SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Vastar Resources, Inc.
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(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
BP Amoco p.l.c.
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(Names of Filing Person (Offeror and Other Person))
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
911312304
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Peter B.P. Bevan
Britannic House,
1 Finsbury Circus,
London, EC2M 7BA,
England
011-44-171-496-4000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
COPIES TO:
Benjamin F. Stapleton
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Telephone: (212) 558-4000
Facsimile: (212) 558-3588
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation | Amount of Filing Fee*
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$ | $
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* Pursuant to General Instruction D to schedule TO, no filing fee is required
[_] Check 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: Not applicable. Filing Party: Not applicable.
Form or Registration No.: Not applicable. Date Filed: Not applicable.
[X] Check box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes to designate any transactions to which this
statement relates:
[_] third party tender offer [X] going-private transaction
subject to Rule 14d-1 subject to Rule 13e-3
[_] issuer tender offer [_] amendment to Schedule 13D
subject to Rule 13e-4 under Rule 13d-2
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the
results of the tender offer. [_]
SCHEDULE TO
This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to a proposed offer
by BP Amoco p.l.c., a company organized under the laws of England, to purchase
through a wholly owned subsidiary the outstanding shares of common stock, par
value $0.01 per share of Vastar Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation, not
currently owned by Atlantic Richfield Company, at a price of $71 per share.
ITEM 12. Exhibit.
(a)(5)(A) Transcript of Sir John Browne's presentation to financial
analysts in the US and UK on March 16, 2000.
(a)(5)(B) Press Release, dated March 16, 2000.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I hereby
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
BP AMOCO PLC
By: *
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Name:
Title:
Dated:
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* Pursuant to General Instruction D to Schedule TO, no signature is required.
EXHIBIT INDEX
(a)(5)(A) Transcript of Sir John Browne's presentation to financial
analysts in the US and UK on March 16, 2000.
(a)(5)(B) Press Release, dated March 16, 2000.