SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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. 5)
and
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
(Amendment No. 1)
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LANDS' END, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
INLET ACQUISITION CORP.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
515086106
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Anastasia D. Kelly, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
3333 Beverly Road
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179
Telephone : (847) 286-2500
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices
and communications on behalf of filing persons)
With a copy to:
Gary P. Cullen, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois)
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Telephone: (312) 407-0700
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee**
$1,950,167,509.37 $179,415.41
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* Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee
only, in accordance with Rule 0-11(d) under the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The calculation
of the transaction valuation assumes the purchase of 30,012,942
outstanding shares of common stock of Lands' End, Inc. at a purchase
price of $62.00 per share. The transaction valuation also includes the
offer price of $62.00 less $30.13, which is the average exercise price
per share, multiplied by 2,804,051, the estimated number of options
outstanding.
** The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Section
13(e) of the Exchange Act, equals $92 per million dollars of the
transaction valuation. Sent by wire transfer to the Securities
Exchange lockbox on May 16, 2002.
[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: $ 179,415.41 Filing party: Sears, Roebuck and Co.
and Inlet Acquisition Corp.
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO-T Date Filed: May 17, 2002
[_] 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:
[X] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[_] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[_] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[X] 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]
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CUSIP No. 515086106
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. (I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 36-1750680)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC, OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS |_|
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
NEW YORK
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
None
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 29,360,656
EACH ------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
None
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
29,360,656
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
29,360,656
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
98%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP No. 515086106
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
INLET ACQUISITION CORP.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS |_|
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
None
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 29,360,656
REPORTING -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
29,360,656
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
29,360,656
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
98%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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This Amendment No. 5 (the "Amendment") amends and supplements the
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the "Statement"), originally filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 17,
2002, as amended, by Inlet Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Purchaser"), and Sears, Roebuck and Co., a New York corporation ("Sears"),
and the Schedule 13D filed with the Commission by the Purchaser and Sears
on May 21, 2002 (the "Schedule 13D"). The Statement and the Schedule 13D
relate to the Purchaser's offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares
of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Lands' End,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at a purchase price of $62.00
per share, net to the seller in cash. The terms and conditions of the offer
are described in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 17, 2002 (the "Offer to
Purchase"), as amended, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) to
the Statement, and the related Letter of Transmittal and the instructions
thereto, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(B) to the Statement
(which, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, together
constitute the "Offer").
Items 4, 8 and 11 of the Statement and Item 5 of Schedule 13D.
Items 4, 8 and 11 of the Statement and Item 5 of Schedule 13D are hereby
amended and supplemented to include the following:
The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on
Friday, June 14, 2002, and was not extended. Based on information provided
by Mellon Investor Services LLC, the depositary for the Offer, 29,360,656
Shares (including 2,543,068 Shares subject to guaranteed delivery),
representing approximately 98% of the issued and outstanding Shares, were
validly tendered pursuant to the Offer and not validly withdrawn. Purchaser
has accepted for payment all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn
prior to the expiration of the Offer.
Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement and Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 12, 2002, among Sears, the Purchaser
and the Company, Sears intends to cause the merger of the Purchaser with
and into the Company (the "Merger"). Sears expects the Merger to be
completed on June 17, 2002. Upon consummation of the Merger, each Share
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the
Merger (other than Shares held by the Company as treasury stock, or owned
by Sears, the Purchaser or Sears' other wholly owned subsidiaries, all of
which will be cancelled and retired and will cease to exist, and other than
Shares that are held by stockholders, if any, who properly exercise their
dissenters' rights in accordance with Delaware law) will be cancelled and
converted into the right to receive $62.00, net to the Seller in cash,
without interest thereon, payable to the holder of such Share.
On June 17, 2002, Sears issued a press release announcing the
results of the Offer. The full text of the press release is filed as
Exhibit (a)(5)(I) and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 12 of the Statement.
Item 12 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented to
add the following exhibit:
(a)(5)(I) Press release issued by Sears on June 17, 2002.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this Amendment is true, complete
and correct.
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
By: /s/ Paul J. Liska
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Name: Paul J. Liska
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
INLET ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ W. Anthony Will
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Name: W. Anthony Will
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Dated: June 17, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX TO THE STATEMENT
Exhibit Exhibit Name
(a)(5)(I) Press Release issued by Sears on June 17, 2002.
Exhibit (a)(5)(I)
MEDIA CONTACT:
Peggy A. Palter
(847) 286-8361
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 17, 2002
SEARS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES CASH TENDER OFFER FOR LANDS' END, INC.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) announced
today the successful completion of its cash tender offer, at $62 per share,
for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Lands' End,
Inc. (NYSE: LE). The tender offer expired, as scheduled, at midnight,
Eastern time, on Friday, June 14, 2002. The offer has not been extended.
Based on information provided by Mellon Investor Services LLC,
acting as depositary for the offer, 29,360,656 shares of Lands' End common
stock were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of
the offer, including 2,543,068 shares subject to guaranteed delivery
procedures. Sears, through its wholly owned subsidiary Inlet Acquisition
Corp., has accepted all of these shares for payment. These shares represent
approximately 98 percent of Lands' Ends' outstanding shares. Approximately
667,000 Lands' Ends' shares are still outstanding.
Sears will acquire the remaining shares of Lands' End through a
merger in which each share of Lands' End common stock will be converted
into the right to receive $62 in cash, the same consideration paid for
shares tendered in the offer, subject to dissenters' rights. Sears expects
the merger to be completed on or before Thursday, June 20.
"With today's closing, our team now is ready to begin working
diligently to expand Lands' End distribution and offer our customers a
compelling assortment of Lands' End products through multiple channels
including online, Sears stores and catalogs," said Alan J. Lacy, chairman
and chief executive officer. "Starting today, a link from sears.com to
landsend.com will provide cross-shopping opportunities for Sears' and
Lands' End customers."
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements"
concerning the acquisition and integration of Lands' End with Sears. These
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as competitive
conditions in retail; the successful execution of and customer reactions to
the company's strategic initiatives, including the full-line store strategy
and the acquisition and integration of Lands' End; general economic
conditions and normal business uncertainty. Actual results may differ
materially. The company intends these forward-looking statements to speak
only as of the time of this release and does not undertake to update or
revise them as more information becomes available.
Sears, Roebuck and Co. is a broadline retailer with significant
service and credit businesses. In 2001, the company's annual revenue was
more than $41 billion. The company offers its wide range of apparel, home
and automotive products and services to families in the U.S. through Sears
stores nationwide, including approximately 870 full-line stores. Sears also
offers a variety of merchandise and services through its Web site,
sears.com.
Lands' End is a direct merchant of traditionally styled, classic
casual clothing offered to customers around the world through regular
mailings of its monthly and specialty catalogs and via the Internet at
landsend.com. In 2001, Lands' End annual revenue was approximately $1.6
billion.
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