with copies to:
o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (ALARIS or the Company), hereby amends and supplements its statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the Statement), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2004, as amended and supplemented to date, with respect to the tender offer by Blue Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (Subcorp) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc., an Ohio corporation (Cardinal Health), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (Company Common Stock), at a purchase price of $22.35 per share (the Offer Price), net to seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 28, 2004 (the Offer to Purchase) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements to the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, collectively, constitute the Offer).
Item 9. Exhibits.
The following Exhibits are filed with this Amendment No. 3 to the Statement:
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
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(a)(19) | Memo to Employees of ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. sent on June 9, 2004. | |
(a)(20) | Memo to holders of options for stock of ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. dated June 9, 2004. |
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: June 9, 2004 | ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
By: /s/ DAVID L. SCHLOTTERBECK David L. Schlotterbeck President and Chief Executive Officer |