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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 20, 2007
UNITED STATES
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. 1
ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
Certain Options to Purchase Common Stock,
Par Value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
01903Q 10 8
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
(Underlying Common Stock)
William L. Walton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Allied Capital Corporation
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-3434
(202) 721-6100
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to
receive
notices and communications on behalf of filing person)
Copies to:
Cynthia M. Krus, Esq.
Steven B. Boehm, Esq.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-2415
(202) 383-0100
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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TRANSACTION VALUATION* |
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AMOUNT OF FILING FEE** |
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$74,550,000
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$7,977 |
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* |
Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee and
determined pursuant to
Rule 0-11(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This amount assumes that a
maximum of 2,500,000 shares of common stock will be issued
in connection with this offer based on the average of the high
and low sales price of the common stock on May 17, 2006. |
þ 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 persons filing by registration statement number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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Amount Previously Paid:
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$7,977 |
Form or Registration No.:
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005-47983 |
Filing Party:
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Allied Capital Corporation |
Date Filed:
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May 23, 2006 |
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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o Third-party tender
offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
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þ Issuer tender offer
subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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o Going-private
transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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o 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
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Item 1. |
Summary Term Sheet. |
The information set forth in the Offer to Exchange Options,
dated June 20, 2007 (the Offer to Exchange
Options), attached hereto as Exhibit 99(a)(1)(A), and
under the Summary of Terms, attached hereto as
Exhibit 99(a)(1)(C), is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 2. |
Subject Company Information. |
(a) Name and Address. The name of the issuer is
Allied Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the
Company), the address of its principal executive
office is 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20006-3434 and the telephone number of its principal executive
office is (202) 721-6100.
(b) Securities. This Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO relates to an offer by the Company to certain
of its officers and directors (the Eligible Holders)
to exchange Eligible Options (as defined below) for an option
cancellation payment (the OCP). The OCP will
represent the right to receive an amount equal to the difference
between the Weighted Average Market Price (as defined below)
multiplied by the number of shares of the Companys common
stock underlying the Eligible Options, less the aggregate
exercise price of the Eligible Options, and will be payable
one-half in cash and one-half in shares of the Companys
common stock, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions
described in the Offer to Exchange Options, the Summary of Terms
and the related Letter of Transmittal attached hereto as
Exhibit 99(a)(1)(B) (the Letter of Transmittal,
and together with the Offer to Exchange Options and the Summary
of Terms, the Offer). Eligible Options
means all outstanding and vested options that were issued under
the Amended Stock Option Plan (the Plan), and which
have, as of the first day of the offer period, an exercise price
of less than the Weighted Average Market Price.
An option holder is an Eligible Holder if he or she
(i) holds Eligible Options, (ii) is currently an
officer or director of the Company, and (iii) remains an
officer or director of the Company through expiration of the
offer period.
The Weighted Average Market Price is equal to the
volume weighted average price of the Companys common
stock, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE), over the fifteen trading days preceding the
first day of the offer period.
As of June 20, 2007, there were 16,173,329 Eligible Options.
The information set forth in the Summary of Terms and in the
Offer to Exchange is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Trading Market and Price. The information set
forth in the Offer to Exchange Options under Section 7
(Price Range of Common Stock) is incorporated herein
by reference.
