As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2002
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Schedule TO/A
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
The Chile Fund, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
The Chile Fund, Inc.
(Names of Filing Persons (offerer and issuer))
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
168834109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Hal Liebes, Esq.
Senior Vice President
The Chile Fund, Inc.
466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 875-3500
(Name, address, and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of filing
persons)
With a copy to:
Daniel Schloendorn, Esq.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019-6099
(212) 728-8000
Calculation of Filing Fee
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Transaction Valuation Amount of Filing Fee
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$ 32,413,970(a) $ 6,483(b)
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(a) Calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price to be paid for 3,379,976
shares in the offer, based upon a price per share of $9.59, which
represents 95% of the net asset value per share at January 2, 2002.
(b) Calculated as 1/50th of 1% of the Transaction Valuation.
[x] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
O-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: $6,483
Form or Registration No. Schedule TO
Filing Party: The Chile Fund, Inc.
Date Filed: January 4, 2002
[ ] 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.
[X] 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: [x]
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This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO (the "Schedule TO") filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 4, 2002, by The Chile Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation
(the "Fund"), relating to the offer by the Fund to purchase for cash up to
3,379,976 of the Fund's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Offer to Purchase (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of
Transmittal, copies of which are attached as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2) to the
Schedule TO (the "Tender Offer").
The Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
9,723,675 shares of the Fund's Common Stock were tendered in the Tender
Offer, prior to the expiration of the Tender Offer at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on February 4, 2002. The Fund accepted 3,379,976 shares of Common Stock
for payment at a price of $9.02 per share. On a pro-rated basis, 34.76% of the
shares of Common Stock tendered by each tendering stockholder were accepted for
payment.
Reference is hereby made to the press release issued by the Fund on
February 5, 2002 a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(9) and is
incorporated herein by reference and the press release issued by the Fund on
February 8, 2002, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(10) and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Exhibits.
Exhibit (a)(9) Text of Press Release issued by The Chile Fund, Inc. on
February 5, 2002.
Exhibit (a)(10) Text of Press Release issued by The Chile Fund, Inc. on
February 8, 2002.
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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 CHILE FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Hal Liebes
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Hal Liebes, Esq.
Senior Vice President
Date: February 8, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following items are hereby added to the Exhibit Index:
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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Exhibit (a)(9) Text of Press Release issued by The Chile Fund, Inc.
on February 5, 2002.
Exhibit (a)(10) Text of Press Release issued by The Chile Fund, Inc.
on February 8, 2002.