- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14D-9 (AMENDMENT NO. 6) SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ---------------- MAGMA POWER COMPANY (Name of Subject Company) MAGMA POWER COMPANY (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.10 PER SHARE (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS) (Title of Class of Securities) 0005591941 (CUSIP number of Class of Securities) JON R. PEELE, ESQ. Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel MAGMA POWER COMPANY 4365 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 900 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121 (619) 622-7800 (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notice and communications on behalf of the person(s) filing statement) Copies to: Michael J. Kennedy, Esq. David W. Heleniak, Esq. SHEARMAN & STERLING SHEARMAN & STERLING 555 California Street 599 Lexington Avenue San Francisco, California 94104 New York, New York 10022 (415) 616-1100 (212) 848-4000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Amendment No. 6 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, dated October 11, 1994, as amended (the "Schedule 14D-9"), filed by Magma Power Company, a Nevada corporation ("Magma" or the "Company"), relating to the tender offer disclosed in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, dated October 6, 1994, as amended and supplemented through the date hereof, of CE Acquisition Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of California Energy Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("California Energy"), to purchase 12,400,000 Shares at a price of $38.50 per Share net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated October 6, 1994, as supplemented on October 26, 1994, and as amended through the date hereof, and the related Letter of Transmittal as amended and supplemented through the date hereof (the "Revised Offer"). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings sets forth in the Schedule 14D-9. ITEM 7. CERTAIN NEGOTIATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS BY THE SUBJECT COMPANY. Item 7(b) is hereby amended and supplemented so that the second additional paragraph thereto set forth in Amendment No. 5 to this Schedule 14D-9 reads in its entirety as follows: At its meeting held on October 28, 1994, the Magma Board considered a variety of alternatives to the Revised Offer. After considerable discussion, the Magma Board resolved that it was desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to direct the Company's management and financial advisor to explore all available alternatives to further the best interests of Magma stockholders, including remaining independent, conducting discussions with interested parties, including California Energy, concerning possible business combinations, strategic partnerships or equity investments, recapitalizing or restructuring the Company and similar transactions. 2 SIGNATURE After reasonable 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. MAGMA POWER COMPANY By: /s/ Jon R. Peele ___________________________________ Name: Jon R. Peele Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Dated: November 1, 1994 3