UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D–9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER
SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 3)
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THE GENLYTE GROUP INCORPORATED
(Name of Subject Company)
THE GENLYTE GROUP INCORPORATED
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE,
and
ASSOCIATED PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS
(Title of Class of Securities)
372302109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Daniel R. Fuller
Vice President and General Counsel
The Genlyte Group Incorporated
10350 Ormsby Park Place, Suite 601
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 420-9500
With a Copy to:
John P. Tamisiea
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
227 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 984-7657
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notice and
Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender offer.
This Amendment No. 3 amends and supplements Item 8 in the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed on November 30, 2007 (the “Schedule 14D-9”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on December 11, 2007, and Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on December 19, 2007, by The Genlyte Group Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Genlyte” or the “Company”), relating to the offer by Golf Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Philips Holding USA Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Genlyte, including, if any, the associated preferred stock purchase rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of September 13, 1999, between Genlyte and The Bank of New York (such rights together with the Common Shares, the “Shares”), at a purchase price of $95.50 per Share in cash, net to the seller, without interest and subject to applicable withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated November 30, 2007, and the related Letter of Transmittal.
Except as otherwise indicated, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 14D-9.
Item 8. Additional Information.
Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9, under “Regulatory Approvals – (b) Foreign Antitrust Approvals – Canada,” is hereby supplemented as follows:
On December 21, 2007, the applicable waiting period under the Competition Act expired. On the same day, the Canadian Commissioner notified the Company that it will not initiate proceedings before the Competition Tribunal.
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.
THE GENLYTE GROUP INCORPORATED
By: | /s/ Daniel R. Fuller |
| Name: Daniel R. Fuller |
| Title: Vice President and General Counsel |
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Dated: December 28, 2007
