Prothena Corp Public Ltd Co SC TO-I/A, filed Feb 16, 2021
Prothena Corp Public Ltd Co (PRTA)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO/A
(Amendment No. 5)
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
PROTHENA CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
PROTHENA CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Name of Filing Person (Offeror))
Options To Purchase Ordinary Shares, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
G72800108
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Michael J. Malecek
Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary
Prothena Corporation plc
c/o Prothena Biosciences Inc
331 Oyster Point Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080
(650) 837-8550
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized To Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Filing Person)
Copy to:
Kathleen M. Wells, Esq.
John C. Williams, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 328-4600
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This Amendment No. 5 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 9, 2020 (as amended, the “Schedule TO”), by Prothena Corporation plc, an Irish public limited company (“Prothena” or the “Company”), in connection with its offer to exchange eligible stock options for replacement options with modified terms pursuant to the Offer to Exchange Certain Outstanding Options to Purchase Ordinary Shares for a Number of Replacement Options, dated November 9, 2020 (as amended, the “Offer to Exchange”).
Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amendment No. 5 amends and restates only the items and exhibits to the Schedule TO that are being amended and restated, and unaffected items and exhibits are not included herein. Except as specifically provided in this Amendment No. 5, the information contained in the Schedule TO and exhibits filed therewith remains unchanged. This Amendment No. 5 should be read in conjunction with the Schedule TO and the exhibits filed therewith. All terms used herein have the same meaning as in the Offer to Exchange.
ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
(a) Material Terms.
Item 4 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following information:
“The exchange offer expired at 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on February 12, 2021. Pursuant to the exchange offer, as of the expiration of the exchange offer, 42 eligible participants tendered, and the Company accepted for cancellation, eligible options to purchase an aggregate of 2,114,405 shares of the Company’s ordinary shares, representing approximately 86% of the total shares of the Company’s ordinary shares underlying the eligible options held by eligible participants. On February 12, 2021, following the expiration of the exchange offer, the Company granted replacement options to purchase 1,372,587 ordinary shares (the “Replacement Options”) in exchange for the cancellation of the tendered eligible options. The vesting terms of the Replacement Options are described in detail in the Offer to Exchange.”
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.
| Dated: February 16, 2021 | PROTHENA CORPORATION PLC | |||||
| By: | /s/ Michael J. Malecek | |||||
| Name: Michael J. Malecek | ||||||
| Title: Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary | ||||||