set forth in the sections of the Registration Statement titled The
Exchange OfferEffect of the Offer on the Market for Shares of Caremark Common Stock; New York
Stock Exchange Listing; Registration Under the Exchange Act; Margin Regulations.
(a)(5) The information set forth in the sections of the Registration Statement titled Summary
of the OfferRegulatory Approval and Status and The Exchange OfferCertain Legal Matters;
Regulatory Approvals of the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) The information set forth in the Offer to Exchange and the accompanying Letter of
Transmittal is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
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(a)(1)(A)
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Offer to Exchange* |
(a)(1)(B)
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Form of Letter of Transmittal* |
(a)(1)(C)
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery* |
(a)(1)(D)
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Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers,
Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and
Other Nominees* |
(a)(1)(E)
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Form of Letter to Clients for Use
by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
Trust Companies and Other Nominees* |
(a)(1)(F)
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Form of Guidelines for Certificate of Taxpayer Identification
Number on Substitute Form W-9* |
(b)
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Commitment Letter, dated December 18, 2006, from Credit Suisse,
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citicorp North America, Inc.
and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
(d)
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Not Applicable |
(g)
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Not Applicable |
(h)
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Not Applicable |
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Incorporated by Reference to the Express Scripts Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on
January 16, 2007. |
ITEM 13. INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SCHEDULE 13E-3.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this Schedule TO is true, complete and correct.
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EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
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/s/
George Paz |
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Name: |
George Paz |
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Title: |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board |
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Date: January 16, 2007
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. |
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DOCUMENT |
(a)(1)(A)
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Offer to Exchange* |
(a)(1)(B)
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Form of Letter of Transmittal* |
(a)(1)(C)
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery* |
(a)(1)(D)
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Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers,
Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and
Other Nominees* |
(a)(1)(E)
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Form of Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
Trust Companies and Other Nominees* |
(a)(1)(F)
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Form of Guidelines for Certificate of Taxpayer Identification
Number on Substitute Form W-9* |
(b)
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Commitment Letter, dated December 18, 2006, from Credit
Suisse, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citicorp North
America, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
(d)
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Not Applicable |
(g)
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Not Applicable |
(h)
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Not Applicable |
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Incorporated by Reference to the Express Scripts Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on
January 16, 2007. |
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