Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee** | |
$43,000,000 |
$4,601 | |
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Calculated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the filing fee. Pursuant to rule 0-11(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Transaction Valuation was calculated assuming that 1,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, are being purchased at the maximum possible tender offer price of $43.00 per share. | |
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Previously paid. The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $107.00 per million of the value of the transaction. | |
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Check 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: N/A | Filing Party: N/A | |||
Form or Registration No.: N/A | Date Filed: N/A |
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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: | ||
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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. |
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1. | The second sentence in the fifth paragraph in Section 1 Number of Shares; Proration on page 8 of the Offer to Purchase is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following sentence: | |
Alternatively, stockholders desiring to tender shares can choose not to specify a price and, instead, specify that they will sell their shares at the purchase price that Lawson ultimately pays for shares properly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the tender offer, which will increase the likelihood that the shareholder will receive the lowest price per share offered by the Company, which is $37.50. | ||
2. | The sole sentence in the fifth paragraph in Section 4 Withdrawal Rights on page 16 of the Offer to Purchase is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: | |
If Lawson extends the tender offer, is delayed in its purchase of shares or is unable to purchase shares under the tender offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to Lawsons rights under the tender offer and subject to applicable law, including Rule 14e-1(c) which requires the consideration for the tendered shares to be paid promptly or the |
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tendered shares to be returned promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the tender offer, the depositary may retain tendered shares on behalf of Lawson and stockholders may not withdraw these shares except to the extent tendering stockholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described in this Section 4 or otherwise pursuant to applicable law. |
3. | The third paragraph on page 12 of the Offer to Purchase in Section 3 Procedures for Tendering Shares is hereby amended by including the following sentence at the end of such paragraph: | |
Stockholders are required to submit separate notices of withdrawal for each portion of shares tendered at a different price. | ||
4. | The second paragraph on page 16 of the Offer to Purchase in Section 4 Withdrawal Rights is hereby amended by including the following sentence at the end of such paragraph: | |
Stockholders are required to submit separate notices of withdrawal for each portion of shares tendered at a different price. | ||
5. | The third indented bullet point in the second full bulleted paragraph on page 19 of the Offer to Purchase in Section 7 Conditions of the Tender Offer is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
| a material adverse change in U.S. currency exchange rates or a suspension of or limitation on the markets for trading such currencies that in our reasonable judgment could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or other), assets, income, operations or prospects of our company and our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on the trading in the shares of our common stock or on our ability to consummate the tender offer; |
6. | The fourth indented bullet point under the second full bulleted paragraph on page 19 of the Offer to Purchase in Section 7 Conditions of the Tender Offer is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
| the commencement or escalation of a war, armed hostilities or other international or national calamity directly or indirectly involving the United States or any of its territories, including but not limited to an act of terrorism, that in our reasonable judgment could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or other), assets, income, operations or prospects of our company and our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on the trading in the shares of our common stock or on our ability to consummate the tender offer; |
7. | The sixth indented bullet point in the second full bulleted paragraph on page 19 of the Offer to Purchase in Section 7 Conditions of the Tender Offer is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
| any changes in the general political, market, economic or financial conditions in the United States or abroad that in our reasonable judgment could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or other), income, operations or prospects of our company and our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the trading in the shares of our common stock; |
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(a)(1)(A)
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Offer to Purchase, dated September 8, 2006.* | |
(a)(1)(B)
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Letter of Transmittal.* | |
(a)(1)(C)
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Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.* | |
(a)(1)(D)
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Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated September 8, 2006. * | |
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Letter to Clients of Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated September 8, 2006. * | |
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Press Release, dated September 6, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Companys Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 6, 2006. * | |
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Press Release, dated September 6, 2006 announcing commencement of the offer. * | |
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Credit Agreement dated March 27,2001 between Lawson Products, Inc. and LaSalle Bank National Association, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated August 12, 2002 as amended by Second Modification to Loan Documents dated July 11, 2003, and as further amended by Third Modification to Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(17) to the Companys Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. | |
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Lawson Products, Inc. Incentive Stock Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the Companys Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 11, 1999. | |
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Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10(c)(7) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995. | |
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Lawson Products, Inc. Stock Performance Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10(c)(8) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. | |
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Lawson Products, Inc. 2002 Stock Equivalents Plan for Non Employee Directors, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10(c)(9) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. | |
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Lawson Products, Inc. Long-Term Capital Accumulation Plan, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10(c)(10) to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 21, 2004. | |
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Form of Shareholder Value Appreciation Rights Award Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(14) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. | |
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Form of Restricted Stock Award and Acknowledgement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(15) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. | |
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Form Letter regarding Stock Performance Rights, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(16) to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. | |
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Not applicable. | |
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Not applicable. |
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Lawson Products, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Neil E. Jenkins | |||
Name: | Neil E. Jenkins | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel | |||
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