Federated Project & Trade Finance Tender Fund (XPTFX)
Filed: 10 Jan 22, 11:56am
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 13e-4)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Final Amendment)
Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund
(Name of Issuer)
Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement (Issuer))
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
(Title of Class of Securities)
31424D104
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Peter J. Germain, Esquire
1001 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
1-412-288-1900
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Filing Persons(s))
With a copy to: Clair E. Pagnano
K&L Gates LLP
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2950 1-617-261-3100
October 8, 2021
(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation Amount of Filing Fee
$80,251,453.83 (a) $7,439.31 (b)
(a) Calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price for shares of beneficial interest.
| (b) | Calculated at $92.70 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Valuation. |
| ☒ | 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: $7,439.31
Filing Parties: Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund
Form or Registration No.: SC TO-I
Date Filed: October 8, 2021
| ☐ | 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.
☒ 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: ☒
Final Amendment to Tender Offer Statement
This Final Amendment amends the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the “Statement”) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2021 by the Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund (the “Fund”) relating to the Fund’s offer to repurchase common shares of beneficial interest of the Fund (“Shares”) from its shareholders (“Shareholders”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Repurchase and the related Letter of Transmittal in an aggregate amount of up to $80,251,453.83 (the “Offer”) and constitutes the final amendment pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Pursuant to the Offer, $0 was tendered and accepted by the Fund at a net asset value of $9.97 per Share as determined as of December 22, 2021. No Shares were tendered for repurchase.
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.
Dated: January 10, 2022
FEDERATED HERMES PROJECT AND TRADE FINANCE TENDER FUND
By: /s/ J. Christopher Donahue
Name: J. Christopher Donahue
Title: President and Trustee