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. 2)
Belk, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Name of Filing Person (Offeror))
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
Class A — 07784H109
Class B — 07783B103
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Ralph A. Pitts | | |
Executive Vice President, | | |
General Counsel | | With a Copy to: |
and Corporate Secretary | | John D. Capers, Jr. |
Belk, Inc. | | King & Spalding LLP |
2801 West Tyvola Road | | 1180 Peachtree Street |
Charlotte, NC 28217-4500 | | Atlanta, GA 30309 |
(704) 357-1000 | | (404) 572-4600 |
(Name, address and telephone numbers of person authorized to
receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Calculation of Filing Fee
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Transaction valuation* | | Amount of filing fee |
$100,000,000 | | $13,640 |
*Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the filing fee. This calculation assumes the purchase of 2,000,000 shares at $50.00 per share.
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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 the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
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| | Amount Previously Paid: $13,460 |
| | Form or Registration Number: Schedule TO |
| | Filing Party: Belk, Inc. |
| | Date Filed: April 25, 2013 |
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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: |
¨ | | third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
þ | | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
¨ | | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
¨ | | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of a tender offer:þ
This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (“Schedule TO”) filed on April 25, 2013 by Belk, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in connection with its offer to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and up to 500,000 shares of its Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated April 25, 2013, and in the related Letter of Transmittal.
The information in the Offer to Purchase is hereby expressly incorporated in this Amendment No. 2 to Schedule TO by reference in response to all of the applicable items in Schedule TO, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.
Item 11. Additional Information.
The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, E.D.T., on May 22, 2013. A total of 1,741,669 shares of Class A common stock were tendered by 66 stockholders and a total of 296,560 shares of Class B common stock were tendered by 78 stockholders pursuant to the Offer. Effective May 23, 2013, Belk accepted for purchase all of the tendered shares of Class A and Class B common stock at the purchase price of $50.00 per share. As permitted under Rule 13e-4(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Belk accepted for payment 241,669 additional shares of Class A common stock, representing 0.58% of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock as of April 12, 2013, which amount is less than 2% of the outstanding shares of Class A stock that was subject to the Offer. The total purchase price for the purchased shares was $ 101.9 million.
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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 statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: May 29, 2013
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Belk, Inc. |
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By: | | /s/ Ralph A. Pitts |
| | Name: | | Ralph A. Pitts |
| | Title: | | Executive Vice President, General |
| | | | Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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Exhibits.
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(a)(1) * | | Form of Offer to Purchase, dated April 25, 2013. |
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(a)(2) * | | Form of Letter of Transmittal, together with IRS Form W-9. |
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(a)(3) * | | Form of Letter to Stockholders of Belk from Thomas M. Belk, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, dated April 25, 2013. |
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(a)(4) * | | Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. |
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(a)(5) * | | Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated April 25, 2013. |
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(a)(6) * | | Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees to their Clients. |
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(a)(7) * | | Appraiser’s Narrative Summary of the Fair Market Value of Belk, Inc. Common Stock as of February 2, 2013, prepared by Willamette Management Associates. |
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(b) | | Not applicable. |
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(d)(1) | | Belk, Inc. Revised Executive Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Belk’s Quarterly Report on Form 10Q, filed on June 12, 2008). |
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(d)(2) | | Belk, Inc. 2010 Incentive Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of Belk’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed on April 21, 2010). |
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(d)(3) | | Belk, Inc. 2011-2013 Stretch Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Belk’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on April 12, 2011). |
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(d)(4) | | Belk, Inc. 2014-2016 Stretch Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of Belk’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on April 17, 2013). |
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(g) | | Not applicable. |
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(h) | | Not applicable. |
* | Previously filed with the Schedule TO on April 25, 2013. |
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