Schedule 14D-9

Subject Company Response to a Tender Offer

Summary

Rule 14d-9

Generally requires any person (including the target) who recommends that the target's shareholders accept or reject the offer to file a Schedule 14D-9
Requires Target board to take one of four positions,
and include its reasons therefor:
-- recommend acceptance
-- recommend rejection
-- express no opinion / remain neutral
Generally requires any person (including the target) who recommends that the target's shareholders accept or reject the offer to file a Schedule 14D-9

Rule 14d-9

14d-9(a) Pre-commencement communications

Rule

14d-9(b) Post-commencement communications

Rule

14d-9(c) Amendments

Rule

14d-9(d) Information required

Rule

14d-9(e) Applicability

Rule

14d-9(f) Stop-look-and-listen communication

Rule

14d-9(g) Statement of management's position

Rule

Schedule 14d-9

Lawyer Links Hyperlinked Version

SEC Website Version

Preliminaries

Check boxes

Preliminary communications

General Instructions

A - Paper copies

Schedule 14d-9

B - Preliminary communications

Schedule 14d-9

C - Completing disclosure items

Schedule 14d-9

D - Incorporating by reference to exhibits

Schedule 14d-9

E - Amendments

Schedule 14d-9

Signatures

Schedule 14d-9

Schedule 14D-9 Items

Item 1 Subject Company Information

M-A Items 1002(a) and (b)

Item 2 Identity and Background of Filing Person

M-A Items 1003(a) and (d)

Item 3 Past Contacts, ...

... Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements
M-A Item 1005(d)

Item 4 The Solicitation or Recommendation

M-A Items 1012(a) through (c)

Item 5 Persons / Assets ...

... Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used
M-A Item 1009(a)

Item 6 Interest in Securities of the Subject Company

M-A Item 1008(b)

Item 7 Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals

M-A Item 1006(d)

Item 8 Additional Information

M-A Item 1011(b)

Item 9 Exhibits

M-A Items 1016(a), (e) and (g)

SEC Releases

Final release 33-7760 1999

Adopted Regulation M-A
Comprehensive changes to rules and forms for tender offers
Allows requirements of Schedules 14D-1, 13E-4 and 13E-3 to be met in one combined filing

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