SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under
Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _______)*
CASTLE & COOKE, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
CASTLE ACQUISITION COMPANY, INC. - Offeror
CASTLE & COOKE HOLDINGS, INC. - Parent of Offeror
FLEXI-VAN LEASING, INC. - Indirect Parent of Offeror
DAVID H. MURDOCK - Sole Shareholder of Flexi-Van Leasing, Inc.
(Name of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
148433105
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Roberta Wieman
10900 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90024
Telephone: (310) 208-6055
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of
person authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copies to:
Peter J. Tennyson, Esq.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor
Costa Mesa, California 92626-1924
Telephone: (714) 668-6200
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction valuation* Amount of filing fee
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N/A None required.
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* Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it
was determined
[ ] 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: ____________________
Form or Registration No.: ___________________
Filing Party: _______________________________
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Date Filed: _________________________________
[X] 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 transaction to which the
statement relates:
[y] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[ ] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[y] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[y] 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: [ ]
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Page
Number Exhibit Description Number
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a-5.1 Press Release issued by Flexi-Van Leasing, Inc. on May 22, 2000. 3
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