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
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
IMPERIAL BLUE CORPORATION
(Offeror)
A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
MERCK & CO., INC.
(Offeror)
(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
45166R204
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Geralyn S. Ritter
Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility,
Secretary and Assistant General Counsel
Merck & Co., Inc.
One Merck Drive, P.O. Box 100,
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100
(908) 423-1000
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copies to:
James Modlin
David Schwartz
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004
(212) 837-6000
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| x | 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. |
| ¨ | 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. ¨
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
| ¨ | Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) |
| ¨ | Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) |