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Item 3. |
Identity and Background of Filing Person. |
(a) Name and Address. The information set forth
under Item 2(a) above is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 4. |
Terms of the Transaction. |
(a) Material Terms. The information set forth in the
Offer to Exchange Options under the Summary of
Terms, Section 1 (Exchange of Options and
Expiration Date), Section 3 (Procedures),
Section 5 (Acceptance of Options for Exchange),
Section 6 (Conditions of the Offer),
Section 8 (Terms of Amended Stock Option Plan),
Section 9 (Accounting Consequences of the
Offer), Section 10 (Legal Matters; Regulatory
Approvals), Section 11 (Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences) and
Section 12 (Extension of Offer; Termination;
Amendment) is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Purchases. The information set forth in the
Offer to Exchange Options under Section 1 (Exchange
of Options and Expiration Date) is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Item 5. |
Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and
Agreements. |
(e) Agreements Involving the Subject Companys
Securities. The information set forth in the Offer to
Exchange Options under Section 8 (Terms of the
Amended Stock Option Plan) is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Item 6. |
Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals. |
(a) Purposes. The information set forth in the Offer
to Exchange Options under Section 2 (Purpose of the
Offer) is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Use of Securities Acquired. The information set
forth in the Offer to Exchange Options under Section 5
(Acceptance of Options for Exchange) and
Section 9 (Accounting Consequences of the
Offer) is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Plans. The information set forth in the Summary
of Terms and the Offer to Exchange Options under Section 2
(Purpose of the Offer), Section 8 (Terms
of Amended Stock Option Plan) and Section 15
(Risk Factors) is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 7. |
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
(a) Source of Funds. The Company intends to use
available working capital to fund the offer. The cash portion of
the OCP will be paid to the optionee net of required payroll and
income tax withholding amounts related to the entire OCP. The
Company has elected to make one-half of the OCP payable in cash
so that officers and directors would not be required to sell
shares of the Companys common stock in order to satisfy
income tax liabilities resulting from the exchange. In addition,
option holders electing to participate in the offer will not
have to pay brokerage or other transactional fees typically
associated with option exercises in the market.
(b) Conditions. The information set forth in the
Offer to Exchange Options under Section 6 (Conditions
of the Offer) is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Borrowed Funds. Not applicable.
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Item 8. |
Interest in Securities of the Subject Company. |
(a) Securities Ownership. The information set forth
in the Offer to Exchange Options under Section 8
(Terms of Amended Stock Option Plan) is incorporated
herein by reference.
(b) Securities Transactions. The information set
forth in the Offer to Exchange Options under Section 8
(Terms of Amended Stock Option Plan) is incorporated
herein by reference.
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Item 9. |
Persons/ Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or
Used. |
(a) Solicitations or Recommendations. Not applicable.
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Item 10. |
Financial Statements. |
(a) Financial Information. Item 8
(Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) of
Part II of the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (filed on March 1,
2007) and Item 1 (Financial Statements
(Unaudited)) of Part I of the Companys
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2007 (filed on May 8,
2007) are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.
(c) Summary Information. The information set forth
in the Offer to Exchange Options under Item 14
(Information About Allied Capital Corporation) is
incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 11. |
Additional Information. |
(a) Agreements, Regulatory Requirements and Legal
Proceedings. The information set forth in the Offer to
Exchange Options under Section 10 (Legal Matters;
Regulatory Approvals) is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Other Material Information. The entire text of
the Offer to Exchange Options and the related Letter of
Transmittal are incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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99(a)(1)(A) |
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Offer to Exchange Options |
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99(a)(1)(B) |
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Letter of Transmittal |
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99(a)(1)(C) |
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Summary of Terms of Offer to Exchange Options |
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99(a)(1)(D) |
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Election Form & Schedule |
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99(a)(1)(E) |
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Withdrawal Form |
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99(a)(1)(F) |
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Amended Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to
Appendix B of Allied Capitals definitive proxy
statement for Allied Capitals 2007 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders filed on April 3, 2007). |
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99(a)(1)(G) |
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Definitive Schedule 14A relating to the Allied Capital
Corporation Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 16,
2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 7, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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99(a)(1)(H) |
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Definitive Schedule 14A relating to the Allied Capital
Corporation Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 15,
2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 3, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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99(b) |
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Not applicable. |
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99(g) |
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Not applicable. |
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99(h) |
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Not applicable. |
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Item 13. |
Information Required by Schedule 13E-3. |
Not applicable.
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.
Dated: June 20, 2007
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ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Suzanne V. Sparrow |
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Name: Suzanne V. Sparrow |
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Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary |