UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14D-9

(RULE 14d-101)

SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT

UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(AMENDMENT NO. 2)

 

 

BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Name of Subject Company)

 

 

BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Name of Person Filing Statement)

 

 

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

118255108

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

John B. Crowe

Chairman of the Board of Directors and

Chief Executive Officer

Buckeye Technologies Inc.

P.O. Box 80407

1001 Tillman Street

Memphis, Tennessee 38108-0407

(901) 320-8100

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications

on behalf of the person filing statement)

Copies to:

William J. Tuttle

Derek M. Winokur

Dechert LLP

1900 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 261-3300

 

 

 

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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

 

 

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This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Schedule 14D-9”) originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by Buckeye Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation ( “Buckeye”), on May 7, 2013. The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the offer by GP Cellulose Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Purchaser”) and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Georgia-Pacific”), to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Buckeye at a price of $37.50 per share, net to the seller thereof in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of taxes required by applicable law, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 7, 2013, and in the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are attached to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, filed by Purchaser and Georgia-Pacific with the SEC on May 7, 2013.

Except as otherwise set forth below, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged and is incorporated herein by reference as relevant to the items in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 14D-9.

 

Item 8.

Additional Information

Item 8 is hereby amended and supplemented by amending and restating the first and second paragraphs under the subheading entitled “Antitrust—U.S. Antitrust” on page 33 of the Schedule 14D-9 as follows:

“U.S. Antitrust. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on May 7, 2013, Georgia-Pacific and Buckeye each filed with the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “Antitrust Division”) a Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions under the HSR Act (each, an “HSR Filing”) in connection with the purchase of the Shares in the Offer and the Merger. Under the provisions of the HSR Act applicable to the Offer and the Merger, the waiting period under the HSR Act applicable to the Offer and the Merger expires at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the 15th day following such filings, unless early termination of the waiting period is granted. By notice to the FTC and the Antitrust Division, Georgia-Pacific withdrew its HSR Filing effective as of May 22, 2013 and stated its intention to refile its HSR Filing on May 24, 2013. Georgia-Pacific took this procedural step to provide the FTC and the Antitrust Division additional time to review the Offer and the Merger. As a result of the withdrawal and refiling by Georgia-Pacific, the waiting period applicable to the purchase of Shares in the Offer is expected to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on June 10, 2013, unless early termination of the waiting period is granted. However, the FTC or the Antitrust Division may extend the waiting period by requesting additional information or documentary material from Georgia-Pacific. If such a request is made, such waiting period will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the 10th day after substantial compliance by Georgia-Pacific with such request. If the waiting periods noted above would expire on a Saturday, Sunday or legal public holiday, the waiting period will instead expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the next business day. Such waiting period may be extended only with the consent of Georgia-Pacific. In practice, complying with a request for additional information or material can take a significant amount of time. In addition, if the FTC or the Antitrust Division raises substantive issues in connection with a proposed transaction, the parties frequently engage in negotiations with the relevant governmental agency concerning possible means of addressing those issues and may agree to delay the transaction while such negotiations continue. The Purchaser is not required to accept for payment Shares tendered in the Offer unless and until the waiting period requirements imposed by the HSR Act with respect to the Offer have expired or been terminated.”

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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 Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-9 is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: May 20, 2013